2021–22 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by fourth year head coach Colleen Mullen, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and were members of the America East Conference.[1][2][3]

2021–22 Albany Great Danes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record23–10 (13–5 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Megan Methven
  • Catherine Cassidy
  • Yvonne Hawkins
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
2021–22 America East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Maine153 .8332012 .625
Stony Brook*144 .778236 .793
Albany135 .7222310 .697
Vermont135 .7222011 .645
NJIT98 .5291515 .500
UMass Lowell89 .4711116 .407
Binghamton513 .278920 .310
New Hampshire412 .250721 .250
Hartford414 .222426 .133
UMBC214 .125323 .115
*Ineligible for the AmEast Tournament due to a postseason ban imposed by the AmEast.
2022 America East tournament winner

They finished the season 23–10, 13–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. As the second seed in the America East tournament, they defeated New Hampshire in the Quarterfinals, Vermont in the semifinals, and Maine in the Final to finish as tournament champions. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the sixteenth seed in the Wichita Region. They were defeated in the First Round by Louisville to end their season.

Previous season

The Great Danes finished the season 7–11, 5–7 in America East play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the America East tournament, they defeated New Hampshire in the Quarterfinals before losing to Maine in the Semifinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Fatima Lee5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrPutnam Science
Providence
Queens, NY
G3Lilly Phillips5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrCambridge CentralGreenwich, NY
G10Ellen Hahne5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrRiksbasketgymansiet Luleå
Wake Forest
Stockholm, Sweden
G12Freja Werth6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrRiksbasketgymansiet LuleåArild, Sweden
F13Lucia DeCortes6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrLiceo delle Scienze Umane e MusicaleBergamo, Italy
G14Grace Heeps5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrNorthfield Mount Hermon
UMass
East Greenbush, NY
G15Morgan Haney5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS SoMiami EastPiqua, OH
G20Kayla Cooper6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoSt. John's CatholicFrederick, MD
F21Helene Haegerstrand6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrMorbyskolanStockholm, Sweden
F22Taniya Hanner6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrRoselle CatholicHillside, NJ
F23Koi Sims6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrArchbishop SpaldingGlen Burnie, MD
G24Abby Ray5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrSaratoga SpringsSaratoga Springs, NY
F32Abby Robinson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SoPutnam ScienceMount Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 24, 2022

Schedule

Source:[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
HofstraW 70–41 1–0
SEFCU Arena (1,097)
Albany, NY
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
at MerrimackL 52–65 1–1
Hammel Court (511)
North Andover, MA
November 24, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at CornellL 46–47 1–2
Newman Arena (87)
Ithaca, NY
November 28, 2021*
Noon, ACCNX
at Boston CollegeL 65–77 1–3
Conte Forum (599)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
BryantW 60–34 2–3
SEFCU Arena (1,022)
Albany, NY
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
at ColgateW 60–39 3–3
Cotterell Court (291)
Hamilton, NY
December 8, 2021*
11:00 a.m., SECN+
at VanderbiltL 41–52 3–4
Memorial Gymnasium (3,688)
Nashville, TN
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Siena
Albany Cup
W 64–44 4–4
SEFCU Arena (1,366)
Albany, NY
December 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
CanisiusW 65–46 5–4
SEFCU Arena (835)
Albany, NY
December 18, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
SUNY CantonCancelledSEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
CCSUW 65–52 6–4
SEFCU Arena (760)
Albany, NY
December 28, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UnionW 88–37 7–4
SEFCU Arena (759)
Albany, NY
America East Regular Season
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
New HampshireW 50–39 8–4
(1–0)
SEFCU Arena (865)
Albany, NY
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass LowellW 58–52 9–4
(2–0)
Costello Athletic Center (124)
Lowell, MA
January 15, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at NJITW 62–54 10–4
(3–0)
Wellness and Events Center (257)
Newark, NJ
January 17, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hartford
Rescheduled from December 30
L 49–52 10–5
(3–1)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (101)
West Hartford, CT
January 19, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
UMBCW 69–40 11–5
(4–1)
SEFCU Arena (812)
Albany, NY
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Stony BrookL 47–58 11–6
(4–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (668)
Stony Brook, NY
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass LowellW 56–44 12–6
(5–2)
SEFCU Arena (954)
Albany, NY
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
NJITW 57–53 13–6
(6–2)
SEFCU Arena (938)
Albany, NY
January 31, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Binghamton
Rescheduled from January 5
W 52–41 14–6
(7–2)
Events Center (944)
Vestal, NY
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMBCW 51–41 15–6
(8–2)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,106)
Baltimore, MD
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
HartfordW 53–24 16–6
(9–2)
SEFCU Arena (828)
Albany, NY
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at MaineL 55–64 16–7
(9–3)
Cross Insurance Center (945)
Bangor, ME
February 12, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Vermont
Rescheduled from January 2
W 54–52 17–7
(10–3)
SEFCU Arena (824)
Albany, NY
February 14, 2022
Noon, ESPN3
at Vermont
Rescheduled from February 12
L 55–63 17–8
(10–4)
Patrick Gym (327)
Burlington, VT
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
BinghamtonW 61–48 18–8
(11–4)
SEFCU Arena (876)
Albany, NY
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New HampshireW 55–46 19–8
(12–4)
Lundholm Gym (448)
Durham, NH
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
MaineL 45–49 19–9
(12–5)
SEFCU Arena (932)
Albany, NY
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Stony BrookW 57–56 20–9
(13–5)
SEFCU Arena (1,058)
Albany, NY
America East tournament
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) (7) New Hampshire
Quarterfinals
W 49–44 21–9
SEFCU Arena (727)
Albany, NY
March 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) (3) Vermont
Semifinals
W 67–54 22–9
SEFCU Arena (732)
Albany, NY
March 11, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
(2) at (1) Maine
Final
W 56–47 23–9
Memorial Gymnasium (1,329)
Orono, ME
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
(16 W) at (1 W) No. 4 Louisville
First Round
L 51–83 23–10
KFC Yum! Center (8,407)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Wichita.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
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.

References