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2021–22 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team

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
2021–22 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Maine 15 3   .833 20 12   .625
Stony Brook* 14 4   .778 23 6   .793
Albany 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Vermont 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
NJIT 9 8   .529 15 15   .500
UMass Lowell 8 9   .471 11 16   .407
Binghamton 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
New Hampshire 4 12   .250 7 21   .250
Hartford 4 14   .222 4 26   .133
UMBC 2 14   .125 3 23   .115
*Ineligible for the AmEast Tournament due to a postseason ban imposed by the AmEast.
2022 America East tournament winner

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]

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Fatima Lee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Putnam Science
Providence
Queens, NY
G 3 Lilly Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Cambridge Central Greenwich, NY
G 10 Ellen Hahne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Riksbasketgymansiet Luleå
Wake Forest
Stockholm, Sweden
G 12 Freja Werth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Riksbasketgymansiet Luleå Arild, Sweden
F 13 Lucia DeCortes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Liceo delle Scienze Umane e Musicale Bergamo, Italy
G 14 Grace Heeps 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon
UMass
East Greenbush, NY
G 15 Morgan Haney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Miami East Piqua, OH
G 20 Kayla Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. John's Catholic Frederick, MD
F 21 Helene Haegerstrand 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Morbyskolan Stockholm, Sweden
F 22 Taniya Hanner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Roselle Catholic Hillside, NJ
F 23 Koi Sims 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Archbishop Spalding Glen Burnie, MD
G 24 Abby Ray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs, NY
F 32 Abby Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Putnam Science Mount 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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hofstra W 70–41  1–0
SEFCU Arena (1,097)
Albany, NY
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
at Merrimack L 52–65  1–1
Hammel Court (511)
North Andover, MA
November 24, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell L 46–47  1–2
Newman Arena (87)
Ithaca, NY
November 28, 2021*
Noon, ACCNX
at Boston College L 65–77  1–3
Conte Forum (599)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bryant W 60–34  2–3
SEFCU Arena (1,022)
Albany, NY
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
at Colgate W 60–39  3–3
Cotterell Court (291)
Hamilton, NY
December 8, 2021*
11:00 a.m., SECN+
at Vanderbilt L 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+
Canisius W 65–46  5–4
SEFCU Arena (835)
Albany, NY
December 18, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
SUNY Canton Cancelled SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
CCSU W 65–52  6–4
SEFCU Arena (760)
Albany, NY
December 28, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Union W 88–37  7–4
SEFCU Arena (759)
Albany, NY
America East Regular Season
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
New Hampshire W 50–39  8–4
(1–0)
SEFCU Arena (865)
Albany, NY
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass Lowell W 58–52  9–4
(2–0)
Costello Athletic Center (124)
Lowell, MA
January 15, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at NJIT W 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+
UMBC W 69–40  11–5
(4–1)
SEFCU Arena (812)
Albany, NY
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 47–58  11–6
(4–2)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (668)
Stony Brook, NY
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass Lowell W 56–44  12–6
(5–2)
SEFCU Arena (954)
Albany, NY
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
NJIT W 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 UMBC W 51–41  15–6
(8–2)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,106)
Baltimore, MD
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Hartford W 53–24  16–6
(9–2)
SEFCU Arena (828)
Albany, NY
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Maine L 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+
Binghamton W 61–48  18–8
(11–4)
SEFCU Arena (876)
Albany, NY
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 55–46  19–8
(12–4)
Lundholm Gym (448)
Durham, NH
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine L 45–49  19–9
(12–5)
SEFCU Arena (932)
Albany, NY
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Stony Brook W 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

  1. ^ "Team brochure" (PDF). image.cdnllnwnl.xosnetwork.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Albany Great Danes Women's Basketball - Great Danes News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Albany Great Danes. "Albany Great Danes on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ualbanysports.com. University af Albany. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
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