# 2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented University of Texas at Arlington during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third-year head coach Shereka Wright, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
They finished the season with a 20–8 overall record, 11–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they earned a bye into the second round and defeated Georgia Southern, Louisiana, and Troy to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the fourteenth seed in the Greensboro Region. They lost to third seed Iowa State in the First Round to end their season.

## Previous season

The Mavericks finished the season with a 13–7 overall record, 11–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West Division. As the second seed from the West in the Sun Belt Tournament, they earned a bye into the second round where they lost to Appalachian State. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 7 Baylor | L 54–81 | 0–1 | 14 – Jacobs | 8 – Milton | 5 – Milton | College Park Center (2,182) Arlington, TX |
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | Sam Houston State | W 72–54 | 1–1 | 26 – Jacobs | 6 – Ferrell | 9 – Milton | College Park Center (1,008) Arlington, TX |
| November 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | Houston | W 69–66 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | 26 – Milton | 7 – Ferrell | 7 – Ferrell | College Park Center (885) Arlington, TX |
| November 20, 2021* 3:30 p.m. | | at North Texas | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | 20 – Benjamin | 7 – Tied | 6 – Ferrell | UNT Coliseum (1,376) Denton, TX |
| November 27, 2021* Noon | | at UNLV UNLV Thanksgiving Classic | W 75–72 | 4–1 | 28 – Jacobs | 9 – Tied | 8 – Ferrell | Cox Pavilion (111) Paradise, NV |
| November 28, 2021* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. Kansas City UNLV Thanksgiving Classic | L 76–85 | 4–2 | 27 – Jacobs | 5 – Milton | 7 – Milton | Cox Pavilion (471) Paradise, NV |
| December 2, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | No. 13 South Florida | W 61–56 | 5–2 | 14 – Milton | 9 – Jacobs | 4 – Tied | College Park Center (630) Arlington, TX |
| December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | Rice | W 73–65 | 6–2 | 20 – Jacobs | 8 – Jacobs | 7 – Ferrell | College Park Center (680) Arlington, TX |
| December 17, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | | at Oklahoma State | L 46–61 | 6–3 | 14 – Jacobs | 7 – Ferrell | 5 – Ferrell | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,073) Stillwater, OK |
| December 21, 2021* | | at SMU | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
| Sun Belt Regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana | W 62–60 | 7–3 (1–0) | 24 – Jacobs | 6 – Tied | 7 – Ferrell | Cajundome (192) Lafayette, LA |
| January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–56 | 8–3 (2–0) | 20 – Jacobs | 8 – Tied | 4 – Halverson | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (102) Monroe, LA |
| January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m. | | South Alabama | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | Troy | L 48–59 | 8–4 (2–1) | 14 – Jacobs | 10 – Milton | 5 – Ferrell | College Park Center (1,246) Arlington, TX |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m. | | at Georgia State | W 82–68 | 9–4 (3–1) | 22 – Jacobs | 5 – Chastain | 4 – Tied | GSU Sports Arena (418) Atlanta, GA |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | at Georgia Southern | L 63–64 | 9–5 (3–2) | 15 – Tied | 13 – Chastain | 2 – Jacobs | Hanner Fieldhouse (454) Statesboro, GA |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | Texas State | W 69–67 | 10–5 (4–2) | 21 – Benjamin | 8 – Milton | 6 – Milton | College Park Center (1,077) Arlington, TX |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | at Texas State | W 72–65 | 11–5 (5–2) | 28 – Jacobs | 8 – Jacobs | 6 – Milton | Strahan Arena (1,057) San Marcos, TX |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas State | W 90–87 | 12–5 (6–2) | 32 – Jacobs | 8 – Chastain | 9 – Ferrell | First National Bank Arena (608) Jonesboro, AR |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | at Little Rock | W 64–53 | 13–5 (7–2) | 24 – Jacobs | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Jack Stephens Center (1,901) Little Rock, AR |
| February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m. | | Appalachian State | W 88–79 | 14–5 (8–2) | 33 – Jacobs | 10 – Jacobs | 10 – Milton | College Park Center (917) Arlington, TX |
| February 10, 2022 11:30 a.m. | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 77–50 | 15–5 (9–2) | 17 – Jacobs | 8 – Jacobs | 5 – Chastain | College Park Center (3,382) Arlington, TX |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | Louisiana | L 57–62 | 15–6 (9–3) | 16 – Milton | 10 – Ferrell | 7 – Ferrell | College Park Center (877) Arlington, TX |
| February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m. | | at Coastal Carolina | W 70–61 | 16–6 (10–3) | 16 – Jacobs | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | HTC Center (732) Conway, SC |
| February 25, 2022 11:00 a.m. | | Little Rock | W 63–54 | 17–6 (11–3) | 13 – Tied | 6 – Milton | 4 – Tied | College Park Center (602) Arlington, TX |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | Arkansas State | L 75–82 | 17–7 (11–4) | 25 – Jacobs | 12 – Jacobs | 11 – Milton | College Park Center (965) Arlington, TX |
| Sun Belt Tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Georgia Southern Quarterfinals | W 85–76 | 18–7 | 28 – Jacobs | 9 – Jacobs | 5 – Ferrell | Pensacola Bay Center (652) Pensacola, FL |
| March 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Louisiana Semifinals | W 75–65 | 19–7 | 28 – Jacobs | 10 – Jacobs | 9 – Ferrell | Pensacola Bay Center (944) Pensacola, FL |
| March 7, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) Troy Final | W 76–61 | 20–7 | 28 – Jacobs | 11 – Jacobs | 6 – Milton | Pensacola Bay Center (904) Pensacola, FL |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | (14 G) | at (3 G) No. 10 Iowa State First Round | L 71–78 | 20–8 | 19 – Jacobs | 8 – Smith | 4 – Milton | Hilton Coliseum (5,546) Ames, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
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| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked and Did not receive votes |
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.