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2021–22 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

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2021–22 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–15 (8–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
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

The 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifteenth year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the season 15–15, 8–9 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. As the seventh seed in the Big Ten tournament they defeated Purdue in the Second Round and Indiana in the Quarterfinals before losing to Iowa in the Semifinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the season 15–9, 8–7 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. As the eighth seed in the Big Ten tournament they defeated Purdue in the Second Round before losing to Ohio State in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the ten seed in the Mercado Regional. They lost in the first round to seven seed Iowa State to end their season.

Roster

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2021–22 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 DeeDee Hagemann 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Detroit Edison Detroit, IL
G/F 1 Tory Ozment 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Buford Buford, GA
F 2 Tamara Farquhar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Dawson College
Purdue
Pierrefonds, Quebec
F 4 Alisia Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Waverly
Penn State
Lansing, MI
G 5 Claire Hendrickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Wyoming Wyoming, MI
F 10 Lauren Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Marietta Marietta, GA
G/F 11 Matilda Ekh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Riksbasketgymnasiet Luleå Västerås, Sweden
F 12 Isaline Alexander 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bill Crothers Secondary School Keswick, Ontario
F 14 Taiyier Parks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr North Royalton Cleveland, OH
F 20 Jayla James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Riverdale Baptist
Penn State
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 21 Laurel Jacqmain 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Nouvel Catholic Saginaw, MI
G 22 Moira Joiner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Heritage Saginaw, MI
C 23 Brooklyn Rewers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Lake City Coeur d'Alene, ID
G 24 Nia Clouden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr St. Frances Owings Mills, MD
G 40 Julia Ayrault 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Grosse Pointe North Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 4, 2022

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Northwood W 95–49 
Breslin Center (2,331)
East Lansing, MI
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 p.m., BTN+
Morehead State W 93–31  1–0
Breslin Center (3,203)
East Lansing, MI
November 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Niagara W 89–65  2–0
Breslin Center (3,422)
East Lansing, MI
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Valparaiso W 73–62  3–0
Breslin Center (3,524)
East Lansing, MI
November 19, 2021*
Noon, BTN+
Bryant W 100–60  4–0
Breslin Center (2,533)
East Lansing, MI
November 21, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fordham L 68–71  4–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (425)
Bronx, NY
November 23, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 63–66  4–2
The Pope (213)
Brooklyn, NY
November 26, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oakland W 84–71  5–2
Athletics Center O'rena (1,219)
Rochester, MI
November 28, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BTN
Marshall W 85–75  6–2
Breslin Center (3,938)
East Lansing, MI
December 2, 2021*
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 24 Notre Dame
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 71–76  6–3
Breslin Center (4,581)
East Lansing, MI
December 5, 2021
4:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 9 Iowa L 61–88  6–4
(0–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,942)
Iowa City, IA
December 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Illinois W 75–60  7–4
(1–1)
Breslin Center (3,213)
East Lansing, MI
December 20, 2021*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
West Palm Beach Invitational
L 84–85 2OT 7–5
Massimino Court (0)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 20, 2021*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. West Virginia
West Palm Beach Invitational
L 54–74  7–6
Massimino Court (0)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 30, 2021
3:00 p.m., BTN
Nebraska W 72–69  8–6
(2–1)
Breslin Center (4,122)
East Lansing, MI
January 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN+
at Northwestern Canceled Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Purdue L 59–69  8–7
(2–2)
Breslin Center (4,220)
East Lansing, MI
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Ohio State L 83–89  8–8
(2–3)
Value City Arena (2,917)
Columbus, OH
January 16, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Northwestern W 65–46  9–8
(3–3)
Breslin Center (3,241)
East Lansing, MI
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at No. 6 Indiana Postponed to February 12 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
January 23, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Minnesota W 74–71  10–8
(4–3)
Breslin Center (2,899)
East Lansing, MI
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Penn State W 79–58  11–8
(5–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (1,551)
University Park
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at Rutgers W 61–45  12–8
(6–3)
Jersey Mike's Arena (1,335)
Piscataway, NJ
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 17 Maryland L 62–67  12–9
(6–4)
Breslin Center (2,563)
East Lansing, MI
February 6, 2022
3:00 p.m., BTN+
at Minnesota L 60–71  12–10
(6–5)
Williams Arena (3,150)
Minneapolis, MN
February 10, 2022
6:30 p.m., BTN
No. 4 Michigan
Rivalry
W 63–57  13–10
(7–5)
Breslin Center (4,764)
East Lansing, MI
February 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., BTN+
at No. 7 Indiana
Rescheduled from January 19
L 58–76  13–11
(7–6)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,560)
Bloomington, IN
February 16, 2022
7:30 p.m., BTN+
at Wisconsin W 74–67  14–11
(8–6)
Kohl Center (2,166)
Madison, WI
February 21, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State L 71–79  14–12
(8–7)
Breslin Center (2,985)
East Lansing, MI
February 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 6 Michigan
Rivalry
L 51–62  14–13
(8–8)
Crisler Center (5,460)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 27, 2022
2:30 p.m., BTN
No. 17 Ohio State L 55–61  14–14
(8–9)
Breslin Center (7,124)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 3, 2022
11:30 a.m., BTN
(8) vs. (9) Purdue
Second Round
W 73–69  15–14
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
March 4, 2022
11:30 a.m., BTN
(8) vs. (1) No. 13 Ohio State
Quarterfinals
L 58–74  15–15
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
APRVRVRV
CoachesRVRV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes
т   Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 W. Basketball Schedule". msuspartans.com. Michigan State Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2022.