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2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

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2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record19–14 (12–6 Missouri Valley Conference)
Head coach
  • Kristen Gillespie (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jessica Keller (5th season)
  • Scott Gillespie (5th season)
  • Mariyah Brawner-Henley (4th season)
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 15 3   .833 21 10   .677
Missouri State 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Northern Iowa 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Illinois State 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Loyola Chicago 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Drake 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Indiana State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Evansville 2 16   .111 8 22   .267
Bradley 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2022 MVC tournament winner


The 2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Kristen Gillespie, played their home games at the Redbird Arena as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They finished the season with a 19–14 overall record, 12–6 in conference play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the Missouri Valley Tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals and defeated Loyola–Chicago, Southern Illinois, and Northern Iowa to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the fifteenth seed in the Greensboro Region. They lost to second seed Iowa in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season

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The Redbirds finished the season with a 16–9 overall record, 12–6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the Missouri Valley Tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they lost to Loyola–Chicago. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they lost to Tulane in the First Round, defeated Samford in the Consolation Semifinal and lost to UT Martin in the Consolation Final.

Roster

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2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jada Stinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Elizabethtown
Arkansas State
Fayetteville, NC
F 1 Jasmine McGinnis-Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Westside Omaha, NE
G 3 Mary Crompton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Regina Iowa City, IA
G 4 Lauren Cohen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Glenbard South Wheaton, IL
F 5 Lexy Koudelka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Nevada Nevada, IA
G 11 Kenzie Bowers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Kent City Kent City, MI
G 12 Maya Wong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Normal Community Normal, IL
G 13 Kayel Newland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Liberty Kansas City, MO
F 22 Chloe van Zeeland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Kaukauna Kaukauna, WI
G 23 Juliunn Redmond 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS John Marshall
Tallahassee CC
Chicago, IL
F 24 Deanna Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Cardinal Ritter
Moberly Area CC
St. Louis, MO
F/C 25 Lexi Boles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Dowling Catholic Des Moines, IA
F 32 Kate Bullman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Grayslake Central Grayslake, IL
F 33 Hannah Kelle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lincoln Southwest Lincoln, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 17, 2022

Schedule

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021*
6:00 p.m.
UMSL W 64–53 
Redbird Arena (363)
Normal, IL
Non-Conference Regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Illinois L 60–77  0–1
NIU Convocation Center (432)
DeKalb, IL
November 13, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
at St. Thomas W 70–55  1–1
Schoenecker Arena (400)
Saint Paul, MN
November 17, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Purdue L 64–76  1–2
Redbird Arena (672)
Normal, IL
November 20, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Martin L 52–54  1–3
Skyhawk Arena (1,131)
Martin, TN
November 26, 2021*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine
UCI Thanksgiving Classic
L 55–67  1–4
Bren Events Center (277)
Irvine, CA
November 27, 2021*
4:30 p.m.
vs. Sacramento State
UCI Thanksgiving Classic
L 63–65  1–5
Bren Events Center (186)
Irvine, CA
December 1, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN3
Missouri Baptist W 91–42  2–5
Redbird Arena (1,549)
Normal, IL
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dayton L 67–78  2–6
Redbird Arena (568)
Normal, IL
December 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SIUE W 80–71  3–6
Vadalabene Center (150)
Edwardsville, IL
December 16, 2021*
6:30 p.m., BTN+
at Wisconsin L 60–70  3–7
Kohl Center (2,150)
Madison, WI
December 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Saint Louis W 77–66  4–7
Redbird Arena (366)
Normal, IL
Missouri Valley Regular season
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Bradley W 64–57  5–7
(1–0)
Redbird Arena (312)
Normal, IL
January 7, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State W 66–58  6–7
(2–0)
Hulman Center (1,112)
Terre Haute, IN
January 9, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Evansville W 87–68  7–7
(3–0)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (222)
Evansville, IN
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Valparaiso W 65–49  8–7
(4–0)
Redbird Arena (316)
Normal, IL
January 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 68–50  9–7
(5–0)
Redbird Arena (703)
Normal, IL
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Illinois L 47–56  9–8
(5–1)
SIU Arena (317)
Carbondale, IL
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State W 52–51  10–8
(6–1)
JQH Arena (2,036)
Springfield, MO
January 27, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Iowa L 67–74  10–9
(6–2)
Redbird Arena (824)
Normal, IL
January 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drake W 70–58  11–9
(7–2)
Redbird Arena (1,480)
Normal, IL
February 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Evansville W 75–60  12–9
(8–2)
Redbird Arena (504)
Normal, IL
February 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Indiana State W 72–64  13–9
(9–2)
Redbird Arena (656)
Normal, IL
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola–Chicago W 57–53  14–9
(10–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (327)
Chicago, IL
February 12, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 85–80  15–9
(11–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (388)
Valparaiso, IN
February 18, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State L 67–75  15–10
(11–3)
Redbird Arena (735)
Normal, IL
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois L 49–65  15–11
(11–4)
Redbird Arena (1,039)
Normal, IL
February 25, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Drake L 62–104  15–12
(11–5)
Knapp Center (2,261)
Des Moines, IA
February 27, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Iowa L 63–70  15–13
(11–6)
McLeod Center (1,333)
Cedar Falls, IA
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bradley W 62–53  16–13
(12–6)
Renaissance Coliseum (626)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Tournament
March 11, 2022
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Loyola–Chicago
Quarterfinals
W 68–52  17–13
TaxSlayer Center (0)
Moline, IL
March 12, 2022
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) Southern Illinois
Semifinals
W 50–42  18–13
TaxSlayer Center (0)
Moline, IL
March 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (3) Northern Iowa
Final
W 50–48  19–13
TaxSlayer Center (1,392)
Moline, IL
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN
(15 G) at (2 G) No. 8 Iowa
First Round
L 58–98  19–14
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
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". goredbirds.com. Illinois State University. Retrieved May 17, 2022.