# 2021–22 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team represented Stony Brook University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They played their home games at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York as members of the America East Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Ashley Langford, who took over the position after Caroline McCombs left to become the head coach for George Washington.
The 2021–22 season was the program's last as an America East member. Stony Brook joined the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2022. In response, America East presidents voted to ban Stony Brook from conference tournament play on February 2, 2022, according to America East by-laws.

## Previous season

Stony Brook made the NCAA tournament for the first time in 2021, defeating Maine 64–60 in the America East championship game. Stony Brook entered the conference tournament as the two seed, upsetting Maine who was the one seed. The two teams were supposed to meet in the 2020 America East championship game, with Stony Brook as the one seed and Maine as the two seed, but the game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stony Brook was 28–3 that season and was named America East champions as the highest seed remaining in the tournament.
In the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Stony Brook was a 14 seed and faced 3-seed Arizona in the first round. Stony Brook lost 79–44. Head coach Caroline McCombs left to become the head coach of George Washington after the season ended.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | Adelphi | W 80–33 | | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Delaware State | W 87–46 | 1–0 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (627) Stony Brook, NY |
| November 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Longwood | W 82–63 | 2–0 | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | St. John's | W 72–60 | 3–0 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,075) Stony Brook, NY |
| November 16, 2021* 11:00 am, BTN+ | at Rutgers | W 53–44 | 4–0 | Jersey Mike's Arena (218) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Iona | W 53–46 | 5–0 | Hynes Athletic Center (283) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 24, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Columbia | W 91–82 | 6–0 | Levien Gymnasium (373) New York, NY |
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 71–64 | 7–0 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (643) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Fordham | L 59–71 | 7–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (229) The Bronx, NY |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SNY | Marist | Canceled | Canceled | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| December 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SNY | Penn | W 75–69 | 8–1 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (833) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Washington State | W 69–62 | 9–1 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (253) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | at Hofstra | Canceled | Canceled | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| America East regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at NJIT | L 49–54 | 9–2 (0–1) | Wellness and Events Center (146) Newark, NJ |
| January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Hartford | W 77–39 | 10–2 (1–1) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (616) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 9, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Maine | W 63–44 | 11–2 (2–1) | Cross Insurance Center (960) Bangor, ME |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Vermont | W 65–59 | 12–2 (3–1) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (554) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 16, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at New Hampshire | W 71–53 | 13–2 (4–1) | Lundholm Gym (289) Durham, NH |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., SNY | Binghamton | W 69–44 | 14–2 (5–1) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (710) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Albany | W 58–47 | 15–2 (6–1) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (668) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Vermont | W 71–63 | 16–2 (7–1) | Patrick Gym (400) Burlington, VT |
| January 28, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | New Hampshire | W 73–60 | 17–2 (8–1) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (301) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Binghamton | W 49–48 | 18–2 (9–1) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,028) Vestal, NY |
| February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., SNY | NJIT | W 76–38 | 19–2 (10–1) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,140) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UMass Lowell | W 69–65 | 20–2 (11–1) | Costello Athletic Center (274) Lowell, MA |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., SNY | Maine | L 55–61 | 20–3 (11–2) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (752) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 14, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UMBC Rescheduled from January 5 | W 64–48 | 21–3 (12–2) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (200) Catonsville, MD |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., SNY | UMBC | W 66–56 | 22–3 (13–2) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (607) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Hartford | W 95–69 | 23–3 (14–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (221) West Hartford, CT |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., SNY | UMass Lowell | L 68–70 | 23–4 (14–3) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (860) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., SNY | at Albany | L 56–57 | 23–5 (14–4) | SEFCU Arena (1,058) Albany, NY |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 18, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at VCU First round | L 48–56 | 23–6 | Siegel Center (300) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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