2021–22 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by fourth-year head coach Colleen Mullen, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and were members of the America East Conference.

2021–22 Albany Great Danes women's basketball
America East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	23–10 (13–5 America East)
Head coach	Colleen Mullen (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Megan Methven Catherine Cassidy Yvonne Hawkins
Home arena	SEFCU Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 America East Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Maine	15	–	3		.833			20	–	12		.625
Stony Brook*	14	–	4		.778			23	–	6		.793
Albany †	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
Vermont	13	–	5		.722			20	–	11		.645
NJIT	9	–	8		.529			15	–	15		.500
UMass Lowell	8	–	9		.471			11	–	16		.407
Binghamton	5	–	13		.278			9	–	20		.310
New Hampshire	4	–	12		.250			7	–	21		.250
Hartford	4	–	14		.222			4	–	26		.133
UMBC	2	–	14		.125			3	–	23		.115
† 2022 America East tournament winner *Ineligible for the AmEast Tournament due to a postseason ban imposed by the AmEast.

They finished the season 23–10, 13–5 in America East play, to finish in a tie for third place. As the second seed in the America East tournament, they defeated New Hampshire in the quarterfinals,^[1] Vermont in the semifinals,^[2] and Maine in the finals to finish as tournament champions.^[3] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the sixteenth seed in the Wichita Region. They were defeated in the first round by Louisville to end their season.^[4]

Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2020–21 season 7–11, 5–7 in America East play, to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the America East tournament, they defeated New Hampshire in the quarterfinals^[5] before losing to Maine in the semifinals.^[6] They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Fatima Lee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Putnam Science Providence Queens, NY G 3 Lilly Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cambridge Central Greenwich, NY G 10 Ellen Hahne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Riksbasketgymansiet Luleå Wake Forest Stockholm, Sweden G 12 Freja Werth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Riksbasketgymansiet Luleå Arild, Sweden F 13 Lucia DeCortes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Liceo delle Scienze Umane e Musicale Bergamo, Italy G 14 Grace Heeps 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon UMass East Greenbush, NY G 15 Morgan Haney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Miami East Piqua, OH G 20 Kayla Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. John's Catholic Frederick, MD F 21 Helene Haegerstrand 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Morbyskolan Stockholm, Sweden F 22 Taniya Hanner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Roselle Catholic Hillside, NJ F 23 Koi Sims 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Archbishop Spalding Glen Burnie, MD G 24 Abby Ray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs, NY F 32 Abby Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Putnam Science Mount Vernon, NY	Head coach Colleen Mullen (New Hampshire) Assistant coach(es) Megan Methven (Stonehill) Catherine Cassidy (Plattsburgh State) Yvonne Hawkins (Ashland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 24, 2022

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hofstra	W 70–41	1–0	SEFCU Arena (1,097) Albany, NY
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Merrimack	L 52–65	1–1	Hammel Court (511) North Andover, MA
November 24, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cornell	L 46–47	1–2	Newman Arena (87) Ithaca, NY
November 28, 2021* Noon, ACCNX		at Boston College	L 65–77	1–3	Conte Forum (599) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 60–34	2–3	SEFCU Arena (1,022) Albany, NY
December 5, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		at Colgate	W 60–39	3–3	Cotterell Court (291) Hamilton, NY
December 8, 2021* 11:00 a.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt	L 41–52	3–4	Memorial Gymnasium (3,688) Nashville, TN
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena Albany Cup	W 64–44	4–4	SEFCU Arena (1,366) Albany, NY
December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Canisius	W 65–46	5–4	SEFCU Arena (835) Albany, NY
December 18, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		SUNY Canton	Cancelled		SEFCU Arena  Albany, NY
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		CCSU	W 65–52	6–4	SEFCU Arena (760) Albany, NY
December 28, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Union	W 88–37	7–4	SEFCU Arena (759) Albany, NY
America East regular season
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		New Hampshire	W 50–39	8–4 (1–0)	SEFCU Arena (865) Albany, NY
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 58–52	9–4 (2–0)	Costello Athletic Center (124) Lowell, MA
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at NJIT	W 62–54	10–4 (3–0)	Wellness and Events Center (257) Newark, NJ
January 17, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hartford Rescheduled from December 30	L 49–52	10–5 (3–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (101) West Hartford, CT
January 19, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 69–40	11–5 (4–1)	SEFCU Arena (812) Albany, NY
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Stony Brook	L 47–58	11–6 (4–2)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (668) Stony Brook, NY
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 56–44	12–6 (5–2)	SEFCU Arena (954) Albany, NY
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		NJIT	W 57–53	13–6 (6–2)	SEFCU Arena (938) Albany, NY
January 31, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton Rescheduled from January 5	W 52–41	14–6 (7–2)	Events Center (944) Vestal, NY
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	W 51–41	15–6 (8–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,106) Baltimore, MD
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Hartford	W 53–24	16–6 (9–2)	SEFCU Arena (828) Albany, NY
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Maine	L 55–64	16–7 (9–3)	Cross Insurance Center (945) Bangor, ME
February 12, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Vermont Rescheduled from January 2	W 54–52	17–7 (10–3)	SEFCU Arena (824) Albany, NY
February 14, 2022 Noon, ESPN3		at Vermont Rescheduled from February 12	L 55–63	17–8 (10–4)	Patrick Gym (327) Burlington, VT
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 61–48	18–8 (11–4)	SEFCU Arena (876) Albany, NY
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at New Hampshire	W 55–46	19–8 (12–4)	Lundholm Gym (448) Durham, NH
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	L 45–49	19–9 (12–5)	SEFCU Arena (932) Albany, NY
February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Stony Brook	W 57–56	20–9 (13–5)	SEFCU Arena (1,058) Albany, NY
America East tournament
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	(7) New Hampshire Quarterfinals	W 49–44	21–9	SEFCU Arena (727) Albany, NY
March 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	(3) Vermont Semifinals	W 67–54	22–9	SEFCU Arena (732) Albany, NY
March 11, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	(2)	at (1) Maine Final	W 56–47	23–9	Memorial Gymnasium (1,329) Orono, ME
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	(16 W)	at (1 W) No. 4 Louisville First round	L 51–83	23–10	KFC Yum! Center (8,407) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[7]

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received votes
(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.