2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

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2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
Iowa State Cyclones logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
2021–22 record28–7 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jodi Steyer
  • Latoja Schaben
  • Billy Fennelly
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Baylor 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
No. 10 Iowa State 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
No. 6 Texas † 13 – 5   .722 29 – 6   .829
No. 22 Oklahoma 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Kansas 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677
Kansas State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Texas Tech 4 – 14   .222 11 – 19   .367
3 – 15   .167 9 – 20   .310
2 – 16   .111 6 – 22   .214
† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly, who was in his 26th season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season[]

The Cyclones finished the 2020–21 season 17–11, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. The Cyclones fell in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to fifth seed Texas. They qualified for the 2021 NCAA Tournament as a seven seed, defeating 10 seed Michigan State in the first round before falling to two seed Texas A&M in the second round.

Roster[]

2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Nyamer Diew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Butler Marshall, MN
G 3 Denae Fritz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Maryville High School (Tennessee) Maryville, TN
G 11 Emily Ryan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Central Plains Claflin, KS
G 12 Mary Kate King 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Dubuque Wahlert High School Dubuque, IA
G 13 Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Southeast Polk Indianola, IA
F 15 Izzi Zingaro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Caledon Academy Bolton, Canada
G 20 Aubrey Joens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Iowa City Iowa City, IA
G 21 Lexi Donarski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Aquinas La Crosse, WI
G 23 Maddie Frederick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Tippecanoe Tipp, OH
G 24 Ashley Joens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Iowa City Iowa City, IA
C 25 Beatriz Jordão 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr South Florida Pombal, Portugal
F 31 Morgan Kane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Riverton West Jordan, UT
F 32 Maggie Vick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lakeway Christian (TN) Morristown, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
6:30 PM 		No. 12 Wisconsin-River Falls W 99–41 
Hilton Coliseum (9,180)
Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 9, 2021*
11:00 AM, ESPN+ 		No. 12 Omaha W 65–38  1–0
 Hilton Coliseum (9,169)
Ames, IA
November 15, 2021*
6:30 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 12 South Dakota State W 75–56  2–0
 Hilton Coliseum (9,335)
Ames, IA
November 18, 2021*
6:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 14 at Drake
Rivalry 		W 98–76  3–0
 Knapp Center (2,982)
Des Moines, IA
November 21, 2021*
12:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 14 Southern W 96–55  4–0
 Hilton Coliseum (9,317)
Ames, IA
November 26, 2021*
4:00 PM, FloHoops 		No. 13 vs. Charlotte
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals 		W 75–59  5–0
 Hertz Arena (276)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2021*
6:30 PM, FloHoops 		No. 13 vs. 
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals 		W 93–59  6–0
 Hertz Arena (200)
Estero, FL
November 28, 2021*
6:30 PM, FloHoops 		No. 13 vs. UMass
Gulf Coast Showcase Championship 		W 76–71  7–0
 Hertz Arena (200)
Estero, FL
December 2, 2021*
8:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 14 at LSU
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge 		L 60–69  7–1
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (5,810)
Baton Rogue, LA
December 5, 2021*
12:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 14 Longwood W 94–56  8–1
 Hilton Coliseum (9,542)
Ames, IA
December 8, 2021*
6:00 PM, ESPNU 		No. 15 No. 12 Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series 		W 77–70  9–1
 Hilton Coliseum (11,348)
Ames, IA
December 12, 2021*
5:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 15 Northern Iowa
Rivalry 		W 70–69  10–1
 Hilton Coliseum (9,728)
Ames, IA
December 19, 2021*
5:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 12 Prairie View A&M W 108–39  11–1
 Hilton Coliseum (8,580)
Ames, IA
January 2, 2022
3:00 PM, ESPNU 		No. 14 W 88–72  12–1
(1–0) 		Hilton Coliseum (9,092)
Ames, IA
January 5, 2022
6:00 PM, Bally Sports 		No. 12 at No. 23 Oklahoma W 81–71  13–1
(2–0) 		Lloyd Noble Center (1,582)
Norman, OK
January 8, 2022
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 12 W 78–47  14–1
(3–0) 		Hilton Coliseum (9,017)
Ames, IA
January 11, 2022
6:30 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 9 at No. 25 Kansas State W 73–70  15–1
(4–0) 		Bramlage Coliseum (2,948)
Manhattan, KS
January 15, 2022
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 9 at  W 74–60  16–1
(5–0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,937)
Stillwater, OK
January 19, 2022
6:30 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 7 No. 15т Texas L 48–66  16–2
(5–1) 		Hilton Coliseum (9,774)
Ames, IA
January 23, 2022
2:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 7 at No. 15т Baylor L 61–87  16–3
(5–2) 		Ferrell Center (4,541)
Waco, TX
January 26, 2022
6:30 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 13 Kansas W 77–62  17–3
(6–2) 		Hilton Coliseum (9,418)
Ames, IA
January 29, 2022
12:30 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 13 at Texas Tech W 86–65  18–3
(7–2) 		United Supermarkets Arena (4,057)
Lubbock, TX
February 2, 2022
6:30 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 11 No. 25 Kansas State W 70–55  19–3
(8–2) 		Hilton Coliseum (9,511)
Ames, IA
February 5, 2022
6:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 11 Oklahoma State W 76–58  20–3
(9–2) 		Hilton Coliseum (10,443)
Ames, IA
February 12, 2022
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 9 at TCU W 93–70  21–3
(10–2) 		Schollmaier Arena (1,811)
Fort Worth, TX
February 16, 2022
7:00 PM, LHN 		No. 6 at No. 14 Texas L 48–73  21–4
(10–3) 		Frank Erwin Center (2,585)
Austin, TX
February 19, 2022
6:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 6 No. 15 Oklahoma W 89–67  22–4
(11–3) 		Hilton Coliseum (11,321)
Ames, IA
February 23, 2022
7:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 9 at Kansas W 85–59  23–4
(12–3) 		Allen Fieldhouse (2,901)
Lawrence, KS
February 26, 2022
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 9 Texas Tech W 71–55  24–4
(13–3) 		Hilton Coliseum (10,871)
Ames, IA
February 28, 2022
6:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 8 No. 5 Baylor L 55–71  24–5
(13–4) 		Hilton Coliseum (13,907)
Ames, IA
March 5, 2022
6:00 PM, ESPN+ 		No. 8 at West Virginia
Quarterfinals 		W 74–57  25–5
(14–4) 		WVU Coliseum (1,823)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Tournament
March 11, 2022
5:00 PM, ESPN+ 		(2) No. 10 vs. (7) West Virginia
Quarterfinals 		W 66–60  26–5
 Municipal Auditorium (5,163)
Kansas City, MO
March 12, 2022
3:00 PM, ESPN+ 		(2) No. 10 vs. (3) No. 7 Texas
Semifinals 		L 73–82 OT 26–6
 Municipal Auditorium (5,013)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2022
9:00 PM, ESPNU 		(3 G) No. 10 (14 G) UT Arlington
First round 		W 78–71  27–6
 Hilton Coliseum (5,546)
Ames, IA
March 20, 2022
7:00 PM, ESPN2 		(3 G) No. 10 (6 G) Georgia
Second round 		W 67–44  28–6
 Hilton Coliseum (6,283)
Ames, IA
March 25, 2022
8:30 PM, ESPN2 		(3 G) No. 10 vs. (10 G) Creighton
Sweet 16 		L 68–76  28–7
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings[]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Final
AP 12 14 13 14 15 12 13 14 12 9 7 13 11 9 6 9 8
Coaches 16 - 14 13 16 13 14 14 12 9 7 13 10 9 5 6 7

Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also[]

2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
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