2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2021–22
Team:Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Conference:Northeast Conference
Short Conf:NEC
Record:16–13
Conf Record:11–7
Head Coach:Antoine White
Hc Year:1st
Assoc Coach:Julie Kaufman
Asst Coach2:Kelsey Funderburgh
Asst Coach3:Dave Scarborough
Stadium:Knott Arena
Champion:NEC tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:First Four
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23

The 2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by first-year head coach Antoine White, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

On May 2, 2022, it was announced that the Mountaineers will join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) on July 1, 2022, leaving the NEC where they had been members since 1989.[1]

They finished the season 16–13 overall, and 11–7 in NEC play, to finish in third place. As the third seed in the NEC tournament they received a bye into the quarterfinals where they defeated St. Francis (PA). In the semifinals they defeated fourth seed Wagner to reach the finals where they defeated seventh seed Bryant to earn the tournament title. The title was the fifth in program history, and second in a row. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as tournament champions. They were seeded as one of the sixteen seeds in the Bridgeport Region. They played a First Four matchup with Longwood, which they lost to end their season.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2020–21 season 17–7 overall, and 14–4 in NEC play, to finish in first place, and win the regular-season championship. As the first seed in the NEC tournament they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the semifinals and Wagner in the Final to earn the tournament title. The title was the fourth in program history. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as tournament champions. They were seeded as one of the sixteen seeds in the HemisFair Regional. They lost in the first round to second seed Maryland to end their season.

Schedule and results

NEC COVID-19 policy provided that if a team could not play a conference game due to COVID-19 issues within its program, the game would be declared a forfeit and the other team would receive a conference win. However, wins related to COVID-19 do not count pursuant to NCAA policy.[2]

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Rankings

See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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(NR) Not ranked and did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2, 2022 . MAAC Welcomes Mount St. Mary’s University as Newest Member Institution . May 2, 2022 . MAACSports.com.
  2. Web site: Sarnoff . Jordan . December 28, 2021 . Basketball Conference Openers Cancelled for December 29 . August 1, 2024 . Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics.
  3. News: 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule . June 3, 2022 . mountathletics.com.