2021–22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

2021–22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	14–19 (8–10 WAC)
Head coach	Lane Lord (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Hackerott Ipek Turkyilmaz Keanna Keys
Home arena	UTRGV Fieldhouse

2021–22 WAC women's basketball standings

	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

The 2021–22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Lane Lord was in his fourth season as UTRGV's head coach. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021* 6:30 p.m.		Dallas Christian	W 92–42		UTRGV Fieldhouse (511) Edinburg, TX
Non-conference regular schedule
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 21 South Florida	L 56–63	0–1	Yuengling Center (2,710) Tampa, FL
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	L 57–66	0–2	American Bank Center (716) Corpus Christi, TX
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 58–60	0–3	Bank of Colorado Arena (651) Greeley, CO
November 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese State	W 74–70	1–3	UTRGV Fieldhouse (782) Edinburg, TX
November 27, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Utah	L 67–80	1–4	UTRGV Fieldhouse (728) Edinburg, TX
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas	L 44–75	1–5	Allen Fieldhouse (1,110) Lawrence, KS
December 6, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Baptist	W 67–58	2–5	UTRGV Fieldhouse (651) Edinburg, TX
December 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 62–57	3–5	UTRGV Fieldhouse (521) Edinburg, TX
December 14, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	W 52–43	4–5	Bert Ogden Arena  Edinburg, TX
December 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. UTSA UTRGV South Padre Island Classic	L 59–66	4–6	South Padre Island Convention Centre (364) South Padre Island, TX
December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Liberty UTRGV South Padre Island Classic	L 32–54	4–7	South Padre Island Convention Centre (411) South Padre Island, TX
WAC conference schedule
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	L 50–65	4–8 (0–1)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (342) Edinburg, TX
January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston State	Postponed - game moved to January 24, 2022		UTRGV Fieldhouse  Edinburg, TX
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	W 62–50	5–8 (1–1)	Grand Canyon University Arena (314) Phoenix, AZ
January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	Postponed - game moved to January 31, 2022		Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
January 9, 2022* 2:00 p.m., LHN		at No. 9 Texas	L 58–93	5–9	Frank Erwin Center (1,956) Austin, TX
January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Chicago State	W 58–47	6–9 (2–1)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (45) Chicago, IL
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 56–59	6–10 (2–2)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (314) Edinburg, TX
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dixie State	W 75–68	7–10 (3–2)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (383) Edinburg, TX
January 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston State Game moved from January 1, 2022	L 52–66	7–11 (3–3)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (312) Edinburg, TX
January 27, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 69–88	7–12 (3–4)	Teague Center (629) Abilene, TX
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tarleton State	W 64–58	8–12 (4–4)	Wisdom Gymnasium (1,218) Stephenville, TX
January 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State Game moved from January 8, 2022	L 51–63	8–13 (4–5)	Pan American Center (502) Las Cruces, NM
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	L 39–53	8–14 (4–6)	Montagne Center (1,016) Beaumont, TX
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian	W 82–62	9–14 (5–6)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (818) Edinburg, TX
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	W 68–60	10–14 (6–6)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (618) Edinburg, TX
February 12, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		California Baptist	L 78–94	10–15 (6–7)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (527) Edinburg, TX
February 16, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Seattle	L 68–71 OT	10–16 (6–8)	Redhawk Center (315) Seattle, WA
February 19, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston State	L 49–69	10–17 (6–9)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (205) Huntsville, TX
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton State	W 64–55	11–17 (7–9)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (512) Edinburg, TX
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lamar	L 61–69	11–18 (7–10)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (886) Edinburg, TX
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	W 76–74	12–18 (8–10)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,327) Nacogdoches, TX
WAC tournament
March 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Seattle First round	W 71–61	13–18	Orleans Arena (303) Paradise, NV
March 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (5) Abilene Christian Second round	W 73–70	14–18	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
March 10, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(8)	vs. (4) Utah Valley Third round	L 52–72	14–19	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV Sources:
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

See also

• 2021–22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team