2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by 1st year head coach Katie Gearlds, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
WNIT, second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–15 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach	Katie Gearlds (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Beth Couture Michael Scruggs
Home arena	Mackey Arena

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

They finished the season 17–15 and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Southern Illinois in the First Round before losing to Marquette in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the season 7–16 and 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. As the eleventh seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Iowa in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Brooke Moore 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Henry County Auburn Atlanta, GA G 1 Skye Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH G 2 Rokia Doumbia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr IMG Academy Arkansas Bamako, Mali G 3 Jayla Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN G 5 Cassidy Hardin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Center Grove Bargersville, IN G 10 Jeanae Terry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Wayne Memorial Illinois Detroit, MI G 13 Ajah Stallings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr North Central Indianapolis, IN G/F 14 Ava Learn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Our Lady of Lourdes Hyde Park, NY G 23 Abbey Ellis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Our Lady of Mercy Cal Poly Melbourne, Australia C 24 Ra Shaya Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Marion Marion, IN F 30 Nyagoa Gony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lincoln Lincoln, NE G 33 Madison Layden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Northwestern Kokomo, IN F 35 Rickie Woltman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Incarnate Word St. Louis, MO	Head coach Katie Gearlds (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Beth Couture (Erskine) Michael Scruggs (Tennessee) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 5, 2022

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Findlay	W 89–64	–	Mackey Arena (3,415) West Lafayette, IN
Regular season
November 10, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	W 79–69	1–0	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,214) Bowling Green, KY
November 14, 2021* 2:30 p.m., BTN		Western Michigan	W 70–62	2–0	Mackey Arena (2,062) West Lafayette, IN
November 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Illinois State	W 76–64	3–0	Redbird Arena (672) Normal, IL
November 20, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN+		Dayton	L 62–78	3–1	Mackey Arena (1,938) West Lafayette, IN
November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Marshall	W 70–60	4–1	Mackey Arena (1,526) West Lafayette, IN
November 25, 2021* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 22 West Virginia St. Pete Showcase	L 57–65	4–2	McArthur Gymnasium (401) St. Petersburg, FL
November 27, 2021*  p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 17 Florida State St. Pete Showcase	W 66–61	5–2	McArthur Center (250) St. Petersburg, FL
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN		Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 53–52	6–2	Mackey Arena (1,539) West Lafayette, IN
December 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN+		No. 18 Ohio State	L 53–70	6–3 (0–1)	Mackey Arena (3,236) West Lafayette, IN
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		at No. 8 Maryland	L 71–86	6–4 (0–2)	Xfinity Center (4,254) College Park, MD
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Denver	W 101–86	7–4	Mackey Arena (2,791) West Lafayette, IN
December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Miami (OH)	W 82–76	8–4	Mackey Arena (3,006) West Lafayette, IN
December 21, 2021* 11:00 a.m., BTN+		North Alabama	W 86–53	9–4	Mackey Arena (5,457) West Lafayette, IN
December 30, 2021 9:00 p.m., BTN		at Wisconsin	Postponed to February 13, 2022		Kohl Center  Madison, WI
January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Rutgers	W 60–58	10–4 (1–2)	Mackey Arena (3,074) West Lafayette, IN
January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		at Michigan State	W 69–59	11–4 (2–2)	Breslin Center (4,220) East Lansing, MI
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Iowa	L 66–79	11–5 (2–3)	Mackey Arena (3,103) West Lafayette, IN
January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., FS1		No. 6 Indiana	L 68–73 OT	11–6 (2–4)	Mackey Arena (8,505) West Lafayette, IN
January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN+		at Illinois	W 89–67	12–6 (3–4)	State Farm Center (1,038) Champaign, IL
January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 7 Michigan	L 66–79	12–7 (3–5)	Crisler Center (1,845) Ann Arbor, MI
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Minnesota	W 80–66	13–7 (4–5)	Mackey Arena (2,901) West Lafayette, IN
January 30, 2022 3:00 p.m., BTN+		at Nebraska	L 66–81	13–8 (4–6)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,810) Lincoln, NE
February 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN+		Northwestern	L 67–80	13–9 (4–7)	Mackey Arena (2,862) West Lafayette, IN
February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN+		at No. 5 Indiana	L 57–64	13–10 (4–8)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,891) Bloomington, IN
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Penn State	W 81–77	14–10 (5–8)	Mackey Arena (2,902) West Lafayette, IN
February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+		at Wisconsin Rescheduled from December 30, 2021	L 52–54	14–11 (5–9)	Kohl Center (2,869) Madison, WI
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Illinois	W 70–54	15–11 (6–9)	Mackey Arena (2,983) West Lafayette, IN
February 20, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN		at Rutgers	W 70–59	16–11 (7–9)	Jersey Mike's Arena (2,961) Piscataway, NJ
February 24, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN+		at Northwestern	L 51–68	16–12 (7–10)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,481) Evanston, IL
February 27, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN+		Wisconsin	L 62–63	16–13 (7–11)	Mackey Arena (4,811) West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022 11:30 a.m., BTN	(9)	vs. (8) Michigan State Second Round	L 69–73	16–14	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
March 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Southern Illinois First Round	W 82–60	17–14	Mackey Arena (769) West Lafayette, IN
March 21, 2022 8:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Marquette Second Round	L 62–77	17–15	Al McGuire Center (1,311) Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.