2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–7 (0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Marisa Moseley (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Scott Merritt; Kate Baronsky; Caroline Doty;
Home arena	Kohl Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers are led by first-year head coach Marisa Moseley and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They will compete in the 2021–22 Big Ten Conference season and the 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament.

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2020–21 season 5–19, including 2–18 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Illinois. After the loss, they fired Jonathan Tsipis.^[1] On March 26, 2021, Marisa Moseley was named the 8th coach in the history of the Badgers.^[2]

After the season, the team lost one player to graduation and two players to transfers,^[3]^[4] while adding one player as a transfer.^[5]

Roster

2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Katie Nelson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Boston University	Falmouth, MA
G	3	Brooke Schramek	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Benet Academy	Naperville, IL
F	5	Julie Pospisilova	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Downers Grove North	Prague, Czech Republic
G	10	Halle Douglass	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Lake Forest	Lake Forest, IL
G	11	Maty Wilke	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam, WI
G	14	Krystna Ellew	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Taft	Chicago
F	20	Sacia Vanderpool	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Byron	Byron, MN
F/C	22	Lovisa Djurström	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Marks Gymnasieskola [sv]	Gothenburg, Sweden
G	23	Lexi Duckett	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Daytona Beach
G	24	Natalie Leuzinger (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Black Hawk High School	Monroe, WI
G	30	Sydney Hilliard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Monroe	Monroe, WI
G	40	Tara Stauffacher	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam, WI
C	41	Sara Stapleton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Centennial High School	Blaine, MN
F	44	Alex Leuhring	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	UW-Green Bay	Verona, WI

Head coach

Marisa Moseley (Boston University)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Merritt (Marquette)
Kate Barnosky (Tufts University)
Caroline Doty (Connecticut)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 18, 2021

Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Maty Wilke G	Beaver Dam, WI	Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Maty Wilke G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Krystyna Ellew G	Chicago	Taft	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Krystyna Ellew G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Sacia Vanderpool F	Byron, MN	Byron	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Sacia Vanderpool F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2021* 2:00 PM, BTN+	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	W 81–47	–	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2021* 6:30 PM, ESPN+	St. Thomas - Minnesota	W 67–51	1–0	Kohl Center (2,270) Madison, WI
Nov 14, 2021* 1:00 PM, ESPN+	NJIT	L 49–61	1–1	Kohl Center (2,984) Madison, WI
Nov 19, 2021* 6:30 PM, ESPN+	at Bradley	L 57–64	1–2	Renaissance Coliseum (721) Peoria, IL
Nov 22, 2021* 6:30 PM, ESPN+	Chicago State	L 63–71	1–3	Kohl Center (2,139) Madison, WI
Nov 24, 2021* 6:00 PM, ESPN+	at Milwaukee	L 67–79	1–4	Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI
Nov 27, 2021* 4:30 PM, P12N	vs. Boise State Colorado Invitational	W 60–45	2–4	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
Nov 28, 2021* 1:00 PM, P12N	at Colorado Colorado Invitational	L 51–67	2–5	CU Events Center Boulder, CO
Dec 1, 2021* 6:30 PM, BTN+	Virginia Tech ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 60–70	2–6	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Dec 5, 2021 3:00 PM, BTN+	at Northwestern	L 49–61	2–7	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[6]

References

^ "Wisconsin fires women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis after first-round exit in Big Ten tournament". ESPN. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via Associated Press.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Nordstrom, Diane (26 March 2021). "Moseley named to head women's basketball program". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved 18 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Wisconsin junior forward Imani Lewis enters transfer portal". wkow.com. WKOW. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "@LATechWBB Lands Wisconsin Transfer". latechsports.com. LATechSports. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Wisconsin women's basketball: UW lands grad transfer Katie Nelson from BU". buckys5thquarter.com. Vox Media. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[1] "Wisconsin fires women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis after first-round exit in Big Ten tournament". ESPN. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via Associated Press.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Nordstrom, Diane (26 March 2021). "Moseley named to head women's basketball program". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved 18 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Wisconsin junior forward Imani Lewis enters transfer portal". wkow.com. WKOW. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[4] "@LATechWBB Lands Wisconsin Transfer". latechsports.com. LATechSports. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[5] "Wisconsin women's basketball: UW lands grad transfer Katie Nelson from BU". buckys5thquarter.com. Vox Media. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[6] "2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

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Venues	Wisconsin Field House (1974–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!"
People	Head coaches
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Previous season

Roster

Recruiting Class

Schedule and results

See also

References