2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers are led by first-year head coach Marisa Moseley and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They will compete in the 2021–22 Big Ten Conference season and the 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament.

2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–21 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Ohio State144 .778257  .781
No. 8 Iowa144 .778248  .750
No. 12 Michigan134 .765257  .781
No. 13 Maryland134 .765239  .719
No. 11 Indiana115 .688249  .727
Nebraska117 .611249  .727
Northwestern88 .5001712  .586
Michigan State89 .4711515  .500
Purdue711 .3891715  .531
Minnesota711 .3891518  .455
Penn State513 .2781118  .379
Wisconsin513 .278821  .276
Rutgers314 .1761120  .355
Illinois113 .071720  .259
2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2020–21 season 5–19, including 2–18 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Illinois. After the loss, they fired Jonathan Tsipis.[1] On March 26, 2021, Marisa Moseley was named the 8th coach in the history of the Badgers.[2]

After the season, the team lost one player to graduation and two players to transfers,[3][4] while adding one player as a transfer.[5]

Roster

2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Katie Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSBoston University Falmouth, MA
G 3 Brooke Schramek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBenet Academy Naperville, IL
F 5 Julie Pospisilova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrDowners Grove North Prague, Czech Republic
G 10 Halle Douglass 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLake Forest Lake Forest, IL
G 11 Maty Wilke 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrBeaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
G 14 Krystna Ellew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrTaft Chicago
F 20 Sacia Vanderpool 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrByron Byron, MN
F/C 22 Lovisa Djurström 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrMarks Gymnasieskola Gothenburg, Sweden
G 23 Lexi Duckett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Daytona Beach
G 24 Natalie Leuzinger (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoBlack Hawk High School Monroe, WI
G 30 Sydney Hilliard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMonroe Monroe, WI
G 40 Tara Stauffacher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBeaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
C 41 Sara Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrCentennial High School Blaine, MN
F 44 Alex Leuhring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrUW-Green Bay Verona, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 18, 2021

Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maty Wilke
G
Beaver Dam, WI Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Krystyna Ellew
G
Chicago Taft 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sacia Vanderpool
F
Byron, MN Byron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2021*
2:00 pm, BTN+
Wisconsin–Oshkosh W 81–47 
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
St. Thomas - Minnesota W 67–51  1–0
Kohl Center (2,270)
Madison, WI
Nov 14, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT L 49–61  1–1
Kohl Center (2,984)
Madison, WI
Nov 19, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley L 57–64  1–2
Renaissance Coliseum (721)
Peoria, IL
Nov 22, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Chicago State L 63–71  1–3
Kohl Center (2,139)
Madison, WI
Nov 24, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee L 67–79  1–4
Klotsche Center (976)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 27, 2021*
4:30 pm, P12N
vs. Boise State
Colorado Invitational
W 60–45  2–4
CU Events Center (952)
Boulder, CO
Nov 28, 2021*
1:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
Colorado Invitational
L 51–67  2–5
CU Events Center (1,075)
Boulder, CO
Dec 1, 2021*
6:30 pm, BTN+
Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 60–70  2–6
Kohl Center (2,096)
Madison, WI
Dec 5, 2021
3:00 pm, BTN+
at Northwestern L 49–61  2–7
(0–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,231)
Evanston, IL
Dec 9, 2021
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 Michigan L 81–93  2–8
(0–2)
Kohl Center (2,669)
Madison, WI
Dec 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, BTN+
Green Bay L 53–63  2–9
Kohl Center (3,906)
Madison, WI
Dec 16, 2021*
6:30 pm, BTN+
Illinois State W 70–60  3–9
Kohl Center (2,150)
Madison, WI
Jan 5, 2022
6:30 pm, BTN+
No. 6 Indiana L 53–76  3–10
(0–3)
Kohl Center (2,053)
Madison, WI
Jan 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at Illinois L 47–68  3–11
(0–4)
State Farm Center (2,066)
Champaign, IL
Jan 12, 2022
6:30 pm, BTN+
Minnesota L 66–82  3–12
(0–5)
Kohl Center (2,157)
Madison, WI
Jan 16, 2022
1:00 pm, BTN+
at Rutgers W 49–45  4–12
(1–5)
Jersey Mike's Arena (1,581)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 20, 2022
6:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 8 Michigan L 44–83  4–13
(1–6)
Crisler Center (1,994)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 23, 2022
2:00 pm, BTN+
Penn State W 69–57  5–13
(2–6)
Kohl Center (3,189)
Madison, WI
Jan 27, 2022
8:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 44–77  5–14
(2–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,528)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 30, 2022
2:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 55–57  5–15
(2–8)
Williams Arena (4,482)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3, 2022
6:30 pm, BTN+
No. 21 Iowa L 50–84  5–16
(2–9)
Kohl Center (3,923)
Madison, WI
Feb 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., BTN
Illinois W 70–62  6–16
(3–9)
Kohl Center (6,007)
Madison, WI
Feb 9, 2022
5:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 15 Maryland L 43–70  6–17
(3–10)
Xfinity Center (4,123)
College Park, MD
Feb 13, 2022
1:00 pm, BTN+
Purdue W 54–52  7–17
(4–10)
Kohl Center (2,869)
Madison, WI
Feb 16, 2022
6:30 pm, BTN+
Michigan State L 67–74  7–18
(4–11)
Kohl Center (2,166)
Madison, WI
Feb 20, 2022
1:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 18 Ohio State L 42–59  7–19
(4–12)
Value City Arena (5,683)
Columbus, OH
Feb 23, 2022
6:30 pm, BTN+
Nebraska L 70–80  7–20
(4–13)
Kohl Center (2,425)
Madison, WI
Feb 27, 2022
12:00 pm, BTN+
at Purdue W 63–62  8–20
(5–13)
Mackey Arena (4,811)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 2, 2022
3:30 pm, BTN
(11) vs. (14) Illinois
First Round
L 66–75  8–21
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[6]

See also

2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

References

  1. "Wisconsin fires women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis after first-round exit in Big Ten tournament". ESPN. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 via Associated Press.
  2. Nordstrom, Diane (March 26, 2021). "Moseley named to head women's basketball program". Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. "Wisconsin junior forward Imani Lewis enters transfer portal". wkow.com. WKOW. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  4. "@LATechWBB Lands Wisconsin Transfer". latechsports.com. LATechSports. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  5. "Wisconsin women's basketball: UW lands grad transfer Katie Nelson from BU". buckys5thquarter.com. Vox Media. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  6. "2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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