2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 27th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Jersey Mike's Arena, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	11–20 (3–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (27th season)
Assistant coaches	Timothy Eatman Nadine Domond Michelle Edwards
Home arena	Jersey Mike's Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Ohio State	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
No. 8 Iowa †	14	–	4		.778			24	–	8		.750
No. 12 Michigan	13	–	4		.765			25	–	7		.781
No. 13 Maryland	13	–	4		.765			23	–	9		.719
No. 11 Indiana	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Nebraska	11	–	7		.611			24	–	9		.727
Northwestern	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Michigan State	8	–	9		.471			15	–	15		.500
Purdue	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Minnesota	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Penn State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	18		.379
Wisconsin	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Rutgers	3	–	14		.176			11	–	20		.355
Illinois	1	–	13		.071			7	–	20		.259
† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 11–20, 3–14 in Big Ten play to finish in thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Penn State in the First Round before losing to Indiana in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the season 14–5, 10–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They received a double-bye into the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament when they lost to Iowa. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the six seed in the Mercado Regional they lost to BYU in the First Round to end their season.

Roster

2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Lasha Petree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Arbor Prep Bradley Detroit, MI G 1 Destiny Marshall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Grovetown Jacksonville Augusta, GA G 3 Shug Dickson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Lutheran North Missouri St. Louis, MO G 5 Victoria Morris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS North College Hill Old Dominion Cincinnati, OH G/F 10 Erica LaFayette 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So McKinley Baton Rouge, LA G 11 Stephanie Guihon 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Largo Largo, MD C 12 Sakima Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Africentric Early College Columbus, OH G 14 Jailyn Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS William Mason Arkansas Mason, OH G 15 Awa Sidibe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Inland Careers Bamako, Mali G 20 Joiya Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Hoover Hoover, AL F 22 Tyia Singleton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL G 24 Kierra Sanderlin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Judson Converse, TX F 32 Osh Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Chillicothe Ball State Chillicothe, OH G 35 Sayawni Lassiter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Newton North Florida State Boston, MA F 54 Chyna Cornwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Newton-Conover Conover, NC	Head coach C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock) Assistant coach(es) Timothy Eatman (Talladega) Nadine Domond (Iowa) Michelle Edwards (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 11, 2022

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Saint Peter's	W 59–38	1–0	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,458) Piscataway, NJ
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		South Alabama	W 64–45	2–0	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,633) Piscataway, NJ
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		Fairfield	W 48–42	3–0	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,288) Piscataway, NJ
November 16, 2021* 11:00 a.m.		Stony Brook	L 44–53	3–1	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,015) Piscataway, NJ
November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Harvard	W 68–65 ^OT	4–1	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,776) Piscataway, NJ
November 25, 2021* Noon		vs. DePaul Paradise Jam	L 74–77	4–2	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 26, 2021* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam	L 40–51	4–3	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 27, 2021* 1:15 p.m.		vs. No. 9 Arizona Paradise Jam	L 44–80	4–4	Sports and Fitness Center (244) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
December 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		at Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 50–58	4–5	Peterson Events Center (1,390) Pittsburgh, PA
December 8, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN		No. 8 Maryland	L 59–73	4–6 (0–1)	Jersey Mike's Arena (2,095) Piscataway, NJ
December 9, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Penn State	L 48–52	4–7 (0–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,881) University Park, PA
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		Delaware State	W 74–36	5–7	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,232) Piscataway, NJ
December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Central Connecticut State	W 56–45	6–7	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,192) Piscataway, NJ
December 18, 2021* Noon		Wagner	W 73–54	7–7	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,305) Piscataway, NJ
December 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., FS1		No. 8 Indiana	Canceled		Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m.		at Purdue	L 58–60	7–8 (0–3)	Mackey Arena (3,074) West Lafayette, IN
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m.		Minnesota	L 49–62	7–9 (0–4)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,001) Piscataway, NJ
January 9, 2022 Noon		at No. 8 Michigan	L 47–76	7–10 (0–5)	Crisler Center (2,154) Ann Arbor, MI
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Northwestern	L 63–68	7–11 (0–6)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (670) Evanston, IL
January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Wisconsin	L 45–49	7–12 (0–7)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,581) Piscataway, NJ
January 23, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		Ohio State	L 71–80	7–13 (0–8)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,219) Piscataway, NJ
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at No. 17 Maryland	L 55–72	7–14 (0–9)	Xfinity Center (3,987) College Park, MD
January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m.		Michigan State	L 45–61	7–15 (0–10)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,335) Piscataway, NJ
February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Nebraska Rescheduled from January 20	L 38–50	7–16 (0–11)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,503) Lincoln, NE
February 7, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 23 Ohio State	L 57–61	7–17 (0–12)	Jersey Mike's Arena (3,383) Piscataway, NJ
February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m.		Penn State	W 71–62	8–17 (1–12)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,933) Piscataway, NJ
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Minnesota	W 79–61	9–17 (2–12)	Williams Arena (2,747) Minneapolis, MN
February 20, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN		Purdue	L 59–70	9–18 (2–13)	Jersey Mike's Arena (2,961) Piscataway, NJ
February 24, 2022 :00 p.m., BTN		No. 21 Iowa	L 78–87	9–19 (2–14)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,852) Piscataway, NJ
February 27, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN		at Illinois	W 66–56	10–19 (3–14)	State Farm Center (1,445) Champaign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN	(13)	vs. (12) Penn State First Round	W 75–50	11–19	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
March 3, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN	(13)	vs. (5) No. 14 Indiana Second Round	L 54–66	11–20	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[1]

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

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

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. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2022.