2021–22 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by second year head coach Bart Brooks, played 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 earned 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
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	23–8 (16–2 OVC)
Head coach	Bart Brooks (5th season)
Associate head coach	Jamey Givens
Assistant coaches	Amy Malo Jessica Holman
Home arena	Curb Event Center

2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Belmont †	16	–	2		.889			23	–	8		.742
Tennessee Tech	14	–	4		.778			21	–	11		.656
Murray State	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Austin Peay	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Eastern Illinois	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
UT Martin	9	–	9		.500			12	–	18		.400
SIU Edwardsville	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Tennessee State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	16		.111			6	–	23		.207
Morehead State	0	–	18		.000			1	–	27		.036
† 2022 OVC tournament winner

Roster

2021–22 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tuti Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Charles Henderson Troy, AL F 3 Madison Bartley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Kettering Fairmont Kettering, OH G 4 Macie Culbertson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Daniel Boone Fall Branch, TN F 10 Allison Luly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Creekview Alpharetta, GA G 11 Destinee Wells 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Houston Lakeland, TN G 12 Kilyn McGuff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bishop Watterson Columbus, OH G 14 Jamilyn Kinney 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Van Buren Van Buren, AR F 20 Conley Chinn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Jackson Academy Jackson, MS G 21 Blair Sch 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Brentwood Academy Brentwood, TN F 22 Tessa Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Stone Memorial Crossville, TN G 23 Nikki Baird 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wheaton North Wheaton, IL G 24 Kiki Britzmann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Incarnate Word Academy St. Louis, MO	Head coach Bart Brooks (Wyoming) Assistant coach(es) Jamey Givens (Florida State) Amy Malo (Vanderbilt) Jessica Holman (Vanderbilt) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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) Chattanooga, 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		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

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	Week 19	Final
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