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2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

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2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
ASUN regular season champions
ASUN tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceASUN
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 23
Record30–3 (15–1 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chelsea Lyles
  • Shannon Murphy
  • Mandi Pierce
Home arenaAlico Arena
Seasons
2021–22 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast 15 1   .938 30 3   .909
Liberty 14 2   .875 28 5   .848
Stetson 11 5   .688 20 12   .625
Jacksonville 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
North Florida 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Kennesaw State 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
West
Jacksonville State 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
North Alabama* 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
Eastern Kentucky 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Lipscomb 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
Central Arkansas 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
Bellarmine* 1 15   .063 4 24   .143
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2022 ASUN Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by twentieth-year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

They finished the season 30–3, 15–1 in ASUN play, to win the ASUN regular season. They were the first seed in the ASUN tournament, and they defeated North Florida, Liberty and Jacksonville State to win the tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Virginia Tech before falling to Maryland in the second round to end their season.

Roster

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2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kaela Webb 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Detroit Country Day
Providence
Pontiac, MI
G 1 Kierstan Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Canton McKinley
Ohio State
Alliance, OH
G 3 Andrea Cecil 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Oak Harbor
Bowling Green
Oak Harbor, OH
G 4 Tishara Morehouse 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Rufus King
Western Nebraska
Milwaukee, WI
G 5 Aaliyah Stanley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Oxbridge Academy
Eastern Michigan
Boynton Beach, FL
G 10 Kendall Spray 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Wilson Central
Clemson
Nashville, TN
G/F 11 Maddie Antenucci 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Indian Hill Cincinnati, OH
G 13 Kerstie Phills 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Charlotte Christian
Wagner
Charlotte, NC
G 15 Tyra Cox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Lake Highland Prep
William & Mary
Orlando, FL
G/F 20 Tanner Bryant 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Miami Trace Washington Court House, OH
G 21 Kierra Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Brookwood Lawrenceville, GA
G 23 Karli Seay 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Homewood-Flossmoor
Western Nebraska
Flossmoor, IL
G 24 Seneca Jackley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Mary's Colorado Springs, CO
G 31 Milan Schimmel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Nixyaawii
Hutchinson
Mission, OR
G 32 Emma List 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Discovery Canyon
Albany
Colorado Springs, CO
G Brylee Bartram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Seffner
Vanderbilt
Tampa, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 1, 2022

Schedule

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 p.m.
Florida Memorial W 105–41  1–0
Alico Arena (1,063)
Fort Myers, FL
November 12, 2021*
6:00 p.m.
Temple W 70–53  2–0
Alico Arena (1,697)
Fort Myers, FL
November 14, 2021*
1:30 p.m.
at LSU W 88–74  3–0
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,097)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 19, 2021*
11:00 a.m.
vs. Manhattan
ASUN/MAAC Challenge
W 88–57  4–0
HP Field House (212)
Orlando, FL
November 20, 2021*
Noon
vs. Fairfield
ASUN/MAAC Challenge
W 83–61  5–0
HP Field House (203)
Orlando, FL
November 26, 2021*
4:45 p.m.
No. 25 vs. Tennessee Tech
San Juan Shootout
W 81–69  6–0
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200)
San Juan, PR
November 27, 2021*
4:45 p.m.
No. 25 vs. Saint Louis
San Juan Shootout
W 73–65  7–0
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200)
San Juan, PR
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
No. 22 Princeton L 55–58  7–1
Alico Arena (2,045)
Fort Myers, FL
December 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Palm Beach Atlantic W 80–52  8–1
Alico Arena (1,282)
Fort Myers, FL
December 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Ave Maria W 99–37  9–1
Alico Arena (1,372)
Fort Myers, FL
December 20, 2021*
11:00 a.m.
vs. Michigan State
West Palm Beach Invitational
W 85–84 2OT 10–1
Massimino Court (0)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2021*
1:15 p.m.
vs. High Point
West Palm Beach Invitational
W 86–50  11–1
Massimino Court (0)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
at Fordham Canceled Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
ASUN Regular Season
January 5, 2022
5:00 p.m.
North Florida W 88–57  12–1
(1–0)
Alico Arena (1,474)
Fort Myers, FL
January 9, 2022
5:00 p.m.
at Jacksonville W 83–64  13–1
(2–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (60)
Jacksonville, FL
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m.
at Kennesaw State W 100–65  14–1
(3–0)
KSU Convocation Center (733)
Kennesaw, GA
January 15, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Liberty W 73–69  15–1
(4–0)
Alico Arena (1,737)
Fort Myers, FL
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m.
No. 23 at Stetson W 78–41  16–1
(5–0)
Edmunds Center (402)
DeLand, FL
January 22, 2022
2:45 p.m.
No. 23 at Jacksonville State W 66–44  17–1
(6–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (980)
Jacksonville, AL
January 27, 2022
7:30 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky W 92–70  18–1
(7–0)
Alico Arena (2,188)
Fort Myers, FL
January 29, 2022
4:00 p.m.
Bellarmine W 98–66  19–1
(8–0)
Alico Arena (2,047)
Fort Myers, FL
February 3, 2022
6:30 p.m.
No. 22 at Central Arkansas W 71–44  20–1
(9–0)
Farris Center (305)
Conway, AR
February 5, 2022
2:30 p.m.
No. 22 at Lipscomb W 73–55  21–1
(10–0)
Allen Arena (523)
Nashville, TN
February 9, 2022
5:00 p.m.
No. 22 North Alabama W 63–53  22–1
(11–0)
Alico Arena (1,601)
Fort Myers, FL
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m.
No. 22 Stetson L 55–58  22–2
(11–1)
Alico Arena (2,076)
Fort Myers, FL
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m.
No. 25 Kennesaw State W 64–48  23–2
(12–1)
Alico Arena (1,544)
Fort Myers, FL
February 19, 2022
2:00 p.m.
No. 25 at North Florida W 63–52  24–2
(13–1)
UNF Arena (471)
Jacksonville, FL
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 at Liberty W 69–61  25–2
(14–1)
Liberty Arena (1,631)
Lynchburg, VA
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m.
No. 24 Jacksonville W 78–55  26–2
(15–1)
Alico Arena (2,031)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1E) No. 22 (5E) North Florida
Quarterfinals
W 71–60  27–2
Alico Arena (1,388)
Fort Myers, FL
March 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1E) No. 22 (3E) Stetson
Semifinals
W 82–67  28–2
Alico Arena (1,520)
Fort Myers, FL
March 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1E) No. 22 (1W) Jacksonville State
Final
W 69–54  29–2
Alico Arena (2,505)
Fort Myers, FL
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
(12S) No. 23 (5S) No. 16 Virginia Tech
First round
W 84–81  30–2
Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
March 20, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN
(12S) No. 23 (4S) No. 13 Maryland
Second round
L 65–89  30–3
Xfinity Center (4,575)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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AP RV RV 25 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV 22 22 25 24 22 23 23
Coaches RV RV 22 RV RV 25 RV RV 23 21 20 20 20 22 23 22 20 20
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received votes

The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP poll does not release a poll at this time. The Coaches Poll does not release a week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2022.