2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball team

The 2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 45th season of basketball, were led by sixth-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and play their home games at the Addition Financial Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. The Knights finished their regular season 22–3 and were American Athletic Conference champions at 14–1, winning the conference tournament and an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Florida in the first round before losing to UConn in the second round.

2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
AAC regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 24
Record26–3 (14–1 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAddition Financial Arena
2021–22 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 UCF †14–1 .93326–4  .867
South Florida12–3 .80024–9  .727
Tulane11–5 .68821–10  .677
Temple8–8 .50013–15  .464
SMU7–7 .50014–15  .483
Houston7–9 .43818–16  .529
Memphis6–9 .40016–12  .571
Tulsa5–8 .38517–11  .607
Wichita State5–11 .31314–16  .467
East Carolina4–11 .26711–18  .379
Cincinnati4–11 .26711–17  .393
† 2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Laila Jewett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrBishop Ireton Woodbridge, VA
G 1 Tay Sanders 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBartow
Chipola		 Bartow, FL
G 3 Diamond Battles 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrWinter Haven Winter Haven, FL
G 4 Kiera Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrPalm Beach Gardens Rivera Beach, FL
F 5 Masseny Kaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrCathedral Dorchester, MA
G 11 Becca Ripley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrNew Hampton Stratham, NH
G 14 Asia Todd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrClayton
Liberty		 Clayton, NC
G 23 Alisha Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrStrath Haven
Syracuse		 Wallingford, PA
F 24 Jnaya Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBolingbrook HS
Trinity Valley		 Bolingbrook, IL
G 25 Ahna Burney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrDME Sports Academy Vancouver, WA
F 30 Neila Luma 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrBethlehem Catholic
George Washington		 Macungie, PA
G 31 Shania Meertens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrWinter Springs
Clemson		 Winter Springs, FA
F 32 Britney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrBoone Orlando, FL
F 33 Destiny Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrForest Park Atlanta, GA
F 42 Ashton Verhulst 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBishop Miege Desoto, KS
G Savannah Henderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrTimber Creek Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 13, 2022

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Duquesne W 68–39  1–0
 Addition Financial Arena (2,558)
Orlando, FL
November 12, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 15 Tennessee L 41–49  1–1
 Addition Financial Arena (2,819)
Orlando, FL
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm, ACCNX		 at Virginia W 59–38  2–1
 John Paul Jones Arena (1,432)
Charlottesville, VA
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Belmont W 57–45  3–1
 Addition Financial Arena (2,385)
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2021*
6:30 pm, FloHoops		 vs. Idaho State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 W 58–41  4–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (103)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2021*
4:00 pm, FloHoops		 vs. USC
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division		 W 56–47  5–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (114)
Cancún, Mexico
December 2, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Arkansas W 52–51  6–1
 Addition Financial Arena (2,777)
Orlando, FL
December 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Mercer W 61–47  7–1
 Hawkins Arena (972)
Macon, GA
December 14, 2021*
6:00 pm, FloHoops		 at Seton Hall W 68–56  8–1
 Walsh Gymnasium (613)
South Orange, NJ
December 18, 2021*
7:30 pm, BTN+		 at Iowa L 61–69  8–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,236)
Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Princeton Postponed Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
AAC regular season
January 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tulane W 64–55  9–2
(1–0)		 Devlin Fieldhouse (542)
New Orleans, LA
January 8, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at East Carolina W 52–43  10–2
(2–0)		 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (534)
Greenville, NC
January 11, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Houston W 62–59  11–2
(3–0)		 Addition Financial Arena (2,411)
Orlando, FL
January 16, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 24 South Florida
War on I-4		 W 61–57  12–2
(4–0)		 Addition Financial Arena (2,763)
Orlando, FL
January 19, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at SMU Canceled Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cincinnati L 57–61  12–3
(4–1)		 Fifth Third Arena (626)
Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tulane W 69–67  13–3
(5–1)		 Addition Financial Arena (2,371)
Orlando, FL
January 29, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Wichita State W 68–50  14–3
(6–1)		 Charles Koch Arena (1,283)
Wichita, KS
January 31, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Temple
Rescheduled from January 2		 W 64–55  15–3
(7–1)		 Addition Financial Arena (2,177)
Orlando, FL
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Memphis W 71–57  16–3
(8–1)		 Addition Financial Arena (2,712)
Orlando, FL
February 9, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Houston W 54–44  17–3
(9–1)		 Fertitta Center (344)
Houston, TX
February 13, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN2		 at South Florida
War on I-4		 W 54–33  18–3
(10–1)		 Yuengling Center (2,086)
Tampa, FL
February 16, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Wichita State W 60–35  19–3
(11–1)		 Addition Financial Arena (2,289)
Orlando, FL
February 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Temple W 68–31  20–3
(12–1)		 McGonigle Hall (1,173)
Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cincinnati W 74–39  21–3
(13–1)		 Addition Financial Arena (2,806)
Orlando, FL
March 2, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tulsa W 61–48  22–3
(14–1)		 Addition Financial Arena (2,435)
Orlando, FL
AAC Women's Tournament
March 8, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 (1) No. 25 vs. (8) Tulsa
Quarterfinals		 W 69–54  23–3
 Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 9, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 (1) No. 25 vs. (6) SMU
Semifinals		 W 61–28  24–3
 Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 10, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 (1) No. 25 vs. (2) South Florida
Championship		 W 53–45  25–3
 Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 19, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPNews		 (7 B) No. 24 vs. (10 B) Florida
First Round		 W 69–52  26–3
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,073)
Storrs, CT
March 21, 2022*
9:00 pm, ESPN		 (7 B) No. 24 at (2 B) No. 5 UConn
Second Round		 L 47–52  26–4
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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AP RV RV RV RV 25 24
Coaches RV - RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 23 24 24
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References
  1. "2021–22 (W) Basketball Schedule". UCF Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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