# 2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Antelopes, led by second-year head coach Molly Miller, played their home games at the GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 22–10, 14–4 in WAC play, to finish in second place. They made it to the WAC tournament, defeating California Baptist, but lost in the championship game, for the second straight year, to Stephen F. Austin. They then lost in the first round of the WNIT to New Mexico State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western New Mexico | W 93–56 | | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arizona Christian | W 95–48 | 1–0 | GCU Arena (2,831) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 16, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | W 64–57 | 2–0 | GCU Arena (615) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas City | L 62–89 | 2–1 | Swinney Recreation Center (1,199) Kansas City, MO |
| November 26, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls GCU Women's Basketball Classic | W 103–55 | 3–1 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Baptist GCU Women's Basketball Classic | W 63–54 | 4–1 | GCU Arena (263) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Park (AZ) | W 98–48 | 5–1 | GCU Arena (313) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 53–60 | 5–2 | Titan Gym (287) Fullerton, CA |
| December 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | at Northern Arizona | L 77–108 | 5–3 | Walkup Skydome (227) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 17, 2021* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Liberty South Padre Island Classic | L 61–76 | 5–4 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (187) South Padre Island, TX |
| December 18, 2021* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. UTSA South Padre Island Classic | W 62–52 | 6–4 | TBA (411) South Padre Island, TX |
| December 23, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | W 58–53 | 7–4 | GCU Arena (486) Phoenix, AZ |
| WAC conference season ||||||
| December 30, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 66–49 | 8–4 (1–0) | GCU Arena (107) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 50–62 | 8–5 (1–1) | GCU Arena (314) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 73–72 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (2–1) | GCU Arena (421) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | W 74–69 | 10–5 (3–1) | Teague Center (444) Abilene, TX |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | W 47–37 | 11–5 (4–1) | Wisdom Gymnasium (914) Stephenville, TX |
| January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | Postponed – game moved to January 31 | Postponed – game moved to January 31 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State | W 73–54 | 12–5 (5–1) | GCU Arena (430) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 61–59 | 13–5 (6–1) | GCU Arena (491) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 31, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin Game moved from January 20 | L 43–61 | 13–6 (6–2) | GCU Arena (489) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 64–59 | 14–6 (7–2) | Redhawk Center (234) Seattle, WA |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | W 61–52 | 15–6 (8–2) | CBU Events Center (489) Riverside, CA |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 50–58 | 15–7 (8–3) | GCU Arena (1,103) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dixie State | W 66–50 | 16–7 (9–3) | GCU Arena (629) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | W 75–55 | 17–7 (10–3) | GCU Arena (501) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | W 46–43 | 18–7 (11–3) | Pan American Center (723) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 73–55 | 19–7 (12–3) | GCU Arena (1,016) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 26, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston State | L 66–69 | 19–8 (12–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (222) Huntsville, TX |
| March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | W 65–63 | 20–8 (13–4) | UCCU Center (831) Orem, UT |
| March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dixie State | W 65–59 | 21–8 (14–4) | Burns Arena (547) St. George, UT |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) California Baptist Semifinals | W 64–60 | 22–8 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (1) Stephen F. Austin Championship | L 57–74 | 22–9 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at New Mexico First round | L 72–92 | 22–10 | The Pit (2,278) Albuquerque, NM |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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