The 2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers women's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Mountaineers, led by first-year head coach Antoine White, played their home games at

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as members of the

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(NEC). On May 2, 2022, it was announced that the Mountaineers will join the

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(MAAC) on July 1, 2022, leaving the NEC where they had been members since 1989. They finished the season 16–13 overall, and 11–7 in NEC play, to finish in third place. As the third seed in the NEC tournament they received a bye into the quarterfinals where they defeated St. Francis (PA). In the semifinals they defeated fourth seed

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to reach the finals where they defeated seventh seed Bryant to earn the tournament title. The title was the fifth in program history, and second in a row. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as tournament champions. They were seeded as one of the sixteen seeds in the Bridgeport Region. They played a

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matchup with Longwood, which they lost to end their season.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2020–21 season 17–7 overall, and 14–4 in NEC play, to finish in first place, and win the regular-season championship. As the first seed in the NEC tournament they defeated

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in the semifinals and Wagner in the Final to earn the tournament title. The title was the fourth in program history. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as tournament champions. They were seeded as one of the sixteen seeds in the HemisFair Regional. They lost in the first round to second seed

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to end their season.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.

References

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