2021–22 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team

2021–22 Longwood Lancers women's basketball
Big South regular season co-champions Big South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	22–12 (15–3 Big South)
Head coach	Rebecca Tillet (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryenn Micaletti Jessica Olmstead Ka'lia Johnson
Home arena	Willett Hall

2021–22 Big South women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Campbell	15	–	3		.833			23	–	8		.742
Longwood †	15	–	3		.833			22	–	12		.647
USC Upstate	14	–	4		.778			22	–	8		.733
Gardner–Webb	13	–	5		.722			16	–	15		.516
High Point	13	–	5		.722			17	–	14		.548
North Carolina A&T	11	–	7		.611			14	–	15		.483
Hampton	8	–	9		.471			13	–	16		.448
Presbyterian	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Winthrop	4	–	14		.222			6	–	24		.200
UNC Asheville	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
Radford	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
Charleston Southern	2	–	15		.118			2	–	27		.069
† 2022 Big South tournament winner

The 2021–22 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team represented Longwood University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lancers, led by fourth-year head coach Rebecca Tillet, played their home games at Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

They finished the season 22–12, 15–3 in Big South play, to finish as co-Big South regular season champions. As the second seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated Hampton, UNC Asheville and Campbell to win the championship. As a result, the Lancers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first-ever trip to the tournament. They were seeded as one of the sixteen seeds in the Bridgeport Region. They played a First Four matchup with Mount St. Mary's, which they won to advance to the First Round. There, they fell to first seed NC State to end their season.

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2020–21 season 14–11, and 12–6 in Big South play, to finish in third place. As the third seed in the Big South tournament they defeated UNC Ashville before losing to Campbell in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the WBI, but withdrew due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2021–22 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Brooke Anya 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Andrew's Episcopal Gaithersburg, MD G 1 Kyla McMakin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Ocean Lakes Virginia Beach, VA G 2 Milou Vennema 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Johan Cruyff Institute Groningen, Netherlands G 3 Adriana Shipp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Deep Creek Chesapeake, VA G 4 Kennedy Calhoun 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Hickory Ridge Harrisburg, NC G 10 Isabel Tillett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Cosby Chesterfield, VA F 11 Cayla Copeland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Western Branch Chesapeake, VA F 13 Akila Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Ocoee Orlando, FL G 14 Tra'Dayja Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Madisonville Trinity Valley CC Madisonville, TX C 21 Hannah Osaro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Osbourn Park Manassas, VA G 23 Jael Hall 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Concord Academy Mooresville, NC F 24 Geassy Germano 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Friendship Christian Iowa Western CC Americana, Brazil G 30 Anne-Hamilton Leroy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Seneca Seneca, SC G 35 Bri Johns 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Edison Alexandria, VA	Head coach Rebecca Tillett (William & Mary) Assistant coach(es) Ryenn Micaletti (Seton Hill) Jessica Olmstead (Youngstown State) Ka'lia Johnson (Duke) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 6, 2022

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 11:00 a.m., BTN+		at No. 4 Maryland	L 67–97	0–1	Xfinity Center (4,613) College Park, MD
November 12, 2021* Noon, ESPN+		Stony Brook	L 63–82	0–2	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
November 17, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	W 77–76	1–2	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
November 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 63–54	2–2	DeGol Arena (525) Loretto, PA
November 28, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	W 62–59	3–2	Montagne Center (511) Beaumont, TX
November 30, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston State	L 65–66	3–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (238) Huntsville, TX
December 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Drake	L 82–104	3–4	Knapp Center (1,981) Des Moines, IA
December 5, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 13 Iowa State	L 56–94	3–5	Hilton Coliseum (9,542) Ames, IA
December 11, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		at Drexel	L 57–79	3–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center (524) Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Richmond	L 70–83	3–7	Willett Hall (208) Farmville, VA
December 18, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		American	L 58–62	3–8	Willett Hall (218) Farmville, VA
Big South regular season
December 29, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Carolina A&T	W 76–45	4–8 (1–0)	Corbett Sports Center (237) Greensboro, NC
January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 83–78	5–8 (2–0)	Templeton Physical Education Center (117) Clinton, SC
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 62–57	6–8 (3–0)	Willett Hall (230) Farmville, VA
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 76–72	7–8 (4–0)	Kimmel Arena (100) Asheville, NC
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Campbell	L 41–69	7–9 (4–1)	Gore Arena  Buies Creek, NC
January 19, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	L 69–76	7–10 (4–2)	Willett Hall (135) Farmville, VA
January 22, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 86–75	8–10 (5–2)	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
January 23, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Winthrop	W 85–58	9–10 (6–2)	Willett Hall (200) Farmville, VA
January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at High Point	W 77–64	10–10 (7–2)	Qubein Center (552) High Point, NC
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	W 78–51	11–10 (8–2)	Dedmon Center (620) Radford,VA
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 91–59	12–10 (9–2)	Willett Hall (450) Farmville, VA
February 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	L 45–58	12–11 (9–3)	Willett Hall (701) Farmville, VA
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	W 78–56	13–11 (10–3)	Winthrop Coliseum (268) Rock Hill, SC
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		North Carolina A&T	W 85–71	14–11 (11–3)	Willett Hall (327) Farmville, VA
February 19, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 76–63	15–11 (12–3)	Willett Hall (1,009) Farmville, VA
February 20, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hampton	W 77–51	16–11 (13–3)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
February 23, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 71–66	17–11 (14–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (765) Spartanburg, SC
February 26, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hampton	W 76–62	18–11 (15–3)	Willett Hall (653) Farmville, VA
Big South tournament
March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Hampton Quarterfinal	W 70–61	19–11	Bojangles Coliseum (1,437) Charlotte, NC
March 5, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (11) UNC Asheville Semifinal	W 81–56	20–11	Bojangles Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
March 6, 2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	(2)	vs. (1) Campbell Final	W 86–47	21–11	Bojangles Coliseum (1,029) Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(16 B)	vs. (16 B) Mount St. Mary's First Four	W 74–70	22–11	Reynolds Coliseum (648) Raleigh, NC
March 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN	(16 B)	at (1 B) No. 3 NC State First round	L 68–96	22–12	Reynolds Coliseum (5,483) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	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.