2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represented the Indiana University Bloomington during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hoosiers were led by head coach Teri Moren in her eighth season, and played their home games at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	24–9 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Teri Moren (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Rhet Wierzba Glenn Box Ashley Williams
Home arena	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall

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

Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2020–21 season with a 21–5 record, including 16–2 in Big Ten play to finish in second place in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight.

Roster

2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kaitlin Peterson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Eufaula Eufaula, AL G 3 Grace Waggoner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Rivet Vincennes, IN G 4 Nicole Cardaño-Hillary 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Vista Ridge George Mason Madrid, Spain G 5 Caitlin Hose 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Hazel Green Georgia Hazel Green, AL F 10 Aleksa Gulbe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr TTT Riga Riga, Latvia G 14 Ali Patberg 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Columbus North Notre Dame Columbus, IN G 21 Keyarah Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Rockmart Rockmart, GA G 22 Chloe Moore-McNeil 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Greenfield Sharon, TN F 23 Kiandra Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So St. Laurent Montreal, Canada F 24 Mona Zaric 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr – Novi Sad, Serbia C 25 Arielle Wisne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Horizon Thornton, CO G 34 Grace Berger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sacred Heart Louisville, KY F 54 Mackenzie Holmes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Gorham Gorham, ME	Head coach Teri Moren (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Rhet Wierzba (Austin Peay) Glenn Box (Southeast Missouri State) Ashley Williams (NC State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 27, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2021* 7:00 pm	No. 8	Indianapolis	W 97–43	–	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1,842) Bloomington, IN
Regular Season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports	No. 8	at Butler	W 86–63	1–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,360) Indianapolis, IN
November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	No. 13 Kentucky Rivalry	W 88–67	2–0	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,394) Bloomington, IN
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+	No. 4	Norfolk State	W 72–42	3–0	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,398) Bloomington, IN
November 20, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 4	at Quinnipiac	W 67–59	4–0	People's United Center (1,415) Hamden, CT
November 25, 2021* 1:30 pm, FloHoops	No. 4	vs. No. 7 Stanford Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship	L 66–69	4–1	Baha Mar Convention Center  Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021* 8:30 pm, FloHoops	No. 4	vs. Miami Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship	W 53–51	5–1	Baha Mar Convention Center  Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 6	No. 2 NC State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 58–66	5–2	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,242) Bloomington, IN
December 6, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN	No. 10	Penn State	W 70–40	6–2 (1–0)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,224) Bloomington, IN
December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+	No. 10	Fairfield	W 91–58	7–2	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,091) Bloomington, IN
December 12, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 10	at No. 20 Ohio State	W 86–66	8–2 (2–0)	Value City Arena (3,606) Columbus, OH
December 19, 2021* 1:00 pm, BTN+	No. 10	Western Michigan	W 67–57	9–2	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,327) Bloomington, IN
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+	No. 8	Wright State	Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)		Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
December 23, 2021* 1:00 pm, BTN+	No. 8	Southern Illinois	W 70–37	10–2	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,735) Bloomington, IN
December 30, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1	No. 8	at Rutgers	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Rutgers		Rutgers Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	No. 6 Maryland	W 70–63 OT	11–2 (3–0)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,572) Bloomington, IN
January 5, 2022 7:30 pm, BTN+	No. 6	at Wisconsin	W 76–53	12–2 (4–0)	Kohl Center (2,053) Madison, WI
January 13, 2022 6:00 pm, BTN	No. 6	Nebraska	W 72–65	13–2 (5–0)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,477) Bloomington, IN
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, FS1	No. 6	at Purdue Rivalry / Crimson and Gold Cup	W 73–68 OT	14–2 (6–0)	Mackey Arena (8,505) West Lafayette, IN
January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN+	No. 6	Michigan State	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Indiana		Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN+	No. 6	Illinois	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Illinois		Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	at No. 6 Michigan	L 50–65	14–3 (6–1)	Crisler Center (4,198) Ann Arbor, MI
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN+	No. 5	Minnesota	W 80–70	15–3 (7–1)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, BTN+	No. 5	Purdue	W 64–57	16–3 (8–1)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,891) Bloomington, IN
February 10, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN+	No. 7	at Illinois	W 93–61	17–3 (9–1)	State Farm Center (1,198) Champaign, IL
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN+	No. 7	Michigan State Rescheduled from January 19th	W 76–58	18–3 (10–1)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,560) Bloomington, IN
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	at Nebraska	L 55–72	18–4 (10–2)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,109) Lincoln, NE
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, BTN	No. 5	Northwestern	W 69–58	19–4 (11–2)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,632) Bloomington, IN
February 19, 2022 5:00 pm, BTN+	No. 5	No. 22 Iowa	L 91–96	19–5 (11–3)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,052) Bloomington, IN
February 21, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 10	at No. 21 Iowa Rescheduled from January 23rd	L 81–89	19–6 (11–4)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,510) Iowa City, IA
February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 10	at No. 13 Maryland	L 64–67	19–7 (11–5)	Xfinity Center (7,532) College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022 2:00 pm, BTN	(5) No. 14	vs. (13) Rutgers Second Round	W 66–54	20–7	Gainbridge Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
March 4, 2022 2:00 pm, BTN	(5) No. 14	vs. (4) No. 11 Maryland Quarterfinals	W 62–51	21–7	Gainbridge Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2022 3:30 pm, BTN	(5) No. 14	vs. (1) No. 13 Ohio State Semifinals	W 70–62	22–7	Gainbridge Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN2	(5) No. 14	vs. (2) No. 12 Iowa Championship game	L 67–74	22–8	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (8,709) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022 1:30 pm, ESPN2	(3 B) No. 11	(14 B) Charlotte First Round	W 85–51	23–8	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,389) Bloomington, IN
March 21, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(3 B) No. 11	(11 B) No. 25 Princeton Second Round	W 56–55	24–8	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (9,627) Bloomington, IN
March 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN	(3 B) No. 11	vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn Sweet Sixteen	L 58–75	24–9	Total Mortgage Arena (8,502) Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Sources:

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	8	4	4	6	10	10	8	8	6	6	6	6
Coaches	7	7*	6	6	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	6

* Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.