2021–22 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

2021–22 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
2021–22 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	11–19 (4–14 Big 12)
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	JC Carter; Ashley Crawford; Eric Ely;
Home arena	United Supermarkets Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Baylor	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
No. 10 Iowa State	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
No. 6 Texas †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	7	.806
No. 22 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Kansas	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
Kansas State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
West Virginia	7	–	11	.389	15	–	15	.500
Texas Tech	4	–	14	.222	11	–	19	.367
Oklahoma State	3	–	15	.167	9	–	20	.310
TCU	2	–	16	.111	6	–	22	.214

† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by second year head coach Krista Gerlich. They played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Raiders finished the season 10-15, 5-13 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Kansas State in the Big 12 Tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bre'Amber Scott	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Little Rock Central Mississippi State Little Rock	Little Rock, AR
C	1	Ella Tofaeono	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Midland Texas A&M	Sydney, Australia
G	4	Lexy Hightower	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Amarillo West Texas A&M	Amarillo, TX
G	5	Rhyle McKinney	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Argyle SMU	Argyle, TX
F	10	Bryn Gerlich	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Colleyville Heritage Oklahoma State	Colleyville, TX
G	11	Saga Ukkonen	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Mäkelänrinne	Helsinki, Finland
G	12	Vivian Gray	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Argyle Fort Lewis Oklahoma State	Argyle, TX
F	14	Lana Wenger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Futures Academy	Hersberg, Switzerland
C	23	Khadija Faye	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Father Lopez Catholic	Dakar, Senegal
F	24	Taylah Thomas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Mansfield Timberview Arkansas	Arlington, TX
G	32	Tatum Veitenheimer	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Windthorst Oklahoma	Windthorst, TX
F	33	Chantae Embry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Norman	Norman, OK

Head coach

Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

JC Carter (Southwest Baptist)
Ashley Crawford (Lamar)
Eric Ely (Northwest Nazarene)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 67–45	1–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,511) Lubbock, TX
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	W 62–44	2–0	United Supermarkets Arena (3,372) Lubbock, TX
November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	W 72–68	3–0	United Supermarkets Arena (4,339) Lubbock, TX
November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 83–57	4–0	United Supermarkets Arena (4,066) Lubbock, TX
November 26, 2021* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Ball State Van Chancellor Classic	W 71–67	5–0	Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
November 27, 2021* 1:30 p.m.		vs. Old Dominion Van Chancellor Classic	L 45–59	5–1	Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
November 28, 2021* 4:00 p.m.		vs. New Mexico Van Chancellor Classic	W 82–75	6–1	Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
December 2, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		No. 20 Georgia Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 56–66	6–2	United Supermarkets Arena (8,163) Lubbock, TX
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. UNLV	W 68–61	7–2	First United Bank Center (1,883) Canyon, TX
December 20, 2021* 12:15 p.m.		vs. Ole Miss West Palm Invitational	L 50–65	7–3	Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
December 21, 2021* 2:30 p.m.		vs. No. 21 LSU West Palm Invitational	L 60–74	7–4	Palm Beach State College (915) Lake Worth, FL
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Incarnate Word	Postponed		United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m.		Oklahoma	L 91–97	7–5 (0–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,792) Lubbock, TX
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at No. 9 Texas	W 74–61	8–5 (1–1)	Frank Erwin Center (2,723) Austin, TX
January 8, 2022 7:30 p.m.		Oklahoma State	L 55-57	8–6 (1–2)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,910) Lubbock, TX
January 12, 2022 6:00 p.m.		at West Virginia	L 53-64	8–7 (1–3)	WVU Coliseum (1,075) Morgantown, WV
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 25 Kansas State	W 64–45	9–7 (2–3)	United Supermarkets Arena (5,015) Lubbock, TX
January 19, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU	L 50-51	9–8 (2–4)	Schollmaier Arena (1,944) Fort Worth, TX
January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas	L 57–71	9–9 (2–5)	Allen Fieldhouse (1,176) Lawrence, KS
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 11 Baylor	L 80–88	9–10 (2–6)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,504) Lubbock, TX
January 29, 2022 12:30 p.m., ESPN+		No. 13 Iowa State	L 65–86	9–11 (2–7)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,057) Lubbock, TX
February 5, 2022 6:30 p.m.		at No. 25 Kansas State	L 75–82	9–12 (2–8)	Bramlage Coliseum (5,588) Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 16 Texas	L 56–61	9–13 (2–9)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,821) Lubbock, TX
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Oklahoma State	L 58–62	9–14 (2–10)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,002) Stillwater, OK
February 16, 2022 6:00 p.m.		at No. 15 Oklahoma	W 97-87	10–14 (3–10)	Lloyd Noble Center (1,769) Norman, OK
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas	L 68–71	10–15 (3–11)	United Supermarkets Arena (5,291) Lubbock, TX
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Virginia	L 62–73	10–16 (3–12)	United Supermarkets Arena (3,410) Lubbock, TX
February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m.		at No. 9 Iowa State	L 55–71	10–17 (3–13)	Hilton Coliseum (10,871) Ames, IA
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		TCU	W 83-79	11–17 (4–13)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,032) Lubbock, TX
March 6, 2022 2:00 p.m.		at No. 5 Baylor	L 57–82	11–18 (4–14)	Ferrell Center (5,110) Waco, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
March 10, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Oklahoma State First Round	L 58–73	11–19	Municipal Auditorium (3,155) Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Final
AP
Coaches

**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.

References

^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[1] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[2] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[3] "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". texastech.com. Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References