2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–21 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach	Marisa Moseley (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Scott Merritt; Kate Barnosky; Caroline Doty;
Home arena	Kohl Center
	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

The 2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers are led by first-year head coach Marisa Moseley and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They will compete in the 2021–22 Big Ten Conference season and the 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament.

Previous season[edit]

The Badgers finished the 2020–21 season 5–19, including 2–18 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Illinois. After the loss, they fired Jonathan Tsipis.^[1] On March 26, 2021, Marisa Moseley was named the 8th coach in the history of the Badgers.^[2]

After the season, the team lost one player to graduation and two players to transfers,^[3]^[4] while adding one player as a transfer.^[5]

Roster[edit]

2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Katie Nelson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Boston University	Falmouth, MA
G	3	Brooke Schramek	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Benet Academy	Naperville, IL
F	5	Julie Pospisilova	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Downers Grove North	Prague, Czech Republic
G	10	Halle Douglass	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Lake Forest	Lake Forest, IL
G	11	Maty Wilke	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam, WI
G	14	Krystna Ellew	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Taft	Chicago
F	20	Sacia Vanderpool	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Byron	Byron, MN
F/C	22	Lovisa Djurström	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Marks Gymnasieskola [sv]	Gothenburg, Sweden
G	23	Lexi Duckett	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Daytona Beach
G	24	Natalie Leuzinger (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Black Hawk High School	Monroe, WI
G	30	Sydney Hilliard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Monroe	Monroe, WI
G	40	Tara Stauffacher	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam, WI
C	41	Sara Stapleton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Centennial High School	Blaine, MN
F	44	Alex Leuhring	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	UW-Green Bay	Verona, WI

Head coach

Marisa Moseley (Boston University)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Merritt (Marquette)
Kate Barnosky (Tufts)
Caroline Doty (Connecticut)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 18, 2021

Recruiting Class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Maty Wilke G	Beaver Dam, WI	Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Maty Wilke G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Krystyna Ellew G	Chicago	Taft	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Krystyna Ellew G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Sacia Vanderpool F	Byron, MN	Byron	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Sacia Vanderpool F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2021* 2:00 pm, BTN+		Wisconsin–Oshkosh	W 81–47	–	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		St. Thomas - Minnesota	W 67–51	1–0	Kohl Center (2,270) Madison, WI
Nov 14, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	L 49–61	1–1	Kohl Center (2,984) Madison, WI
Nov 19, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley	L 57–64	1–2	Renaissance Coliseum (721) Peoria, IL
Nov 22, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Chicago State	L 63–71	1–3	Kohl Center (2,139) Madison, WI
Nov 24, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	L 67–79	1–4	Klotsche Center (976) Milwaukee, WI
Nov 27, 2021* 4:30 pm, P12N		vs. Boise State Colorado Invitational	W 60–45	2–4	CU Events Center (952) Boulder, CO
Nov 28, 2021* 1:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado Colorado Invitational	L 51–67	2–5	CU Events Center (1,075) Boulder, CO
Dec 1, 2021* 6:30 pm, BTN+		Virginia Tech ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 60–70	2–6	Kohl Center (2,096) Madison, WI
Dec 5, 2021 3:00 pm, BTN+		at Northwestern	L 49–61	2–7 (0–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,231) Evanston, IL
Dec 9, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN		No. 13 Michigan	L 81–93	2–8 (0–2)	Kohl Center (2,669) Madison, WI
Dec 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, BTN+		Green Bay	L 53–63	2–9	Kohl Center (3,906) Madison, WI
Dec 16, 2021* 6:30 pm, BTN+		Illinois State	W 70–60	3–9	Kohl Center (2,150) Madison, WI
Jan 5, 2022 6:30 pm, BTN+		No. 6 Indiana	L 53–76	3–10 (0–3)	Kohl Center (2,053) Madison, WI
Jan 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		at Illinois	L 47–68	3–11 (0–4)	State Farm Center (2,066) Champaign, IL
Jan 12, 2022 6:30 pm, BTN+		Minnesota	L 66–82	3–12 (0–5)	Kohl Center (2,157) Madison, WI
Jan 16, 2022 1:00 pm, BTN+		at Rutgers	W 49–45	4–12 (1–5)	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,581) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 20, 2022 6:00 pm, BTN+		at No. 8 Michigan	L 44–83	4–13 (1–6)	Crisler Center (1,994) Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 23, 2022 2:00 pm, BTN+		Penn State	W 69–57	5–13 (2–6)	Kohl Center (3,189) Madison, WI
Jan 27, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN		at Nebraska	L 44–77	5–14 (2–7)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,528) Lincoln, NE
Jan 30, 2022 2:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	L 55–57	5–15 (2–8)	Williams Arena (4,482) Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3, 2022 6:30 pm, BTN+		No. 21 Iowa	L 50–84	5–16 (2–9)	Kohl Center (3,923) Madison, WI
Feb 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN		Illinois	W 70–62	6–16 (3–9)	Kohl Center (6,007) Madison, WI
Feb 9, 2022 5:00 pm, BTN+		at No. 15 Maryland	L 43–70	6–17 (3–10)	Xfinity Center (4,123) College Park, MD
Feb 13, 2022 1:00 pm, BTN+		Purdue	W 54–52	7–17 (4–10)	Kohl Center (2,869) Madison, WI
Feb 16, 2022 6:30 pm, BTN+		Michigan State	L 67–74	7–18 (4–11)	Kohl Center (2,166) Madison, WI
Feb 20, 2022 1:00 pm, BTN+		at No. 18 Ohio State	L 42–59	7–19 (4–12)	Value City Arena (5,683) Columbus, OH
Feb 23, 2022 6:30 pm, BTN+		Nebraska	L 70–80	7–20 (4–13)	Kohl Center (2,425) Madison, WI
Feb 27, 2022 12:00 pm, BTN+		at Purdue	W 63–62	8–20 (5–13)	Mackey Arena (4,811) West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 2, 2022 3:30 pm, BTN	(11)	vs. (14) Illinois First Round	L 66–75	8–21	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Wisconsin fires women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis after first-round exit in Big Ten tournament". ESPN. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Associated Press.
^ Nordstrom, Diane (March 26, 2021). "Moseley named to head women's basketball program". Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Wisconsin junior forward Imani Lewis enters transfer portal". wkow.com. WKOW. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "@LATechWBB Lands Wisconsin Transfer". latechsports.com. LATechSports. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Wisconsin women's basketball: UW lands grad transfer Katie Nelson from BU". buckys5thquarter.com. Vox Media. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[1] "Wisconsin fires women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis after first-round exit in Big Ten tournament". ESPN. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Associated Press.

[2] Nordstrom, Diane (March 26, 2021). "Moseley named to head women's basketball program". Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[3] "Wisconsin junior forward Imani Lewis enters transfer portal". wkow.com. WKOW. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[4] "@LATechWBB Lands Wisconsin Transfer". latechsports.com. LATechSports. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[5] "Wisconsin women's basketball: UW lands grad transfer Katie Nelson from BU". buckys5thquarter.com. Vox Media. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[6] "2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

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v t e Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Venues	Wisconsin Field House (1974–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Previous season[edit]

Roster[edit]

Recruiting Class[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]