2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by twentieth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
ASUN regular season champions ASUN Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	ASUN
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 23
Record	30–3 (15–1 ASUN)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Chelsea Lyles Shannon Murphy Mandi Pierce
Home arena	Alico Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 ASUN women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast †	15	–	1		.938			30	–	3		.909
Liberty	14	–	2		.875			28	–	5		.848
Stetson	11	–	5		.688			20	–	12		.625
Jacksonville	8	–	8		.500			16	–	13		.552
North Florida	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Kennesaw State	5	–	11		.313			9	–	19		.321
West
Jacksonville State	13	–	3		.813			24	–	8		.750
North Alabama*	8	–	8		.500			13	–	16		.448
Eastern Kentucky	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
Lipscomb	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
Central Arkansas	4	–	12		.250			9	–	19		.321
Bellarmine*	1	–	15		.063			4	–	24		.143
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2022 ASUN Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 30–3, 15–1 in ASUN play to win the ASUN regular season. They were the first seed in the ASUN Tournament, and they defeated North Florida, Liberty, and Jacksonville State to win the tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Virginia Tech before falling to Maryland in the Second Round to end their season.

Roster

2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kaela Webb 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Detroit Country Day Providence Pontiac, MI G 1 Kierstan Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Canton McKinley Ohio State Alliance, OH G 3 Andrea Cecil 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Oak Harbor Bowling Green Oak Harbor, OH G 4 Tishara Morehouse 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Rufus King Western Nebraska Milwaukee, WI G 5 Aaliyah Stanley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Oxbridge Academy Eastern Michigan Boynton Beach, FL G 10 Kendall Spray 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Wilson Central Clemson Nashville, TN G/F 11 Maddie Antenucci 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Indian Hill Cincinnati, OH G 13 Kerstie Phills 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Charlotte Christian Wagner Charlotte, NC G 15 Tyra Cox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Lake Highland Prep William & Mary Orlando, FL G/F 20 Tanner Bryant 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Miami Trace Washington Court House, OH G 21 Kierra Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Brookwood Lawrenceville, GA G 23 Karli Seay 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Homewood-Flossmoor Western Nebraska Flossmoor, IL G 24 Seneca Jackley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Mary's Colorado Springs, CO G 31 Milan Schimmel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Nixyaawii Hutchinson Mission, OR G 32 Emma List 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Discovery Canyon Albany Colorado Springs, CO G Brylee Bartram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Seffner Vanderbilt Tampa, FL	Head coach Karl Smesko (Kent State) Assistant coach(es) Chelsea Lyles (Florida Gulf Coast) Shannon Murphy (Florida Gulf Coast) Mandi Pierce (St. Bonaventure) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 1, 2022

Schedule

Source^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 5:00 p.m.		Florida Memorial	W 105–41	1–0	Alico Arena (1,063) Fort Myers, FL
November 12, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		Temple	W 70–53	2–0	Alico Arena (1,697) Fort Myers, FL
November 14, 2021* 1:30 p.m.		at LSU	W 88–74	3–0	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,097) Baton Rouge, LA
November 19, 2021* 11:00 a.m.		vs. Manhattan ASUN/MAAC Challenge	W 88–57	4–0	HP Field House (212) Orlando, FL
November 20, 2021* Noon		vs. Fairfield ASUN/MAAC Challenge	W 83–61	5–0	HP Field House (203) Orlando, FL
November 26, 2021* 4:45 p.m.	No. 25	vs. Tennessee Tech San Juan Shootout	W 81–69	6–0	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200) San Juan, PR
November 27, 2021* 4:45 p.m.	No. 25	vs. Saint Louis San Juan Shootout	W 73–65	7–0	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200) San Juan, PR
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	No. 22	Princeton	L 55–58	7–1	Alico Arena (2,045) Fort Myers, FL
December 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Palm Beach Atlantic	W 80–52	8–1	Alico Arena (1,282) Fort Myers, FL
December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Ave Maria	W 99–37	9–1	Alico Arena (1,372) Fort Myers, FL
December 20, 2021* 11:00 a.m.		vs. Michigan State West Palm Beach Invitational	W 85–84 ^2OT	10–1	Massimino Court (0) West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2021* 1:15 p.m.		vs. High Point West Palm Beach Invitational	W 86–50	11–1	Massimino Court (0) West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		at Fordham	Canceled		Rose Hill Gymnasium  New York, NY
ASUN Regular Season
January 5, 2022 5:00 p.m.		North Florida	W 88–57	12–1 (1–0)	Alico Arena (1,474) Fort Myers, FL
January 9, 2022 5:00 p.m.		at Jacksonville	W 83–64	13–1 (2–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (60) Jacksonville, FL
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Kennesaw State	W 100–65	14–1 (3–0)	KSU Convocation Center (733) Kennesaw, GA
January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m.		Liberty	W 73–69	15–1 (4–0)	Alico Arena (1,737) Fort Myers, FL
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m.	No. 23	at Stetson	W 78–41	16–1 (5–0)	Edmunds Center (402) DeLand, FL
January 22, 2022 2:45 p.m.	No. 23	at Jacksonville State	W 66–44	17–1 (6–0)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (980) Jacksonville, AL
January 27, 2022 7:30 p.m.		Eastern Kentucky	W 92–70	18–1 (7–0)	Alico Arena (2,188) Fort Myers, FL
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m.		Bellarmine	W 98–66	19–1 (8–0)	Alico Arena (2,047) Fort Myers, FL
February 3, 2022 6:30 p.m.	No. 22	at Central Arkansas	W 71–44	20–1 (9–0)	Farris Center (305) Conway, AR
February 5, 2022 2:30 p.m.	No. 22	at Lipscomb	W 73–55	21–1 (10–0)	Allen Arena (523) Nashville, TN
February 9, 2022 5:00 p.m.	No. 22	North Alabama	W 63–53	22–1 (11–0)	Alico Arena (1,601) Fort Myers, FL
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m.	No. 22	Stetson	L 55–58	22–2 (11–1)	Alico Arena (2,076) Fort Myers, FL
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m.	No. 25	Kennesaw State	W 64–48	23–2 (12–1)	Alico Arena (1,544) Fort Myers, FL
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m.	No. 25	at North Florida	W 63–52	24–2 (13–1)	UNF Arena (471) Jacksonville, FL
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m.	No. 24	at Liberty	W 69–61	25–2 (14–1)	Liberty Arena (1,631) Lynchburg, VA
February 26, 2022 :00 p.m.	No. 24	Jacksonville	W 78–55	26–2 (15–1)	Alico Arena (2,031) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1E) No. 22	(5E) North Florida Quarterfinals	W 71–60	27–2	Alico Arena (1,388) Fort Myers, FL
March 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1E) No. 22	(3E) Stetson Semifinals	W 82–67	28–2	Alico Arena (1,520) Fort Myers, FL
March 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1E) No. 22	(1W) Jacksonville State Final	W 69–54	29–2	Alico Arena (2,505) Fort Myers, FL
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 2:30 p.m., ESPNU	(12S) No. 23	(5S) No. 16 Virginia Tech First Round	W 84–81	30–2	Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
March 20, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN	(12S) No. 23	(4S) No. 13 Maryland Second Round	L 65–89	30–3	Xfinity Center (4,575) College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	RV	RV	25	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	22	22	25	24	22	23	23
Coaches	RV	RV	22	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	23	21	20	20	20	22	23	22	20	20

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. The Coaches Poll does not release a week 2 poll.

References

1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2022.