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2021–22 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
2021–22 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–14 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Neighbors (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Todd Schaefer; Lacey Goldwire; Pauline Love;
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina	15	–	1	.938	35	–	2	.946
No. 9 LSU	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 18 Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Florida	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 15 Kentucky †	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Missouri	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	20	–	14	.588
Mississippi State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Texas A&M	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Vanderbilt	4	–	12	.250	16	–	19	.457
Auburn	2	–	14	.125	10	–	18	.357

† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Neighbors, play their home games at Bud Walton Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season[edit]

The Razorbacks finished the season 19–9 (9–6 SEC) to finish tied for fifth place in the conference. The Razorbacks were invited to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they lost to Wright State in the First Round.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Arkansas Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Destiny Slocum	12	G	5'7"	RS Senior	Meridian, ID	Drafted 14th overall by the Las Vegas Aces
Grayce Spangler	13	G	5'11"	Senior	Fayetteville, AR	Graduated
Jailyn Mason	14	G	5'9"	RS Senior	Mason, OH	Transferred to Rutgers
Taylah Thomas	24	F	6'1"	Senior	Arlington, TX	Transferred to Texas Tech
Macy Weaver	30	F	6'3"	Senior	Davis Junction, IL	Transferred to Southern Miss
Chelsea Dungee	33	G	5'11"	RS Senior	Sapulpa, OK	Drafted 5th overall by the Dallas Wings

2021 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jersey Wolfenbarger G/F	Fort Smith, AR	Northside HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Jersey Wolfenbarger G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Maryam Dauda F	Bentonville, AR	Bentonville HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Maryam Dauda F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Emrie Ellis F	Ada, OK	Vanoss HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Emrie Ellis F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ashlyn Sage G	Weatherford, OK	Weatherford HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Ashlyn Sage G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Samara Spencer G	Fort Lauderdale, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Samara Spencer G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Incoming transfer[edit]

Arkansas Incoming Transfer
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Sasha Goforth	13	G	6'1"	Sophomore	Fayetteville, AR	Oregon State
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Roster[edit]

2021–22 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Marquesha Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Springdale HS	McGehee, AR
G	2	Samara Spencer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	3	Elauna Eaton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Nettleton HS	Helena, AR
G	4	Erynn Barnum	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Little Rock Central HS	Little Rock, AR
G	11	Rylee Langerman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Christian Heritage Academy	Del City, OK
G	13	Sasha Goforth	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Fayetteville HS Oregon State	Fayetteville, AR
G	15	Ashlyn Sage	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Weatherford HS	Weatherford, OK
G	22	Avery Hughes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Bentonville HS	Bentonville, AR
G	23	Amber Ramirez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Wagner HS TCU	San Antonio, TX
G/F	24	Jersey Wolfenbarger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Northside HS	Fort Smith, AR
F	25	Destinee Oberg	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Academy of Holy Angels	Burnsville, MN
F	30	Maryam Dauda	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Bentonville HS	Bentonville, AR
G	43	Makayla Daniels	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Frederick HS	Frederick, MD
F	55	Emrie Ellis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Vanoss HS	Ada, OK

Head coach

Mike Neighbors (Arkansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Schaefer (Thomas More)
Lacey Goldwire (Oklahoma State)
Pauline Love (Southern Miss)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2021* 6:00 pm		Arkansas–Fort Smith	W 114–55		17 – Goforth	9 – Tied	5 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (2,639) Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Tarleton State	W 85–33	1–0	15 – Daniels	6 – Tied	3 – Langerman	Bud Walton Arena (2,614) Fayetteville, AR
November 12, 2021* 12:00 pm, SECN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 96–53	2–0	15 – Barnum	6 – Barnum	4 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (2,425) Fayetteville, AR
November 14, 2021* 12:00 pm, SNY		at No. 2 UConn	L 80–95	2–1	20 – Ramirez	8 – Barnum	3 – Daniels	XL Center (9,359) Hartford, CT
November 19, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Arkansas State	W 94–71	3–1	22 – Daniels	8 – Daniels	5 – Daniels	First National Bank Arena (2,574) Jonesboro, AR
November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		SMU	W 65–58	4–1	18 – Barnum	9 – Barnum	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (3,060) Fayetteville, AR
November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Sam Houston State	W 92–66	5–1	17 – Ramirez	6 – Goforth	6 – Daniels	Bud Walton Arena (3,335) Fayetteville, AR
November 28, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Belmont	W 83–63	6–1	15 – Barnum	7 – Barnum	5 – Daniels	Bud Walton Arena (2,834) Fayetteville, AR
December 2, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at UCF	L 51–52	6–2	18 – Daniels	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Addition Financial Arena (2,777) Orlando, FL
December 5, 2021* 1:00 pm, SECN+		California	W 84–67	7–2	32 – Daniels	11 – Ramirez	4 – Barnum	Bud Walton Arena (3,100) Fayetteville, AR
December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Jackson State	W 66–62	8–2	16 – Daniels	10 – Goforth	4 – Spencer	Bud Walton Arena (2,522) Fayetteville, AR
December 12, 2021* 4:00 pm, SECN		Little Rock	W 73–39	9–2	14 – Tied	10 – Oberg	5 – Daniels	Bud Walton Arena (3,451) Fayetteville, AR
December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm, SECN+		vs. Central Arkansas	W 82–44	10–2	17 – Goforth	8 – Langerman	6 – Spencer	Simmons Bank Arena (3,177) North Little Rock, AR
December 21, 2021* 1:00 pm, SECN+		Creighton	L 72–81	10–3	34 – Daniels	7 – Goforth	3 – Spencer	Bud Walton Arena (3,216) Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
January 2, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN/ESPN2		No. 7 Tennessee	L 63–70	10–4 (0–1)	26 – Ramirez	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (3,655) Fayetteville, AR
January 6, 2022 7:30 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 51–54	10–5 (0–2)	17 – Goforth	11 – Goforth	4 – Spencer	Memorial Gymnasium (194) Nashville, TN
January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		Missouri	W 83–73	11–5 (1–2)	21 – Ramirez	8 – Daniels	4 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (3,632) Fayetteville, AR
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 1 South Carolina	L 52–61	11–6 (1–3)	17 – Daniels	5 – Daniels	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (4,265) Fayetteville, AR
January 20, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN		at Alabama	W 99–71	12–6 (2–3)	19 – Ramirez	9 – Ramirez	7 – Ramirez	Coleman Coliseum (1,911) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 23, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	W 74–54	13–6 (3–3)	19 – Spencer	11 – Goforth	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (4,177) Fayetteville, AR
January 27, 2022 7:30 pm, SECN		No. 12 LSU	W 90–76	14–6 (4–3)	25 – Ramirez	6 – Wolfenbarger	4 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (3,574) Fayetteville, AR
January 31, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 7 Tennessee	L 83–86 ^OT	14–7 (4–4)	29 – Ramirez	8 – Ramirez	4 – Spencer	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,071) Knoxville, TN
February 3, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M	L 64–77	14–8 (4–5)	20 – Spencer	11 – Langerman	3 – Spencer	Reed Arena (3,092) College Station, TX
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		Auburn	W 68–66	15–8 (5–5)	30 – Ramirez	9 – Barnum	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (2,862) Fayetteville, AR
February 13, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Missouri	W 88–71	16–8 (6–5)	25 – Ramirez	11 – Wolfenbarger	4 – Spencer	Mizzou Arena (n/a) Columbia, MO
February 17, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 17 Florida	L 67–76	16–9 (6–6)	19 – Spencer	10 – Ramirez	3 – Spencer	O'Connell Center (1,369) Gainesville, FL
February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN		Kentucky	L 55–78	16–10 (6–7)	18 – Ramirez	7 – Goforth	5 – Spencer	Bud Walton Arena (8,292) Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 62–70	16–11 (6–8)	19 – Spencer	7 – Wolfenbarger	5 – Spencer	SJB Pavilion (1,936) Oxford, MS
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		No. 25 Georgia	L 62–63	16–12 (6–9)	21 – Daniels	7 – Wolfenbarger	– Tied	Bud Walton Arena (2,726) Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	W 87–79	17–12 (7–9)	20 – Goforth	8 – Ramirez	6 – Spencer	Humphrey Coliseum (4,840) Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2022 11:00 am, SECN	(8)	vs. (9) Missouri Second Round	W 61–52 ^OT	18–12	15 – Ramirez	14 – Daniels	5 – Daniels	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
March 4, 2022 11:00 am, SECN	(8)	vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina Quarterfinals	L 54–76	18–13	10 – Spencer	9 – Daniels	3 – Ramirez	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPNews	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) Utah First Round	L 69–92	18–14	24 – Ramirez	12 – Barnum	3 – Spencer	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Welcome Home: Fayetteville native Sasha Goforth transfers from Oregon State to Arkansas". nwahomepage.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^ "Arkansas Women's Basketball Announces 2022 SEC Schedule". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

[1] "Welcome Home: Fayetteville native Sasha Goforth transfers from Oregon State to Arkansas". nwahomepage.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

[2] "Arkansas Women's Basketball Announces 2022 SEC Schedule". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

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Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
Venues	Barnhill Arena (1976–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics