2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ostermann
  • Ebony Gilliam
  • Ebony Haliburton
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
2021–22 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Baylor153 .833287  .800
No. 10 Iowa State144 .778287  .800
No. 6 Texas135 .722297  .806
No. 22 Oklahoma126 .667259  .735
Kansas117 .6112110  .677
Kansas State99 .5002013  .606
West Virginia711 .3891515  .500
Texas Tech414 .2221119  .367
Oklahoma State315 .167920  .310
TCU216 .111622  .214
2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On January 23, 2022 against Oklahoma, junior Ayoka Lee set an NCAA women's basketball record of 61 points in a single game, breaking the previous record of 60 points.

Previous season

They finished the season 9–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Texas Tech in the First Round before losing to West Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Savannah Simmons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrThe John Carroll School Bel Air, MD
G 2 Cymone Goodrich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrSouth Shore International Prep Chicago, IL
G 3 Jaelyn Glenn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrThe Barstow School Kansas City, MO
G 4 Serena Sundell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMaryville Maryville, MO
G 5 Brylee Glenn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrThe Barstow School Kansas City, MO
G 10 Malene Lind Pedersen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrAabyhøj IF Aabyhøj, Denmark
G 12 Rachel Ranke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrEastview Burnsville, MN
F 13 Laura Macke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrNemaha Central Baileyville, KS
G 14 Rebekah Dallinger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoNarrabeen Sports High School
Miles Community College
Sydney, Australia
C 15 Heavenly Greer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoGanesha High School
Oklahoma
Phoenix, AZ
G 23 Jada Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoRegis Jesuit Denver, CO
G 24 Emilee Ebert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrFrankfort Frankfort, KS
C 41 Taylor Lauterbach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) FrAppleton West Appleton, WI
C 50 Ayoka Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoByron Byron, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
Washburn W 68–39 
Bramlage Coliseum (2,395)
Manhattan, KS
November 5, 2021*
6:30 p.m.
Pittsburg State W 101–54 
Bramlage Coliseum (2,307)
Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season (10–2)
November 9, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 103–40  1–0
Bramlage Coliseum (2,183)
Manhattan, KS
November 12, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UT Martin
Preseason WNIT
W 44–30  2–0
Bramlage Coliseum (2,209)
Manhattan, KS
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky
Preseason WNIT
W 76–44  3–0
Bramlage Coliseum (2,212)
Manhattan, KS
November 15, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
North Carolina A&T
Preseason WNIT
W 73–49  4–0
Bramlage Coliseum (2,184)
Manhattan, KS
November 19, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 5 NC State
Preseason WNIT
L 69–90  4–1
Reynolds Coliseum (4,156)
Raleigh, NC
November 23, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 93–53  5–1
Bramlage Coliseum (2,406)
Manhattan, KS
November 27, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Northwestern State W 70–36  6–1
Bramlage Coliseum (2,344)
Manhattan, KS
November 29, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Dakota State W 78–57  7–1
Bramlage Coliseum (2,213)
Manhattan, KS
December 3, 2021*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
at No. 1 South Carolina
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 44–65  7–2
Colonial Life Arena (11,657)
Columbia, SC
December 8, 2021*
5:00 p.m.
at Omaha W 87–56  8–2
Baxter Arena (311)
Omaha, NE
December 11, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
at South Dakota State W 79–73  9–2
Frost Arena (768)
Brookings, SD
December 18, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Oregon W 68–56  10–2
Bramlage Coliseum (5,209)
Manhattan, KS
December 22, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
UIC Cancelled Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season (9–9)
January 2, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 10 Baylor W 68–59  11–2
(1–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (2,393)
Manhattan, KS
January 5, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State W 60–49  12–2
(2–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,823)
Stillwater, OK
January 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at West Virginia W 71–61  13–2
(3–0)
WVU Coliseum (1,639)
Morgantown, WV
January 11, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 No. 9 Iowa State L 70–73  13–3
(3–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (2,948)
Manhattan, KS
January 15, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at Texas Tech L 45–64  13–4
(3–2)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,015)
Lubbock, TX
January 19, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 69–61  14–4
(4–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,027)
Manhattan, KS
January 23, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 14 Oklahoma W 94–65  15–4
(5–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,347)
Manhattan, KS
January 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., LHN
No. 25 at No. 9 Texas L 48–66  15–5
(5–3)
Frank Erwin Center (2,281)
Austin, TX
January 29, 2022
6:30 p.m.
No. 25 TCU W 63–54  16–5
(6–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,157)
Manhattan, KS
February 2, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 at No. 11 Iowa State L 55–70  16–6
(6–4)
Hilton Coliseum (9,511)
Ames, IA
February 5, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 Texas Tech W 82–75  17–6
(7–4)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,588)
Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 10 Baylor L 50–95  17–7
(7–5)
Ferrell Center (4,181)
Waco, TX
February 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
L 51–63  17–8
(7–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (3,709)
Lawrence, KS
February 20, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
Oklahoma State W 56–36  18–8
(8–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,868)
Manhattan, KS
February 23, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 Texas L 51–62  18–9
(8–7)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,927)
Manhattan, KS
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., BSOK
at No. 20 Oklahoma L 69–72  18–10
(8–8)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
March 2, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
West Virginia L 62–74 2OT 18–11
(8–9)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,478)
Manhattan, KS
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at TCU W 61–50  19–11
(9–9)
Schollmaier Arena (1,595)
Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament (0–1)
March 11, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) No. 7 Texas
Quarterfinals
L 65–72  19–12
Municipal Auditorium (5,163)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament (1–1)
March 19, 2022
10:30 a.m., ESPN2
(B 9) vs. (B 8) Washington State
First round
W 50–40  20–12
Reynolds Coliseum (4,800)
Raleigh, NC
March 21, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN
(B 9) at (B 1) No. 3 NC State
Second round
L 57–89  20–13
Reynolds Coliseum (4,808)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
  • Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

See also

References

  1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. Kansas State University. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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