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2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball team

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2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
AAC regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 24
Record26–3 (14–1 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAddition Financial Arena
Seasons
2021–22 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 UCF 14 1   .933 26 4   .867
South Florida 12 3   .800 24 9   .727
Tulane 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
Temple 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
SMU 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Houston 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Memphis 6 9   .400 16 12   .571
Tulsa 5 8   .385 17 11   .607
Wichita State 5 11   .313 14 16   .467
East Carolina 4 11   .267 11 18   .379
Cincinnati 4 11   .267 11 17   .393
2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 45th season of basketball, were led by sixth-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and play their home games at the Addition Financial Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. The Knights finished their regular season 22–3 and were American Athletic Conference champions at 14–1, winning the conference tournament and an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Florida in the first round before losing to UConn in the second round.

Roster

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2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Laila Jewett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bishop Ireton Woodbridge, VA
G 1 Tay Sanders 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bartow
Chipola
Bartow, FL
G 3 Diamond Battles 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
G 4 Kiera Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Palm Beach Gardens Rivera Beach, FL
F 5 Masseny Kaba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Cathedral Dorchester, MA
G 11 Becca Ripley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr New Hampton Stratham, NH
G 14 Asia Todd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Clayton
Liberty
Clayton, NC
G 23 Alisha Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Strath Haven
Syracuse
Wallingford, PA
F 24 Jnaya Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bolingbrook HS
Trinity Valley
Bolingbrook, IL
G 25 Ahna Burney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr DME Sports Academy Vancouver, WA
F 30 Neila Luma 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Bethlehem Catholic
George Washington
Macungie, PA
G 31 Shania Meertens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Winter Springs
Clemson
Winter Springs, FA
F 32 Britney Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Boone Orlando, FL
F 33 Destiny Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Forest Park Atlanta, GA
F 42 Ashton Verhulst 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Bishop Miege Desoto, KS
G Savannah Henderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Timber Creek Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 13, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Duquesne W 68–39  1–0
Addition Financial Arena (2,558)
Orlando, FL
November 12, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 15 Tennessee L 41–49  1–1
Addition Financial Arena (2,819)
Orlando, FL
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Virginia W 59–38  2–1
John Paul Jones Arena (1,432)
Charlottesville, VA
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont W 57–45  3–1
Addition Financial Arena (2,385)
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2021*
6:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Idaho State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 58–41  4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (103)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2021*
4:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. USC
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 56–47  5–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (114)
Cancún, Mexico
December 2, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas W 52–51  6–1
Addition Financial Arena (2,777)
Orlando, FL
December 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer W 61–47  7–1
Hawkins Arena (972)
Macon, GA
December 14, 2021*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
at Seton Hall W 68–56  8–1
Walsh Gymnasium (613)
South Orange, NJ
December 18, 2021*
7:30 pm, BTN+
at Iowa L 61–69  8–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,236)
Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton Postponed Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
AAC regular season
January 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulane W 64–55  9–2
(1–0)
Devlin Fieldhouse (542)
New Orleans, LA
January 8, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina W 52–43  10–2
(2–0)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (534)
Greenville, NC
January 11, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Houston W 62–59  11–2
(3–0)
Addition Financial Arena (2,411)
Orlando, FL
January 16, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 24 South Florida
War on I-4
W 61–57  12–2
(4–0)
Addition Financial Arena (2,763)
Orlando, FL
January 19, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at SMU Canceled Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cincinnati L 57–61  12–3
(4–1)
Fifth Third Arena (626)
Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulane W 69–67  13–3
(5–1)
Addition Financial Arena (2,371)
Orlando, FL
January 29, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State W 68–50  14–3
(6–1)
Charles Koch Arena (1,283)
Wichita, KS
January 31, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Temple
Rescheduled from January 2
W 64–55  15–3
(7–1)
Addition Financial Arena (2,177)
Orlando, FL
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Memphis W 71–57  16–3
(8–1)
Addition Financial Arena (2,712)
Orlando, FL
February 9, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Houston W 54–44  17–3
(9–1)
Fertitta Center (344)
Houston, TX
February 13, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at South Florida
War on I-4
W 54–33  18–3
(10–1)
Yuengling Center (2,086)
Tampa, FL
February 16, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State W 60–35  19–3
(11–1)
Addition Financial Arena (2,289)
Orlando, FL
February 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Temple W 68–31  20–3
(12–1)
McGonigle Hall (1,173)
Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cincinnati W 74–39  21–3
(13–1)
Addition Financial Arena (2,806)
Orlando, FL
March 2, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulsa W 61–48  22–3
(14–1)
Addition Financial Arena (2,435)
Orlando, FL
AAC Women's Tournament
March 8, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) No. 25 vs. (8) Tulsa
Quarterfinals
W 69–54  23–3
Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 9, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) No. 25 vs. (6) SMU
Semifinals
W 61–28  24–3
Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 10, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) No. 25 vs. (2) South Florida
Championship
W 53–45  25–3
Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 19, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPNews
(7 B) No. 24 vs. (10 B) Florida
First Round
W 69–52  26–3
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,073)
Storrs, CT
March 21, 2022*
9:00 pm, ESPN
(7 B) No. 24 at (2 B) No. 5 UConn
Second Round
L 47–52  26–4
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 (W) Basketball Schedule". UCF Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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