2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by sixth year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	24–9 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Amy Williams (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Goehle Chuck Love Tandem Mays
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena

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

They finished the season 24–9, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Illinois in the Second Round and Michigan in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions Iowa in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the eighth seed in the Wichita Regional. They lost to Gonzaga in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the season the season 13–13, 9–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. As the eight seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Minnesota in the Second Round before losing to eventual champions Maryland in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They played in the Memphis regional and defeated UT Martin in the First Round before losing to Colorado in the Second Round to end their season.

Roster

2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jaz Shelley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Berwick College Oregon Moe, VIC, Australia G 2 Trinity Brady 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hamilton Heights Christian Indianapolis IN G 3 Allison Weidner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Humphrey Humphrey, NE G 4 Sam Haiby 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Moorhead Moorhead, MN G 5 Mi'Cole Cayton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Saint Mary's College Cal Stockton, CA G 10 Whitney Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Grand Island Northwest Grand Island, NE G 11 Ruby Porter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Adelaide Lightning Adelaide, Australia F 14 Bella Cravens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Maryknoll School Eastern Washington Laie, HI G 15 Kendall Moriarty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Benet Academy Wheaton, IL F 21 Annika Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Wayzata Minneapolis, MN G 24 Nailah Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Inderkum Texas Tech Sacramento, CA G/F 32 Kendall Coley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr St. Louis Park Minneapolis, MN F/C 33 Tatiana Popa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Brewster Academy Parkersburg, WV F 34 Isabelle Bourne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Australian Institute of Sport Canberra, Australia F/C 40 Alexis Markowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Pius X Lincoln, NE	Head coach Amy Williams (Nebraska) Assistant coach(es) Chuck Love (Northwestern Oklahoma State) Tom Goehle (Augustana (SD)) Tandem Mays (Tulsa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 26, 2021

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:30 p.m., BTN+		Midland	W 87–42	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena  Lincoln, NE
Regular season
November 9, 2021* Noon, BTN+		Maine	W 108–50	1–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,476) Lincoln, NE
November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Prairie View A&M	W 102–47	2–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,155) Lincoln, NE
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Alabama A&M	W 88–33	3–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,526) Lincoln, NE
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Creighton	W 67–62	4–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,042) Lincoln, NE
November 20, 2021* Noon, BTN+		North Carolina Central	W 113–58	5–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,225) Lincoln, NE
November 26, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Drexel Dana on Mission Bay Holiday Tournament	W 65–53	6–0	Jenny Craig Pavilion (368) San Diego, CA
November 27, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		at San Diego Dana on Mission Bay Holiday Tournament	W 64–56	7–0	Jenny Craig Pavilion (286) San Diego, CA
December 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 86–60	8–0	LJVM Coliseum (501) Winston-Salem, NC
December 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN		at Minnesota	W 70–67	9–0 (1–0)	Williams Arena (3,300) Minneapolis, MN
December 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m., BTN+		Indiana State	W 78–50	10–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,883) Lincoln, NE
December 19, 2021* Noon, BTN+		Drake	W 89–68	11–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,849) Lincoln, NE
December 22, 2021* Noon, BTN+		Wyoming	W 72–61	12–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,566) Lincoln, NE
December 30, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN		at Michigan State	L 69–72	12–1 (1–1)	Breslin Center (4,122) East Lansing, MI
January 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN		No. 8 Michigan	W 79–58	13–1 (2–1)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,591) Lincoln, NE
January 9, 2022 1:00 p.m., FS1		No. 22 Iowa	L 86–95	13–2 (2–2)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,415) Lincoln, NE
January 13, 2022 5:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 6 Indiana	L 65–72	13–3 (2–3)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,477) Bloomington, IN
January 16, 2022 5:10 p.m., BTN		at Iowa	L 83–93	13–4 (2–4)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,473) Iowa City, IA
January 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN		Wisconsin	W 77–44	14–4 (3–4)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,528) Lincoln, NE
January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m.		Purdue	W 81–66	15–4 (4–4)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,810) Lincoln, NE
February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m.		Rutgers	W 50–38	16–4 (5–4)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,503) Lincoln, NE
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN		Penn State	W 76–61	17–4 (6–4)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,839) Lincoln, NE
February 6, 2022 Noon, BTN+		at No. 17 Maryland	L 65–80	17–5 (6–5)	Xfinity Center (6,047) College Park, MD
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 21 Ohio State	L 70–80	17–6 (6–6)	Value City Arena (3,135) Columbus, OH
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		at Illinois	W 82–63	18–6 (7–6)	State Farm Center (1,182) Champaign, IL
February 14, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN		No. 5 Indiana	W 72–55	19–6 (8–6)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,109) Lincoln, NE
February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN+		at Penn State	L 76–83	19–7 (8–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,801) University Park
February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Minnesota	W 93–70	20–7 (9–7)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,566) Lincoln, NE
February 23, 2022 6:30 p.m., BTN+		at Wisconsin	W 80–70	21–7 (10–7)	Kohl Center (2,425) Madison, WI
February 27, 2022 3:30 p.m., BTN		Northwestern	W 73–59	22–7 (11–7)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,234) Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN	(6)	vs. (14) Illinois Second Round	W 92–74	23–7	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
March 4, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN	(6)	vs. (3) No. 10 Michigan Quarterfinals	W 76–73	24–7	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2022 5:00 p.m., BTN	(6)	vs. (2) No. 12 Iowa Semifinals	L 66–83	24–8	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,749) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 2:30 p.m., ESPNews	(8W)	vs. (9W) Gonzaga First Round	L 55–68	24–9	KFC Yum! Center (0) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. All times are in CST Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Final
AP					RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV			RV	RV	RV			RV
Coaches				RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

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.