# 2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by seventh year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Utes finished the season with a record of 5–16, and a 4–15 record in Pac-12 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Washington State. They did not qualify for the NCAA or WNIT tournaments.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2021 7:00 pm | | Westminster (Utah) | W 93–48 | 0–0 | – – – | – – – | – – – | Jon M. Huntsman Center (371) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2021 7:00 pm, Live Stream | | Lipscomb | W 105–56 | 1–0 | 24 – Maxwell | 9 – Gylten | 6 – Gylten | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,732) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Nov 13, 2021 12:00 pm, Live Stream | | Xavier | W 106–71 | 2–0 | 21 – Johnson | 7 – Johnson | 7 – Gylten | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,631) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Nov 16, 2021 7:00 pm, Live Stream | | Saint Mary's (CA) | W 92–50 | 3–0 | 22 – Johnson | 6 – Tied | 8 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,645) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Nov 19, 2021 7:00 pm, Live Stream | | Cincinnati | W 78–45 | 4–0 | 15 – McQueen | 12 – Young | 5 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,842) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Nov 26, 2021 3:00 pm | | vs. Gonzaga Rainbow Wahine Showdown | L 71–89 | 4–1 | 15 – Kneepkens | 4 – Johnson | 9 – Gylten | Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI |
| Nov 27, 2021 5:30 pm | | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 73–57 | 5–1 | 23 – Maxwell | 7 – Gylten | 5 – Gylten | Stan Sheriff Center (1,026) Manoa, HI |
| Nov 28, 2021 3:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Illinois Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 93–77 | 6–1 | 22 – Johnson | 6 – Johnson | 7 – Young | Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI |
| December 4, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N | | No. 21 BYU Deseret First Duel | L 80–85 | 6–2 | 29 – Kneepkens | 6 – McQueen | 8 – Gylten | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,218) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 10, 2021 7:00 pm, Live Stream | | Cal State Fullerton | W 100–45 | 7–2 | 23 – Johnson | 10 – Johnson | 6 – Vieira | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,817) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 18, 2021 2:00 pm, Live Stream | | Utah Valley | W 65–57 | 8–2 | 21 – Johnson | 14 – Johnson | 5 – Gylten | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,003) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 21, 2021 5:00 pm, BSOK | | at Oklahoma | L 76–83 | 8–3 | 19 – Kneepkens | 11 – McFarland | 10 – Gylten | Lloyd Noble Center (1,705) Norman, OK |
| January 14, 2022 2:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 89–48 | 9–3 | 18 – Johnson | 7 – McFarland | 6 – Gylten | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,554) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Pac-12 Regular Season |||||||||
| January 16, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 2 Stanford | L 73–83 | 9–4 (0–1) | 15 – Johnson | 5 – McQueen | 6 – Gylten | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,911) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 10 Arizona | L 64–76 | 9–5 (0–2) | 15 – Kneepkens | 6 – Tied | 6 – Gylten | McKale Center (7,099) Tucson, AZ |
| January 23, 2022 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | W 72–63 | 10–5 (1–2) | 20 – Kneepkens | 6 – McFarland | 3 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (2,201) Tempe, AZ |
| January 26, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 19 Oregon | L 66–70 | 10–6 (1–3) | 17 – Kneepkens | 7 – Rees | 2 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (7,075) Eugene, OR |
| January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | L 62–66 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (1–4) | 18 – Young | 7 – McQueen | 6 – Gylten | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,165) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 30, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | W 78–67 | 11–7 (2–4) | 15 – Young | 8 – Vieira | 4 – Vieira | CU Events Center (1,921) Boulder, CO |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | W 71–66 | 12–7 (3–4) | 17 – McFarland | 5 – McFarland | 3 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,046) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 6, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 72–66 | 13–7 (4–4) | 12 – Maxwell | 11 – Rees | 4 – Rees | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,043) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 9, 2022 2:00 pm, Live Stream | | USC | W 91–69 | 14–7 (5–4) | 22 – McQueen | 7 – Rees | 6 – Palmer | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,810) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 11, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 2 Stanford | L 64–91 | 14–8 (5–5) | 12 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 3 – Gylten | Maples Pavilion (3,044) Stanford, CA |
| February 13, 2022 2:00 pm, P12N | | at California | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 15–8 (6–5) | 21 – Kneepkens | 10 – Rees | 5 – Gylten | Haas Pavilion (1,066) Berkeley, CA |
| February 18, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 62–83 | 15–9 (6–6) | 15 – Kneepkens | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Galen Center (689) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | W 75–70 | 16–9 (7–6) | 20 – Johnson | 6 – McFarland | 3 – Gylten | Pauley Pavilion (1,630) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 24, 2022 5:30 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | W 70–58 | 17–9 (8–6) | 12 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 7 – Gylten | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,104) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N | | No. 25 Oregon | L 65–73 | 17–10 (8–7) | 27 – Johnson | 5 – Maxwell | 5 – Gylten | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,207) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2022 9:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (11) California First Round | W 66–60 | 18–10 | 20 – Kneepkens | 5 – Tied | 6 – Gylten | Michelob Ultra Arena (3,010) Paradise, NV |
| March 3, 2022 9:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (3) Washington State Quarterfinals | W 70–59 | 19–10 | 19 – Johnson | 8 – Rees | 2 – Tied | Michelob Ultra Arena (4,428) Paradise, NV |
| March 4, 2022 9:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (2) Oregon Semifinals | W 80–73 | 20–10 | 24 – Kneepkens | 11 – McQueen | 5 – Tied | Michelob Ultra Arena (4,917) Paradise, NV |
| March 6, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (1) No. 2 Stanford Championship | L 48–73 | 20–11 | 16 – Maxwell | 10 – Rees | 5 – Gylten | Michelob Ultra Arena (4,709) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18, 2022* 3:30 pm, ESPNews | (7 S) | vs. (10 S) Arkansas First Round | W 92–69 | 21–11 | 20 – McQueen | 10 – Rees | 11 – Gylten | Frank Erwin Center (3,822) Austin, TX |
| March 20, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN | (7 S) | at (2 S) No. 6 Texas Second Round | L 56–78 | 21–12 | 18 – McQueen | 4 – McQueen | 5 – Gylten | Frank Erwin Center (4,960) Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —* | —^ | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.