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2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

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2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–20 (3–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJersey Mike's Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
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

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.

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

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 11, 2022

Schedule

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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.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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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

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2022.