2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), are members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by eighth year head coach Lisa Fortier, play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
West Coast Conference tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. RV
AP	No. RV
Record	27–7 (15–2 WCC)
Head coach	Lisa Fortier (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jordan Green Stacy Clinesmith Craig Fortier
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT^[1]
No. 20 BYU	15	–	1		.938			26	–	4		.867
Gonzaga †	15	–	2		.882			27	–	7		.794
San Francisco	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Portland	8	–	7		.533			20	–	11		.645
Saint Mary's	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
San Diego	8	–	9		.471			17	–	15		.531
Santa Clara	8	–	10		.444			16	–	15		.516
Pepperdine	4	–	11		.267			8	–	17		.320
Loyola Marymount	4	–	13		.235			11	–	19		.367
Pacific	3	–	14		.176			6	–	23		.207
† 2022 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Esther Little 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Ipswich Basketball Academy Ipswich, England F 1 Anamaria Virjoghe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Voievodul Mercea Northwest Christian Târgoviște, Romania F 3 Payton Muma 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, CO G/F 4 Abby O'Connor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. Joseph Loyola–Chicago South Bend, IN G 5 Maud Huijbens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr N/A Syracuse Hilversum, Netherlands F 10 Calli Stokes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Redondo Redondo Beach, CA G 11 Kayleigh Truong 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Jersey Village Houston, TX F 12 Eliza Hollingsworth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So St Leonard's College Melbourne, Australia G 13 Cierra Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Oregon City Vanderbilt Oregon City, OR G 14 Kaylynne Truong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Jersey Village Houston, TX F 15 Yvonne Ejim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Edge School Calgary, AB G 24 McKayla Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Windward Los Angeles, CA G 32 Kylee Griffen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Lake Stevens Marysville, WA F 33 Melody Kempton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Post Falls Post Falls, ID G 35 Bree Salenbien 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Lenawee Christian Adrian, MI	Head coach Lisa Fortier (Cal State Monterey) Assistant coach(es) Jordan Green (George Fox) Stacy Clinesmith (UC Santa Barbara) Craig Fortier (Cal State Monterey) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 6, 2021* 2:00 pm		Central Washington	W 78–42	–	McCarthey Athletic Center (2,887) Spokane, WA
Non Conference regular season
Nov. 11, 2021* 6:00 pm		Montana State	W 72–47	1–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (3,301) Spokane, WA
Nov. 14, 2021* 1:00 pm, SWX		at Montana	W 67–60	2–0	Dahlberg Arena (2,844) Missoula, MT
Nov. 18, 2021* 6:00 pm		Idaho State	W 69–39	3–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (2,821) Spokane, WA
Nov. 21, 2021* 1:00 pm, SWX		No. 7 Stanford	L 62–66	3–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Nov 26, 2021* 2:00 pm		vs. Utah Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 89-71	4-1	Stan Sheriff Center  Manoa, HI
Nov 27, 2021* 2:00 pm		vs. Eastern Illinois Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 74-53	5-1	Stan Sheriff Center  Manoa, HI
Nov 28, 2021* 4:30 pm, SPEC on ESPN+		at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 68-49	6-1	Stan Sheriff Center (1,017) Manoa, HI
Dec 3, 2021* 6:00 pm		Wyoming	W 54-47	7-1	McCarthey Athletic Center (3,171) Spokane, WA
Dec 8, 2021* 6:00 pm, SWX SCSP		Washington State	L 51-49	7-2	McCarthey Athletic Center (3,469) Spokane, WA
Dec 12, 2021* 6:30 pm, SCSA		Stephen F. Austin	W 64-54	8-2	McCarthey Athletic Center (2,751) Spokane, WA
Dec 19, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 69-66	8-3	University Credit Union Center (726) Davis, CA
Dec 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, SWX		at Eastern Washington	W 76–48	9–3	Reese Court (1,021) Cheney, WA
WCC regular season
Jan 1, 2022 1:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
Jan 6, 2022 7:00 pm		at Portland	W 76-65	10-3 (1-0)	Chiles Center (532) Portland
Jan 9, 2022* 3:00 pm		at No. 2 Stanford	L 66-50	10-4	Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, California
Jan 13, 2022 7:00 pm		at Pacific	W 92-51	11-4 (2–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center (377) Stockton, CA
Jan 15, 2022 2:00 pm, SWX		San Diego	W 76-66	12-4 (3-0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (4,971) Spokane, WA
Jan 20, 2022 6:00 pm		Portland	W 68-59	13-4 (4-0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,119) Spokane, WA
Jan 22, 2022 1:00 pm		at St. Mary's	W 66-53	14-4 (5-0)	University Credit Union Pavilion (314) Moraga, CA
Jan 27, 2022 7:00 pm		at Pepperdine	W 66-54	15-4 (6-0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (203) Malibu, CA
Jan 29, 2022 2:00 pm		at San Diego	W 69-43	16-4 (7-0)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (291) San Diego, CA
Feb 3, 2022 6:00 pm		Pacific	W 79-38	17-4 (8-0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (4,882) Spokane, WA
Feb 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ROOT		No. 16 BYU	L 50–62	17–5 (8–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,503) Spokane, WA
Feb 7, 2022 6:00 pm		San Francisco Rescheduled from December 30	W 55-49	18-5 (9-1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (4,847) Spokane, WA
Feb 10, 2022 6:00 pm, SCSC		at Santa Clara	W 72-55	19-5 (10-1)	Leavey Center (0) Santa Clara, CA
Feb 12, 2022 2:00 pm		at San Francisco	W 83-82	20-5 (11-1)	The Sobrato Center (832) San Francisco, CA
Feb 17, 2022 6:00 pm		St. Mary's	W 85-49	21-5 (12-1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (4,980) Spokane, WA
Feb 19, 2022 1:00 pm, BYUtv		at No. 20 BYU	L 63-39	21-6 (12-2)	Marriott Center (6,289) Provo, UT
Feb 21, 2022 2:00 pm		Santa Clara Rescheduled from January 8	W 74-58	22-6 (13-2)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,047) Spokane, WA
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 pm, SWX		Pepperdine	W 85-41	23-6 (14-2)	McCarthey Athletic Center (4,966) Spokane, WA
Feb 26, 2022 2:00 pm, SWX		Loyola Marymount	W 83-62	24-6 (15-2)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,386) Spokane, WA
WCC Tournament
Mar 7, 2022 2:30 pm, ROOT, BYUtv, WCC Network		vs. San Francisco Semifinals	W 69-55	25-6 (15-2)	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, NV
Mar 8, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. BYU Championship	W 71-59	26-6 (15-2)	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2022* 12:30 pm, ESPNews	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) Nebraska First Round	W 68-55	27-6	KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
Mar 20, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN	(9 W)	at (1 W) No. 4 Louisville Second Round	L 59-68	27-7	KFC Yum! Center (10,414) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Rankings

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

• 2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

1. "WCC Standings - 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
2. "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Gozags.com.