2021–22 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2021–22 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball team represented Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by twelfth-year head coach Austin Parkinson, played their home games at the IUPUI Gymnasium in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Horizon League.

2021–2022 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball
Horizon League Regular Season Co-Champions Horizon League Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Horizon League
Record	24–5 (18–2 Horizon)
Head coach	Austin Parkinson (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Latrell Flemming (6th season) Holly Hoopingarner (1st season)
Home arena	IUPUI Gymnasium

2021–22 Horizon League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
IUPUI †	18	–	4		.818			24	–	5		.828
Youngstown State	18	–	4		.818			23	–	7		.767
Green Bay	15	–	4		.789			19	–	8		.704
Cleveland State	14	–	6		.700			21	–	9		.700
Northern Kentucky	14	–	6		.700			21	–	8		.724
Milwaukee	13	–	9		.591			14	–	16		.467
Oakland	11	–	9		.550			15	–	15		.500
Robert Morris	11	–	11		.500			13	–	15		.464
Purdue Fort Wayne	7	–	14		.333			7	–	21		.250
Wright State	3	–	18		.143			4	–	19		.174
UIC	1	–	20		.048			2	–	25		.074
Detroit Mercy	1	–	21		.045			1	–	27		.036
† 2022 Horizon League Tournament winner

They finished the season 24–5 overall and 18–2 in Horizon League play, to finish as co-champions of the regular season. As the first seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Robert Morris. They then went on to defeat Oakland in the Semifinals and Cleveland State in the Final to win the championship. As a result, the Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the thirteenth seed in the Bridgeport Region. This was the first time the team appeared in the NCAA Tournament. They received a bid in 2020, but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They lost in the first round to Oklahoma to end their season.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2020–21 season 15–5, 11–3 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they received a bye in to the Quarterfinals where they defeated Oakland. They then defeated Milwaukee in the Semifinals, but fell in the championship to Wright State. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Trinity Duckworth 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Hillcrest Markham, IL G 1 Destiny Perkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Lawrence North Akron Indianapolis, IN G 2 Taylor Ramey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr North Central Indianapolis, IN G 3 Tyra Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Anderson Anderson, IN F 4 Madison Wise 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Greenfield-Central Iowa State Greenfield, IN G/F 10 Ali Berg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Bishop McNamara Bourbonnais, IL G 12 Jaci Jones 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So South Side Fort Wayne, IN G 13 Logan Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr West Bloomfield West Bloomfield, MI G/F 14 Rachel McLimore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Zionsville DePaul Zionsville, IN G 21 Anna Mortag 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Brookfield Central Milwaukee, WI G/F 22 Rachel Kent 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Maine West Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball Des Plaines, IL G 24 Natalie Andersen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mukwonago Mukwonago, WI F 30 Morgan Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Hortonville Greenville, WI F 32 Nakaiah Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr North Central Indianapolis, IN C 40 Jacquel Bronaugh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Wayne Dayton, OH F 50 Macee Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Fountain Central Veedersburg, IN	Head coach Austin Parkinson (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Latrell Fleming (Wisconsin) Holly Hoopingarner (IUPUI) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 15, 2022

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		IU Northwest	W 98–50	–	IUPUI Gymnasium (372) Indianapolis, IN
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 11 Michigan	L 62–72 OT	0–1	Crisler Center (1,948) Ann Arbor, MI
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 71–60	1–1	Stroh Center (1,087) Bowling Green, OH
November 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 0–2 (forfeit)	1–2 (0–1)	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
November 20, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 0–2 (forfeit)	1–3 (0–2)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN
November 24, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	Canceled		Banterra Center  Carbondale, IL
November 28, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Butler	W 80–47	2–3	IUPUI Gymnasium (441) Indianapolis, IN
December 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	W 87–52	3–3 (1–2)	Calihan Hall (137) Detroit, MI
December 4, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oakland	W 74–49	4–3 (2–2)	Athletics Center O'rena (411) Auburn Hills, MI
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	L 67–73	4–4	IUPUI Gymnasium (510) Indianapolis, IN
December 18, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	Canceled		IUPUI Gymnasium  Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 2021* 3:00 p.m.		at No. 14 Iowa	W 74–73	5–4	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,632) Iowa City, IA
December 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 53–54	5–5 (2–3)	IUPUI Gymnasium (380) Indianapolis, IN
January 2, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wright State	W 77–62	6–5 (3–3)	IUPUI Gymnasium (312) Indianapolis, IN
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Green Bay	W 51–49	7–5 (4–3)	IUPUI Gymnasium (236) Indianapolis, IN
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 63–60	8–5 (5–3)	IUPUI Gymnasium (284) Indianapolis, IN
January 14, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Robert Morris	W 63–44	9–5 (6–3)	UPMC Events Center (288) Moon, PA
January 16, 202 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Youngstown State	W 76–68 OT	10–5 (7–3)	Beeghly Center (1,303) Youngstown, OH
January 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UIC	W 82–44	11–5 (8–3)	IUPUI Gymnasium (430) Indianapolis, IN
January 23, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UIC	W 68–47	12–5 (9–3)	Credit Union 1 Arena (466) Chicago, IL
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 74–55	13–5 (10–3)	IUPUI Gymnasium (553) Indianapolis, IN
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 82–64	14–5 (11–3)	IUPUI Gymnasium (428) Indianapolis, IN
February 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oakland	W 64–56	15–5 (12–3)	IUPUI Gymnasium (303) Indianapolis, IN
February 6, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 66–49	16–5 (13–3)	IUPUI Gymnasium (412) Indianapolis, IN
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wright State	W 78–53	17–5 (14–3)	Nutter Center (773) Dayton, OH
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	W 78–53	18–5 (15–3)	BB&T Arena (1,143) Highland Heights, KY
February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 71–59	19–5 (16–3)	Klotsche Center (719) Milwaukee, WI
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 56–71	19–6 (16–4)	Kress Events Center (2,202) Green Bay, WI
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Youngstown State	W 68–45	20–6 (17–4)	IUPUI Gymnasium (423) Indianapolis, IN
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 73–40	21–6 (18–4)	IUPUI Gymnasium (0) Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League Tournament
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(8) Robert Morris Quarterfinals	W 72–41	22–6	IUPUI Gymnasium (400) Indianapolis, IN
March 7, 2022 Noon, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (7) Oakland Semifinals	W 86–63	23–6	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (0) Indianapolis, IN
March 8, 2022 Noon, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (4) Cleveland State Final	W 61–54	24–6	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (0) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022 10:00 p.m., ESPNU	(13 B)	at (4 B) No. 22 Oklahoma First Round	L 72–78	24–7	Lloyd Noble Center (3,952) Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	RV
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

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