2021–22 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

2021–22 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record25–8 (14–4 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alysiah Bond
  • Tori Jankoska
  • CJ Jones
Home arenaJQH 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 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by third year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They finished the season 25–8 and 14–4 in conference play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the Missouri Valley tournament, they defeated Drake in the quarterfinals before losing to Northern Iowa in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were one of the eleven seeds in the Spokane Regional. They defeated fellow eleven seed Florida State in the First Four before falling to the sixth seed Ohio State in the first round.

Previous season

The Lady Bears finished the season 23–3 and 16–0 in conference play to finish as Missouri Valley Conference champions. As the first seed in the Missouri Valley tournament, they defeated Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals before having to forfeit their semifinal game.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Alamo Regional. They defeated twelve seed UC Davis and thirteen seed Wright State before falling to the first seed Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

2021–22 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Abigayle Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Little Rock Central
Auburn 		Little Rock, AR
G 1 Taylor Woodhouse 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Southaven Southaven, MS
G 2 Lindsey Byers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Helias Catholic Jefferson City, MO
F 4 Abby Hipp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr St. Pius X Kansas City, MO
G 11 Brice Calip 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK
F 12 Jennifer Ezeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So New Hope Academy Nibo, Nigeria
F 13 Ifunanya Nwachukwu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Topfield College
Chipola College 		Lagos, Nigeria
G 14 Mariah White 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Start
Cleveland State 		Toledo, OH
G 20 Isabelle Delarue 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Francis Howell North St. Charles, MO
G 21 Sydney Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Olathe East Overland Park, KS
G 22 Paige Rocca 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Iowa City Iowa City, IA
G 23 Mya Bhinhar 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Owasso High School Owasso, OK
F 32 Jasmine Franklin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 25, 2022

Schedule

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Missouri Baptist W 107–33  –
 JQH Arena (1,447)
Springfield, MO
November 5, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Lincoln W 100–44  –
 JQH Arena (1,524)
Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 76–62  1–0
 Jack Stephens Center (1,743)
Little Rock, AR
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		North Texas W 56–50  2–0
 JQH Arena (2,575)
Springfield, MO
November 17, 2021*
6:30 p.m. 		at Oklahoma State L 40–44  2–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,577)
Stillwater, OK
November 20, 2021*
4:00 p.m. 		at USC W 67–41  3–1
 Galen Center (372)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2021*
9:00 a.m., FloHoops 		vs. No. 24 Virginia Tech
San Juan Shootout 		W 76–68  4–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 27, 2021*
11:15 a.m., FloHoops 		vs. LSU
San Juan Shootout 		L 58–66  4–2
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		William Jewell W 81–26  5–2
 JQH Arena (1,803)
Springfield, MO
December 6, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Dakota State W 55–52  6–2
 Frost Arena (1,149)
Brookings, SD
December 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Missouri W 79–51  7–2
 JQH Arena (5,288)
Springfield, MO
December 18, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Southern W 72–43  8–2
 JQH Arena (2,047)
Springfield, MO
December 21, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Toledo W 60–46  9–2
 JQH Arena (2,139)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Conference Season
December 31, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Chicago W 55–38  10–2
(1–0) 		JQH Arena (1,877)
Springfield, MO
January 2, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Valparaiso W 74–62  11–2
(2–0) 		JQH Arena (1,534)
Springfield, MO
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 65–74  11–3
(2–1) 		McLeod Center (739)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 15, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Drake W 69–53  12–3
(3–1) 		Knapp Center (1,903)
Des Moines, IA
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bradley W 66–46  13–3
(4–1) 		JQH Arena (1,662)
Springfield, MO
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Illinois State L 51–52  13–4
(4–2) 		JQH Arena (2,036)
Springfield, MO
January 27, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		at Evansville W 82–35  14–4
(5–2) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (325)
Evansville, IN
January 29, 2022
Noon, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State W 62–58  15–4
(6–2) 		Hulman Center (1,139)
Terre Haute, IN
February 4, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois L 49–65  15–5
(6–3) 		SIU Arena (332)
Carbondale, IL
February 6, 2022
5:00 p.m. 		Southern Illinois W 53–52  16–5
(7–3) 		JQH Arena (1,802)
Springfield, MO
February 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Drake W 63–59  17–5
(8–3) 		JQH Arena (2,156)
Springfield, MO
February 13, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa W 66–57  18–5
(9–3) 		JQH Arena (1,870)
Springfield, MO
February 18, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Illinois State W 75–69  19–5
(10–3) 		Redbird Arena (735)
Normal, IL
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bradley W 72–56  20–5
(11–3) 		Renaissance Coliseum (328)
Peoria, IL
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Evansville W 99–57  21–5
(12–3) 		JQH Arena (1,672)
Springfield, MO
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 72–65  22–5
(13–3) 		JQH Arena (3,551)
Springfield, MO
March 3, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso W 66–46  23–5
(14–3) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (278)
Valparaiso, IN
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Chicago L 42–60  23–6
(14–4) 		Joseph J. Gentile Arena (301)
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
March 11, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Drake
Quarterfinals 		W 63–49  24–6
 TaxSlayer Center (0)
Moline, IL
March 12, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) Northern Iowa
Semifinals 		L 57–63  24–7
 TaxSlayer Center (1,456)
Moline, IL
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(11 S) vs. (11 S) Florida State
First Four 		W 61–50  25–7
 Maravich Center (366)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 19, 2022
1:30 p.m., ESPNU 		(11 S) vs. (6 S) No. 14 Ohio State
First Round 		L 56–63  25–8
 Maravich Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
APRV—RV—RV——RVRV—RV————————
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV————————
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

  1. ^ "MVC Women's Basketball Tournament - Schedule Update". mvc-sports.com. Missouri Valley Conference. March 13, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". missouristatebears.com. Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved May 25, 2022.