2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record19–11 (11–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Stanford160 1.000324  .889
Oregon116 .6472012  .625
Washington State116 .6471911  .633
No. 19 Arizona106 .625218  .724
Colorado97 .563229  .710
Utah87 .5332112  .636
UCLA88 .5001813  .581
Oregon State69 .4001714  .548
Arizona State49 .3081214  .462
USC512 .2941216  .429
California210 .1671113  .458
Washington212 .143716  .304
2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

Last season, the Cougars finished with an overall record of 12–12. The Cougars finished conference play with a 9–10 record. As the #7 seed in the tournament, the Cougars defeated the #10 seed Utah Utes in the first round, but lost to the #2 seed Arizona Wildcats in the quarterfinals. The Cougars received an at large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They received the #9 seed in the Mercado Regional. They lost in the first round to the #8 seed South Florida and were eliminated.

Roster

2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Michaela Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrBeatrice Wymore, NE
G 3 Emma Nankervis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoN/A Mount, Eliza, Australia
G 4 Krystal Leger-Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrN/A Waikato, New Zealand
G 5 Charlisse Leger-Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSt. Peter's School Waikato, New Zealand
G 10 Ekin Celikdemir 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrTilton Istanbul, Turkey
F 13 Shir Levy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrGymnasia Realit Ness Ziona, Israel
C 14 Jessica Clarke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSt. Thomas Aquinas North Vancouver, Canada
F 15 Ula Motuga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCaterbury College Logan, Australia
G 20 Grace Sarver 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoWest Seattle Seattle, WA
G 21 Johanna Teder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSouth Plains College Tartu, Estonia
G 22 Celena Molina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrKonawaena Kailua, HI
C 55 Bella Mourekatete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoGenesis Prep Academy Ngoma Huye, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2022

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2021*
2:00 pm
Saint Martins W 89–38 
 17  Motuga  7  Motuga  11  K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (436)
Pullman, WA
November 5, 2021*
7:00 pm
Northwest Nazarene W 113–46 
 20  Teder  11  Murekatete  8  K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (295)
Pullman, WA
Regular Season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, Live Stream
San Jose State W 86–56  1–0
 22  Tied  9  Tied  8  K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (713)
Pullman, WA
November 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, Live Stream
Northern Arizona W 62–54  2–0
 22  C. Leger-Walker  15  Murekatete  3  Tied  Beasley Coliseum (934)
Pullman, WA
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho
Battle of the Palouse
W 73–59  3–0
 13  Teder  10  Murekatete  6  K. Leger-Walker  ICCU Arena (1,074)
Moscow, ID
November 25, 2021*
1:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Miami (FL)
Baha Mar Hoops
W 62–47  4–0
 15  Teder  14  C. Leger-Walker  5  C. Leger-Walker  Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021*
3:00 pm, FloSports
vs. No. 5 NC State
Baha Mar Hoops
L 34–62  4–1
 7  Wallack  8  Murekatete  4  K. Leger-Walker  Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2021*
12:00 pm, Live Stream
San Francisco W 72–58  5–1
 27  C. Leger-Walker  9  Motuga  5  K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (785)
Pullman, WA
December 4, 2021*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at UC Davis W 71–49  6–1
 14  Murekatete  8  Murekatete  5  K. Leger-Walker  University Credit Union Center (1,192)
Davis, CA
December 8, 2021*
6:00 pm, SWX
at Gonzaga W 51–49  7–1
 14  C. Leger-Walker  10  Murekatete  3  Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (3,469)
Spokane, WA
December 12, 2021*
12:00 pm, P12N
Boise State W 62–55  8–1
 23  C. Leger-Walker  8  Murekatete  6  K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (715)
Pullman, WA
December 18, 2021*
11:00 am, BYU TV
at No. 20 BYU L 53–71  8–2
 21  C. Leger-Walker  10  Motuga  4  Tied  Marriott Center (1,483)
Provo, UT
December 19, 2021[lower-alpha 1]*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Stony Brook L 62–69  8–3
 19  C. Leger-Walker  13  Murekatete  5  C. Leger-Walker  Island Federal Arena (253)
Stony Brook, NY
December 19, 2021*
12:00 pm, N/A
at Cornell Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Cornell program.[lower-alpha 2] Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
December 31, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N
California W 69–42  9–3
(1–0)
 22  C. Leger-Walker  6  K. Leger-Walker  6  K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (627)
Pullman, WA
January 2, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Stanford L 44–82  9–4
(1–1)
 15  C. Leger-Walker  8  Wallack  3  Tied  Beasley Coliseum (873)
Pullman, WA
January 7, 2022
5:00 pm, P12N
at No. 4 Arizona L 52–60  9–5
(1–2)
 12  K. Leger-Walker  9  K. Leger-Walker  6  K. Leger-Walker  McKale Center (7,378)
Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2022
11:00 am, P12N
at Arizona State Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona State program.[lower-alpha 3] Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 14, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
at USC W 71–63  10–5
(2–2)
 20  Teder  6  Murekatete  6  K. Leger-Walker  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 58–71  10–6
(2–3)
 24  C. Leger-Walker  9  Tied  4  K. Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2022[lower-alpha 4]
1:00 pm, Live Stream
Oregon State W 58–51  11–6
(3–3)
 17  Teder  6  Tied  6  K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (654)
Pullman, WA
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
Washington
Boeing Apple Cup Series
W 60–56 OT 12–6
(4–3)
 18  C. Leger-Walker  10  Murekatete  3  K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,145)
Pullman, WA
January 30, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
at Washington
Boeing Apple Cup Series
W 57–43  13–6
(5–3)
 19  C. Leger-Walker  7  C. Leger-Walker  2  K. Leger-Walker  Alaska Airlines Arena (3,023)
Seattle, WA
February 4, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado W 63–56  14–6
(6–3)
 30  C. Leger-Walker  11  Motuga  6  K. Leger-Walker  CU Events Center (1,205)
Boulder, CO
February 6, 2022
11:00 am, P12N
at Utah L 66–72  14–7
(6–4)
 16  Teder  6  Teder  6  Teder  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,043)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 9, 2022[lower-alpha 5]
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 24 Oregon L 30–83  14–8
(6–5)
 9  Murekatete  9  Murekatete  3  C. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (760)
Pullman, WA
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
UCLA W 66–65  15–8
(7–5)
 22  K. Leger-Walker  8  C. Leger-Walker  5  K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,120)
Pullman, WA
February 13, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
USC W 57–54  16–8
(8–5)
 20  C. Leger-Walker  9  Murekatete  5  K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (690)
Pullman, WA
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State W 65–58  17–8
(9–5)
 20  Teder  6  Murekatete  5  C. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (874)
Pullman, WA
February 20, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 Arizona W 72–67  18–8
(10–5)
 21  Teder  8  Murekatete  6  C. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (984)
Pullman, WA
February 24, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 2 Stanford L 54–61  18–9
(10–6)
 17  C. Leger-Walker  7  Murekatete  5  K. Leger-Walker  Maples Pavilion (3,009)
Stanford, CA
February 26, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
at California W 73–67  19–9
(11–6)
 21  C. Leger-Walker  8  Murekatete  9  K. Leger-Walker  Haas Pavilion (1,390)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022
8:30 pm, P12N
(3) vs. (6) Utah
Quarterfinals
L 59–70  19–10
 18  Murekatete  6  Wallack  7  C. Leger-Walker  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,428)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022
8:30 am, ESPN2
(8 B) vs. (9 B) Kansas State
First Round
L 40–50  19–11
 20  C. Leger-Walker  14  Motuga  2  Motuga  Reynolds Coliseum (4,800)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV*RVRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRV*RV^RVRVRVRVRVRV

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

See also

Notes

  1. This game was added on December 16 to replace the previously canceled game at Cornell.[1]
  2. This game was canceled on December 15 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Big Red program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.[2]
  3. This game was postponed on January 4 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Sun Devils program.[3]
  4. This game was originally scheduled on January 21 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 26 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington State program.[4]
  5. This game was originally scheduled on January 23 before being postponed and rescheduled to February 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington State program.[5]

References

  1. "Women's Basketball Adds Game at Stony Brook". wsucougars.com. December 16, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. "Women's Basketball Game at Cornell Canceled". wsucougars.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. "Women's Basketball Contest at Arizona State Postponed". wsucougars.com. January 4, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. "Women's Basketball to Make Up Oregon State Game this Wednesday". wsucougars.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  5. "Women's Basketball to Make Up Oregon Game on Feb. 9". wsucougars.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  6. "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
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