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2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–12 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe McKeown (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Kate Popovec; Preston Reid; Tangela Smith;
Home arena	Welsh–Ryan Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 14th-year head coach Joe McKeown. They played their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.

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They finished the season 17–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They received a bye into the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament where they defeated Minnesota before losing to eventual champions Iowa in the quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2021* 5:00 p.m., B1G+		Parkside	W 70–58	–	Welsh–Ryan Arena (314) Evanston, IL
Regular season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		UIC	W 72–49	1–0	Welsh–Ryan Arena (742) Evanston, IL
November 14, 2021* 1:00 p.m., B1G+		UCSB	W 72–46	2–0	Welsh–Ryan Arena (834) Evanston, IL
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Loyola	W 63–47	3–0	Welsh–Ryan Arena (931) Evanston, IL
November 21, 2021* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		at DePaul	L 75–78	3–1	McGrath-Philips Arena (1,140) Chicago, IL
November 25, 2021* 4:45 p.m., ESPN3		vs. South Dakota Paradise Jam	W 73–57	4–1	Sports and Fitness Center (0) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 26, 2021* 4:45 p.m., ESPN3		vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam	L 60–72	4–2	Sports and Fitness Center (0) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		vs. No. 23 Texas A&M Paradise Jam	L 68–77	4–3	Sports and Fitness Center (878) Saint Thomas, USVI
December 2, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 72–61	5–3	Littlejohn Coliseum (502) Clemson, SC
December 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Wisconsin	W 61–49	6–3 (1–0)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,231) Evanston, IL
December 11, 2021* 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Delaware	W 76–53	7–3	Welsh–Ryan Arena (919) Evanston, IL
December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Milwaukee	W 55–46	8–3	Welsh–Ryan Arena (797) Evanston, IL
December 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Temple	W 68–58	9–3	Welsh–Ryan Arena (802) Evanston, IL
December 21, 2021* 8:00 p.m., B1G		Oregon	Canceled		Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 31, 2021 1:00 p.m., B1G		at Minnesota	Postponed to February 11		Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Michigan State	Canceled		Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., B1G		at No. 22 Iowa	W 77–69	10–3 (2–0)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,020) Iowa City, IA
January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Ohio State	L 61–74	10–4 (2–1)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,232) Evanston, IL
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Rutgers	W 68–63	11–4 (3–1)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (670) Evanston, IL
January 16, 2022 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at Michigan State	L 46–65	11–5 (3–2)	Breslin Center (3,241) East Lansing, MI
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Penn State	L 59–63	11–6 (3–3)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (939) Evanston, IL
January 23, 2022 Noon, B1G+		at No. 12 Maryland	L 59–87	11–7 (3–4)	Xfinity Center (4,940) College Park, MD
January 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., B1G+		No. 23 Iowa	L 67–72 ^OT	11–8 (3–5)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,578) Evanston, IL
January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Illinois	Canceled		Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 4, 2022 5:00 p.m., B1G+		at Purdue	W 80–67	12–8 (4–5)	Mackey Arena (2,862) West Lafayette, IN
February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at Penn State	W 78–72	13–8 (5–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (3,401) University Park, PA
February 11, 2022 3:30 p.m., B1G+		at Minnesota Rescheduled from December 31	L 68–74	13–9 (5–6)	Williams Arena (2,734) Minneapolis, MN
February 13, 2022 Noon, B1G+		No. 4 Michigan	W 71–69 ^2OT	14–9 (6–6)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,341) Evanston, IL
February 17, 2022 5:00 p.m., B1G		at No. 5 Indiana	L 58–69	14–10 (6–7)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,632) Bloomington, IN
February 20, 2022 4:00 p.m., B1G		at Illinois	W 82–59	15–10 (7–7)	State Farm Center (942) Champaign, IL
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Purdue	W 68–51	16–10 (8–7)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,481) Evanston, IL
February 27, 2022 3:30 p.m., B1G		at Nebraska	L 59–73	16–11 (8–8)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,234) Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022 5:30 p.m., B1G	(7)	vs. (10) Minnesota Second Round	W 65–60	17–11	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
March 4, 2022 5:30 p.m., B1G	(7)	vs. (2) No. 12 Iowa Quarterfinals	L 59–72	17–12	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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"2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". nusports.com. Northwestern University. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

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2021–22_Northwestern_Wildcats_women's_basketball_team

2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

References

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Ohio State	14	–	4	.778	25	–	7	.781
No. 8 Iowa †	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
No. 12 Michigan	13	–	4	.765	25	–	7	.781
No. 13 Maryland	13	–	4	.765	23	–	9	.719
No. 11 Indiana	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Nebraska	11	–	7	.611	24	–	9	.727
Northwestern	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Michigan State	8	–	9	.471	15	–	15	.500
Purdue	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Minnesota	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Penn State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	18	.379
Wisconsin	5	–	13	.278	8	–	21	.276
Rutgers	3	–	14	.176	11	–	20	.355
Illinois	1	–	13	.071	7	–	20	.259

† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll