# 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).
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.
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.

## 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.
| 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 | 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. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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.