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2021–22 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team

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2021–22 Longwood Lancers women's basketball
Big South regular season co-champions
Big South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record22–12 (15–3 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryenn Micaletti
  • Jessica Olmstead
  • Ka'lia Johnson
Home arenaWillett Hall
Seasons
2021–22 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Campbell 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
Longwood 15 3   .833 22 12   .647
USC Upstate 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Gardner–Webb 13 5   .722 16 15   .516
High Point 13 5   .722 17 14   .548
North Carolina A&T 11 7   .611 14 15   .483
Hampton 8 9   .471 13 16   .448
Presbyterian 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Winthrop 4 14   .222 6 24   .200
UNC Asheville 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
Radford 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
Charleston Southern 2 15   .118 2 27   .069
2022 Big South tournament winner


The 2021–22 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team represented Longwood University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lancers, led by fourth-year head coach Rebecca Tillet, played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

They finished the season 22–12, 15–3 in Big South play, to finish as co-Big South regular season champions. As the second seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated Hampton, UNC Asheville and Campbell to win the championship. As a result, the Lancers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament.[1] They were seeded as one of the sixteen seeds in the Bridgeport Region. They played a First Four matchup with Mount St. Mary's, which they won to advance to the First Round. There, they fell to first seed NC State to end their season.

Previous season

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The Lancers finished the 2020–21 season 14–11, and 12–6 in Big South play, to finish in third place. As the third seed in the Big South tournament they defeated UNC Ashville before losing to Campbell in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the WBI, but withdrew due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Roster

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2021–22 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Brooke Anya 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Andrew's Episcopal Gaithersburg, MD
G 1 Kyla McMakin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Ocean Lakes Virginia Beach, VA
G 2 Milou Vennema 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Johan Cruyff Institute Groningen, Netherlands
G 3 Adriana Shipp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Deep Creek Chesapeake, VA
G 4 Kennedy Calhoun 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Hickory Ridge Harrisburg, NC
G 10 Isabel Tillett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Cosby Chesterfield, VA
F 11 Cayla Copeland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Western Branch Chesapeake, VA
F 13 Akila Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Ocoee Orlando, FL
G 14 Tra'Dayja Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Madisonville
Trinity Valley CC
Madisonville, TX
C 21 Hannah Osaro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Osbourn Park Manassas, VA
G 23 Jael Hall 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Concord Academy Mooresville, NC
F 24 Geassy Germano 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Friendship Christian
Iowa Western CC
Americana, Brazil
G 30 Anne-Hamilton Leroy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Seneca Seneca, SC
G 35 Bri Johns 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Edison Alexandria, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 6, 2022

Schedule and results

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Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
11:00 a.m., BTN+
at No. 4 Maryland L 67–97  0–1
Xfinity Center (4,613)
College Park, MD
November 12, 2021*
Noon, ESPN+
Stony Brook L 63–82  0–2
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
November 17, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Duquesne W 77–76  1–2
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
November 20, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
at Saint Francis (PA) W 63–54  2–2
DeGol Arena (525)
Loretto, PA
November 28, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lamar W 62–59  3–2
Montagne Center (511)
Beaumont, TX
November 30, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston State L 65–66  3–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (238)
Huntsville, TX
December 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Drake L 82–104  3–4
Knapp Center (1,981)
Des Moines, IA
December 5, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 13 Iowa State L 56–94  3–5
Hilton Coliseum (9,542)
Ames, IA
December 11, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
at Drexel L 57–79  3–6
Daskalakis Athletic Center (524)
Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Richmond L 70–83  3–7
Willett Hall (208)
Farmville, VA
December 18, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
American L 58–62  3–8
Willett Hall (218)
Farmville, VA
Big South regular season
December 29, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Carolina A&T W 76–45  4–8
(1–0)
Corbett Sports Center (237)
Greensboro, NC
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Presbyterian W 83–78  5–8
(2–0)
Templeton Physical Education Center (117)
Clinton, SC
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 62–57  6–8
(3–0)
Willett Hall (230)
Farmville, VA
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UNC Asheville W 76–72  7–8
(4–0)
Kimmel Arena (100)
Asheville, NC
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Campbell L 41–69  7–9
(4–1)
Gore Arena 
Buies Creek, NC
January 19, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
USC Upstate L 69–76  7–10
(4–2)
Willett Hall (135)
Farmville, VA
January 22, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 86–75  8–10
(5–2)
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
January 23, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Winthrop W 85–58  9–10
(6–2)
Willett Hall (200)
Farmville, VA
January 25, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at High Point W 77–64  10–10
(7–2)
Qubein Center (552)
High Point, NC
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Radford W 78–51  11–10
(8–2)
Dedmon Center (620)
Radford,VA
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charleston Southern W 91–59  12–10
(9–2)
Willett Hall (450)
Farmville, VA
February 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Campbell L 45–58  12–11
(9–3)
Willett Hall (701)
Farmville, VA
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Winthrop W 78–56  13–11
(10–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (268)
Rock Hill, SC
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
North Carolina A&T W 85–71  14–11
(11–3)
Willett Hall (327)
Farmville, VA
February 19, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Presbyterian W 76–63  15–11
(12–3)
Willett Hall (1,009)
Farmville, VA
February 20, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hampton W 77–51  16–11
(13–3)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 23, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at USC Upstate W 71–66  17–11
(14–3)
G. B. Hodge Center (765)
Spartanburg, SC
February 26, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hampton W 76–62  18–11
(15–3)
Willett Hall (653)
Farmville, VA
Big South tournament
March 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Hampton
Quarterfinal
W 70–61  19–11
Bojangles Coliseum (1,437)
Charlotte, NC
March 5, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (11) UNC Asheville
Semifinal
W 81–56  20–11
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 6, 2022
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
(2) vs. (1) Campbell
Final
W 86–47  21–11
Bojangles Coliseum (1,029)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(16 B) vs. (16 B) Mount St. Mary's
First Four
W 74–70  22–11
Reynolds Coliseum (648)
Raleigh, NC
March 19, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN
(16 B) at (1 B) No. 3 NC State
First round
L 68–96  22–12
Reynolds Coliseum (5,483)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
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

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  1. ^ Dvorak, Petula (March 10, 2022). "A university's men's and women's teams both made history this week. Guess which win Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin noticed first?". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Withdraws From WBI Due to COVID-19 Protocols". Longwood University. March 17, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University. Retrieved June 6, 2022.