2021–22_Texas_Longhorns_women's_basketball_team

2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season


The 2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was coached by Vic Schaefer who entered his second season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center.

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This was the Longhorns' final season at the Frank Erwin Center, with the new Moody Center opening for the 2022–23 season.[1]

Previous season

The Longhorns finished the season 21–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place.[2][3] In the 2021 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament, Texas went 1–1 with a win against Iowa State and a second round loss to Baylor.[4] However, the Longhorns are coming off a strong showing in the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, making it to elite 8.[5] In the NCAA tournament, the Longhorns defeated Bradley, UCLA, and Maryland.[6] In the elite 8 game, Texas was defeated by 6th ranked South Carolina 62–34.[7]

Offseason

Departures

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^Chevalier transferred seven games into the 2021-2022 season.[11]

Incoming Transfers

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2021 recruiting class

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2022 Recruiting class

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Coaching staff departures

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^Elena Lovato is currently not coaching at the collegiate level.

2021 WNBA draft

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Preseason

Big 12 media poll

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Preseason All-Big 12 teams

1st team[19]

Joanne Allen-Taylor – G (Coaches, Media)

Honorable Mention

Rori Harmon – G (Coaches, Media)

Preseason Big 12 Awards

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Roster

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Schedule and results

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Big 12 tournament

Texas entered the Big 12 tournament as a 3 seed. In the first and second round, Texas defeated Kansas State 72–65 and Iowa State 82–73 to advance to the championship game. In the championship, the Longhorns emerged victorious against Baylor 67–58, winning the Big 12 tournament. Freshman Rori Harmon won most outstanding player and Lauren Ebo was selected to all-tournament team. This is the first Big 12 conference tournament championship for Texas since 2003.[21]

First round
Thursday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Championship Game
Sunday, March 13
            
1 Baylor 76
9 Oklahoma State 36
8 Texas Tech 58
9 Oklahoma State 73
1 Baylor 91
4 Oklahoma 76
4 Oklahoma 80
5 Kansas 68
1 Baylor 58
3 Texas 67
2 Iowa State 66
7 West Virginia 60
7 West Virginia 68
10 TCU 48
2 Iowa State 73
3 Texas 82*
3 Texas 72
6 Kansas State 65

*denotes overtime

NCAA tournament

Texas entered the NCAA tournament as a 2-seed where they faced off against 15-seed Fairfield. The Longhorns would go on to defeat the Stags 70–52, advancing Texas to the round of 32.[22] In the round of 32, Texas played against 7-seed Utah. Texas defeated the Utes 78–56 sending them to the sweet 16 to match up with Ohio State.[23] Against the Buckeyes, Texas won 66–63 advance Texas to their second consecutive elite 8.[24] In the elite 8, the Longhorns faced Stanford, who they beat earlier in the regular season. However, Stanford prevailed against Texas, winning the game 59–50.[25]

First round
Round of 64
March 18–19
Second Round
Round of 32
March 20–21
Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 25
Regional final
Elite 8
March 27
            
1 Stanford 78
16 Montana State 37
1 Stanford 91
Stanford, California – Fri/Sun
8 Kansas 65
8 Kansas 77
9 Georgia Tech 58
1 Stanford 72
4 Maryland 66
5 Virginia Tech 81
12 Florida Gulf Coast 84
12 Florida Gulf Coast 65
College Park, Maryland – Fri/Sun
4 Maryland 89
4 Maryland 102
13 Delaware 71
1 Stanford 59
2 Texas 50
6 Ohio State 63
11 Missouri State 56
6 Ohio State 79
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sat/Mon
3 LSU 64
3 LSU 83
14 Jackson State 77
6 Ohio State 63
2 Texas 66
7 Utah 92
10 Arkansas 69
7 Utah 56
Austin, Texas – Fri/Sun
2 Texas 78
2 Texas 70
15 Fairfield 52

Spokane Regional final

ESPN
March 27
9:00 p.m.
#2 Texas Longhorns 50, #1 Stanford Cardinal 59
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 13–16, 13–15, 10–14
Pts: Joanne Allen-Taylor (15)
Rebs: Rori Harmon (7)
Asts: Rori Harmon (6)
Pts: Lexie Hull (20)
Rebs: Haley Jones (12)
Asts: Lacie Hull
Haley Jones (4)
Spokane Arena
Attendance: 7,739
Referees: Dee Kantner, Michol Murray, Kenneth Nash

Team and individual statistics

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Game highs

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Awards and honors

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Rankings

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See also


References

  1. Icenogle, Lisa. "Two CC players sign letters of intent". Casper College.
  2. "ANISSA GUTIERREZ". Texas Sports.
  3. "2022 Division I Women's Basketball Championship - First round". NCAA. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  4. Davis Danny (March 20, 2022). "Four takeaways from Texas' NCAA women's basketball tournament game against Utah". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  5. Kaufman Joey (March 25, 2022). "Ohio State women's basketball falls to Texas in Sweet 16 despite late comeback attempt". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  6. Weiner Natalie (March 27, 2022). "Stanford Wins a Rematch With Texas and a Trip to the Final Four". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

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