2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

The 2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins's twenty first and final season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center.

2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball
WCC regular season champions
St. Pete Showcase Champions
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 20
Record26–4 (15–1 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Stewart (11th season)
  • Melanie Day[1] (3rd season)
  • Lee Cummard[1] (3rd season)
Home arenaMarriott Center
Seasons
2021–22 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT[2]
No. 20 BYU 15 1   .938 26 4   .867
Gonzaga 15 2   .882 27 7   .794
San Francisco 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Portland 8 7   .533 20 11   .645
Saint Mary's 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
San Diego 8 9   .471 17 15   .531
Santa Clara 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Pepperdine 4 11   .267 8 17   .320
Loyola Marymount 4 13   .235 11 19   .367
Pacific 3 14   .176 6 23   .207
2022 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Before the season

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Departures

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Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout college sports, the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any women's basketball player. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return in 2021–22.

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Megan Stevenson 1 F 6'0 Freshman Purcellville, Virginia
Malli Perri 15 F 6'5" RS Junior Pleasant Grove, Utah Graduated and chose not to return
Tahlia White 21 F 6'0 Freshman Orem, Utah Transferred to Utah Valley

Newcomers

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Name[3] Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Amanda Barcello 1 F 5'11 Freshman Chandler, Arizona
Rose Bubakar 24 F 6'0 Freshman Frederick, Maryland
Emma Calvert 25 F 6'4 Freshman Farr West, Utah
Amber Kartchner 33 G 5'9" Freshman Logan, Utah
Arielle Mackey-Williams 4 G 5'9" Freshman Logan, Utah

2021–22 media

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BYU Sports Media

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All Cougars home games are being shown on BYUtv or the BYUtv App. Conference road games are being shown on WCC Network. All remaining non-conference road games are also being streamed. Streaming partners for those games can be found on the schedule.

Roster

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2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Amanda Barcello 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Seton Catholic Chandler, AZ
G 2 Shaylee Gonzales 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Mesquite Gilbert, AZ
G 3 Nani Falatea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr East Salt Lake City, UT
G 4 Arielle Mackey-Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Tai Wananga Ki Ruakura Ngati Porou, New Zealand
G 5 Maria Albiero 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Neusa Christian Londrina, Brazil
G 10 Tegan Graham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Wellington Girls
Colgate
Wellington, New Zealand
F 11 Kaylee Smiler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Melville Hamilton, New Zealand
F 12 Lauren Gustin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Salem Hills
Salt Lake CC
Idaho
Salem, UT
G 13 Paisley Harding 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Glacier Peak Everett ,WA
G 20 Devry Millett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Folsom Folsom, CA
F 21 Heather Hamson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Pleasant Grove Lindon, UT
C 22 Sara Hamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sr Pleasant Grove Lindon, UT
F 24 Rose Bubakar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Frederick Frederick, MD
F 25 Emma Calvert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Fremont Farr West, UT
G 30 Kate Vorwaller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Skyline Salt Lake City, UT
F 32 Signe Glantz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lulea Gymnasie Skola Östersund, Sweden
G 33 Amber Kartchner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Logan Logan, UT
F 34 Kyra Beckman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Snohomish Snohomish, WA
F 42 Kayla Belles-Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Ithaca
Michigan State
Ithaca, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ray Stewart (Utah Valley)
  • Melanie Day (BYU)
  • Lee Cummard (BYU)
  • Xojian Harry- Director of Operations (BYU)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2021*
2:00 pm, byutv.org
Westminster W 73–52 
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2021*
4:00 pm, byutv.org
Lipscomb W 81–58  1–0
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/13/2021*
4:00 pm, byutv.org
Fresno State W 80–64  2–0
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/17/2021*
11:00 am, BYUtv
Arizona State W 55–44  3–0
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/20/2021*
2:00 pm, BYUtv
Boise State W 84–40  4–0
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/23/2021*
12:00 pm, BYUtv
Utah State W 101–74  5–0
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
11/25/2021*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. No. 17 Florida State
St. Pete Showcase
W 61–54  6–0
McArthur Gymnasium 
St. Petersburg, FL
11/27/2021*
11:00 am, FloHoops
vs. No. 22 West Virginia
St. Pete Showcase Championship
W 58–57  7–0
McArthur Gymnasium 
St. Petersburg, FL
12/04/2021*
5:00 pm, P12
No. 21 at Utah
Deseret First Duel
W 85–80  8–0
Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
12/10/2021*
5:00 pm, Sooner Sports TV
No. 16 at Oklahoma L 91–99 OT 8–1
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/18/2021*
12:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 20 Washington State W 71–53  9–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
12/21/2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 19 at Montana State W 89–67  10–1
Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
WCC regular season
12/30/2021
7:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 18 San Diego Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/01/2022
2:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 18 Portland Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/06/2022
7:00 pm, WCC Net
No. 18 at San Francisco W 76–64  11–1
(1–0)
The Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA
01/08/2022
2:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 18 Pacific W 94–68  12–1
(2–0)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/13/2022
7:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 18 Saint Mary's W 78–36  13–1
(3–0)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/15/2022
3:00 pm, WCC Net
No. 18 at Loyola Marymount W 77–37  14–1
(4–0)
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
01/20/2022
8:00 pm, WCC Net
No. 17 at Pepperdine Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
01/22/2022
2:00 pm, AT&T RM
No. 17 at San Diego W 74–63  15–1
(5–0)
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
01/24/2022
5:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 16 San Diego
moved from Dec. 30
W 70–48  16–1
(6–0)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/27/2022
11:00 am, byutv.org
No. 16 Santa Clara W 76–44  17–1
(7–0)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
01/29/2022
2:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 16 San Francisco W 99–58  18–1
(8–0)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/03/2022
6:00 pm, AT&T RM
No. 16 at Portland L 64–75  18–2
(8–1)
Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
02/05/2022
3:00 pm, AT&T RM
No. 16 at Gonzaga W 62–50  19–2
(9–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
02/10/2022
7:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 20 Pepperdine W 104–53  20–2
(10–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/12/2022
2:00 pm, WCC Net
No. 20 at Saint Mary's W 84–69  21–2
(11–1)
University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
02/17/2022
11:00 am, BYUtv
No. 20 Loyola Marymount W 77–54  22–2
(12–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/19/2022
2:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 20 Gonzaga W 63–39  23–2
(13–1)
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/24/2022
7:00 pm, SCSP
No. 19 at Santa Clara W 103–66  24–2
(14–1)
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
02/26/2022
3:00 pm, WCC Net
No. 19 at Pacific W 82–52  25–2
(15–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
WCC Tournament
03/07/2022
1:00 pm, BYUtv
(1) No. 15 vs. (4) Portland
WCC Semifinal
W 59–52  26–2
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
03/08/2022
2:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) No. 15 vs. (2) Gonzaga
WCC Championship
L 59–71  26–3
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/19/2022
11:00 am, ESPNews
(6 W) No. 20 vs. (11 W) Villanova
NCAA 1st Round
L 57–61  26–4
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

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Game summaries

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Exhibition: Westminster

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Starting Lineups:

  • Westminster: Abby Mangum, Rae Falatea, Sarah McGinley, Ashley Greenwood, Hunter Krebs
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
byutv.org
Nov. 4
2 p.m. MST
Westminster Griffins 52, BYU Cougars 73
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 14–26, 16–12, 8–17
Pts: Ashley Greenwood 17
Rebs: Ashley Greenwood 9
Asts: Abby Mangum, Sarah McGinley 3
Pts: Paisley Harding 15
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 18
Asts: Shaylee Gonzales 6
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 531
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Sha'Rae Mitchell, Erica Parker

Lipscomb

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:

  • Lipscomb: Jordan Peete, Blythe Pearson, Bella Vinson, Jalyn Holcomb, Casey Collier
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
byutv.org
Nov. 9
4 p.m. MST
Lipscomb Bison 58, BYU Cougars 91
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 14–19, 22–32, 9–8
Pts: Blythe Pearson 19
Rebs: Blythe Pearson, Maddie Cook 5
Asts: Casey Collier 6
Pts: Tegan Graham 18
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 13
Asts: Tegan Graham 6
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 468
Referees: Lisa Jones, Steve Belnap, Devaughn Brazier

Fresno State

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Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Kristen Kozlowski

Series History: BYU leads 8–6
Starting Lineups:

  • Fresno State: Hanna Cavinder, Haley Cavinder, Amiee Book, Yanina Todorova, Maria Guimaraes
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
byutv.org
Nov. 13
4 p.m. MST
Fresno State Bulldogs 64, BYU Cougars 80
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 13–18, 15–24, 20–19
Pts: Hanna Cavinder 14
Rebs: Haley Cavinder 8
Asts: Haley Cavinder 10
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales, Paisley Harding 22
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 13
Asts: Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham 8
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,152
Referees: Infini Robinson, Shelley Nakasone, Kelly Broomfield

Arizona State

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Series History: BYU leads 6–4
Starting Lineups:

  • Arizona State: Taya Hanson, Jaddan Simmons, Mael Gilles, Maggie Besselink, Jade Loville
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Nov. 17
11 a.m. MST
Arizona State Sun Devils 44, BYU Cougars 55
Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 10–15, 8–16, 16–10
Pts: Taya Hanson, Jaddan Simmons, Mael Gilles 8
Rebs: Maggie Besselink 7
Asts: Mael Gilles, Gabriela Bosquez, Sydney Erikstrup 2
Pts: Paisley Harding 22
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 16
Asts: Maria Albiero 3
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Michol Murray, Cheryl Flores, Kimberly Hobbs

Boise State

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Broadcasters: Jarom Jordan and Kristen Kozlowski

Series History: BYU leads 11–8
Starting Lineups:

  • Boise State: Mary Kay Naro, Anna Ostlie, Dominique Leonidas, Elodie Lalotte, Abby Muse
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Nov. 20
2 p.m. MST
Boise State Broncos 40, BYU Cougars 84
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 10–11, 8–28, 9–23
Pts: Elodie Lalotte 9
Rebs: Mary Kay Naro 8
Asts: Dominique Leonidas 3
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales, Nani Falatea 14
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 12
Asts: Maria Albiero 5
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,278
Referees: Darren Kreznik, Benny Luna, Nicole Leon

Utah State

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski and Jason Shepherd

Series History: BYU leads 38–4
Starting Lineups:

  • Utah State: Laci Hawthorne, E'Lease Stafford, Manna Mensah, Olivia Wikstrom, Kaylin Randhawa
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Nov. 23
12 p.m. MST
Utah State Aggies 74, BYU Cougars 101
Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 20–20, 17–23, 26–22
Pts: Emmie Harris 17
Rebs: Meagan Mendazona 4
Asts: Emmie Harris 6
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 24
Rebs: Shaylee Gonzales 7
Asts: Teagan Graham 7
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 756
Referees: Anita Ortega, Kaili Kimura, Brad Schmidt

Florida State

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Broadcasters: Tom James and Brigid Merenda

Series History: Series even 1–1
Starting Lineups:

  • Florida State: River Baldwin, Sammie Puisis, Sara Bejedi, Morgan Jones, Valencia Myers
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
FloHoops
Nov. 25
7 p.m. EST
#17/22 Florida State Seminoles 54, BYU Cougars 61
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 12–15, 10–13, 16–16
Pts: Sammie Puisis 16
Rebs: Morgan Jones 10
Asts: Sara Bejedi, O'Mariah Gordon 3
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 24
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 11
Asts: Tegan Graham 4
McArthur Gymnasium
St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance: 340
Referees: Kylie Galloway, Troy Wilders, Ashlee Goone

West Virginia

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Broadcasters: Tom James and Brigid Merenda

Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • West Virginia: Jayla Hemingway, Kirsten Deans, Esmery Martinez, Kari Niblack, Madisen Smith
FloHoops
Nov. 27
1 p.m. EST
BYU Cougars 58, #22/23 West Virginia Mountaineers 57
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 18–16, 16–7, 13–13
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 20
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 8
Asts: Maria Albiero 5
Pts: Esmery Martinez 18
Rebs: Blessing Ejiofor 7
Asts: Jayla Hemingway, Kirsten Deans 3
McArthur Gymnasium
St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance: 387
Referees: Not listed

Utah

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Broadcasters: Krista Blunk and Mary Murphy

Series History: Utah leads 67–41
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • Utah: Dru Glyten, Brynna Maxwell, Jenna Johnson, Kennady McQueen, Dasia Young
P12
Dec. 4
5 p.m. MST
#21/23 BYU Cougars 85, Utah Utes 80
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 20–16, 23–18, 18–29
Pts: Gianna Kneepkens 29
Rebs: Kennady McQueen 6
Asts: Dru Glyten 8
Pts: Paisley Harding 33
Rebs: Tegan Graham 6
Asts: Tegan Graham 8
Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 3,218
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Benny Luna, Felecity Willis

Oklahoma

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Broadcasters: Chad McKee and Dan Hughes

Series History: Oklahoma leads 5–1
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • Oklahoma: Kelbie Washington, Nydia Lampkin, Ana Llanusa, Madi Williams, Taylor Robertson
Sooner Sports TV
Dec. 10
6 p.m. CST
#16/17 BYU Cougars 91, Oklahoma Sooners 99 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 15–18, 15–21, 27–25, Overtime: 8–16
Pts: Tegan Graham 30
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 21
Asts: Maria Albiero 6
Pts: Madi Williams 25
Rebs: Madi Williams 14
Asts: Madi Williams, Taylor Robertson 4
Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, OK
Attendance: 1,527
Referees: Mark Zentz, Julie Krommenhoek, Demoya Williams

Washington State

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Broadcasters: Jarom Jordan, Kristen Kozlowski and Kiki Solano

Series History: Washington State leads 6–5
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: Krystal Leger-Walker, Charlisse Leger-Walker, Ula Motuga, Johanna Teder, Bella Murekatete
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Dec. 18
12 p.m. MST
Washington State Cougars 53, #20/22 BYU Cougars 71
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 16–16, 11–10, 13–24
Pts: Paisley Harding 20
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 9
Asts: Maria Albiero 6
Pts: Charlisse Leger-Walker 21
Rebs: Ula Motuga 10
Asts: Krystal Leger-Walker, Charlisse Leger-Walker 4
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,483
Referees: N/A

Montana State

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Broadcasters: Mark Martello

Series History: BYU leads 8–3
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • Montana State: Darian White, Kola Bad Bear, Katelynn Limardo, Leia Beattie, Gabby Mocchi
ESPN+
Dec. 21
7 p.m. MST
#19/22 BYU Cougars 89, Montana State Bobcats 67
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 24–16, 24–15, 19–20
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 21
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 18
Asts: Shaylee Gonzales 5
Pts: Darian White 13
Rebs: Darian White 10
Asts: Darian White, Leia Beattie, Ashley Van Sickle 3
Worthington Arena
Bozeman, MT
Attendance: 1,362
Referees: Michael Price, Kelly Broomfield, Ashley Ellis

San Francisco

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Broadcasters: George Devine

Series History: BYU leads 22–7
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • San Francisco: Kia Vaalavirta, Marianna Klavina, Amalie Langer, Jessica McDowell-White, Claudia Langarita
WCC Net
Jan. 6
6 p.m. PST
#18/18 BYU Cougars 76, San Francisco Dons 64
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 23–10, 22–19, 15–23
Pts: Paisley Harding 19
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 14
Asts: Tegan Graham 6
Pts: Jasmine Gayles 22
Rebs: Kennedy Dickie 8
Asts: Jessica McDowell-White 10
The Sobrato Center
San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 171
Referees: Michael Price, Ashley Ellis, Teresa Turner

Pacific

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Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Series History: BYU leads 17–4
Starting Lineups:

  • Pacific: Anaya James, Cecilia Holmberg, Elizabeth Elliott, Erica Adams, Sam Ashby
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Jan. 8
2 p.m. MST
Pacific Tigers 68, #18/18 BYU Cougars 94
Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 22–25, 19–23, 17–16
Pts: Anaya James 18
Rebs: Elizabeth Elliott 11
Asts: Liz Smith 4
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 22
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 13
Asts: Shaylee Gonzales 7
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,425
Referees: Anita Ortega, Sha'Rae Mitchell, Esther Hsu

Saint Mary's

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Kiki Solano

Series History: BYU leads 13–10
Starting Lineups:

  • Saint Mary's: Taycee Wedin, Madeline Holland, Tayla Dalton, Hannah Rapp, Ali Bamberger
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Jan. 13
7 p.m. MST
Saint Mary's Gaels 36, #18/17 BYU Cougars 78
Scoring by quarter: 5–24, 5–17, 19–23, 7–15
Pts: Ali Bamberger 14
Rebs: Aspen Garrison 8
Asts: Hannah Rapp 3
Pts: Paisley Harding 18
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 12
Asts: Tegan Geaham 7
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,243
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Stacie Blow, Cheryll Blue

Loyola Marymount

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Broadcasters: Brendan Craig and Gary Craig

Series History: BYU leads 19–2
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • Loyola Marymount: Aspyn Adams, Kimora Sykes, Nicole Rodriguez, Ariel Johnson, Alexis Mark
WCC Net
Jan. 15
2 p.m. PST
#18/17 BYU Cougars 77, Loyola Marymount Lions 37
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 18–9, 20–7, 13–9
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 19
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 7
Asts: Shaylee Gonzales, Tegan Graham 5
Pts: Aspyn Adams, Alexis Mark, Khari Clark 6
Rebs: Khari Clark 5
Asts: Ariel Johnson 4
Gersten Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 354
Referees: Michol Murray, Tyler Trimble, Erica Parker

San Diego

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Broadcasters: Anne Marie Anderson and Mary Murphy

Series History: BYU leads 13–8
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • San Diego: Steph Gorman, Erica Martinsen, Jordyn Edwards, Kendall Bird, Sydney Hunter
AT&T RM
Jan. 22
1:06 p.m. PST
#17/15 BYU Cougars 74, San Diego Toreros 63
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 21–21, 21–10, 17–21
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 29
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 10
Asts: Tegan Graham 5
Pts: Jordyn Edwards 13
Rebs: Sydney Hunter 9
Asts: Jordyn Edwards 5
Jenny Craig Pavilion
San Diego, CA
Attendance: 279
Referees: Charles Gonzalez, Melissa Barlow, Alecia Murray

San Diego

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Series History: BYU leads 14–8
Starting Lineups:

  • San Diego: Steph Gorman, Erica Martinsen, Jordyn Edwards, Kendall Bird, Sydney Hunter
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Jan. 24
5:05 p.m. MST
San Diego Toreros 48, #16/15 BYU Cougars 70
Scoring by quarter: 7–12, 12–23, 14–22, 15–13
Pts: Harsimran Kaur 13
Rebs: Harsimran Kaur 6
Asts: Erica Martinsen, Gabby Giuffre 2
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 20
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 13
Asts: Shaylee Gonzales, Tegan Graham 5
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 870
Referees: Kyle Bacon, Ashley Ellis, Corey Long

Santa Clara

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Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Kristen Kozlowski

Series History: BYU leads 22–2
Starting Lineups:

  • Santa Clara: Merle Wiehl, Bryce Nixon, Lara Edmanson, Lindsey VanAllen, Lana Hollingsworth
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
byutv.org
Jan. 22
7 p.m. MST
Santa Clara Broncos 44, #16/16 BYU Cougars 76
Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 10–24, 14–18, 11–13
Pts: Lindsey VanAllen 10
Rebs: Danja Stafford 8
Asts: Lana Hollingsworth 4
Pts: Tegham Graham 16
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 11
Asts: Shaylee Gonzales 9
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 981
Referees: Michol Murray, Felecity Willis, Lee Mullen

San Francisco

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Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Series History: BYU leads 23–7
Starting Lineups:

  • San Francisco: Jasmine Gayles, Kennedy Dickie, Jessica McDowell-White, Claudia Langarita, Lucija Kostic
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Jan. 29
2 p.m. MST
San Francisco Dons 58, #16/16 BYU Cougars 99
Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 20–24, 14–23, 11–24
Pts: Kennedy Dickie 17
Rebs: Kennedy Dickie 8
Asts: Jessica McDowell-White 3
Pts: Paisley Harding 30
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 14
Asts: Mario Albiero 9
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,648
Referees: Julie Krommenhoek, Sha'Rae Mitchell, Alecia Murray

Portland

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Broadcasters: Ann Schatz and Jennifer Mountain

Series History: BYU leads 26–5
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • Portland: Keeley Frawley, Haylee Andrews, Alex Fowler, Maddie Muhlheim, Lucy Cochrane
AT&T RM
Feb. 3
5 p.m. PST
#16/16 BYU Cougars 64, Portland Pilots 75
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 9–21, 15–14, 22–22
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 16
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 8
Asts: Tegan Graham 4
Pts: Alex Fowler 23
Rebs: Alex Fowler 7
Asts: Lucy Cochrane 5
Chiles Center
Portland, OR
Attendance: 533
Referees: Cathi Cornell, Teresa Turner, Kenneth Nash

Gonzaga

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Broadcasters: Ann Schatz and Jennifer Mountain

Series History: Gonzaga leads 18–14
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • Gonzaga: Anamaria Virjoghe, Abby O'Connor, Kayleigh Truong, Cierra Walker, Melody Kempton
AT&T RM
Feb. 5
2 p.m. PST
#16/16 BYU Cougars 62, Gonzaga Bulldogs 50
Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 10–15, 19–3, 23–12
Pts: Paisley Harding 22
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 10
Asts: Shaylee Gonzales 7
Pts: Melody Kempton 10
Rebs: Melody Kempton 7
Asts: Kayleigh Truong 5
McCarthey Athletic Center
Spokane, WA
Attendance: 5,503
Referees: Robert Scofield, Kimberly Hobbs, Corey Long

Pepperdine

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski

Series History: BYU leads 23–4
Starting Lineups:

  • Pepperdine: Malia Bambrick, Meaali'i Amosa, Becky Obinma, Kendyl Carson, Ally Stedman
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Feb. 10
7 p.m. MST
Pepperdine Waves 53, #20/18 BYU Cougars 104
Scoring by quarter: 11–29, 22–23, 6–33, 14–19
Pts: Ally Stedman 10
Rebs: Meaali'i Amosa 5
Asts: Jane Nwaba 3
Pts: Paisley Harding 22
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 10
Asts: Shaylee Gonzales 13
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,635
Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Cheryll Blue, Sha'Rae Mitchell

Saint Mary's

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Broadcasters: Ben Ross and Evan Giddings

Series History: BYU leads 14–10
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • Saint Mary's: Taycee Wedin, Madeline Holland, Tayla Dalton, Jade Kirisome, Ali Bamberger
WCC Net
Feb. 12
1:06 p.m. PST
#20/18 BYU Cougars 84, Saint Mary's Gaels 69
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 24–19, 24–19, 20–8
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 35
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 11
Asts: Shaylee Gonzales, Tegan Graham 6
Pts: Ali Bamberger 17
Rebs: Ali Bamberger 9
Asts: Taycee Wedin, Madeline Holland, Tayla Dalton, Ali Bamberger 3
University Credit Union Pavilion
Moraga, CA
Attendance: 498
Referees: Lisa Jones, Brian Woods, Richard Waters

Loyola Marymount

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Jason Shepherd

Series History: BYU leads 20–2
Starting Lineups:

  • Loyola Marymount: Cassandra Gordon, Jasmine Jones, Nicole Rodriguez, Ariel Johnson, Alexis Mark
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Feb. 17
11 a.m. MST
Loyola Marymount Lions 54, #20/16 BYU Cougars 77
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 12–20, 14–21, 16–21
Pts: Jasmine Jones, Ariel Johnson 12
Rebs: Jasmine Jones 8
Asts: Cassandra Gordon 4
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 19
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 12
Asts: Nani Falatea 4
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 1,924
Referees: Marc Merritt, Lee Mullen, Juchell Wardlow

Gonzaga

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Kiki Solano

Series History: Gonzaga leads 18–15
Starting Lineups:

  • Gonzaga: Anamaria Virjoghe, Abby O'Connor, Kayleigh Truong, Cierra Walker, Melody Kempton
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Feb. 19
2 p.m. MST
Gonzaga Bulldogs 39, #20/16 BYU Cougars 63
Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 5–16, 8–23, 14–13
Pts: Melody Kempton 11
Rebs: Abby O'Connor 6
Asts: Anamaria Virjoghe, Kaylynne Truong 4
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 21
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 13
Asts: Paisley Harding 7
Marriott Center
Provo, UT
Attendance: 6,289
Referees: Richard Waters, Sha'Rae Mitchell, Brian Woods

Santa Clara

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Broadcasters: Joe Ritzo

Series History: BYU leads 22–2
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • Santa Clara: Merle Wiehl, Lindsey VanAllen, Ashley Hiraki, Danja Stafford, Lana Hollingsworth
SCSP
Feb. 24
6 p.m. PST
#19/15 BYU Cougars 103, Santa Clara Broncos 66
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 29–11, 28–18, 22–18
Pts: Paisley Harding 28
Rebs: Shaylee Gonzales 9
Asts: Tegan Graham 8
Pts: Lara Edmanson 20
Rebs: Danja Stafford 7
Asts: Ashley Hiraki 6
Leavey Center
Santa Clara, CA
Attendance: 402
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Ashley Ellis, Breana Fields

Pacific

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Broadcasters: Don Gubbins

Series History: BYU leads 18–4
Starting Lineups:

  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
  • Pacific: Anaya James, Cecilia Holmberg, Jordan Cruz, Elizabeth Elliott, Sam Ashby
WCC Net
Feb. 26
2 p.m. PST
#19/15 BYU Cougars 82, Pacific Tigers 52
Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 27–11, 21–12, 11–20
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 18
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 13
Asts: Tegan Graham 5
Pts: Diamond Richardson 12
Rebs: Elizabeth Elliott 8
Asts: Josephine Millard, Anaya James, Diamond Richardson, Elizabeth Elliott, Madelene Ennis 1
Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA
Attendance: 591
Referees: Ashley Clark, Devaughn Brazier, Felecity Willis

WCC Semifinal: Portland

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Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski

Series History: BYU leads 26–6
Starting Lineups:

  • Portland: Rose Pflug, Emme Shearer, Alex Fowler, Maddie Muhlheim, Lucy Cochrane
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
BYUtv
Mar. 7
12 p.m. PST
Portland Pilots 52, #15/14 BYU Cougars 59
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 15–18, 10–9, 12–19
Pts: Maisie Burnham 17
Rebs: Alex Fowler 11
Asts: Alex Fowler 6
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 20
Rebs: Tegan Graham 11
Asts: Tegan Graham 6
Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Referees: In'Fini Robinson, Brian Woods, Benny Luna

WCC Championship: Gonzaga

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Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Christy Thomaskutty

Series History: Gonzaga leads 18–16
Starting Lineups:

  • Gonzaga: Anamaria Virjoghe, Abby O'Connor, Kayleigh Truong, Cierra Walker, Melody Kempton
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
ESPNU
Mar. 8
1 p.m. PST
Gonzaga Bulldogs 71, #15/13 BYU Cougars 59
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 13–9, 14–17, 28–21
Pts: Melody Kempton 15
Rebs: Abby O'Connor 10
Asts: Kayleigh Truong 4
Pts: Shaylee Gonzales 16
Rebs: Shaylee Gonzales 12
Asts: Tegan Graham 6
Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Michol Murray, Tiffany Bird

NCAA 1st Round: Villanova

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Broadcasters: Sam Gore and Aja Ellison

Series History: Villanova leads 1–0
Starting Lineups:

  • Villanova: Lucy Olsen, Lior Garzon, Brianna Herlihy, Brooke Mullin, Madison Siegrist
  • BYU: Shaylee Gonzales, Maria Albiero, Tegan Graham, Lauren Gustin, Paisley Harding
ESPNews
Mar. 19
1 p.m. EDT
Villanova Wildcats 61, #20/15 BYU Cougars 57
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 15–13, 15–11, 17–16
Pts: Madison Siegrist 25
Rebs: Brianna Herlihy 9
Asts: Brianna Herlihy, Madison Siegrist, Bella Runyan 3
Pts: Paisley Harding 21
Rebs: Lauren Gustin 13
Asts: Shaylee Gonzales 8
Crisler Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Referees: John Capolino, William Smith, Melissa Barlow

Conference Honors

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  • Shaylee Gonzales, Lauren Gustin, and Paisley Harding were selected to the 2021–22 All-WCC Preseason Women's Basketball Team.[5]
  • Paisley Harding won the Week 2 WCC Player of the Week conference award.[6]
  • Shaylee Gonzales won the Week 3 WCC Player of the Week conference award.[7] Additionally she won the St. Pete Showcase MVP title.[8]
  • Lee Cummard went 3–0 and won the St. Pete Showcase as interim coach[8] after Jeff Judkins had to sit out due to a positive COVID-19 test.[9]
  • On February 10 Jeff Judkins recorded coaching career win 450 when BYU defeated Pepperdine.
  • On Senior Day (February 19) the Cougars set an all-time record high attendance for a women's basketball game at the Marriott Center when 6,289 fans attended the game against the Zags.

Rankings

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2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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AP (NR) (RV) (RV) 21[10] 16[11] 21 19 18 18 18 17 16 16 20 20 19 17 15 20
Coaches (NR) (NR)^ (RV) 23[12] 17[13] 22 22 19 18 17 15 16 16 18 16 15 14 13 14
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

^The Coaches poll did not release a week 1 ranking.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Day, Cummard hired as women's basketball assistant coaches". The Daily Universe. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "WCC Standings - 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Much like 2 years ago, BYU women's hoops optimistic in future with loaded group of returners". KSL. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "BYU women's basketball finishes 2021-22 schedule". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "BYU Women's Basketball picked to win the West Coast Conference Title". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Harding and James Earn WCC Weekly Honors". WCC Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Gonzales and Elliott Earn Player of the Week Recognition". WCC Sports. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "BYU women's hoops wins St. Pete Showcase". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "With BYU women's coach Jeff Judkins out due to COVID-19, Lee Cummard to assume coaching duties". Deseret News. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "BYU women's basketball gets No. 21 ranking by AP; men jump six spots". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Highest ranking in program history lands BYU women's basketball at No. 16 in AP poll". KSL. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "2021-22 USA TODAY Sports WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 3". WBCA. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "2021-22 USA TODAY Sports WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll Week 4". WBCA. Retrieved December 7, 2021.