2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, were led by 15th-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in their eight year in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
2021–22 record29–5 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 NC State †17–1 .94432–4  .889
No. 4 Louisville16–2 .88929–5  .853
No. 17 North Carolina13–5 .72225–7  .781
No. 21 Notre Dame13–5 .72224–9  .727
No. 16 Virginia Tech13–5 .72223–10  .697
Georgia Tech11–7 .61121–11  .656
Boston College10–8 .55621–12  .636
Miami (FL)10–8 .55621–13  .618
Florida State10–8 .55617–14  .548
Duke7–11 .38917–13  .567
Wake Forest4–14 .22216–17  .485
Syracuse4–14 .22211–18  .379
Clemson3–15 .16710–21  .323
Pittsburgh2–16 .11111–19  .367
Virginia2–16 .1115–22  .185
† 2022 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 29–5 overall and 16–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they were upset by seventh seed Miami in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the first seed in the Wichita Regional. They defeated sixteenth seed Albany in the First Round, ninth seed Gonzaga in the Second Round, fourth seed Tennessee in the Sweet Sixteen, and third seed Michigan in the Elite Eight before falling to eventual champions, and first seed South Carolina in the Final Four. This was the Cardinals fourth appearance in the Final Four in program history.

Previous season
Main article: 2020–21 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

The Cardinals finished the season 26–4 and 14–2 in ACC play to finish in first place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Wake Forest in the Quarterfinals and Syracuse before losing in the Final NC State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were the two seed in the Alamo Regional. In the tournament they defeated fifteen seed Marist in the First Round, seven seed Northwestern in the Second Round, and six seed Oregon in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to one seed and eventual champions Stanford in the Elite Eight to end their season.

Off-season

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Dana Evans1G5'6"SeniorGary, IndianaGraduated; Drafted 13th overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings
Malea Williams3F6'4"FreshmanGeorgetown, KentuckyTransferred to Cincinnati[1]
Elizabeth Balogun4G6'1"JuniorChattanooga, TennesseeTransferred to Duke[2]

Incoming transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Emily Engstler21F6'1"SeniorNew York, New YorkSyracuse[3]
Chelsie Hall23G5'7"Graduate StudentBoca Raton, FloridaVanderbilt[4]

Recruiting Class

Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Payton Verhulst
G		 De Soto, Kansas Bishop Miege 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Sydni Schetnan
F		 Sioux Falls, SD Washington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
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:

    Roster
    2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Ramani Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoMontverde Academy Fresno, CA
    G 2 Ahlana Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMallard Creek
    Gulf Coast State    		 Charlotte, NC
    F 3 Alexia Mobley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrReynoldsburg Reynoldsburgh, OH
    G 5 Mykasa Robinson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrAshland Blazer Ashland, KY
    G 10 Hailey Van Lith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCashmere Wenatchee, WA
    G 11 Norika Konno 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSeiwa Gakuen Sendai, Japan
    G 12 Payton Verhulst 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBishop Miege De Soto, KS
    G 13 Merissah Russell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoCairine Wilson Ottawa, Ontario
    G 14 Kianna Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrTroy
    California    		 Moreno Valley, CA
    F 21 Emily Engstler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrSt. Francis Prep
    Syracuse    		 New York, NY
    F 22 Elizabeth Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrRidgeway
    Georgia Tech    		 Memphis, TN
    G 23 Chelsie Hall 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GSSeffner Christian
    Vanderbilt    		 Boca Raton, FL
    F 44 Olivia Cochran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCarver Columbus, GA
    F 45 Sydni Schetnan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrWashington Sioux Falls, SD
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 29, 2021

    Schedule and results

    Source[6]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 4, 2021*
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 6 Union W 106–32  –
    		 KFC Yum! Center (6,587)
    Louisville, KY
    Non-Conference Regular season
    November 12, 2021*
    4:30 p.m., ESPNU    		 No. 6 vs. No. 22 Arizona
    The Invitational    		 L 59–61 OT 0–1
    		 Sanford Pentagon (2,345)
    Sioux Falls, SD
    November 16, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 10 Bellarmine W 82–25  1–1
    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,014)
    Louisville, KY
    November 17, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 10 UT Martin W 62–30  2–1
    		 KFC Yum! Center (6,809)
    Louisville, KY
    November 20, 2021*
    5:00 p.m., P12N+    		 No. 10 at Washington W 61–53  3–1
    		 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1,884)
    Seattle, WA
    November 23, 2021*
    8:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 No. 10 at Cal Poly W 72–32  4–1
    		 Mott Center (662)
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    November 28, 2021*
    2:00 p.m., MWSN    		 No. 10 at Colorado State W 71–45  5–1
    		 Moby Arena (1,336)
    Fort Collins, CO
    December 2, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 10 No. 12 Michigan
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 70–48  6–1
    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,309)
    Louisville, KY
    December 5, 2021*
    Noon, ACCN    		 No. 10 Belmont W 80–66  7–1
    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,092)
    Louisville, KY
    December 12, 2021*
    1:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 7 No. 14 Kentucky
    Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry    		 W 64–58  8–1
    		 KFC Yum! Center (12,167)
    Louisville, KY
    December 16, 2021*
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 6 Eastern Kentucky W 82–38  9–1
    		 KFC Yum! Center (6,937)
    Louisville, KY
    December 19, 2021*
    3:30 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 6 at No. 7т UConn
    Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase    		 W 69–64  10–1
    		 Mohegan Sun Arena (8,204)
    Uncasville, CT
    ACC Regular season
    December 30, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 3 Boston College W 79–49  11–1
    (1–0)    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,709)
    Louisville, KY
    January 2, 2022
    Noon, ACCN    		 No. 3 at No. 16 Georgia Tech W 50–48  12–1
    (2–0)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,918)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 6, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 3 Pittsburgh W 81–39  13–1
    (3–0)    		 KFC Yum! Center (6,703)
    Louisville, KY
    January 9, 2022
    Noon, ACCN    		 No. 3 at Miami (FL) Postponed due to COVID-19 Issues[7] Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 13, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 3 Syracuse W 84–71  14–1
    (4–0)    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,307)
    Louisville, KY
    January 16, 2022
    Noon, ACCN    		 No. 3 at Boston College W 63–53  15–1
    (5–0)    		 Conte Forum (1,066)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 20, 2022
    7:30 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 at No. 4 NC State L 59–68  15–2
    (5–1)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 23, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 3 Wake Forest W 72–60  16–2
    (6–1)    		 KFC Yum! Center (8,802)
    Louisville, KY
    January 27, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 5 Florida State W 75–62  17–2
    (7–1)    		 KFC Yum! Center (7,755)
    Louisville, KY
    January 30, 2022
    3:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 5 No. 21 Duke W 77–65  18–2
    (8–1)    		 KFC Yum! Center (9,001)
    Louisville, KY
    February 1, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 4 at Miami (FL)
    Rescheduled from Jan 9, 2022    		 W 69–66  19–2
    (9–1)    		 Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 3, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 No. 4 at Clemson W 93–71  20–2
    (10–1)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (493)
    Clemson, SC
    February 6, 2022
    Noon, ACCRSN    		 No. 4 at Syracuse W 100–64  21–2
    (11–1)    		 Carrier Dome (1,401)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 10, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 3 Virginia Forfeited to Louisville due to Virginia's travel issues.[8] KFC Yum! Center 
    Louisville, KY
    February 13, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 3 No. 18 Notre Dame W 73–47  22–2
    (13–1)    		 KFC Yum! Center (10,056)
    Louisville, KY
    February 17, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 No. 3 at No. 24 North Carolina L 65–66  22–3
    (13–2)    		 Carmichael Arena (2,115)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 20, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 3 No. 23 Virginia Tech W 70–56  23–3
    (14–2)    		 KFC Yum! Center (10,294)
    Louisville, KY
    February 24, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 4 at Pittsburgh W 66–55  24–3
    (15–2)    		 Peterson Events Center (1,344)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 27, 2022
    Noon, ESPN2    		 No. 4 at No. 14 Notre Dame W 86–64  25–3
    (16–2)    		 Purcell Pavilion (7,531)
    Notre Dame, IN
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 4, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 (2) No. 4 vs. (7) Miami (FL)
    Quarterfinals    		 L 59–61  25–4
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (5,682)
    Greensboro, NC
    NCAA Tournament
    March 18, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 (1 W) No. 4 (16 W) Albany
    First Round    		 W 83–51  26–4
    		 KFC Yum! Center (8,407)
    Louisville, KY
    March 20, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ESPN    		 (1 W) No. 4 (9 W) Gonzaga
    Second Round    		 W 68–59  27–4
    		 KFC Yum! Center (10,414)
    Louisville, KY
    March 26, 2022
    4:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (4 W) No. 18 Tennessee
    Sweet Sixteen    		 W 76–64  28–4
    		 Intrust Bank Arena 
    Wichita, KS
    March 28, 2022
    9:00 p.m., ESPN    		 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (3 W) No. 12 Michigan
    Elite Eight    		 W 62–50  29–4
    		 Intrust Bank Arena (4,695)
    Wichita, KS
    April 1, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ESPN    		 (1 W) No. 4 vs. (1 G) No. 1 South Carolina
    Final Four    		 L 59–72  29–5
    		 Target Center (18,978)
    Minneapolis, MN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
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    2    		Week
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    8    		Week
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    14    		Week
    15    		Week
    16    		Week
    17    		Week
    18    		Final
    AP 6 10 10 10 7 6 3 3 3 (5) 3 (4) 3 (2) 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 4
    Coaches 6 7 5 5 4 3 2 2 (14) 2 (7) 2 (6) 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

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    2. "2018-19 ACC Freshman of the Year Elizabeth Balogun transfers to Duke women's basketball". dukechronicle.com. Duke Student Publishing Company. April 27, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
    3. "Former Syracuse guard Emily Engstler transfers to Louisville". dailyorange.com. The Daily Orange. April 1, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
    4. "Louisville Women's Basketball Adds Transfers Emily Engstler, Chelsie Hall". si.com. Sports Illustrated. April 1, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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