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2021–22 UMass Minutewomen basketball team

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2021–22 UMass Minutewomen basketball
A10 Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–7 (11–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike LeFlar
  • Lynne-Ann Kokoski
  • Cassandra Callaway
Home arenaMullins Center
Seasons
2021–22 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 14 1   .933 25 6   .806
Rhode Island 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
UMass 11 4   .733 26 7   .788
VCU 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
La Salle 9 6   .600 16 12   .571
Fordham 8 6   .571 18 11   .621
Saint Joseph's 7 8   .467 13 17   .433
Richmond 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Davidson 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Duquesne 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
Saint Louis 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
George Washington 4 11   .267 13 18   .419
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
George Mason 3 12   .200 10 19   .345
2022 A10 Tournament winner


The 2021–22 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2021–22 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by sixth-year head coach Tory Verdi, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Mullins Center.

They finished the season 26–7 overall, and 11–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the A-10 Tournament they received a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Fordham. They went on to defeat Saint Joseph's in the Semifinals and first seed Dayton in the Final to win the tournament. As a result, the Minutewomen received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the twelfth seed in the Bridgeport Region. They lost in the first round to Notre Dame to end their season.

Previous Season

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The Minutewomen finished the season 16–8 overall, and 7–5 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the A-10 Tournament they received a bye into the Second Round where they defeated Saint Joseph's in overtime. They would go on to lose to Fordham in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. In the Charlotte regional, they lost in the First Round to Villanova, but won both consolation games versus Charlotte and Ohio.

Roster

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2021–22 UMass Minutewomen women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Sydney Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Anthony's Huntington Station, NY
G 2 Alexzeya Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Westtown School Endicott, NY
G 3 Destiney Philoxy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr South Shore Queens, NY
F 5 Makennah White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So West Middlesex Farrell, PA
G 11 Damoni Tucker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr South Shore New York, NY
C 15 Natousha Harden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Springfield Commonwealth New London, CT
F 21 Aisha Dabo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Forsyth Central Cumming, GA
G 22 Shavonne Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Pemberton Township Pemberton, NJ
G 23 Ber'nyah Mayo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So St. Elizabeth Wilmington, DE
F 30 Angelique Ngalakulondi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Proctor Academy Manchester, NH
F 33 Michelle Pruitt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Homewood-Flossmoor
UTEP
Chicago, IL
F 34 Sam Breen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS North Catholic
Penn State
Gibsonia, PA
G 44 Stefanie Kulesza 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Conrad Schools of Science Wilmington, DE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: June 8, 2022

Schedule

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Saint Rose W 95–54 
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Non-Conference Regular season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 p.m., NESN+
Central Connecticut State W 87–50  1–0
Mullins Center (356)
Amherst, MA
November 12, 2021*
5:00 p.m., NESN
Harvard W 80–71  2–0
Mullins Center (720)
Amherst, MA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Iona W 79–56  3–0
Mullins Center (612)
Amherst, MA
November 19, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Holy Cross W 61–58  4–0
Hart Center (673)
Worcester, MA
November 23, 2021*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Providence W 80–62  5–0
Alumni Hall (225)
Providence, RI
November 26, 2021*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. South Dakota State
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 81–63  6–0
Hertz Arena (143)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2021*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Kent State
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 72–64  7–0
Hertz Arena (187)
Estero, FL
November 28, 2021*
7:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 13 Iowa State
Gulf Coast Showcase
L 71–76  7–1
Hertz Arena (200)
Estero, FL
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., NESN
Fairfield W 74–61  8–1
Mullins Center (407)
Amherst, MA
December 5, 2021*
Noon, NESN
UMass Lowell W 58–53  9–1
Mullins Center (537)
Amherst, MA
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., NESN+
Boston College L 60–66  9–2
Mullins Center (958)
Amherst, MA
December 11, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Columbia W 87–75  10–2
Levien Gymnasium (676)
New York, NY
December 19, 2021*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Vermont W 68–63  11–2
Mullins Center (1,739)
Amherst, MA
December 22, 2021*
Noon, ESPN+
at Hartford W 86–40  12–2
Chase Arena (204)
Hartford, CT
A-10 Regular season
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., NESN+
La Salle Cancelled Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
January 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU W 72–60  13–2
(1–0)
Siegel Center (323)
Richmond, VA
January 15, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Richmond W 73–72 OT 14–2
(2–0)
Robins Center (450)
Richmond, VA
January 17, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 58–66  14–3
(2–1)
Ryan Center (498)
Kingston, RI
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., NESN+
Dayton L 60–69  14–4
(2–2)
Mullins Center (632)
Amherst, MA
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington W 68–41  15–4
(3–2)
Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., NESN+
Rhode Island L 46–60  15–5
(3–3)
Mullins Center (1,374)
Amherst, MA
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's W 74–48  16–5
(4–3)
Hagan Arena (202)
Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2022
Noon, NESN
Saint Louis W 69–66  17–5
(5–3)
Mullins Center (765)
Amherst, MA
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 78–59  18–5
(6–3)
Reilly Center (252)
Olean, NY
February 11, 2022
Noon, NESN
George Mason W 87–58  19–5
(7–3)
Mullins Center (550)
Amherst, MA
February 13, 2022
Noon, CBSSN
Duquesne W 89–59  20–5
(8–3)
Mullins Center (762)
Amherst, MA
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., NESN+
Fordham W 60–57  21–5
(9–3)
Mullins Center (692)
Amherst, MA
February 20, 2022
Noon, CBSSN
at Davidson L 67–76  21–6
(9–4)
John M. Belk Arena (626)
Davidson, NC
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
VCU W 66–57  22–6
(10–4)
Mullins Center (1,161)
Amherst, MA
February 26, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Louis W 74–62  23–6
(11–4)
Chaifetz Arena (1,102)
St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 4, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Fordham
Quarterfinals
W 66–63  24–6
Chase Fieldhouse (1,148)
Wilmington, DE
March 5, 2022
1:30 p.m., CBSSN
(3) vs. (7) Saint Joseph's
Semifinals
W 76–58  25–6
Chase Fieldhouse (2,012)
Wilmington, DE
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
(3) vs. (1) Dayton
Final
W 62–56  26–6
Chase Fieldhouse (2,228)
Wilmington, DE
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
(12 B) vs. (5 B) No. 21 Notre Dame
First Round
L 78–89  26–7
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP
CoachesRVRVRVRV
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. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2022.