# 2021–22 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2021–22 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by second year head coach Krista Gerlich. They played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Raiders finished the season 10-15, 5-13 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Kansas State in the Big 12 Tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 67–45 | 1–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,511) Lubbock, TX |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 62–44 | 2–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,372) Lubbock, TX |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 72–68 | 3–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,339) Lubbock, TX |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 83–57 | 4–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,066) Lubbock, TX |
| November 26, 2021* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Ball State Van Chancellor Classic | W 71–67 | 5–0 | Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX |
| November 27, 2021* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Old Dominion Van Chancellor Classic | L 45–59 | 5–1 | Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX |
| November 28, 2021* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. New Mexico Van Chancellor Classic | W 82–75 | 6–1 | Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX |
| December 2, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | | No. 20 Georgia Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 56–66 | 6–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (8,163) Lubbock, TX |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. UNLV | W 68–61 | 7–2 | First United Bank Center (1,883) Canyon, TX |
| December 20, 2021* 12:15 p.m. | | vs. Ole Miss West Palm Invitational | L 50–65 | 7–3 | Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL |
| December 21, 2021* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. No. 21 LSU West Palm Invitational | L 60–74 | 7–4 | Palm Beach State College (915) Lake Worth, FL |
| December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Incarnate Word | Postponed | Postponed | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX |
| January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | Oklahoma | L 91–97 | 7–5 (0–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,792) Lubbock, TX |
| January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 9 Texas | W 74–61 | 8–5 (1–1) | Frank Erwin Center (2,723) Austin, TX |
| January 8, 2022 7:30 p.m. | | Oklahoma State | L 55-57 | 8–6 (1–2) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,910) Lubbock, TX |
| January 12, 2022 6:00 p.m. | | at West Virginia | L 53-64 | 8–7 (1–3) | WVU Coliseum (1,075) Morgantown, WV |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 25 Kansas State | W 64–45 | 9–7 (2–3) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,015) Lubbock, TX |
| January 19, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at TCU | L 50-51 | 9–8 (2–4) | Schollmaier Arena (1,944) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas | L 57–71 | 9–9 (2–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,176) Lawrence, KS |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 11 Baylor | L 80–88 | 9–10 (2–6) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,504) Lubbock, TX |
| January 29, 2022 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 13 Iowa State | L 65–86 | 9–11 (2–7) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,057) Lubbock, TX |
| February 5, 2022 6:30 p.m. | | at No. 25 Kansas State | L 75–82 | 9–12 (2–8) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,588) Manhattan, KS |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 16 Texas | L 56–61 | 9–13 (2–9) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,821) Lubbock, TX |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at Oklahoma State | L 58–62 | 9–14 (2–10) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,002) Stillwater, OK |
| February 16, 2022 6:00 p.m. | | at No. 15 Oklahoma | W 97-87 | 10–14 (3–10) | Lloyd Noble Center (1,769) Norman, OK |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas | L 68–71 | 10–15 (3–11) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,291) Lubbock, TX |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Virginia | L 62–73 | 10–16 (3–12) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,410) Lubbock, TX |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m. | | at No. 9 Iowa State | L 55–71 | 10–17 (3–13) | Hilton Coliseum (10,871) Ames, IA |
| March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | TCU | W 83-79 | 11–17 (4–13) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,032) Lubbock, TX |
| March 6, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | at No. 5 Baylor | L 57–82 | 11–18 (4–14) | Ferrell Center (5,110) Waco, TX |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Oklahoma State First Round | L 58–73 | 11–19 | Municipal Auditorium (3,155) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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.