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2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record25–9 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Samantha Willams
  • Jon Harper
  • Joy McCorvey
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 15 1   .938 35 2   .946
No. 9 LSU 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 18 Tennessee 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Ole Miss 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Florida 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
No. 15 Kentucky 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Missouri 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Arkansas 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Alabama 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Mississippi State 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Texas A&M 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 16 19   .457
Auburn 2 14   .125 10 18   .357
2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2021–22 college basketball season. Led by former Lady Vol Kellie Harper,[1] in her third year as head coach, the team played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

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The 2020–21 team finished the season 17–8, 9–4 in third place in SEC play. They lost in the semifinals of the SEC tournament to South Carolina.[2] They also received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round to Michigan.[3]

Roster

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2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brooklynn Miles 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Franklin County HS Frankfort, KY
G/F 1 Sara Puckett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Muscle Shoals HS Muscle Shoals, AL
F 2 Alexus Dye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Gulf Coast State College Birmingham, AL
G 4 Jordan Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Western Michigan University Muskegon, MI
G 5 Kaiya Wynn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Foster HS Richmond, TX
G 10 Jessie Rennie 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Bendigo Senior Secondary College Bendigo, AUS
F 11 Karoline Striplin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Geneva HS Hartford, AL
G/F 12 Rae Burrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Liberty HS Henderson, NV
F/C 13 Keyen Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Liberty University Philadelphia, PA
C 20 Tamari Key 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Cary HS Cary, NC
G/F 21 Tess Darby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Greenfield HS Greenfield, TN
G 25 Jordan Horston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Columbus Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
C 31 Emily Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Wyoming East HS Mullens, WV
G/F 33 Marta Suárez Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Joaquim Blume Institute Oviedo, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/3/2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 15 Georgia College
Exhibition
W 108–44 
 18  Burrell   5  Tied   5  Miles  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,027)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
11/10/2021*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 15 Southern Illinois W 59–49  1–0
 14  Walker   13  Dye   3  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (5,951)
Knoxville, TN
11/12/2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 15 at UCF W 49–41  2–0
 14  Horston   11  Horston   3  Tied  Addition Financial Arena (2,819)
Orlando, FL
11/15/2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 16 No. 23 South Florida W 52–49  3–0
 24  Horston   10  Key   4  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,017)
Knoxville, TN
11/21/2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 16 No. 12 Texas W 74–70 OT 4–0
 28  Horston   18  Key   5  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,460)
Knoxville, TN
11/26/2021*
6:30 pm
No. 11 vs. Kansas
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 68–58  5–0
 14  Horston   11  Horston   3  Tied  South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/27/2021*
6:30 pm
No. 11 vs. Oklahoma State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 80–55  6–0
 17  Horston   11  Key   9  Horston  South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/1/2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 11 Tennessee Tech W 76–48  7–0
 20  Dye   11  Key   6  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,374)
Knoxville, TN
12/5/2021*
2:00 pm, ACCN
No. 11 at Virginia Tech W 64–58  8–0
 17  Walker   12  Key   6  Miles  Cassell Coliseum (2,631)
Blacksburg, VA
12/12/2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+
No. 9 Georgia State W 84–60  9–0
 16  Key   11  Key   3  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,312)
Knoxville, TN
12/18/2021*
5:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 7т No. 3 Stanford
Rivalry
L 63–74  9–1
 19  Horston   12  Horston   5  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,017)
Knoxville, TN
12/20/2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 7 ETSU W 112–58  10–1
 19  Puckett   11  Dye   5  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,807)
Knoxville, TN
12/27/2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 7 Chattanooga W 91–41  11–1
 18  Key   9  Striplin   8  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,252)
Knoxville, TN
12/30/2021
6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 7 Alabama W 62–44  12–1
(1–0)
 16  Walker   11  Key   6  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,124)
Knoxville, TN
1/2/2022
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 7 at Arkansas W 70–63  13–1
(2–0)
 17  Key   10  Dye   5  Horston  Bud Walton Arena (3,655)
Fayetteville, AR
1/6/2022
6:30 pm, SECN
No. 7 No. 25 Texas A&M W 73–45  14–1
(3–0)
 18  Horston   13  Horston   5  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,235)
Knoxville, TN
1/9/2022
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 7 at Ole Miss W 70–58  15–1
(4–0)
 20  Horston   11  Horston   4  Walker  SJB Pavilion (2,713)
Oxford, MS
1/13/2022
9:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 at Vanderbilt
Rivalry
W 65–51  16–1
(5–0)
 16  Horston   13  Horston   5  Horston  Memorial Gymnasium (2,489)
Nashville, TN
1/16/2022
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 No. 19 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 84–58  17–1
(6–0)
 14  Tied   7  Tied   5  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,012)
Knoxville, TN
1/23/2022
2:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 at No. 13 Georgia W 63–55  18–1
(7–0)
 19  Horston   11  Horston   4  Horston  Stegeman Coliseum (5,117)
Athens, GA
1/27/2022
8:00 pm, SECN+
No. 4 at Auburn L 61–71  18–2
(7–1)
 21  Horston   9  Dye   4  Burrell  Auburn Arena (2,314)
Auburn, AL
1/31/2022
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 7 Arkansas W 86–83 OT 19–2
(8–1)
 24  Horston   11  Horston   6  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,071)
Knoxville, TN
2/3/2022
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 7 at Florida L 59–84  19–3
(8–2)
 10  Dye   8  Key   3  Miles  O'Connell Center (3,809)
Gainesville, FL
2/6/2022*
Noon, FOX
No. 7 at No. 10 UConn
Rivalry
L 56–75  19–4
 26  Horston   8  Horston   3  Horston  XL Center (13,719)
Hartford, CT
2/10/2022
6:30 pm, SECN
No. 13 Missouri W 76–62  20–4
(9–2)
 21  Horston   13  Horston   5  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,468)
Knoxville, TN
2/13/2022
Noon, SECN
No. 13 Vanderbilt
Rivalry
W 66–52  21–4
(10–2)
 16  Horston   13  Horston   7  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,933)
Knoxville, TN
2/17/2022
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 12 at Alabama L 64–74  21–5
(10–3)
 20  Key   13  Key   5  Horston  Coleman Coliseum (2,001)
Tuscaloosa, AL
2/20/2022
1:00 pm, ABC
No. 12 at No. 1 South Carolina
College GameDay
L 53–67  21–6
(10–4)
 14  Burrell   11  Dye   2  Dye  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
2/24/2022
6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 16 Mississippi State W 86–64  22–6
(11–4)
 23  Key   15  Key   7  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,009)
Knoxville, TN
2/27/2022
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 No. 8 LSU L 54–57  22–7
(11–5)
 12  Key   9  Key   3  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (11,613)
Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
3/4/2022
9:30 pm, SECN
(3) No. 18 vs. (11) Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 74–59  23–7
 21  Burrell   14  Dye   7  Burrell  Bridgestone Arena (7,704)
Nashville, TN
3/5/2022
7:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) No. 18 vs. (7) Kentucky
Semifinals / Rivalry
L 74–83  23–8
 26  Dye   10  Dye   10  Walker  Bridgestone Arena (9,072)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
3/19/2022
3:00 pm, ABC
(4 W) No. 18 (13 W) Buffalo
First round
W 80–67  24–8
 19  Burrell   11  Tied   4  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
3/21/2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 W) No. 18 (12 W) Belmont
Second round
W 70–67  25–8
 20  Dye   11  Dye   8  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (5,484)
Knoxville, TN
3/26/2022
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 W) No. 18 vs. (1 W) No. 4 Louisville
Sweet Sixteen
L 64–76  25–9
 22  Burrell   10  Key   4  Walker  Intrust Bank Arena 
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Wichita.
All times are in Eastern Time.
2021–22 Schedule

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP15151611119777755471312161819
Coaches1212^101099109886657108141517

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

References

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  1. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 8, 2019). "Sources: Lady Vols to hire Harper as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Backus, Will (March 6, 2021). "Tennessee Lady Vols fall apart early vs South Carolina in SEC Tournament semifinals". knoxnews.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Hammond, Andrew; Sang, Orion (March 23, 2021). "Michigan women's basketball takes down Tennessee, moves to the Sweet 16 for the first time". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 11, 2021.