2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	19–11 (11–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kamie Ethridge (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Laurie Koehn; Jason Chainey; Camille Williams;
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum

2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Stanford †	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	4	.889
Oregon	11	–	6	.647	20	–	12	.625
	11	–	6	.647	19	–	11	.633
No. 19 Arizona	10	–	6	.625	21	–	8	.724
Colorado	9	–	7	.563	22	–	9	.710
Utah	8	–	7	.533	21	–	12	.636
UCLA	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Oregon State	6	–	9	.400	17	–	14	.548
Arizona State	4	–	9	.308	12	–	14	.462
USC	5	–	12	.294	12	–	16	.429
California	2	–	10	.167	11	–	13	.458
Washington	2	–	12	.143	7	–	16	.304

† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

Last season, the Cougars finished with an overall record of 12–12. The Cougars finished conference play with a 9–10 record. As the #7 seed in the tournament, the Cougars defeated the #10 seed Utah Utes in the first round, but lost to the #2 seed Arizona Wildcats in the quarterfinals. The Cougars received an at large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They received the #9 seed in the Mercado Regional. They lost in the first round to the #8 seed South Florida and were eliminated.

Roster

2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Michaela Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Beatrice	Wymore, NE
G	3	Emma Nankervis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	N/A	Mount, Eliza, Australia
G	4	Krystal Leger-Walker	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	N/A	Waikato, New Zealand
G	5	Charlisse Leger-Walker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	St. Peter's School	Waikato, New Zealand
G	10	Ekin Celikdemir	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Tilton	Istanbul, Turkey
F	13	Shir Levy	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Gymnasia Realit	Ness Ziona, Israel
C	14	Jessica Clarke	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	St. Thomas Aquinas	North Vancouver, Canada
F	15	Ula Motuga	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Caterbury College	Logan, Australia
G	20	Grace Sarver	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	West Seattle	Seattle, WA
G	21	Johanna Teder	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	South Plains College	Tartu, Estonia
G	22	Celena Molina	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Konawaena	Kailua, HI
C	55	Bella Murekatete	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Genesis Prep Academy	Ngoma Huye, Nigeria

Head coach

Kamie Ethridge (Texas)

Assistant coach(es)

Laurie Koehn (Kansas State)
Jason Chainey (Yeronga institute of TAFE)
Camille Williams (Wisconsin)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2022

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2021* 2:00 pm		Saint Martins	W 89–38		17 – Motuga	7 – Motuga	11 – K. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (436) Pullman, WA
November 5, 2021* 7:00 pm		Northwest Nazarene	W 113–46		20 – Teder	11 – Murekatete	8 – K. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (295) Pullman, WA
Regular Season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, Live Stream		San Jose State	W 86–56	1–0	22 – Tied	9 – Tied	8 – K. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (713) Pullman, WA
November 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, Live Stream		Northern Arizona	W 62–54	2–0	22 – C. Leger-Walker	15 – Murekatete	3 – Tied	Beasley Coliseum (934) Pullman, WA
November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho Battle of the Palouse	W 73–59	3–0	13 – Teder	10 – Murekatete	6 – K. Leger-Walker	ICCU Arena (1,074) Moscow, ID
November 25, 2021* 1:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Miami (FL) Baha Mar Hoops	W 62–47	4–0	15 – Teder	14 – C. Leger-Walker	5 – C. Leger-Walker	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021* 3:00 pm, FloSports		vs. No. 5 NC State Baha Mar Hoops	L 34–62	4–1	7 – Wallack	8 – Murekatete	4 – K. Leger-Walker	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2021* 12:00 pm, Live Stream		San Francisco	W 72–58	5–1	27 – C. Leger-Walker	9 – Motuga	5 – K. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (785) Pullman, WA
December 4, 2021* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at UC Davis	W 71–49	6–1	14 – Murekatete	8 – Murekatete	5 – K. Leger-Walker	University Credit Union Center (1,192) Davis, CA
December 8, 2021* 6:00 pm, SWX		at Gonzaga	W 51–49	7–1	14 – C. Leger-Walker	10 – Murekatete	3 – Tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (3,469) Spokane, WA
December 12, 2021* 12:00 pm, P12N		Boise State	W 62–55	8–1	23 – C. Leger-Walker	8 – Murekatete	6 – K. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (715) Pullman, WA
December 18, 2021* 11:00 am, BYU TV		at No. 20 BYU	L 53–71	8–2	21 – C. Leger-Walker	10 – Motuga	4 – Tied	Marriott Center (1,483) Provo, UT
December 19, 2021^[a]* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Stony Brook	L 62–69	8–3	19 – C. Leger-Walker	13 – Murekatete	5 – C. Leger-Walker	Island Federal Arena (253) Stony Brook, NY
December 19, 2021* 12:00 pm, N/A		at Cornell	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Cornell program.^[b]					Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
December 31, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N		California	W 69–42	9–3 (1–0)	22 – C. Leger-Walker	6 – K. Leger-Walker	6 – K. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (627) Pullman, WA
January 2, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 2 Stanford	L 44–82	9–4 (1–1)	15 – C. Leger-Walker	8 – Wallack	3 – Tied	Beasley Coliseum (873) Pullman, WA
January 7, 2022 5:00 pm, P12N		at No. 4 Arizona	L 52–60	9–5 (1–2)	12 – K. Leger-Walker	9 – K. Leger-Walker	6 – K. Leger-Walker	McKale Center (7,378) Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2022 11:00 am, P12N		at Arizona State	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona State program.^[c]					Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 14, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N		at USC	W 71–63	10–5 (2–2)	20 – Teder	6 – Murekatete	6 – K. Leger-Walker	Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N		at UCLA	L 58–71	10–6 (2–3)	24 – C. Leger-Walker	9 – Tied	4 – K. Leger-Walker	Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2022^[d] 1:00 pm, Live Stream		Oregon State	W 58–51	11–6 (3–3)	17 – Teder	6 – Tied	6 – K. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (654) Pullman, WA
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N		Washington Boeing Apple Cup Series	W 60–56 ^OT	12–6 (4–3)	18 – C. Leger-Walker	10 – Murekatete	3 – K. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (1,145) Pullman, WA
January 30, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N		at Washington Boeing Apple Cup Series	W 57–43	13–6 (5–3)	19 – C. Leger-Walker	7 – C. Leger-Walker	2 – K. Leger-Walker	Alaska Airlines Arena (3,023) Seattle, WA
February 4, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	W 63–56	14–6 (6–3)	30 – C. Leger-Walker	11 – Motuga	6 – K. Leger-Walker	CU Events Center (1,205) Boulder, CO
February 6, 2022 11:00 am, P12N		at Utah	L 66–72	14–7 (6–4)	16 – Teder	6 – Teder	6 – Teder	Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,043) Salt Lake City, UT
February 9, 2022^[e] 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 24 Oregon	L 30–83	14–8 (6–5)	9 – Murekatete	9 – Murekatete	3 – C. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (760) Pullman, WA
February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N		UCLA	W 66–65	15–8 (7–5)	22 – K. Leger-Walker	8 – C. Leger-Walker	5 – K. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (1,120) Pullman, WA
February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N		USC	W 57–54	16–8 (8–5)	20 – C. Leger-Walker	9 – Murekatete	5 – K. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (690) Pullman, WA
February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N		Arizona State	W 65–58	17–8 (9–5)	20 – Teder	6 – Murekatete	5 – C. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (874) Pullman, WA
February 20, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 8 Arizona	W 72–67	18–8 (10–5)	21 – Teder	8 – Murekatete	6 – C. Leger-Walker	Beasley Coliseum (984) Pullman, WA
February 24, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N		at No. 2 Stanford	L 54–61	18–9 (10–6)	17 – C. Leger-Walker	7 – Murekatete	5 – K. Leger-Walker	Maples Pavilion (3,009) Stanford, CA
February 26, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N		at California	W 73–67	19–9 (11–6)	21 – C. Leger-Walker	8 – Murekatete	9 – K. Leger-Walker	Haas Pavilion (1,390) Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022 8:30 pm, P12N	(3)	vs. (6) Utah Quarterfinals	L 59–70	19–10	18 – Murekatete	6 – Wallack	7 – C. Leger-Walker	Michelob Ultra Arena (4,428) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022 8:30 am, ESPN2	(8 B)	vs. (9 B) Kansas State First Round	L 40–50	19–11	20 – C. Leger-Walker	14 – Motuga	2 – Motuga	Reynolds Coliseum (4,800) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV*	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV*	RV^	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

Notes

^ This game was added on December 16 to replace the previously canceled game at Cornell.^[1]
^ This game was canceled on December 15 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Big Red program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.^[2]
^ This game was postponed on January 4 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Sun Devils program.^[3]
^ This game was originally scheduled on January 21 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 26 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington State program.^[4]
^ This game was originally scheduled on January 23 before being postponed and rescheduled to February 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington State program.^[5]

References

^ "Women's Basketball Adds Game at Stony Brook". wsucougars.com. December 16, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "Women's Basketball Game at Cornell Canceled". wsucougars.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "Women's Basketball Contest at Arizona State Postponed". wsucougars.com. January 4, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "Women's Basketball to Make Up Oregon State Game this Wednesday". wsucougars.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "Women's Basketball to Make Up Oregon Game on Feb. 9". wsucougars.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

[2] This game was added on December 16 to replace the previously canceled game at Cornell.^[1]

[4] This game was canceled on December 15 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Big Red program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.^[2]

[6] This game was postponed on January 4 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Sun Devils program.^[3]

[8] This game was originally scheduled on January 21 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 26 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington State program.^[4]

[10] This game was originally scheduled on January 23 before being postponed and rescheduled to February 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington State program.^[5]

[1] "Women's Basketball Adds Game at Stony Brook". wsucougars.com. December 16, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[3] "Women's Basketball Game at Cornell Canceled". wsucougars.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[5] "Women's Basketball Contest at Arizona State Postponed". wsucougars.com. January 4, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[7] "Women's Basketball to Make Up Oregon State Game this Wednesday". wsucougars.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[9] "Women's Basketball to Make Up Oregon Game on Feb. 9". wsucougars.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[11] "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

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