2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

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2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
University of Wisconsin Waving W.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2021–22 record8–21 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 14 – 4   .778 23 – 6   .793
No. 8 Iowa † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 7   .767
No. 12 Michigan 13 – 4   .765 22 – 6   .786
No. 13 Maryland 13 – 4   .765 21 – 8   .724
No. 11 Indiana 11 – 5   .688 22 – 8   .733
11 – 7   .611 24 – 8   .750
8 – 8   .500 17 – 12   .586
8 – 9   .471 15 – 15   .500
7 – 11   .389 16 – 14   .533
Minnesota 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
5 – 13   .278 11 – 18   .379
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278 8 – 21   .276
3 – 14   .176 11 – 20   .355
1 – 13   .071 7 – 20   .259
† 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Katie Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Boston University Falmouth, MA
G 3 Brooke Schramek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Benet Academy Naperville, IL
F 5 Julie Pospisilova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Downers Grove North Prague, Czech Republic
G 10 Halle Douglass 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL
G 11 Maty Wilke 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
G 14 Krystna Ellew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Taft Chicago
F 20 Sacia Vanderpool 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Byron Byron, MN
F/C 22 Lovisa Djurström 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr  [sv] Gothenburg, Sweden
G 23 Lexi Duckett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Daytona Beach
G 24 Natalie Leuzinger (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Black Hawk High School Monroe, WI
G 30 Sydney Hilliard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Monroe Monroe, WI
G 40 Tara Stauffacher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
C 41 Sara Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Centennial High School Blaine, MN
F 44 Alex Leuhring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr UW-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 
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 27, 2021*
4:30 pm, P12N 		vs. Boise State
Colorado Invitational 		W 60–45  2–4
 CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Nov 28, 2021*
1:00 pm, P12N 		at Colorado
Colorado Invitational 		L 51–67  2–5
 CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Dec 1, 2021*
6:30 pm, BTN+ 		Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 60–70  2–6
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Dec 5, 2021
3:00 pm, BTN+ 		at Northwestern L 49–61  2–7
(0–1) 		Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Dec 9, 2021
8:00 pm 		No. 13 Michigan L 81–93  2–8
(0–2) 		Kohl Center (2,669)
Madison, WI
Dec 12, 2021
2:00 pm 		Green Bay L 53–63  2–9
 Kohl Center (3,906)
Madison, WI
Dec 16, 2021
6:30 pm 		Illinois State W 70–60  3–9
 Kohl Center (2,150)
Madison, WI
Jan 5, 2022
 Indiana L 53–76  3–10
(0–3) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Jan 9, 2022
 at Illinois L 47–68  3–11
(0–4) 		State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
Jan 12, 2022
 Minnesota L 66–82  3–12
(0–5) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Jan 16, 2022
 at Rutgers W 49–45  4–12
(1–5) 		Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 20, 2022
 at Michigan L 44–83  4–13
(1–6) 		Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 23, 2022
 Penn State W 69–57  5–13
(2–6) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Jan 27, 2022
 at Nebraska L 44–77  5–14
(2–7) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Jan 30, 2022
 at Minnesota L 55–57  5–15
(2–8) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3, 2022
 Iowa L 50–84  5–16
(2–9) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 6, 2022
 Illinois W 70–62  6–16
(3–9) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 9, 2022
 at Maryland L 43–70  6–17
(3–10) 		Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Feb 13, 2022
 Purdue W 54–52  7–17
(4–10) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 16, 2022
 Michigan State L 67–74  7–18
(4–11) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 20, 2022
 at Ohio State L 42–59  7–19
(4–12) 		Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 23, 2022
 Nebraska L 70–80  7–20
(4–13) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Feb 27, 2022
 at Purdue W 63–62  8–20
(5–13) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Tournament
March 2, 2022
 (11) vs. (14) Illinois 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. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via Associated Press.
  2. ^ Nordstrom, Diane (26 March 2021). "Moseley named to head women's basketball program". Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 18 September 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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