2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

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.

2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2021–22 record8–21 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Ohio State14–4 .77825–7  .781
No. 8 Iowa †14–4 .77824–8  .750
No. 12 Michigan13–4 .76525–7  .781
No. 13 Maryland13–4 .76523–9  .719
No. 11 Indiana11–5 .68824–9  .727
Nebraska11–7 .61124–9  .727
Northwestern8–8 .50017–12  .586
Michigan State8–9 .47115–15  .500
Purdue7–11 .38917–15  .531
Minnesota7–11 .38915–18  .455
Penn State5–13 .27811–18  .379
Wisconsin5–13 .2788–21  .276
Rutgers3–14 .17611–20  .355
Illinois1–13 .0717–20  .259
† 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Katie Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSBoston University Falmouth, MA
G 3 Brooke Schramek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBenet Academy Naperville, IL
F 5 Julie Pospisilova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrDowners Grove North Prague, Czech Republic
G 10 Halle Douglass 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLake Forest Lake Forest, IL
G 11 Maty Wilke 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrBeaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
G 14 Krystna Ellew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrTaft Chicago
F 20 Sacia Vanderpool 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrByron Byron, MN
F/C 22 Lovisa Djurström 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrMarks Gymnasieskola Gothenburg, Sweden
G 23 Lexi Duckett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Daytona Beach
G 24 Natalie Leuzinger (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoBlack Hawk High School Monroe, WI
G 30 Sydney Hilliard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMonroe Monroe, WI
G 40 Tara Stauffacher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBeaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
C 41 Sara Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrCentennial High School Blaine, MN
F 44 Alex Leuhring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrUW-Green Bay Verona, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 18, 2021

Recruiting Class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maty Wilke
G		 Beaver Dam, WI Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Krystyna Ellew
G		 Chicago Taft 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sacia Vanderpool
F		 Byron, MN Byron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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    		 Rank# 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
    (0–1)    		 Welsh-Ryan Arena 
    Evanston, IL
    Dec 9, 2021
    8:00 pm    		 No. 13 Michigan L 81–93  2–8
    (0–2)    		 Kohl Center (2,669)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 12, 2021
    2:00 pm    		 Green Bay L 53–63  2–9
    		 Kohl Center (3,906)
    Madison, WI
    Dec 16, 2021
    6:30 pm    		 Illinois State W 70–60  3–9
    		 Kohl Center (2,150)
    Madison, WI
    Jan 5, 2022
    		 Indiana L 53–76  3–10
    (0–3)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Jan 9, 2022
    		 at Illinois L 47–68  3–11
    (0–4)    		 State Farm Center 
    Champaign, IL
    Jan 12, 2022
    		 Minnesota L 66–82  3–12
    (0–5)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Jan 16, 2022
    		 at Rutgers W 49–45  4–12
    (1–5)    		 Jersey Mike's Arena 
    Piscataway, NJ
    Jan 20, 2022
    		 at Michigan L 44–83  4–13
    (1–6)    		 Crisler Center 
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Jan 23, 2022
    		 Penn State W 69–57  5–13
    (2–6)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Jan 27, 2022
    		 at Nebraska L 44–77  5–14
    (2–7)    		 Pinnacle Bank Arena 
    Lincoln, NE
    Jan 30, 2022
    		 at Minnesota L 55–57  5–15
    (2–8)    		 Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, MN
    Feb 3, 2022
    		 Iowa L 50–84  5–16
    (2–9)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Feb 6, 2022
    		 Illinois W 70–62  6–16
    (3–9)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Feb 9, 2022
    		 at Maryland L 43–70  6–17
    (3–10)    		 Xfinity Center 
    College Park, MD
    Feb 13, 2022
    		 Purdue W 54–52  7–17
    (4–10)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Feb 16, 2022
    		 Michigan State L 67–74  7–18
    (4–11)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Feb 20, 2022
    		 at Ohio State L 42–59  7–19
    (4–12)    		 Value City Arena 
    Columbus, OH
    Feb 23, 2022
    		 Nebraska L 70–80  7–20
    (4–13)    		 Kohl Center 
    Madison, WI
    Feb 27, 2022
    		 at Purdue W 63–62  8–20
    (5–13)    		 Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, IN
    Big Ten Tournament
    March 2, 2022
    		 (11) vs. (14) Illinois L 66–75  8–21
    		 Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, IN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[6]

    See also

    2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

    References
    1. "Wisconsin fires women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis after first-round exit in Big Ten tournament". ESPN. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via Associated Press.
    2. Nordstrom, Diane (26 March 2021). "Moseley named to head women's basketball program". Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
    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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