2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Antelopes, led by second-year head coach Molly Miller, played their home games at the GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 22–10, 14–4 in WAC play, to finish in second place. They made it to the WAC tournament, defeating California Baptist,^[1] but lost in the championship game, for the second straight year, to Stephen F. Austin.^[2] They then lost in the first round of the WNIT to New Mexico State.^[3]

2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball
WNIT
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	22–10 (14–4 WAC)
Head coach	Molly Miller (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Nia Jackson Buck Scheel Greg Gottlieb
Home arena	GCU Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 WAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	17	–	1		.944			28	–	5		.848
Grand Canyon	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
California Baptist*	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Utah Valley	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Abilene Christian	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Sam Houston State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Tarleton State*	8	–	10		.444			16	–	13		.552
Lamar	8	–	10		.444			14	–	15		.483
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Seattle	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Dixie State*	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
New Mexico State	6	–	12		.333			10	–	19		.345
Chicago State	3	–	15		.167			4	–	23		.148
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2022 WAC tournament winner

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western New Mexico	W 93–56		GCU Arena  Phoenix, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arizona Christian	W 95–48	1–0	GCU Arena (2,831) Phoenix, AZ
November 16, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 64–57	2–0	GCU Arena (615) Phoenix, AZ
November 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas City	L 62–89	2–1	Swinney Recreation Center (1,199) Kansas City, MO
November 26, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Nicholls GCU Women's Basketball Classic	W 103–55	3–1	GCU Arena  Phoenix, AZ
November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Baptist GCU Women's Basketball Classic	W 63–54	4–1	GCU Arena (263) Phoenix, AZ
December 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Park (AZ)	W 98–48	5–1	GCU Arena (313) Phoenix, AZ
December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		at Cal State Fullerton	L 53–60	5–2	Titan Gym (287) Fullerton, CA
December 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		at Northern Arizona	L 77–108	5–3	Walkup Skydome (227) Flagstaff, AZ
December 17, 2021* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Liberty South Padre Island Classic	L 61–76	5–4	South Padre Island Convention Centre (187) South Padre Island, TX
December 18, 2021* 4:00 p.m.		vs. UTSA South Padre Island Classic	W 62–52	6–4	TBA (411) South Padre Island, TX
December 23, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	W 58–53	7–4	GCU Arena (486) Phoenix, AZ
WAC conference season
December 30, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	W 66–49	8–4 (1–0)	GCU Arena (107) Phoenix, AZ
January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 50–62	8–5 (1–1)	GCU Arena (314) Phoenix, AZ
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	W 73–72 OT	9–5 (2–1)	GCU Arena (421) Phoenix, AZ
January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	W 74–69	10–5 (3–1)	Teague Center (444) Abilene, TX
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	W 47–37	11–5 (4–1)	Wisdom Gymnasium (914) Stephenville, TX
January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	Postponed – game moved to January 31		GCU Arena  Phoenix, AZ
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston State	W 73–54	12–5 (5–1)	GCU Arena (430) Phoenix, AZ
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 61–59	13–5 (6–1)	GCU Arena (491) Phoenix, AZ
January 31, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin Game moved from January 20	L 43–61	13–6 (6–2)	GCU Arena (489) Phoenix, AZ
February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	W 64–59	14–6 (7–2)	Redhawk Center (234) Seattle, WA
February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist	W 61–52	15–6 (8–2)	CBU Events Center (489) Riverside, CA
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 50–58	15–7 (8–3)	GCU Arena (1,103) Phoenix, AZ
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dixie State	W 66–50	16–7 (9–3)	GCU Arena (629) Phoenix, AZ
February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		California Baptist	W 75–55	17–7 (10–3)	GCU Arena (501) Phoenix, AZ
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	W 46–43	18–7 (11–3)	Pan American Center (723) Las Cruces, NM
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	W 73–55	19–7 (12–3)	GCU Arena (1,016) Phoenix, AZ
February 26, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston State	L 66–69	19–8 (12–4)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (222) Huntsville, TX
March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Valley	W 65–63	20–8 (13–4)	UCCU Center (831) Orem, UT
March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dixie State	W 65–59	21–8 (14–4)	Burns Arena (547) St. George, UT
WAC tournament
March 11, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) California Baptist Semifinals	W 64–60	22–8	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
March 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (1) Stephen F. Austin Championship	L 57–74	22–9	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
WNIT
March 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at New Mexico First round	L 72–92	22–10	The Pit (2,278) Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[4][5]

See also

• 2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

References

1. Coro, Paul (March 11, 2022). "Flipped script puts Lopes in WAC title game". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
2. Coro, Paul (March 12, 2022). "Freshmen rise in WAC title game loss to SFA". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
3. Coro, Paul (March 16, 2022). "WNIT taste makes bitter end, sweet outlook". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
4. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Grand Canyon University. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
5. "Grand Canyon Lopes Schedule 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.