2021–22 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by twenty first-year head coach Mike Carey, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big 12 Conference.[1][2]

2021–22 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record15–15 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bett Shelby
  • Craig Carey
  • Nitra Perry
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
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 7   .806
No. 22 Oklahoma 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Kansas 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Kansas State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
West Virginia 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Texas Tech 4 14   .222 11 19   .367
Oklahoma State 3 15   .167 9 20   .310
TCU 2 16   .111 6 22   .214
2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 15–15 overall and, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated TCU in the First Round before losing to Iowa State in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

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The Mountaineers finished the season 22–7, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Kansas State and Oklahoma State before losing to Baylor in the Final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the four seed in the HemisFair Regional they defeated Lehigh before losing to Georgia Tech in the Second Round to end their season.

Roster

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2021–22 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Jayla Hemingway 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Houston
Mississippi State
Collierville, TN
G 2 Winter Rogers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Little Rock Christian Academy Little Rock, AR
G 3 Kirsten Deans 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Connections Academy Greensboro, NC
G 5 Jasmine Carson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr McEachern
Georgia Tech
Memphis, TN
G 11 JJ Quinerly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Lake Taylor Norfolk, VA
F 12 Esmery Martínez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hamilton Heights Christian Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic
F 13 Messiah Hunter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr TPLS Christian Academy Hopewell, VA
F 14 Kari Niblack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Wildwood Leesburg, FL
C 20 Yemiyah Morris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GS Canyon Springs HS
Mississippi State
San Bernardino, CA
C 22 Blessing Ejiofor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Paterson Eastside
Chipola CC
Ebonyi, Nigeria
F 23 Isis Beh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Murray
Salt Lake City CC
Murray, UT
G 24 Savannah Samuel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Francis HS
Oregon State
Woodstock, GA
G 30 Madisen Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Greenville Senior Greenville, SC
C 33 Jeanna Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So St. Francis Prep Brentwood, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 11, 2022

Schedule

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Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
No. 19 West Virginia Tech W 113–33 
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Non-Conference Regular season
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
No. 22 Saint Francis W 86–33  1–0
WVU Coliseum (1,107)
Morgantown, WV
November 19, 2021*
Noon
No. 22 Kennesaw State W 78–58  2–0
WVU Coliseum (1,067)
Morgantown, WV
November 21, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
No. 22 Radford W 83–31  3–0
WVU Coliseum (1,306)
Morgantown, WV
November 25, 2021*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 22 vs. Purdue
St. Pete Showcase
W 65–57  4–0
McArthur Gymnasium (401)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 27, 2021*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 22 vs. BYU
St. Pete Showcase
L 57–58  4–1
McArthur Gymnasium (387)
St. Petersburg, FL
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 16 Kentucky
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 60–83  4–2
Memorial Coliseum (3,587)
Lexington, KY
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Charlotte W 65–54  5–2
WVU Coliseum (1,205)
Morgantown, WV
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
at James Madison W 75–68 OT 6–2
Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,606)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 20, 2021*
1:15 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 16 USF
West Palm Beach Invitational
L 55–77  6–3
Massimino Court 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2021*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Michigan State
West Palm Beach Invitational
W 74–54  7–3
Massimino Court 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Maryland Eastern Shore Canceled[4] WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Regular season
January 2, 2022
3:00 p.m.
at No. 14 Iowa State L 72–88  7–4
(0–1)
Hilton Coliseum (9,092)
Ames, IA
January 8, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Kansas State L 61–71  7–5
(0–2)
WVU Coliseum (1,639)
Morgantown, WV
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Texas Tech W 64–53  8–5
(1–2)
WVU Coliseum (1,075)
Morgantown, WV
January 15, 2022
7:00 p.m.
at No. 13 Texas L 57–73  8–6
(1–3)
Frank Erwin Center (2,843)
Austin, TX
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m.
No. 14 Oklahoma L 76–88  8–7
(1–4)
WVU Coliseum (1,084)
Morgantown, WV
January 22, 2022
1:00 p.m.
at Oklahoma State W 61–57  9–7
(2–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,046)
Stillwater, OK
January 25, 2022
7:00 p.m.
TCU W 66–54  10–7
(3–4)
WVU Coliseum (1,126)
Morgantown, WV
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m.
No. 11 Baylor L 54–87  10–8
(3–5)
WVU Coliseum (3,836)
Morgantown, WV
February 2, 2022
4:30 p.m.
at TCU W 70–62  11–8
(4–5)
Schollmaier Arena (1,265)
Fort Worth, TX
February 5, 2022
3:00 p.m.
at No. 18 Oklahoma L 99–101 2OT 11–9
(4–6)
Lloyd Noble Center (2,404)
Norman, OK
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Kansas L 47–65  11–10
(4–7)
WVU Coliseum (1,151)
Morgantown, WV
February 12, 2022
5:00 p.m.
at No. 10 Baylor L 57–75  11–11
(4–8)
Ferrell Center (5,240)
Waco, TX
February 15, 2022
7:00 p.m.
at Kansas L 63–74  11–12
(4–9)
Allen Fieldhouse (854)
Lawrence, KS
February 20, 2022
Noon
No. 14 Texas L 58–67  11–13
(4–10)
WVU Coliseum (2,392)
Morgantown, WV
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m.
at Texas Tech W 73–62  12–13
(5–10)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,410)
Lubbock, TX
February 27, 2022
1:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State W 60–56  13–13
(6–10)
WVU Coliseum (2,200)
Morgantown, WV
March 2, 2022
6:30 p.m.
at Kansas State W 74–62 2OT 14–13
(7–10)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,478)
Manhattan, KS
March 5, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Iowa State L 57–74  14–14
(7–11)
WVU Coliseum (1,823)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 10, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) TCU
Fist Round
W 68–48  15–14
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) No. 10 Iowa State
Quarterfinals
L 60–66  15–15
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

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  1. ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball - Mountaineers News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ West Virginia Mountaineers. "West Virginia Mountaineers on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". wvusports.com. University of West Virginia Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "WVU-Maryland Eastern Shore Canceled". wvusports.com. December 27, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.