# 2021–22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Lane Lord was in his fourth season as UTRGV's head coach. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | | Dallas Christian | W 92–42 | | UTRGV Fieldhouse (511) Edinburg, TX |
| Non-conference regular schedule ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 21 South Florida | L 56–63 | 0–1 | Yuengling Center (2,710) Tampa, FL |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | L 57–66 | 0–2 | American Bank Center (716) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | L 58–60 | 0–3 | Bank of Colorado Arena (651) Greeley, CO |
| November 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese State | W 74–70 | 1–3 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (782) Edinburg, TX |
| November 27, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | L 67–80 | 1–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (728) Edinburg, TX |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas | L 44–75 | 1–5 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,110) Lawrence, KS |
| December 6, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Houston Baptist | W 67–58 | 2–5 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (651) Edinburg, TX |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 62–57 | 3–5 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (521) Edinburg, TX |
| December 14, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | W 52–43 | 4–5 | Bert Ogden Arena Edinburg, TX |
| December 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. UTSA UTRGV South Padre Island Classic | L 59–66 | 4–6 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (364) South Padre Island, TX |
| December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Liberty UTRGV South Padre Island Classic | L 32–54 | 4–7 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (411) South Padre Island, TX |
| WAC conference schedule ||||||
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 50–65 | 4–8 (0–1) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (342) Edinburg, TX |
| January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State | Postponed - game moved to January 24, 2022 | Postponed - game moved to January 24, 2022 | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | W 62–50 | 5–8 (1–1) | Grand Canyon University Arena (314) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | Postponed - game moved to January 31, 2022 | Postponed - game moved to January 31, 2022 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM |
| January 9, 2022* 2:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 9 Texas | L 58–93 | 5–9 | Frank Erwin Center (1,956) Austin, TX |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Chicago State | W 58–47 | 6–9 (2–1) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (45) Chicago, IL |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 56–59 | 6–10 (2–2) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (314) Edinburg, TX |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dixie State | W 75–68 | 7–10 (3–2) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (383) Edinburg, TX |
| January 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State Game moved from January 1, 2022 | L 52–66 | 7–11 (3–3) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (312) Edinburg, TX |
| January 27, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 69–88 | 7–12 (3–4) | Teague Center (629) Abilene, TX |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | W 64–58 | 8–12 (4–4) | Wisdom Gymnasium (1,218) Stephenville, TX |
| January 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State Game moved from January 8, 2022 | L 51–63 | 8–13 (4–5) | Pan American Center (502) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 39–53 | 8–14 (4–6) | Montagne Center (1,016) Beaumont, TX |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 82–62 | 9–14 (5–6) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (818) Edinburg, TX |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 68–60 | 10–14 (6–6) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (618) Edinburg, TX |
| February 12, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 78–94 | 10–15 (6–7) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (527) Edinburg, TX |
| February 16, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 10–16 (6–8) | Redhawk Center (315) Seattle, WA |
| February 19, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston State | L 49–69 | 10–17 (6–9) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (205) Huntsville, TX |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 64–55 | 11–17 (7–9) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (512) Edinburg, TX |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lamar | L 61–69 | 11–18 (7–10) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (886) Edinburg, TX |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 76–74 | 12–18 (8–10) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,327) Nacogdoches, TX |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Seattle First round | W 71–61 | 13–18 | Orleans Arena (303) Paradise, NV |
| March 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Abilene Christian Second round | W 73–70 | 14–18 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (4) Utah Valley Third round | L 52–72 | 14–19 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Sources: |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||