2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	10–19 (6–12 WAC)
Head coach	Brooke Atkinson (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Aisha Stewart DeAudra Brown
Home arena	Pan American Center

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 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by fourth year head coach Brooke Atkinson, played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Western New Mexico	W 94–40	1–0	Pan American Center (1,388) Las Cruces, NM
Nov 13, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word	W 57–48	2–0	Pan American Center (1,023) Las Cruces, NM
Nov 17, 2021* 7:00 pm		at UTEP Battle of I-10	L 61–76	2–1	Don Haskins Center (1,088) El Paso, TX
Nov 26, 2021* 1:30 pm		vs. LSU San Juan Shootout	L 52–72	2–2	Coliseo Roberto Clemente (200) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 27, 2021* 1:30 pm		vs. Tennessee Tech San Juan Shootout	W 66–54	3–2	Coliseo Roberto Clemente (200) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		UTEP Battle of I-10	Postponed - Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.		Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
Dec 3, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Mexico	L 58–77	3–3	The Pit (5,123) Albuquerque, NM
Dec 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		New Mexico	L 66–73	3–4	Pan American Center (754) Las Cruces, NM
Dec 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UTEP Rescheduled from December 1, Battle of I-10	L 78–82 OT	3–5	Pan American Center (637) Las Cruces, NM
Dec 18, 2021* 1:00 pm		at Weber State	L 63–65	3–6	Dee Events Center (150) Ogden, UT
Dec 21, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Houston Baptist	Cancelled due to health and safety protocols within HBU program		Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
Dec 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		SAGU American Indian College	W 110–40	4–6	Pan American Center (581) Las Cruces, NM
WAC conference season
Dec 30, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Seattle	Postponed - Game moved to February 8, 2022		Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
Jan 1, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chicago State	Postponed - Game moved to January 25, 2022		Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center  Chicago, IL
Jan 6, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	Game postponed due to COVID19 protocol within Lamar team		Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
Jan 8, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	Postponed - Game moved to January 31, 2022		Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
Jan 10, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Lamar Game moved from January 6, 2022	W 57–53	5–6 (1–0)	Pan American Center (701) Las Cruces, NM
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton State	L 56–58	5–7 (1–1)	Wisdom Gymnasium (1,002) Stephenville, TX
Jan 15, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Abilene Christian	L 73–76	5–8 (1–2)	Teague Center (534) Abilene, TX
Jan 20, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Sam Houston State	W 72–59	6–8 (2–2)	Pan American Center (251) Las Cruces, NM
Jan 22, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	Postponed - Game moved to February 14, 2022		Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
Jan 25, 2022 10:00 am, ESPN+		at Chicago State Game moved from January 1, 2022	L 64–67	6–9 (2–3)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (75) Chicago, IL
Jan 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 59–61	6–10 (2–4)	Grand Canyon University Arena (491) Phoenix, AZ
Jan 31, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas–Rio Grande Valley Game moved from January 8, 2022	W 63–51	7–10 (3–4)	Pan American Center (502) Las Cruces, NM
Feb 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 64–92	7–11 (3–5)	CBU Events Center (497) Riverside, CA
Feb 5, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle	L 73–81 OT	7–12 (3–6)	Redhawk Center (536) Seattle, WA
Feb 8, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Seattle Game moved from December 30, 2021	W 59–54	8–12 (4–6)	Pan American Center (283) Las Cruces, NM
Feb 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Dixie State	W 84–82 3OT	9–12 (5–6)	Pan American Center (524) Las Cruces, NM
Feb 12, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah Valley	L 32–66	9–13 (5–7)	Pan American Center (482) Las Cruces, NM
Feb 14, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin Game moved from January 22, 2022	L 55–69	9–14 (5–8)	Pan American Center (381) Las Cruces, NM
Feb 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dixie State	L 69–72	9–15 (5–9)	Burns Arena (452) St. George, UT
Feb 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Grand Canyon	L 43–46	9–16 (5–10)	Pan American Center (723) Las Cruces, NM
Feb 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Chicago State	W 80–71	10–16 (6–10)	Pan American Center (853) Las Cruces, NM
Mar 3, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 56–64	10–17 (6–11)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,423) Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 5, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 51–60	10–18 (6–12)	UCCU Center (632) Orem, UT
WAC Tournament
March 8, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Lamar First Round	L 54–65	10–19	Orleans Arena (303) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team