Northwest Notes Sept. 10, 2021
Pac-12 announces 2021-22 women’s basketball weekly pairings
SAN FRANCISCO — The Pac-12 Conference has released the weekly matchups and site designations for the league’s 2021-22 women’s basketball season.
The announcement reflects the games being played and the home/away designations each weekend of the Pac-12 regular season. Specific dates and times for each game will be announced after television selections are finalized. Some games may shift outside of the Conference’s traditional Friday-Sunday windows pending those television selections and other factors.
Games on the final weekend of the regular season are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 26, to avoid a quick turnaround for teams playing on the first day of the Pac-12 tournament. Announced in mid-June, the Conference’s postseason event has been permanently modified to feature an open date on Saturday, with 11 games spread out over five days. Days of competition will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The Pac-12 tournament, is scheduled for March 2-6 at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
The 2021-22 season will be the Conference's last with an 18-game league slate. Beginning with the 2022-23 regular season, the women's Pac-12 schedule will increase to 20 games, with each team playing 10 at home and 10 on the road.
Pac-12 Women’s Basketball 2021-22 Conference Matchups
Weekend of Dec. 31-Jan 2
Arizona/Arizona State at UCLA/USC
California/Stanford at Washington/Washington State
Colorado/Utah at Oregon/Oregon State
Weekend of Jan. 7-9
Oregon/Oregon State at California/Stanford
UCLA/USC at Colorado/Utah
Washington/Washington State at Arizona/Arizona State
Weekend of Jan. 14-16
Arizona/Arizona State at Oregon/Oregon State
California/Stanford at Colorado/Utah
Washington/Washington State at UCLA/USC
Weekend of Jan. 21-23
California vs. Stanford (one home, one away)
Colorado/Utah at Arizona/Arizona State
Oregon/Oregon State at Washington/Washington State
UCLA vs. USC (one home, one away)
Weekend of Jan. 28-30
Arizona/Arizona State at California/Stanford
Colorado vs. Utah (one home, one away)
UCLA/USC at Oregon/Oregon State
Washington vs. Washington State (one home, one away)
Weekend of Feb. 4-6
California/Stanford at UCLA/USC
Oregon/Oregon State at Arizona/Arizona State
Washington/Washington State at Colorado/Utah
Weekend of Feb. 11-13
Arizona vs. Arizona State (one home, one away)
Colorado/Utah at California/Stanford
Oregon vs. Oregon State (one home, one away)
UCLA/USC at Washington/Washington State
Weekend of Feb. 18-20
Arizona/Arizona State at Washington/Washington State
California/Stanford at Oregon/Oregon State
Colorado/Utah at UCLA/USC
Weekend of Feb. 24-26
Oregon/Oregon State at Colorado/Utah
UCLA/USC at Arizona/Arizona State
Washington/Washington State at California/Stanford
WSU women's nonconference schedule includes games at Idaho, Gonzaga
PULLMAN — Coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 30 seasons, the Washington State women's basketball team has announced its 21-22 non-conference schedule.
WSU opens its 10-game non-conference slate Nov. 9 against San Jose State in Beasley Coliseum.
Washington State will prep for the new campaign with a pair of exhibition contests against Saint Martin's (Oct. 24) and Northwest Nazarene (Nov. 5) at Beasley.
After the home opener, Washington State hosts Northern Arizona on Nov. 12 and travels to Idaho on Nov. 21 at the new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena.
The Cougs will spend the Thanksgiving holiday in the Bahamas to play in the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship (Nov. 25-27), playing Miami (Fla.)on Nov. 25 and N.C. State on Nov. 27.
Washington State plays host to San Francisco on Dec. 2. WSU plays at UC Davis on Dec. 4 and at Gonzaga on Dec. 8.
Washington State's final home non-conference opponent of the season will be Boise State on Dec. 12. The Cougars closes out their 2021-22 non-conference schedule at BYU on Dec. 18.