# 2021–22 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by ninth year head coach Anthony Bozzella, played their home games in South Orange, New Jersey at the Walsh Gymnasium as members of the Big East Conference.
The Pirates finished in the middle of the Big East with a 12–8 record and lost to Villanova in the semifinals of the conference tournament. In postseason, Seton Hall was invited to the 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they won five straight games to appear in the final.

## Previous season

The 2020–21 Pirates finished the season 14–7, 12–5 in Big East play to finish third place in the conference. They lost in the first round of the Big East women's tournament to Creighton.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2021* 12:00 pm | St. Thomas Aquinas | W 107–50 | | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | W 81–68 | 1–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (581) South Orange, NJ |
| November 13, 2021* 11:30 am | Fordham | L 63–82 | 1–1 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm | Lehigh | W 87–77 | 2–1 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| November 25, 2021* 4:00 pm | vs. USC Hard Rock Riviera Maya | L 65–79 | 2–2 | Cancun, Mexico |
| November 26, 2021* 4:00 pm | vs. Toledo Hard Rock Riviera Maya | W 68–63 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Cancun, Mexico |
| December 1, 2021* 12:00 pm | Iona | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| December 3, 2021 7:00 pm | No. 2 UConn | L 49–74 | 3–3 (0–1) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| December 5, 2021 2:00 pm | at St. John's | L 75–88 | 3–4 (0–2) | Carnesecca Arena Jamaica, NY |
| December 11, 2021* 12:00 pm | at Princeton | W 70–60 | 4–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| December 14, 2021* 6:00 pm | Central Florida | L 56–68 | 4–5 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| December 19, 2021 12:00 pm, FS1 | Marquette | W 69–57 | 5–5 (1–2) | Walsh Gymnasium (608) South Orange, NJ |
| December 21, 2021* 12:00 pm | Wagner | W 70–62 | 6–5 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| December 31, 2021 7:00 pm | at Villanova | L 73–76 | 6–6 (1–3) | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| January 4, 2022* 7:00 pm | Towson | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| January 14, 2022 7:30 pm | at Creighton | L 60–83 | 6–7 (1–4) | D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE |
| January 16, 2022 1:00 pm | at Providence | W 62–42 | 7–7 (2–4) | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm | St. John's | W 84–79 | 8–7 (3–4) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm | at No. 9 UConn | L 38–71 | 8–8 (3–5) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,326) Storrs, CT |
| January 26, 2022 8:00 pm | at Marquette | L 43–62 | 8–9 (3–6) | Al McGuire Center (1,064) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 30, 2022 7:00 pm | DePaul | L 65–85 | 8–10 (3–7) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, BEDN | Georgetown | W 91–62 | 9–10 (4–7) | Walsh Gymnasium (694) South Orange, NJ |
| February 4, 2022 1:00 pm | Xavier | W 91–86 | 10–10 (5–7) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 pm | at Butler | W 72–56 | 11–10 (6–7) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, BEDN | at Georgetown | W 60–50 | 12–10 (7–7) | McDonough Gymnasium (945) Washington, DC |
| February 13, 2022 1:00 pm | Villanova | W 72–60 | 13–10 (8–7) | Walsh Gymnasium (1051) South Orange, NJ |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm | Providence | W 62–52 | 14–10 (9–7) | Walsh Gymnasium (560) South Orange, NJ |
| February 20, 2022 1:00 pm | Creighton Senior Day | L 91–97 $^{2OT}$ | 14–11 (9–8) | Walsh Gymnasium (744) South Orange, NJ |
| February 22, 2022 2:00 pm | Butler | W 84–55 | 15–11 (10–8) | Walsh Gymnasium (426) South Orange, NJ |
| February 25, 2022 8:00 pm | at DePaul | W 94–90 | 16–11 (11–8) | Wintrust Arena (1219) Chicago, IL |
| March 1, 2022 2:00 pm | at Xavier | W 76–53 | 17–11 (12–8) | Cintas Center (156) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2022 4:00 pm | vs. (11) Butler First round | W 58–39 | 18–11 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| March 5, 2022 9:30 pm | vs. (3) Creighton Quarterfinals | W 66–65 | 19–11 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| March 6, 2022 5:30 pm | at (2) Villanova Semifinals | L 55–64 | 19–12 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 17, 2022* 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson First round | W 67–45 | 20–12 | Walsh Gymnasium (429) South Orange, NJ |
| March 21, 2022* 7:00 pm | Virginia Commonwealth Second round | W 70–67 | 21–12 | Walsh Gymnasium (519) South Orange, NJ |
| March 24, 2022* 7:00 pm | Drexel Third round | W 78–71 | 22–12 | Walsh Gymnasium (593) South Orange, NJ |
| March 28, 2022* 8:00 pm | at Columbia Quarterfinals | W 78–75 | 23–12 | Levien Gymnasium (2072) New York City, NY |
| March 31, 2022* 7:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee Semifinals | W 74–73 | 24–12 | Murphy Center (4022) Murfreesboro, TN |
| April 2, 2022* 3:00 pm, CBSSN | at South Dakota State Championship | L 50–82 | 24–13 | Frost Arena Brookings, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||