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2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

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2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
Big Ten regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
Record25–7 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carla Morrow
  • Wesley Brooks
  • Jalen Powell
Home arenaValue City 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 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by ninth year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena. They were members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the season 25–7 overall and 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for first place. As the first seed in the Big Ten tournament they defeated eighth seed Michigan State in the Quarterfinals before losing to fifth seed Indiana in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the sixth seed in the Spokane Region. They defeated eleventh seed Missouri State in the First Round and third seed LSU in the Second Round before losing to second seed Texas in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Previous season

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The Buckeyes finished the season 13–7, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They did not participate in the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament or the WNIT due to a self-imposed postseason ban.[1]

Roster

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2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Madison Greene 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH
G 1 Rikki Harris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So North Central Indianapolis, IN
F 2 Gabby Hutcherson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Westerville South Westerville, OH
G 3 Anyssa Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Westerville South Westerville, OH
G 4 Jacy Sheldon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH
G 5 Kateri Poole 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So South Shore Bronx, NY
G 10 Braxtin Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Alter
Oklahoma State
Dayton, OH
G/F 14 Taylor Thierry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Shaker Heights Laurel Cleveland, OH
G 20 Kaitlyn Costner 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Elkhart Central Osceola, IN
G 21 Hevynne Bristow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Brooklyn Community
Providence
Brooklyn, NY
F 23 Rebeka Mikulášiková 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Piaristické Gymnasium Nitra, Slovakia
G 24 Taylor Mikesell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Jackson
Oregon
Massillon, OH
F 35 Tanaya Beacham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Toledo Rogers
Toledo
Youngstown, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 31, 2022

Schedule and results

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021*
No. 17т Slippery Rock W 96–48 
Value City Arena (2,425)
Columbus, OH
Regular Season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
No. 17т Bucknell W 71–48  1–0
Value City Arena (2,748)
Columbus, OH
November 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
No. 17т Norfolk State W 86–48  2–0
Value City Arena (2,980)
Columbus, OH
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 Bowling Green W 94–63  3–0
Value City Arena (3,418)
Columbus, OH
November 23, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 Bellarmine W 110–58  4–0
Value City Arena (2,766)
Columbus, OH
November 27, 2021*
6:00 p.m.
No. 21 Cincinnati W 86–50  5–0
Covelli Center (2,315)
Columbus, OH
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 18т at Syracuse
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 91–97  5–1
Carrier Dome (847)
Syracuse, NY
December 5, 2021
2:00 p.m.
No. 18т at Purdue W 70–53  6–1
(1–0)
Mackey Arena (3,236)
West Lafayette, IN
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
No. 20 Mount St. Mary's W 94–50  7–1
Value City Arena (2,805)
Columbus, OH
December 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN
No. 20 No. 10 Indiana L 66–86  7–2
(1–1)
Value City Arena (3,606)
Columbus, OH
December 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 Alabama State W 97–51  8–2
Value City Arena (2,832)
Columbus, OH
December 19, 2021*
5:00 p.m., P12N
No. 24 at UCLA Canceled[3] Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
No. 24 at San Diego State W 66–54  9–2
Viejas Arena (562)
San Diego, CA
December 31, 2021
Noon, BTN
No. 25 at No. 9 Michigan
Rivalry
L 71–90  9–3
(1–2)
Crisler Center (7,904)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Illinois W 90–69  10–3
(2–2)
Value City Arena (2,567)
Columbus, OH
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at Northwestern W 74–61  11–3
(3–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,232)
Evanston, IL
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Michigan State W 89–83  12–3
(4–2)
Value City Arena (2,917)
Columbus, OH
January 15, 2022
5:00 p.m., BTN+
at Minnesota W 83–75  13–3
(5–2)
Williams Arena (3,177)
Minneapolis, MN
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 12 Maryland W 95–89  14–3
(6–2)
Value City Arena (3,319)
Columbus, OH
January 23, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Rutgers W 80–71  15–3
(7–2)
Jersey Mike's Arena (1,219)
Piscataway, NJ
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 22 No. 7 Michigan
Rivalry
L 58–77  15–4
(7–3)
Value City Arena (4,293)
Columbus, OH
January 31, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 23 at No. 21 Iowa W 92–88  16–4
(8–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,185)
Iowa City, IA
February 7, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 21 Rutgers W 61–57  17–4
(9–3)
Value City Arena (3,383)
Columbus, OH
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 21 Nebraska W 80–70  18–4
(10–3)
Value City Arena (3,135)
Columbus, OH
February 14, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 18 at Illinois W 86–67  19–4
(11–3)
State Farm Center (997)
Champaign, IL
February 17, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 18 at No. 13 Maryland L 72–77  19–5
(11–4)
Xfinity Center (4,987)
College Park, MD
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 18 Wisconsin W 59–42  20–5
(12–4)
Value City Arena (5,683)
Columbus, OH
February 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 17 Penn State
Rescheduled from 1/3
W 78–55  21–5
(13–4)
Value City Arena (3,618)
Columbus, OH
February 27, 2022
2:30 p.m., BTN
No. 17 at Michigan State W 61–55  22–5
(14–4)
Breslin Center (7,124)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 4, 2022
11:30 a.m., BTN
(1) No. 13 vs. (8) Michigan State
Quarterfinals
W 74–58  23–5
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2022
3:30 p.m., BTN
(1) No. 13 vs. (5) No. 14т Indiana
Semifinals
L 62–70  23–6
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,749)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2
(6 S) No. 14 vs. (11 S) Missouri State
First Round
W 63–56  24–6
Maravich Center (0)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 21, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
(6 S) No. 14 vs. (3 S) No. 9 LSU
Second Round
W 79–64  25–6
Maravich Center (8,135)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 25, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(6 S) No. 14 vs. (2 S) No. 6 Texas
Sweet Sixteen
L 63–66  25–7
Spokane Arena (0)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP17т212118т20242425RVRVRV2223211817131414
Coaches25242021242425RVRV25192121191716151513
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Ohio State women's basketball players to use postseason ban as motivation". ESPN.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "UCLA's Games Against Ohio State and Cal State Bakersfield Will Not Be Played as Scheduled". uclabruins.com. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.