2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Carla Berube, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.

2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball
Ivy League regular season champions Ivy League Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	25–5 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Carla Berube (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Lauren Battista (3rd season) Lauren Dillon (3rd season)
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2019–20 2022–23 →

2021–22 Ivy League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Princeton †	14	–	0		1.000			25	–	5		.833
Columbia	12	–	2		.857			25	–	7		.781
Yale	9	–	5		.643			16	–	11		.593
Harvard	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
Penn	7	–	7		.500			12	–	14		.462
Cornell	4	–	10		.286			9	–	16		.360
Dartmouth	2	–	12		.143			3	–	23		.115
Brown	1	–	13		.071			6	–	20		.231
† 2022 Ivy League Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Tigers finished the season with a 25–5 overall record, 14–0 in Ivy League play to finish in first place and win the conference's regular season championship. As the top seed in the Ivy League Tournament, they defeated Harvard and Columbia to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the eleventh seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated Kentucky in the First Round before losing to Indiana to end their season.

Previous season

The Ivy League canceled all winter sports for the 2020–21 season, including men's and women's basketball, due to COVID-19 concerns.^[1]

Roster

2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown F 00 Ellie Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Chevy Chase, MD G 1 Abby Meyers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Potomac, MD G 2 Adaora Nwokeji 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Houston, TX F 5 Paige Morton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Summit, NJ G 10 Grace Stone 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Glen Cove, NY G/F 11 Neenah Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Tracy, CA G 12 Maggie Connolly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Wilmington, DE G/F 14 Maddie Plank 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Briarcliff Manor, NY G 20 Kaitlyn Chen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So San Marino, CA F 21 Kira Emsbo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Lakewood, CO F 22 Parker Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Bethesda, MD G 24 Julia Cunningham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Watchung, NJ G 25 Chet Nweke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Woodbine, MD G 32 Amelia Osgood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Brentwood, TN G/F 33 Lexi Weger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr South Hadley, MA F 44 Katie Thiers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Seattle, WA	Head coach Carla Berube (Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Lauren Battista (Bentley) Lauren Dillon (Tufts) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 13, 2022

2021-22 Ivy Awards and Recognition

Abby Meyers – Player of the Year; First Team All-Ivy; Academic All-Ivy Ellie Mitchell – Defensive Player of the Year Carla Berube – Coach of the Year Julia Cunningham – First Team All-Ivy Grace Stone – Honorable Mention

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Schedule

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Villanova	W 59–42	1–0	Finneran Pavilion (1,551) Villanova, PA
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Delaware	W 76–56	2–0	Bob Carpenter Center (997) Newark, DE
November 14, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston	W 69–40	3–0	Jadwin Gymnasium (728) Princeton, NJ
November 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 53–61	3–1	Ryan Center (545) Kingston, RI
November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Temple	W 59–41	4–1	Liacouras Center (780) Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	W 82–43	5–1	Jadwin Gymnasium (534) Princeton, NJ
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast	W 58–55	6–1	Alico Arena (2,045) Fort Myers, FL
December 5, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	L 67–76	6–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (303) Bronx, NY
December 11, 2021* Noon, ESPN+		Seton Hall	L 60–70	6–3	Jadwin Gymnasium (586) Princeton, NJ
December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo	W 79–77 ^OT	7–3	Jadwin Gymnasium (537) Princeton, NJ
December 22, 2021* Noon, ESPN+		No. 12 Texas	L 53–70	7–4	Jadwin Gymnasium (722) Princeton, NJ
December 29, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF	Canceled		Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	W 68–50	8–4 (1–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (635) Princeton, NJ
January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cornell	W 65–41	9–4 (2–0)	Newman Arena (189) Ithaca, NY
January 12, 2022* 6:00 p.m., NBC Sports PA+		Towson	W 68–54	10–4	Jadwin Gymnasium (57) Princeton, NJ
January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Brown	W 72–39	11–4 (3–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center (163) Providence, RI
January 17, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Penn	W 70–50	12–4 (4–0)	Palestra (125) Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 78–35	13–4 (5–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (165) Princeton, NJ
January 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Yale	W 61–49	14–4 (6–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (60) New Haven, CT
February 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cornell	W 75–37	15–4 (7–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (501) Princeton, NJ
February 5, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Columbia	W 57–39	16–4 (8–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (906) Princeton, NJ
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 70–48	17–4 (9–0)	Leede Arena (0) Hanover, NH
February 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown	W 88–42	18–4 (10–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (572) Princeton, NJ
February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., NBC Sports PA		Yale	W 74–36	19–4 (11–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (797) Princeton, NJ
February 23, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Columbia	W 73–53	20–4 (12–0)	Levien Gymnasium (1,913) New York, NY
March 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNews		Penn	W 63–43	21–4 (13–0)	Jadwin Gymnasium (846) Princeton, NJ
March 6, 2022 Noon, ESPN+		at Harvard	W 73–53	22–4 (14–0)	Lavietes Pavilion (757) Cambridge, MA
Ivy League Tournament
March 12, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	(1) No. 24	at (4) Harvard Semifinals	W 72–67	23–4	Lavietes Pavilion (889) Cambridge, MA
March 13, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNews	(1) No. 24	vs. (2) Columbia Final	W 77–59	24–4	Lavietes Pavilion (925) Cambridge, MA
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN	(11 B) No. 25	vs. (6 B) No. 15 Kentucky First Round	W 69–62	25–4	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,389) Bloomington, IN
March 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	(11 B) No. 25	at (3 B) No. 11 Indiana Second Round	L 55–56	25–5	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (9,627) Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	25
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

1. "Ivy League Outlines Intercollegiate Athletics Plans; No Competition for Winter Sports" (Press release). Ivy League. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
2. "Ivy League Reveals Women's Basketball Award Winners and All-Ivy Teams for 2021-22 Season". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
3. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved May 13, 2022.