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

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).

2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers women's basketball
NEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	16–13 (11–7 NEC)
Head coach	Antoine White (1st season)
Associate head coach	Julie Kaufman
Assistant coaches	Kelsey Funderburgh Dave Scarborough
Home arena	Knott Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson	15	–	3		.833			19	–	12		.613
St. Francis Brooklyn	13	–	5		.722			17	–	10		.630
Mount St. Mary's †	11	–	7		.611			16	–	13		.552
Wagner	10	–	8		.556			17	–	12		.586
LIU	9	–	9		.500			9	–	18		.333
Saint Francis (PA)	8	–	10		.444			8	–	22		.267
Merrimack*	7	–	11		.389			9	–	17		.346
Bryant	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Sacred Heart	6	–	12		.333			8	–	17		.320
Central Connecticut	5	–	13		.278			6	–	20		.231
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2022 NEC tournament winner

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.

Roster

2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Isabella Hunt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bishop McCort Johnstown, PA C 2 Tess Borgosz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS DePew Buffalo, NY G/F 3 Kendall Bresee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Urbana Frederick, MD F 5 Abby Bailey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr New Hope Laurel, MD G 10 Michaela Harrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Lake Ridge Cleveland, OH G 11 Jada Lee 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Carlynton Pittsburgh, PA G 13 Aryna Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Patrick Henry Ashland, VA G 14 Jessica Tomasetti 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Our Lady of Good Counsel North Potomac, MD G 15 Jasmine Lindsay-Huskey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. John's Catholic Prep Middletown, MD F 20 Jaedyn Jamison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Franklin County Rocky Mount, VA G 21 Kayla Agentowicz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Lakeland Jr./Sr. Scott Township, PA F 22 Maddie McCrea 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Allentown Allentown, NJ F 33 Isabella Pelaia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mars Mars, PA	Head coach Antoine White (Southern Vermont) Assistant coach(es) Julie Kaufman (Catawba) Kelsey Funderburgh (Walsh University) Dave Scarborough (Cal U) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 3, 2022

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]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		at Seton Hall	L 68–81	0–1	Walsh Gymnasium (581) South Orange, NJ
November 13, 2021* 1:00 p.m.		Valley Forge	W 102–15	1–1	Knott Arena (1,022) Emmitsburg, MD
November 16, 2021* 7 p.m., BTN+		at No. 3 Maryland	L 57–98	1–2	Xfinity Center (3,683) College Park, MD
November 19, 2021* 5:00 p.m.		at Lehigh	L 72–91	1–3	Stabler Arena (509) Bethlehem, PA
November 23, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		Howard	L 49–56	1–4	Knott Arena (643) Emmitsburg, MD
November 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson	L 59–83	1–5	Littlejohn Coliseum (436) Clemson, SC
December 4, 2021* 5:00 p.m.		at Loyola	L 55–56	1–6	Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		at No. 20 Ohio State	L 50–94	1–7	Value City Arena (2,805) Columbus, OH
December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m.		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 82–65	2–7	Knott Arena (532) Emmitsburg, MD
December 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m.		UMBC	Cancelled		Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
NEC regular season
December 29, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 0–1 (forfeit)	2–7 (0–1)	Rothman Center  Hackensack, NJ
December 31, 2021 11:30 a.m., ESPN3		at Wagner	L 0–1 (forfeit)	2–7 (0–2)	Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m.		LIU	W 70–54	3–7 (1–2)	Knott Arena (238) Emmitsburg, MD
January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m.		St. Francis Brooklyn	L 59–62	3–8 (1–3)	Knott Arena (263) Emmitsburg, MD
January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m.		Bryant	W 68–52	4–8 (2–3)	Knott Arena (378) Emmitsburg, MD
January 17, 2022 2:00 p.m.		Merrimack	W 78–70	5–8 (3–3)	Knott Arena (253) Emmitsburg, MD
January 21, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Sacred Heart	W 60–51	6–8 (4–3)	Pitt Center (453) Fairfield, CT
January 23, 2022 1:00 p.m.		at Central Connecticut	W 71–60	7–8 (5–3)	Detrick Gymnasium (133) New Britain, CT
January 27, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		Fairleigh Dickinson	L 56–64	7–9 (5–4)	Knott Arena (1,017) Emmitsburg, MD
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m.		Saint Francis (PA)	L 58–70	7–10 (5–5)	Knott Arena (1,177) Emmitsburg, MD
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Merrimack	W 68–58	8–10 (6–5)	Hammel Court (637) North Andover, MA
February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m.		at Bryant	W 68–52	9–10 (7–5)	Chace Athletic Center (170) Smithfield, RI
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m.		Wagner	W 53–51	10–10 (8–5)	Knott Arena (597) Emmitsburg, MD
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 53–58	10–11 (8–6)	Pope Athletic Complex (51) Brooklyn, NY
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m.		at LIU	L 46–60	10–12 (8–7)	Steinberg Wellness Center (302) Brooklyn, NY
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m.		Sacred Heart	W 63–40	11–12 (9–7)	Knott Arena (425) Emmitsburg, MD
February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m.		Central Connecticut	W 64–47	12–12 (10–7)	Knott Arena (471) Emmitsburg, MD
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 61–48	13–12 (11–7)	DeGol Arena (477) Loretto, PA
NEC tournament
March 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	(3)	(6) Saint Francis (PA) Quarterfinals	W 69–53	14–12	Knott Arena (1,032) Emmitsburg, MD
March 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	(3)	(4) Wagner Semifinals	W 62–50	15–12	Knott Arena (1,532) Emmitsburg, MD
March 13, 2022 Noon, ESPNU	(3)	(7) Bryant Final	W 60–42	16–12	Knott Arena (2,272) Emmitsburg, MD
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(16 B)	(16 B) Longwood First Four	L 70–74	16–13	Reynolds Coliseum (648) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[3]

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.

References

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