2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), are members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by eighth year head coach Lisa Fortier, play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
West Coast Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. RV
APNo. RV
Record27–7 (15–2 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
2021–22 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT[1]
No. 20 BYU151 .938264 .867
Gonzaga152 .882277 .794
San Francisco108 .5561716 .515
Portland87 .5332011 .645
Saint Mary's99 .5001815 .545
San Diego89 .4711715 .531
Santa Clara810 .4441615 .516
Pepperdine411 .267817 .320
Loyola Marymount413 .2351119 .367
Pacific314 .176623 .207
2022 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Esther Little6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS FrIpswich Basketball AcademyIpswich, England
F1Anamaria Virjoghe6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)RS SrVoievodul Mercea
Northwest Christian
Târgoviște, Romania
F3Payton Muma5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrHighlands RanchHighlands Ranch, CO
G/F4Abby O'Connor6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrSt. Joseph
Loyola–Chicago
South Bend, IN
G5Maud Huijbens6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrN/A
Syracuse
Hilversum, Netherlands
F10Calli Stokes5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrRedondoRedondo Beach, CA
G11Kayleigh Truong5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrJersey VillageHouston, TX
F12Eliza Hollingsworth6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SoSt Leonard's CollegeMelbourne, Australia
G13Cierra Walker5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS SrOregon City
Vanderbilt
Oregon City, OR
G14Kaylynne Truong5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrJersey VillageHouston, TX
F15Yvonne Ejim6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoEdge SchoolCalgary, AB
G24McKayla Williams6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoWindwardLos Angeles, CA
G32Kylee Griffen6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SrLake StevensMarysville, WA
F33Melody Kempton6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrPost FallsPost Falls, ID
G35Bree Salenbien6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS FrLenawee ChristianAdrian, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 6, 2021*
2:00 pm
Central WashingtonW 78–42 
McCarthey Athletic Center (2,887)
Spokane, WA
Non Conference regular season
Nov. 11, 2021*
6:00 pm
Montana StateW 72–47 1–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (3,301)
Spokane, WA
Nov. 14, 2021*
1:00 pm, SWX
at MontanaW 67–60 2–0
Dahlberg Arena (2,844)
Missoula, MT
Nov. 18, 2021*
6:00 pm
Idaho StateW 69–39 3–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (2,821)
Spokane, WA
Nov. 21, 2021*
1:00 pm, SWX
No. 7 StanfordL 62–66 3–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 26, 2021*
2:00 pm
vs. Utah
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 89-71 4-1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Manoa, HI
Nov 27, 2021*
2:00 pm
vs. Eastern Illinois
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 74-53 5-1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Manoa, HI
Nov 28, 2021*
4:30 pm, SPEC on ESPN+
at Hawaii
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 68-49 6-1
Stan Sheriff Center (1,017)
Manoa, HI
Dec 3, 2021*
6:00 pm
WyomingW 54-47 7-1
McCarthey Athletic Center (3,171)
Spokane, WA
Dec 8, 2021*
6:00 pm, SWX
SCSP
Washington StateL 51-49 7-2
McCarthey Athletic Center (3,469)
Spokane, WA
Dec 12, 2021*
6:30 pm, SCSA
Stephen F. AustinW 64-54 8-2
McCarthey Athletic Center (2,751)
Spokane, WA
Dec 19, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC DavisL 69-66 8-3
University Credit Union Center (726)
Davis, CA
Dec 21, 2021*
6:00 pm, SWX
at Eastern WashingtonW 76–48 9–3
Reese Court (1,021)
Cheney, WA
WCC regular season
Jan 1, 2022
1:00 pm
at Loyola MarymountCanceled due to COVID-19 issuesGersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 6, 2022
7:00 pm
at PortlandW 76-65 10-3
(1-0)
Chiles Center (532)
Portland
Jan 9, 2022*
3:00 pm
at No. 2 StanfordL 66-50 10-4
Maples Pavilion (0)
Stanford, California
Jan 13, 2022
7:00 pm
at PacificW 92-51 11-4
(2–0)
Alex G. Spanos Center (377)
Stockton, CA
Jan 15, 2022
2:00 pm, SWX
San DiegoW 76-66 12-4
(3-0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (4,971)
Spokane, WA
Jan 20, 2022
6:00 pm
PortlandW 68-59 13-4
(4-0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,119)
Spokane, WA
Jan 22, 2022
1:00 pm
at St. Mary'sW 66-53 14-4
(5-0)
University Credit Union Pavilion (314)
Moraga, CA
Jan 27, 2022
7:00 pm
at PepperdineW 66-54 15-4
(6-0)
Firestone Fieldhouse (203)
Malibu, CA
Jan 29, 2022
2:00 pm
at San DiegoW 69-43 16-4
(7-0)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (291)
San Diego, CA
Feb 3, 2022
6:00 pm
PacificW 79-38 17-4
(8-0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (4,882)
Spokane, WA
Feb 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ROOT
No. 16 BYUL 50–62 17–5
(8–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,503)
Spokane, WA
Feb 7, 2022
6:00 pm
San Francisco
Rescheduled from December 30
W 55-49 18-5
(9-1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (4,847)
Spokane, WA
Feb 10, 2022
6:00 pm, SCSC
at Santa ClaraW 72-55 19-5
(10-1)
Leavey Center (0)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 12, 2022
2:00 pm
at San FranciscoW 83-82 20-5
(11-1)
The Sobrato Center (832)
San Francisco, CA
Feb 17, 2022
6:00 pm
St. Mary'sW 85-49 21-5
(12-1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (4,980)
Spokane, WA
Feb 19, 2022
1:00 pm, BYUtv
at No. 20 BYUL 63-39 21-6
(12-2)
Marriott Center (6,289)
Provo, UT
Feb 21, 2022
2:00 pm
Santa Clara
Rescheduled from January 8
W 74-58 22-6
(13-2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,047)
Spokane, WA
Feb 24, 2022
6:00 pm, SWX
PepperdineW 85-41 23-6
(14-2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (4,966)
Spokane, WA
Feb 26, 2022
2:00 pm, SWX
Loyola MarymountW 83-62 24-6
(15-2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,386)
Spokane, WA
WCC Tournament
Mar 7, 2022
2:30 pm, ROOT, BYUtv, WCC Network
vs. San Francisco
Semifinals
W 69-55 25-6
(15-2)
Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
Mar 8, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. BYU
Championship
W 71-59 26-6
(15-2)
Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2022*
12:30 pm, ESPNews
(9 W) vs. (8 W) Nebraska
First Round
W 68-55 27-6
KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
Mar 20, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN
(9 W) at (1 W) No. 4 Louisville
Second Round
L 59-68 27-7
KFC Yum! Center (10,414)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Wichita.
All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
APN/A
Coaches
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 No Change
(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

References