2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball team explained
| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | BYU Cougars |
| Conference: | West Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | WCC |
| Aprank: | 20 |
| Coachrank: | 14 |
| Record: | 26–4 |
| Conf Record: | 15–1 |
| Hc Year: | 21st |
| Asst Coach1: | Ray Stewart |
| Ac1 Year: | 11th |
| Asst Coach2: | Melanie Day[1] |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Lee Cummard |
| Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
| Champion: | WCC regular season champions
St. Pete Showcase Champions |
The 2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins's twenty first and final season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the Marriott Center.
Before the season
Departures
Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout college sports, the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any women's basketball player. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return in 2021–22.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Megan Stevenson | 1 | F | 6'0 | Freshman | | |
| Malli Perri | 15 | F | 6'5" | RS Junior | | Graduated and chose not to return |
| Tahlia White | 21 | F | 6'0 | Freshman | | Transferred to Utah Valley | |
Newcomers
| Name[2] | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|
| Amanda Barcello | 1 | F | 5'11 | Freshman | | |
| Rose Bubakar | 24 | F | 6'0 | Freshman | | |
| Emma Calvert | 25 | F | 6'4 | Freshman | | |
| Amber Kartchner | 33 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | | |
| Arielle Mackey-Williams | 4 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | | |
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2021–22 media
BYU Sports Media
See also: 2021 BYU Cougars football team, 2021–22 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2021 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2022 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team, 2022 BYU Cougars softball team and 2022 BYU Cougars baseball team.
All Cougars home games are being shown on BYUtv or the BYUtv App. Conference road games are being shown on WCC Network. All remaining non-conference road games are also being streamed. Streaming partners for those games can be found on the schedule.
Schedule
|-!colspan=8 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=8 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=8 style=| WCC regular season|-!colspan=8 style=| WCC Tournament|-!colspan=8 style=| NCAA tournament[3]
Game summaries
Exhibition: Westminster
----Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd
Starting Lineups:
- Westminster: Abby Mangum, Rae Falatea, Sarah McGinley, Ashley Greenwood, Hunter Krebs
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Lipscomb
----Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd
Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:
- Lipscomb: Jordan Peete, Blythe Pearson, Bella Vinson, Jalyn Holcomb, Casey Collier
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Fresno State
----Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: BYU leads 8–6
Starting Lineups:
- Fresno State: Hanna Cavinder, Haley Cavinder, Amiee Book, Yanina Todorova, Maria Guimaraes
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Arizona State
----Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd
Series History: BYU leads 6–4
Starting Lineups:
- Arizona State: Taya Hanson, Jaddan Simmons, Mael Gilles, Maggie Besselink, Jade Loville
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Boise State
----Broadcasters: Jarom Jordan and Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: BYU leads 11–8
Starting Lineups:
- Boise State: Mary Kay Naro, Anna Ostlie, Dominique Leonidas, Elodie Lalotte, Abby Muse
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Utah State
----Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski and Jason Shepherd
Series History: BYU leads 38–4
Starting Lineups:
- Utah State: Laci Hawthorne, E'Lease Stafford, Manna Mensah, Olivia Wikstrom, Kaylin Randhawa
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Florida State
----Broadcasters: Tom James and Brigid Merenda
Series History: Series even 1–1
Starting Lineups:
- Florida State: River Baldwin, Sammie Puisis, Sara Bejedi, Morgan Jones, Valencia Myers
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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West Virginia
----Broadcasters: Tom James and Brigid Merenda
Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- West Virginia: Jayla Hemingway, Kirsten Deans, Esmery Martinez, Kari Niblack, Madisen Smith
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Utah
----Broadcasters: Krista Blunk and Mary Murphy
Series History: Utah leads 67–41
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- Utah: Dru Glyten, Brynna Maxwell, Jenna Johnson, Kennady McQueen, Dasia Young
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Oklahoma
----Broadcasters: Chad McKee and Dan Hughes
Series History: Oklahoma leads 5–1
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- Oklahoma: Kelbie Washington, Nydia Lampkin, Ana Llanusa, Madi Williams, Taylor Robertson
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Washington State
----Broadcasters: Jarom Jordan, Kristen Kozlowski and Kiki Solano
Series History: Washington State leads 6–5
Starting Lineups:
- Washington State: Krystal Leger-Walker, Charlisse Leger-Walker, Ula Motuga, Johanna Teder, Bella Murekatete
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Montana State
----Broadcasters: Mark Martello
Series History: BYU leads 8–3
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- Montana State: Darian White, Kola Bad Bear, Katelynn Limardo, Leia Beattie, Gabby Mocchi
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San Francisco
----Broadcasters: George Devine
Series History: BYU leads 22–7
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- San Francisco: Kia Vaalavirta, Marianna Klavina, Amalie Langer, Jessica McDowell-White, Claudia Langarita
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Pacific
----Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd
Series History: BYU leads 17–4
Starting Lineups:
- Pacific: Anaya James, Cecilia Holmberg, Elizabeth Elliott, Erica Adams, Sam Ashby
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Saint Mary's
----Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Kiki Solano
Series History: BYU leads 13–10
Starting Lineups:
- Saint Mary's: Taycee Wedin, Madeline Holland, Tayla Dalton, Hannah Rapp, Ali Bamberger
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Loyola Marymount
----Broadcasters: Brendan Craig and Gary Craig
Series History: BYU leads 19–2
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- Loyola Marymount: Aspyn Adams, Kimora Sykes, Nicole Rodriguez, Ariel Johnson, Alexis Mark
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San Diego
----Broadcasters: Anne Marie Anderson and Mary Murphy
Series History: BYU leads 13–8
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- San Diego: Steph Gorman, Erica Martinsen, Jordyn Edwards, Kendall Bird, Sydney Hunter
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San Diego
----Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd
Series History: BYU leads 14–8
Starting Lineups:
- San Diego: Steph Gorman, Erica Martinsen, Jordyn Edwards, Kendall Bird, Sydney Hunter
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Santa Clara
----Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: BYU leads 22–2
Starting Lineups:
- Santa Clara: Merle Wiehl, Bryce Nixon, Lara Edmanson, Lindsey VanAllen, Lana Hollingsworth
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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San Francisco
----Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd
Series History: BYU leads 23–7
Starting Lineups:
- San Francisco: Jasmine Gayles, Kennedy Dickie, Jessica McDowell-White, Claudia Langarita, Lucija Kostic
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Portland
----Broadcasters: Ann Schatz and Jennifer Mountain
Series History: BYU leads 26–5
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- Portland: Keeley Frawley, Haylee Andrews, Alex Fowler, Maddie Muhlheim, Lucy Cochrane
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Gonzaga
----Broadcasters: Ann Schatz and Jennifer Mountain
Series History: Gonzaga leads 18–14
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- Gonzaga: Anamaria Virjoghe, Abby O'Connor, Kayleigh Truong, Cierra Walker, Melody Kempton
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Pepperdine
----Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: BYU leads 23–4
Starting Lineups:
- Pepperdine: Malia Bambrick, Meaali'i Amosa, Becky Obinma, Kendyl Carson, Ally Stedman
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Saint Mary's
----Broadcasters: Ben Ross and Evan Giddings
Series History: BYU leads 14–10
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- Saint Mary's: Taycee Wedin, Madeline Holland, Tayla Dalton, Jade Kirisome, Ali Bamberger
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Loyola Marymount
----Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd
Series History: BYU leads 20–2
Starting Lineups:
- Loyola Marymount: Cassandra Gordon, Jasmine Jones, Nicole Rodriguez, Ariel Johnson, Alexis Mark
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Gonzaga
----Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Kiki Solano
Series History: Gonzaga leads 18–15
Starting Lineups:
- Gonzaga: Anamaria Virjoghe, Abby O'Connor, Kayleigh Truong, Cierra Walker, Melody Kempton
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Santa Clara
----Broadcasters: Joe Ritzo
Series History: BYU leads 22–2
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- Santa Clara: Merle Wiehl, Lindsey VanAllen, Ashley Hiraki, Danja Stafford, Lana Hollingsworth
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Pacific
----Broadcasters: Don Gubbins
Series History: BYU leads 18–4
Starting Lineups:
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
- Pacific: Anaya James, Cecilia Holmberg, Jordan Cruz, Elizabeth Elliott, Sam Ashby
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WCC Semifinal: Portland
----Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: BYU leads 26–6
Starting Lineups:
- Portland: Rose Pflug, Emme Shearer, Alex Fowler, Maddie Muhlheim, Lucy Cochrane
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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WCC Championship: Gonzaga
----Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Christy Thomaskutty
Series History: Gonzaga leads 18–16
Starting Lineups:
- Gonzaga: Anamaria Virjoghe, Abby O'Connor, Kayleigh Truong, Cierra Walker, Melody Kempton
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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NCAA 1st Round: Villanova
----Broadcasters: Sam Gore and Aja Ellison
Series History: Villanova leads 1–0
Starting Lineups:
- Villanova: Lucy Olsen, Lior Garzon, Brianna Herlihy, Brooke Mullin, Madison Siegrist
- BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
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Conference Honors
- Shaylee Gonzales, Lauren Gustin, and Paisley Harding were selected to the 2021–22 All-WCC Preseason Women's Basketball Team.[4]
- Paisley Harding won the Week 2 WCC Player of the Week conference award.[5]
- Shaylee Gonzales won the Week 3 WCC Player of the Week conference award.[6] Additionally she won the St. Pete Showcase MVP title.
- Lee Cummard went 3–0 and won the St. Pete Showcase as interim coach[7] after Jeff Judkins had to sit out due to a positive COVID-19 test.[8]
- On February 10 Jeff Judkins recorded coaching career win 450 when BYU defeated Pepperdine.
- On Senior Day (February 19) the Cougars set an all-time record high attendance for a women's basketball game at the Marriott Center when 6,289 fans attended the game against the Zags.
Rankings
2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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Season | Week
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18 | Final |
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| AP | (NR) | (RV) | (RV) | 21[9] | 16[10] | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | |
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| Coaches | (NR) | (NR)^ | (RV) | 23[11] | 17[12] | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | | |
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style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px;" | | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | | Received Votes |
| (NR) | | Not Ranked | |
^The Coaches poll did not release a week 1 ranking.
Notes and References
- Web site: Day, Cummard hired as women’s basketball assistant coaches. The Daily Universe. 2019-07-12.
- Web site: Much like 2 years ago, BYU women's hoops optimistic in future with loaded group of returners. KSL. 2021-03-25.
- Web site: BYU women’s basketball finishes 2021-22 schedule. Daily Herald. 2021-09-23.
- Web site: BYU Women's Basketball picked to win the West Coast Conference Title. Salt Lake Tribune. 2021-10-13.
- Web site: Harding and James Earn WCC Weekly Honors. WCC Sports. 2021-11-22.
- Web site: Gonzales and Elliott Earn Player of the Week Recognition. WCC Sports. 2021-11-29.
- Web site: BYU women’s hoops wins St. Pete Showcase. Daily Herald. 2021-11-27.
- Web site: With BYU women’s coach Jeff Judkins out due to COVID-19, Lee Cummard to assume coaching duties. Deseret News. 2021-11-23.
- Web site: BYU women’s basketball gets No. 21 ranking by AP; men jump six spots. Salt Lake Tribune. 2021-11-29.
- Web site: Highest ranking in program history lands BYU women's basketball at No. 16 in AP poll. KSL. 2021-12-06.
- Web site: 2021-22 USA TODAY Sports WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 3. WBCA. 2021-11-30.
- Web site: 2021-22 USA TODAY Sports WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 4. WBCA. 2021-12-07.
