2021–22 Dixie State Trailblazers women's basketball team

2021–22 Dixie State Trailblazers women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–19 (6–12 WAC)
Head coach
  • JD Gustin (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Legerski
  • Nicole Yazzie
Home arenaBurns Arena
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
* 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
New Mexico State 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
Chicago State 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
2022 WAC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2021–22 Dixie State Trailblazers women's basketball team represented Dixie State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by sixth-year head coach JD Gustin. The Trailblazers played their home games at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

It was Dixie State's final season under that name; the school changed its name to Utah Tech University effective with the 2022–23 school year. The Trailblazers nickname is not affected.[1]

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Life Pacific W 107–57  1–0
Burns Arena (345)
St. George, UT
November 12, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State L 52–80  1–1
Peter Stott Center (325)
Portland, OR
November 14, 2021*
5:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon L 35–84  1–2
Matthew Knight Arena (8,761)
Eugene, OR
November 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Antelope Valley W 73–37  2–2
Burns Arena (221)
St. George, UT
November 24, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas City L 62–76  2–3
Burns Arena (312)
St. George, UT
December 1, 2021*
11:00 a.m.
at Utah L 64–81  2–4
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,737)
Logan, UT
December 3, 2021*
3:00 p.m.
at Colorado L 53–78  2–5
Coors Events Center (956)
Boulder, CO
December 11, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Simpson W 101–61  3–5
Burns Arena (369)
St. George, UT
December 14, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Westcliff W 79–55  4–5
Burns Arena (943)
St. George, UT
December 18, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Air Force L 48–63  4–6
Burns Arena (313)
St. George, UT
December 21, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Utah L 58–95  4–7
Burns Arena (367)
St. George, UT
WAC regular season
December 30, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tarleton State W 57–49  5–7
(1–0)
Wisdom Gymnasium (737)
Stephenville, TX
January 1, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 53–71  5–8
(1–1)
Teague Center (385)
Abilene, TX
January 8, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah Valley Postponed – game moved to January 17, 2022 Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
California Baptist L 60–88  5–9
(1–2)
Burns Arena (437)
St. George, UT
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Seattle W 75–69  6–9
(2–2)
Burns Arena (451)
St. George, UT
January 17, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah Valley
''Rescheduled from January 8
L 65–68  6–10
(2–3)
Burns Arena (599)
St. George, UT
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lamar L 65–75  6–11
(2–4)
Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 22, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 68–75  6–12
(2–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
January 29, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chicago State W 82–70  7–12
(3–5)
Burns Arena (482)
St. George, UT
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston State L 72–74 OT 7–13
(3–6)
Burns Arena (423)
St. George, UT
February 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin L 54–81  7–14
(3–7)
Burns Arena (474)
St. George, UT
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State L 82–84 3OT 7–15
(3–8)
Pan American Center (524)
Las Cruces, NM
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Grand Canyon L 50–66  7–16
(3–9)
Grand Canyon University Arena (629)
Phoenix, AZ
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico State W 72–69  8–16
(4–9)
Burns Arena (452)
St. George, UT
February 19, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Valley L 59–99  8–17
(4–10)
UCCU Center (812)
Orem, UT
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist W 81–77  9–17
(5–10)
CBU Events Center (520)
Riverside, CA
February 26, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Seattle L 61–69  9–18
(5–11)
Redhawk Center (443)
Seattle, WA
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 95–81  10–18
(6–11)
Burns Center (497)
St. George, UT
March 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Grand Canyon L 59–65  10–19
(6–12)
Burns Center (547)
St. George, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Imlay, Ashley (November 10, 2021). "Utah Legislature passes Dixie State name change". KSL-TV. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". utahtechtrailblazers.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.