2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

The 2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented University of Texas at Arlington during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third-year head coach Shereka Wright, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt
Record20–8 (11–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Austin Kelly (1st season)
  • Rosalyn Tindel (2nd season)
  • Sean Ehlbeck (2nd season)
Home arenaCollege Park Center
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Troy132 .867249  .727
UT Arlington114 .733208  .714
Louisiana94 .692187  .720
Appalachian State84 .6671412  .538
Little Rock84 .6671710  .630
Texas State96 .6001514  .517
Georgia Southern86 .5711810  .643
Arkansas State59 .3571216  .429
Coastal Carolina49 .3081511  .577
Georgia State49 .3081016  .385
South Alabama210 .167818  .308
Louisiana–Monroe014 .000425  .138
2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2022
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season with a 20–8 overall record, 11–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they earned a bye into the second round and defeated Georgia Southern, Louisiana, and Troy to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the fourteenth seed in the Greensboro Region. They lost to third seed Iowa State in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the season with a 13–7 overall record, 11–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West Division. As the second seed from the West in the Sun Belt Tournament, they earned a bye into the second round where they lost to Appalachian State. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Stephanie Mosley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrTimberview Mansfield, TX
G 1 Olympia Chaney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrForest Park Atlanta, GA
G 2 Reniya Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNew Hope Academy Washington, D.C.
F 4 Starr Jacobs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrDuncanville
Temple College
Dallas, TX
G 5 Aaliyah McMillan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHuntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA
G 20 Claire Chastain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrDale Shawnee, OK
G 21 Terryn Milton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrOwasso High School Owasso, OK
G 23 Camryn Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrRio Rancho Albuquerque, NM
G 24 De'Sha Benjamin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrLaney
Alabama
Augusta, GA
F 32 Jordyn Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCasady School Oklahoma City, OK
F 34 Shyia Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrIdabel
Wichita State
Idable, OK
G 41 Katie Ferrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrPlano Plano, TX
F 45 Emma Halverson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrPlano Plano, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 16, 2022

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 7 Baylor L 54–81  0–1
 14  Jacobs  8  Milton  5  Milton  College Park Center (2,182)
Arlington, TX
November 13, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
Sam Houston State W 72–54  1–1
 26  Jacobs  6  Ferrell  9  Milton  College Park Center (1,008)
Arlington, TX
November 17, 2021*
6:00 p.m.
Houston W 69–66 OT 2–1
 26  Milton  7  Ferrell  7  Ferrell  College Park Center (885)
Arlington, TX
November 20, 2021*
3:30 p.m.
at North Texas W 75–74 OT 3–1
 20  Benjamin  7  Tied  6  Ferrell  UNT Coliseum (1,376)
Denton, TX
November 27, 2021*
Noon
at UNLV
UNLV Thanksgiving Classic
W 75–72  4–1
 28  Jacobs  9  Tied  8  Ferrell  Cox Pavilion (111)
Paradise, NV
November 28, 2021*
2:30 p.m.
vs. Kansas City
UNLV Thanksgiving Classic
L 76–85  4–2
 27  Jacobs  5  Milton  7  Milton  Cox Pavilion (471)
Paradise, NV
December 2, 2021*
6:00 p.m.
No. 13 South Florida W 61–56  5–2
 14  Milton  9  Jacobs  4  Tied  College Park Center (630)
Arlington, TX
December 4, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
Rice W 73–65  6–2
 20  Jacobs  8  Jacobs  7  Ferrell  College Park Center (680)
Arlington, TX
December 17, 2021*
6:30 p.m.
at Oklahoma State L 46–61  6–3
 14  Jacobs  7  Ferrell  5  Ferrell  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,073)
Stillwater, OK
December 21, 2021*
at SMU Canceled Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
Sun Belt Regular season
December 30, 2021
6:00 p.m.
at Louisiana W 62–60  7–3
(1–0)
 24  Jacobs  6  Tied  7  Ferrell  Cajundome (192)
Lafayette, LA
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m.
at Louisiana–Monroe W 72–56  8–3
(2–0)
 20  Jacobs  8  Tied  4  Halverson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (102)
Monroe, LA
January 6, 2022
6:00 p.m.
South Alabama Canceled College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m.
Troy L 48–59  8–4
(2–1)
 14  Jacobs  10  Milton  5  Ferrell  College Park Center (1,246)
Arlington, TX
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m.
at Georgia State W 82–68  9–4
(3–1)
 22  Jacobs  5  Chastain  4  Tied  GSU Sports Arena (418)
Atlanta, GA
January 15, 2022
2:00 p.m.
at Georgia Southern L 63–64  9–5
(3–2)
 15  Tied  13  Chastain  2  Jacobs  Hanner Fieldhouse (454)
Statesboro, GA
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Texas State W 69–67  10–5
(4–2)
 21  Benjamin  8  Milton  6  Milton  College Park Center (1,077)
Arlington, TX
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m.
at Texas State W 72–65  11–5
(5–2)
 28  Jacobs  8  Jacobs  6  Milton  Strahan Arena (1,057)
San Marcos, TX
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m.
at Arkansas State W 90–87  12–5
(6–2)
 32  Jacobs  8  Chastain  9  Ferrell  First National Bank Arena (608)
Jonesboro, AR
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m.
at Little Rock W 64–53  13–5
(7–2)
 24  Jacobs  5  Tied  3  Tied  Jack Stephens Center (1,901)
Little Rock, AR
February 6, 2022
1:00 p.m.
Appalachian State W 88–79  14–5
(8–2)
 33  Jacobs  10  Jacobs  10  Milton  College Park Center (917)
Arlington, TX
February 10, 2022
11:30 a.m.
Louisiana–Monroe W 77–50  15–5
(9–2)
 17  Jacobs  8  Jacobs  5  Chastain  College Park Center (3,382)
Arlington, TX
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana L 57–62  15–6
(9–3)
 16  Milton  10  Ferrell  7  Ferrell  College Park Center (877)
Arlington, TX
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m.
at Coastal Carolina W 70–61  16–6
(10–3)
 16  Jacobs  8  Tied  4  Tied  HTC Center (732)
Conway, SC
February 25, 2022
11:00 a.m.
Little Rock W 63–54  17–6
(11–3)
 13  Tied  6  Milton  4  Tied  College Park Center (602)
Arlington, TX
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m.
Arkansas State L 75–82  17–7
(11–4)
 25  Jacobs  12  Jacobs  11  Milton  College Park Center (965)
Arlington, TX
Sun Belt Tournament
March 4, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Georgia Southern
Quarterfinals
W 85–76  18–7
 28  Jacobs  9  Jacobs  5  Ferrell  Pensacola Bay Center (652)
Pensacola, FL
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Louisiana
Semifinals
W 75–65  19–7
 28  Jacobs  10  Jacobs  9  Ferrell  Pensacola Bay Center (944)
Pensacola, FL
March 7, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) vs. (1) Troy
Final
W 76–61  20–7
 28  Jacobs  11  Jacobs  6  Milton  Pensacola Bay Center (904)
Pensacola, FL
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
(14 G) at (3 G) No. 10 Iowa State
First Round
L 71–78  20–8
 19  Jacobs  8  Smith  4  Milton  Hilton Coliseum (5,546)
Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro.
All times are in Central 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

  1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". utamavs.com. University of Texas at Arlington. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
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