2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	18–10 (8–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Anita Howard (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Deont'a McChester; Chris Straker;
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Troy	13	–	2	.867	24	–	9	.727
UT Arlington †	11	–	4	.733	20	–	8	.714
Louisiana	9	–	4	.692	18	–	7	.720
Appalachian State	8	–	4	.667	14	–	12	.538
Little Rock	8	–	4	.667	17	–	10	.630
Texas State	9	–	6	.600	15	–	14	.517
Georgia Southern	8	–	6	.571	18	–	10	.643
Arkansas State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Coastal Carolina	4	–	9	.308	15	–	11	.577
Georgia State	4	–	9	.308	10	–	16	.385
South Alabama	2	–	10	.167	8	–	18	.308
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	14	.000	4	–	25	.138

† 2022 Sun Belt tournament winner As of March 19, 2022 Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by third-year head coach Anita Howard, played all home games at the Hanner Fieldhouse along with the Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Maya Banks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Hamilton HS Wake Forest	Chandler, Arizona
G	1	Rachel Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Eufaula HS Wichita State	Eufaula, Alabama
G	2	Daeja Holmes	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Herbert Hoover HS	Fresno, California
G	3	Terren Ward	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Wayne County HS	Jesup, Georgia
G	4	Constance Thomas	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Camp Jewell House Penn State	Plant City, Florida
F	5	Tsubasa Nisbet	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Burnside HS	Christchurch, New Zealand
G	10	Mya Burns	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	North Augusta HS	North Augusta, South Carolina
G	12	Kharringtin Collier	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Marietta HS	Marietta, Georgia
F	13	Thaniya Marks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Wenonah HS Shelton State CC	Birmingham, Alabama
F	20	Taya Gibson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Rome HS Columbus State	Rome, Georgia
G	22	Ja'nya Love-Hill	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	G.W. Carver HS	Columbus, Georgia
G	23	Hannah Fuller	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Southside Christian	Greenville, South Carolina
G	33	Simone James	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Christian HS	San Diego, California
F	41	Eden Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Haines City HS Fordham	Kissimmee, Florida
C	55	Lydia Freeman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Westlake HS	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Anita Howard (Armstrong State)

Assistant coach(es)

Deont'a McChester (Tennessee State)
Chris Straker (San Diego State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 21 December 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2021* 6:00 p.m.		Allen	W 111–56		14 – Freeman	13 – Freeman	5 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
Non-conference Regular Season
11/11/2021* 8:00 p.m., SECN+		at Auburn	W 68–66	1–0	12 – Burns	13 – E. Johnson	4 – Love–Hill	Neville Arena (2,122) Auburn, AL
11/13/2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fort Valley State	W 99–71	2–0	15 – Ward	9 – Banks	3 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (476) Statesboro, GA
12/17/2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 81–74 ^OT	3–0	20 – Burns	12 – E. Johnson	3 – Tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (231) Stateboro, GA
12/20/2021* 2:00 p.m.		at San Diego State	L 57–65	3–1	14 – Burns	8 – Ward	4 – Tied	Viejas Arena (905) San Diego, CA
12/22/2021* 11:00 p.m.		vs. San Diego Christian	W 100–60	4–1	18 – James	6 – Tied	9 – Holmes	Salvation Army Kroc Center (75) El Cajon, CA
11/26/2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. South Carolina State GATA Turkey Throwdown	W 72–57	5–1	21 – Ward	10 – E. Johnson	4 – Thomas	Hanner Fieldhouse (411) Statesboro, GA
11/27/2021* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Indiana State GATA Turkey Throwdown	L 67–71	5–2	16 – Gibson	8 – Ward	4 – Ward	Hanner Fieldhouse (356) Statesboro, GA
11/30/2021* 5:00 p.m., FloSports		at College of Charleston	W 85–65	6–2	17 – Ward	9 – Banks	2 – Tied	TD Arena (222) Charleston, SC
12/11/2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 121–105	7–2	24 – Burns	7 – E. Johnson	7 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (183) Statesboro, GA
12/13/2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Carver	W 133–15	8–2	18 – R. Johnson	7 – Tied	9 – Holmes	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,568) Statesboro, GA
12/17/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	L 71–72	8–3	31 – Burns	7 – Gibson	5 – Love-Hill	KSU Convocation Center (668) Kennesaw, GA
12/19/2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bethune–Cookman	W 88–59	9–3	14 – Burns	11 – R. Johnson	7 – Thomas	Hanner Fieldhouse (368) Statesboro, GA
Conference Regular Season
12/30/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 84–75	10–3 (1–0)	23 – Burns	7 – Tied	4 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (312) Statesboro, GA
01/01/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	Postponed					Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/06/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 69–72	10–4 (1–1)	16 – Gibson	8 – Gibson	6 – Ward	HTC Center (346) Conway, SC
01/08/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	Postponed					Holmes Center Boone, NC
01/13/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 74–78	10–5 (1–2)	23 – Ward	7 – Banks	3 – Burns	Hanner Fieldhouse (456) Statesboro, GA
01/15/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UT Arlington	W 64–63	11–5 (2–2)	23 – Burns	10 – Burns	4 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (454) Statesboro, GA
01/22/2022 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 56–58	11–6 (2–3)	16 – Tied	11 – Ward	4 – Ward	GSU Sports Arena (551) Atlanta, GA
01/27/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	L 72–78	11–7 (2–4)	15 – Banks	13 – Banks	4 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (408) Statesboro, GA
01/29/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 77–69	12–7 (3–4)	19 – Ward	17 – Ward	5 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (507) Statesboro, GA
02/05/2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 71–61	13–7 (4–4)	22 – Ward	10 – Tied	3 – James	Hanner Fieldhouse (832) Statesboro, GA
02/10/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 82–80 ^OT	14–7 (5–4)	32 – Ward	9 – Ward	7 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (381) Statesboro, GA
02/12/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina Senior Day	W 90–75	15–7 (6–4)	30 – Ward	8 – Ward	5 – Love-Hill	Hanner Fieldhouse (842) Statesboro, GA
02/17/2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 68–56	16–7 (7–4)	21 – Ward	12 – Ward	5 – Thomas	Mitchell Center (258) Mobile, AL
02/19/2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	L 70–82	16–8 (7–5)	21 – Tied	12 – Ward	3 – Ward	Trojan Arena (1,455) Troy, AL
02/24/2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 83–68	17–8 (8–5)	15 – Holmes	5 – Gibson	6 – Love-Hill	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (346) Monroe, LA
02/26/2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana	L 54–56	17–9 (8–6)	15 – Holmes	8 – Ward	3 – Thomas	Cajundome (169) Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/02/2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Georgia State First Round	W 88–79	18–9	20 – Burns	8 – Tied	6 – Love-Hill	Pensacola Bay Center (655) Pensacola, FL
03/04/2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) UT Arlington Quarterfinals	L 76–85	18–10	16 – Gibson	10 – Gibson	5 – Thomas	Pensacola Bay Center (652) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[1] "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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