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 Tennessee 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
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
Belmont162 .889238  .742
Tennessee Tech144 .7782111  .656
Murray State135 .7222210  .688
Austin Peay117 .6112013  .606
Eastern Illinois117 .6111614  .533
UT Martin99 .5001218  .400
SIU Edwardsville810 .4441318  .419
Tennessee State612 .3331219  .387
Southeast Missouri State216 .111623  .207
Morehead State018 .000127  .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*
6:00 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*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee Cancelled Curb Events Center 
Nashville, TN
December 22, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky Cancelled Curb Events Center 
Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
December 30, 2021
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at SIUE W 87–49  6–4
(1–0)
Vadalabene Center (193)
Edwardsville, IL
January 1, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 71–57  7–4
(2–0)
Lantz Arena (622)
Charleston, IL
January 6, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri W 85–65  8–4
(3–0)
Curb Events Center (112)
Nashville, TN
January 8, 2022
1:00 pm
at UT Martin Postponed[2] Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
January 13, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay W 65–46  9–4
(4–0)
Curb Events Center (755)
Nashville, TN
January 15, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Murray State W 67–52  10–4
(5–0)
Curb Events Center (1,002)
Nashville, TN
January 17, 2022
2:00 pm
at UT Martin Postponed Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
January 20, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead State W 103–50  11–4
(6–0)
Ellis Johnson Arena (445)
Morehead, KY
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm
Tennessee Tech L 55–57  11–5
(6–1)
Curb Events Center (714)
Nashville, TN
January 27, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay L 68–70  11–6
(6–2)
Dunn Center (932)
Clarksville, TN
January 29, 2022
4:00 pm
UT Martin W 73–48  12–6
(7–2)
Curb Events Center (1,040)
Nashville, TN
February 3, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State W 85–46  13–6
(8–2)
Gentry Complex (375)
Nashville, TN
February 5, 2022
5:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 58–49  14–6
(9–2)
Eblen Center (2,880)
Cookeville, TN
February 7, 2022
6:00 pm
at UT Martin
Rescheduled from January 17
W 45–39  15–6
(10–2)
Skyhawk Arena (602)
Martin, TN
February 10, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State W 76–51  16–6
(11–2)
Curb Events Center (825)
Nashville, TN
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri W 70–67  17–6
(12–2)
Show Me Center (410)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 17, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 77–46  18–6
(13–2)
Curb Events Center (1,216)
Nashville, TN
February 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
SIUE W 88–50  19–6
(14–2)
Curb Events Center (1,136)
Nashville, TN
February 24, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State W 85–79  20–6
(15–2)
CFSB Center (1,891)
Murray, KY
February 26, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 82–44  21–6
(16–2)
Curb Events Center (1,553)
Nashville, TN
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 (522)
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

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(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.
  2. "Road Affair Postponed". belmontbruins.com. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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