2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team


The 2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes, led by sixth year head coach JR Payne, played their home games at the CU Events Center and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record22–9 (9–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Toriano Towns
  • Alex Earl
  • Shandrika Lee
Home arenaCU Events Center
Seasons
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
Washington State 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 Buffaloes were the last undefeated DI women's college basketball in the 2021-22 season, losing their first game to #2 Stanford on January 14, 2022.[1]

Previous season

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The Buffaloes finished the season 12–11, 8–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament they lost to Washington in the First Round. They received an invitation to the WNIT where they defeated Louisiana in the first round and Nebraska in the second round before losing to Ole Miss in the quarterfinals.

Roster

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2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Jaylyn Sherrod 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Rasmay Birmingham, AL
G 1 Tayanna Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr North Johnston
Rend Lake College
Selma, NC
G 2 Tameiya Sadler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Patrick-St. Vincent Vallejo, CA
G 3 Frida Formann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Falkonergårdens Gymnasium Bagsværd, Denmark
G 4 Lesila Finau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Dublin Dublin, CA
F 5 Kennedy Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Shawnee Mission Northwest Shawnee Mission, KS
C 11 Quay Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Kentridge Renton, WA
G 13 Kylee Blacksten 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Air Academy Colorado Springs, CO
G 15 Kindyll Wetta 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Valor Christian Castle Rock, CO
C 20 Maura Singer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Columbine Littleton, CO
G/F 21 Mya Hollingshed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Bellaire Houston, TX
G 24 Aubrey Knight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Ventura Ventura, CA
F 33 Sirena Tuitele 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pleasant Valley Chico, CA
G 44 Sophie Gerber 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Desert Mountain Scottsdale, AZ
F 45 Charlotte Whittaker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So St Andrew's College Ventura, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 14, 2022

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 pm
Colorado Mines W 63–52 
 9  Sherrod   6  Tied   4  Wetta  CU Events Center (437)
Boulder, CO
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma State W 55–45  1–0
 15  Hollingshed   8  Tuitele   6  Sherrod  Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,575)
Stillwater, OK
November 14, 2021*
2:00 pm, MW Network
at Air Force W 58–53  2–0
 17  Miller   7  Tied   3  Sherrod  Clune Arena (423)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, Live Stream
Marquette W 69–53  3–0
 22  Hollingshed   10  Hollingshed   2  Tied  CU Events Center (1,227)
Boulder, CO
November 22, 2021*
6:00 pm, Live Stream
Samford W 81–48  4–0
 13  Formann   6  Tied   9  Wetta  CU Events Center (878)
Boulder, CO
November 23, 2021*
6:00 pm, Live Stream
Texas Southern W 79–47  5–0
 20  Hollingshed   10  Hollingshed   6  Sherrod  CU Events Center (969)
Boulder, CO
November 27, 2021*
1:00 pm, Live Stream
Louisiana Tech
Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic
W 59–48  6–0
 14  Tuitele   7  Miller   6  Sherrod  CU Events Center (952)
Boulder, CO
November 28, 2021*
12:00 pm, P12N
Wisconsin
Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic
W 67–51  7–0
 18  Hollingshed   10  Hollingshed   5  Sherrod  CU Events Center (1,075)
Boulder, CO
December 3, 2021*
7:00 pm, Live Stream
Dixie State W 78–53  8–0
 20  Miller   6  Miller   3  Tied  CU Events Center (956)
Boulder, CO
December 7, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
No. 25 at Southern Utah W 81–47  9–0
 18  Miller   6  Miller   4  Tied  America First Event Center (537)
Cedar, UT
December 17, 2021*
6:00 pm, P12N
SMU W 78–55  10–0
 20  Miller   7  Hollingshed   5  Tied  CU Events Center (1,195)
Boulder, CO
December 20, 2021*
1:00 pm, Live Stream
San Francisco W 80–56  11–0
 23  Hollingshed   9  Hollingshed   4  Wetta  CU Events Center (1,132)
Boulder, CO
January 2, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Colorado program.[a] Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
January 7, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
USC W 71–58  12–0
(1–0)
 18  Hollingshed   10  Miller   8  Sherrod  CU Events Center (1,592)
Boulder, CO
January 9, 2022
11:00 am, P12N
UCLA W 71–63  13–0
(2–0)
 25  Sherrod   7  Hollingshed   8  Sherrod  CU Events Center (1,652)
Boulder, CO
January 14, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 22 No. 2 Stanford L 52–60  13–1
(2–1)
 16  Miller   4  Finau   3  Wetta  CU Events Center (3,744)
Boulder, CO
January 16, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 22 California Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program.[b] CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 17, 2022[c]
3:00 pm, Live Stream
No. 22 at Oregon State L 66–69 OT 13–2
(2–2)
 18  Miller   11  Hollingshed   4  Wetta  Gill Coliseum (3,854)
Corvallis, OR
January 21, 2022
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 22 at Arizona State L 52–57 OT 13–3
(2–3)
 12  Miller   8  Miller   5  Wetta  Desert Financial Arena (2,190)
Tempe, AZ
January 23, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 22 at No. 10 Arizona L 56–75  13–4
(2–4)
 11  Tied   10  Hollingshed   3  Tied  McKale Center (7,103)
Tucson, AZ
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
at Utah W 66–62 OT 14–4
(3–4)
 16  Tied   11  Hollingshed   3  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,165)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 30, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
Utah L 67–78  14–5
(3–5)
 28  Hollingshed   7  Hollingshed   5  Tied  CU Events Center (1,921)
Boulder, CO
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
Washington State L 56–63  14–6
(3–6)
 14  Miller   5  Hollingshed   3  Wetta  CU Events Center (1,205)
Boulder, CO
February 6, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
Washington W 66–43  15–6
(4–6)
 20  Hollingshed   6  Tied   4  Hollingshed  CU Events Center (2,111)
Boulder, CO
February 11, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N
at California W 73–56  16–6
(5–6)
 15  Tuitele   7  Hollingshed   7  Sherrod  Haas Pavilion (2,194)
Berkeley, CA
February 13, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N
at No. 2 Stanford L 46–63  16–7
(5–7)
 11  Finau   10  Hollingshed   4  Sherrod  Maples Pavilion (3,038)
Stanford, CA
February 18, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA W 67–54  17–7
(6–7)
 19  Hollingshed   7  Tied   4  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (2,204)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2022
2:00 pm, P12N
at USC W 67–54  18–7
(7–7)
 16  Hollingshed   6  Hollingshed   3  Tied  Galen Center (836)
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 Oregon W 86–83 2OT 19–7
(8–7)
 17  Sherrod   10  Hollingshed   8  Sherrod  CU Events Center (1,796)
Boulder, CO
February 26, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State W 60–45  20–7
(9–7)
 15  Formann   8  Hollingshed   5  Sherrod  CU Events Center (2,042)
Boulder, CO
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 2, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (12) Washington
First Round
W 64–52  21–7
 16  Tuitele   12  Hollingshed   4  Hollingshed  Michelob Ultra Arena (3,044)
Paradise, NV
March 3, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (4) No. 14 Arizona
Quarterfinals
W 45–43  22–7
 12  Hollingshed   9  Hollingshed   4  Wetta  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,122)
Paradise, NV
March 4, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (1) No. 2 Stanford
Semifinals
L 45–71  22–8
 12  Wetta   10  Hollingshed   2  Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,917)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022*
11:30 am, ESPNews
(7 G) vs. (10 G) Creighton
First Round
L 74–84  22–9
 27  Sherrod   9  Tuitele   5  Sherrod  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[5]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—*RVRVRV25RVRVRVRV2222RVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRV*RV^RVRVRVRVRVRVRV2223RVRVRVRV

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

Notes

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  1. ^ This game was postponed on December 29 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Buffaloes program.[2]
  2. ^ This game was postponed on January 12 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Golden Bears program.[3]
  3. ^ This game was originally scheduled on December 31 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 17 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Colorado program.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Autumn. "Colorado is the last remaining undefeated women's basketball team in the 2021-22 season".
  2. ^ "Buffs' First Conference Games Postponed". cubuffs.com. December 29, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sunday's Contest Against California Postponed". cubuffs.com. January 12, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Colorado at Oregon State Rescheduled for Jan. 17". cubuffs.com. January 13, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". CUBuffs.com. University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2021.