2021–22 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represents Belmont University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by second year head coach Bart Brooks, play their home games at the Curb Event Center as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 23–8, 16–2 in OVC play win the OVC regular season. They won the OVC Women's Tournament by defeating Tennesee Tech and earns an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset Oregon in the first round before losing to Tennessee in the second round.

2021–22 Belmont Bruins women's basketball
OVC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2021–22 record23–8 (16–2 OVC)
Head coach
  • Bart Brooks (5th season)
Associate head coachJamey Givens
Assistant coaches
  • Amy Malo
  • Jessica Holman
Home arenaCurb Event Center
2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Belmont †16–2 .88923–8  .742
Tennessee Tech14–4 .77821–11  .656
Murray State13–5 .72222–10  .688
Austin Peay11–7 .61120–13  .606
Eastern Illinois11–7 .61116–14  .533
UT Martin9–9 .50012–18  .400
SIU Edwardsville8–10 .44413–18  .419
Tennessee State6–12 .33312–19  .387
Southeast Missouri State2–16 .1116–23  .207
Morehead State0–18 .0001–27  .036
† 2022 OVC Tournament winner

Roster
2021–22 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tuti Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoCharles Henderson Troy, AL
F 3 Madison Bartley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoKettering Fairmont Kettering, OH
G 4 Macie Culbertson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrDaniel Boone Fall Branch, TN
F 10 Allison Luly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrCreekview Alpharetta, GA
G 11 Destinee Wells 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoHouston Lakeland, TN
G 12 Kilyn McGuff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBishop Watterson Columbus, OH
G 14 Jamilyn Kinney 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrVan Buren Van Buren, AR
F 20 Conley Chinn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrJackson Academy Jackson, MS
G 21 Blair Sch 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoBrentwood Academy Brentwood, TN
F 22 Tessa Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrStone Memorial Crossville, TN
G 23 Nikki Baird 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWheaton North Wheaton, IL
G 24 Kiki Britzmann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrIncarnate Word Academy St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Chattanooga W 88–70  1–0
 McKenzie Arena (1,041)
Chattanoga, TN
November 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Ole Miss W 62–50  2–0
 SJB Pavilion (1,688)
Oxford, MS
November 14, 2021*
1:00 pm, ACCNX		 at Georgia Tech L 45–58  2–1
 McCamish Pavilion (1,501)
Atlanta, GA
November 18, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Alabama A&M W 63–34  3–1
 Curb Event Center (512)
Nashville, TN
November 21, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UCF L 45–57  3–2
 Addition Financial Arena (2,385)
Orlando, FL
November 28, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Arkansas L 63–83  3–3
 Bud Walton Arena (2,834)
Fayetteville, AR
December 2, 2021*
5:00 pm, SECN+		 Lipscomb
Battle of the Boulevard		 W 67–62  4–3
 Curb Events Center (1,783)
Nashville, TN
December 5, 2021*
11:00 am, ACCN		 at No. 10 Louisville L 66–80  4–4
 KFC Yum! Center (7,092)
Louisville, KY
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Auburn W 71–62  5–4
 Curb Events Center (2,031)
Nashville, TN
December 19, 2021*
 ESPN+		 Middle Tennessee Cancelled Curb Events Center 
Nashville, TN
December 22, 2021*
 ESPN+		 WKU Cancelled Curb Events Center 
Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season

  
 
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
March 4, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 (1) vs. (4) Austin Peay
Semifinals		 W 63–51  21–7
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
March 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 (1) vs. (2) Tennessee Tech
Championship		 W 51–29  22–7
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 19, 2022*
4:30 pm, ESPN2		 (12 W) vs. (5 W) Oregon
First Round		 W 73–70 2OT 23–7
 Thompson–Boling Arena (5,448)
Knoxville, TN
March 21, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN		 (12 W) at (4 W) No. 18 Tennessee
Second Round		 L 67–70  23–8
 Thompson–Boling Arena (5,484)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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AP RV N/A
Coaches RV N/A RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2021–22 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

References
  1. "2021-22 Belmont Women's Basketball Schedule". Belmont Bruins.
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