2021–22 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team


The 2021–22 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by seventeenth year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse and were members of the Big Sky Conference.

2021–22 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record22–13 (14–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Tricia Binford (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sunny Smallwood
  • Blaire Braxton
  • Katie Bussey
Home arenaBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
2021–22 Big Sky women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Idaho State155 .7501912 .613
Montana State146 .7002213 .629
Southern Utah146 .7001812 .600
Northern Arizona128 .6001714 .548
Montana128 .6001911 .633
Idaho119 .5501418 .438
Sacramento State1010 .5001416 .467
Northern Colorado911 .4501516 .484
Eastern Washington713 .350921 .300
Weber State614 .3001120 .355
Portland State020 .000524 .172
Big Sky tournament winner

They finished the season 22–13, 14–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the Big Sky tournament, the earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Weber State. They then defeated Idaho in the Semifinals and Northern Arizona in the Finals to win the tournament for the third time in team history. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and were the sixteen seed in the Spokane Regional. They were defeated in the First Round by one seed Stanford to end their season.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the season 17–7, 13–3 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the Big Sky tournament, the earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Sacramento State before losing to Idaho in the Semifinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Darian White5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrMountain ViewBoise, ID
F1Mia Hughes5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrWoodinvilleWoodinville, WA
G3Ashley Van Sickle5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SrRalston ValleyArvada, CO
G5Ava Ranson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoTimberlineBoise, ID
F10Kola Bad Bear6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrBillings SeniorBillings, MT
F11Katelynn Limardo6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoSilverSilver City, NM
G15Leia Beattie5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoMidland Classical AcademyMidland, TX
G20Madison Jackson5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrParmaParma, ID
F21Lexi Deden6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoSentinelMissoula, MT
F23Gabby Mocchi6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrChamplin ParkChamplin, MN
F/C24Taylor Janssen6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoRosemountRosemount, MN
F30Kenzie Stumne5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS SoForest LakeForest Lake, MN
C33Lindsey Hein6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)FrForsythForsyth, MT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: June 1, 2022

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021*
5:00 p.m.
South Dakota MinesW 94–43 
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, MT
Regular Season
November 9, 2021*
Noon, ESPN+
Carroll CollegeW 69–60 1–0
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,802)
Bozeman, MT
November 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
at GonzagaL 47–72 1–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (3,301)
Spokane, WA
November 13, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
at UNLVL 42–80 1–2
Thomas & Mack Center (423)
Las Vegas, NV
November 18, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Dakota StateL 49–78 1–3
Frost Arena (1,262)
Brookings, SD
November 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
at North DakotaL 85–89 1–4
Sioux Center (1,323)
Grand Forks, ND
November 26, 2021*
3:30 p.m.
vs. North Texas
Holiday Beach Classic
L 78–87 1–5
Mott Athletics Center (323)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 27, 2021*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal Poly
Holiday Beach Classic
W 67–55 2–5
Mott Athletics Center (341)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern ColoradoW 63–57 3–5
(1–0)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,223)
Bozeman, MT
December 4, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacramento StateW 76–69 4–5
(2–0)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,338)
Bozeman, MT
December 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
MSU-BillingsW 82–81 2OT5–5
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,196)
Bozeman, MT
December 11, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah ValleyW 67–58 6–5
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,178)
Bozeman, MT
December 18, 2021*
3:00 p.m.
SeattleW 76–49 7–5
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (372)
Bozeman, MT
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 19 BYUL 67–89 7–6
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,362)
Bozeman, MT
December 30, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber StateL 63–68 7–7
(2–1)
Dee Events Center (212)
Ogden, UT
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho StateL 57–67 7–8
(2–2)
Reed Gym (910)
Pocatello, ID
January 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
IdahoW 79–69 8–8
(3–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,083)
Bozeman, MT
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern ArizonaW 88–73 9–8
(4–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,189)
Bozeman, MT
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland StateW 71–56 10–8
(5–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,622)
Bozeman, MT
January 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
MontanaW 73–59 11–8
(6–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,324)
Bozeman, MT
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern WashingtonW 65–55 12–8
(7–2)
Reese Court (232)
Cheney, WA
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho StateW 73–68 13–8
(8–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,207)
Bozeman, MT
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Weber StateW 74–71 14–8
(9–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,567)
Bozeman, MT
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at IdahoW 96–84 15–8
(10–2)
Cowan Spectrum (1,161)
Moscow, ID
February 10, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern UtahL 60–70 15–9
(10–3)
America First Events Center (397)
Cedar City, UT
February 12, 2022
Noon, ESPN+
at Northern ArizonaW 83–77 16–9
(11–3)
Walkup Skydome (356)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern WashingtonL 69–76 16–10
(11–4)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,515)
Bozeman, MT
February 19, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern UtahW 65–47 17–10
(12–4)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,876)
Bozeman, MT
February 21, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland StateW 82–57 18–10
(13–4)
Viking Pavilion (364)
Portland, OR
February 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at MontanaL 57–71 18–11
(13–5)
Dahlberg Arena (4,059)
Missoula, MT
March 2, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento StateW 65–52 19–11
(14–5)
Hornets Nest (207)
Sacramento, CA
March 4, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern ColoradoL 63–71 19–12
(14–6)
Bank of Colorado Arena (946)
Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 8, 2022
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (10) Weber State
Quarterfinals
W 81–60 20–12
Idaho Central Arena (1,387)
Boise, ID
March 9, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (6) Idaho
Semifinals
W 73–67 21–12
Idaho Central Arena (0)
Boise, ID
March 11, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (4) Northern Arizona
Final
W 75–64 22–12
Idaho Central Arena (956)
Boise, ID
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
(16 S) at (1 S) No. 2 Stanford
First Round
L 37–78 22–13
Maples Pavilion (3,648)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP
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.

References