2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by third-year head coach Anita Howard, played all home games at the Hanner Fieldhouse along with the Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record18–10 (8–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Anita Howard (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Deont'a McChester
  • Chris Straker
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
Seasons
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy 13 2   .867 24 9   .727
UT Arlington 11 4   .733 20 8   .714
Louisiana 9 4   .692 18 7   .720
Appalachian State 8 4   .667 14 12   .538
Little Rock 8 4   .667 17 10   .630
Texas State 9 6   .600 15 14   .517
Georgia Southern 8 6   .571 18 10   .643
Arkansas State 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Coastal Carolina 4 9   .308 15 11   .577
Georgia State 4 9   .308 10 16   .385
South Alabama 2 10   .167 8 18   .308
Louisiana–Monroe 0 14   .000 4 25   .138
2022 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 19, 2022
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Maya Banks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Hamilton HS
Wake Forest
Chandler, Arizona
G 1 Rachel Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Eufaula HS
Wichita State
Eufaula, Alabama
G 2 Daeja Holmes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Herbert Hoover HS Fresno, California
G 3 Terren Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Wayne County HS Jesup, Georgia
G 4 Constance Thomas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Camp Jewell House
Penn State
Plant City, Florida
F 5 Tsubasa Nisbet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Burnside HS Christchurch, New Zealand
G 10 Mya Burns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr North Augusta HS North Augusta, South Carolina
G 12 Kharringtin Collier 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Marietta HS Marietta, Georgia
F 13 Thaniya Marks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Wenonah HS
Shelton State CC
Birmingham, Alabama
F 20 Taya Gibson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Rome HS
Columbus State
Rome, Georgia
G 22 Ja'nya Love-Hill 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr G.W. Carver HS Columbus, Georgia
G 23 Hannah Fuller 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Southside Christian Greenville, South Carolina
G 33 Simone James 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Christian HS San Diego, California
F 41 Eden Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Haines City HS
Fordham
Kissimmee, Florida
C 55 Lydia Freeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Westlake HS Atlanta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 21 December 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2021*
6:00 p.m.
Allen W 111–56 
 14  Freeman   13  Freeman   5  Tied  Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
Non-conference Regular Season
11/11/2021*
8:00 p.m., SECN+
at Auburn W 68–66  1–0
 12  Burns   13  E. Johnson   4  Love–Hill  Neville Arena (2,122)
Auburn, AL
11/13/2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fort Valley State W 99–71  2–0
 15  Ward   9  Banks   3  Love-Hill  Hanner Fieldhouse (476)
Statesboro, GA
12/17/2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU W 81–74 OT 3–0
 20  Burns   12  E. Johnson   3  Tied  Hanner Fieldhouse (231)
Stateboro, GA
12/20/2021*
2:00 p.m.
at San Diego State L 57–65  3–1
 14  Burns   8  Ward   4  Tied  Viejas Arena (905)
San Diego, CA
12/22/2021*
11:00 p.m.
vs. San Diego Christian W 100–60  4–1
 18  James   6  Tied   9  Holmes  Salvation Army Kroc Center (75)
El Cajon, CA
11/26/2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. South Carolina State
GATA Turkey Throwdown
W 72–57  5–1
 21  Ward   10  E. Johnson   4  Thomas  Hanner Fieldhouse (411)
Statesboro, GA
11/27/2021*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Indiana State
GATA Turkey Throwdown
L 67–71  5–2
 16  Gibson   8  Ward   4  Ward  Hanner Fieldhouse (356)
Statesboro, GA
11/30/2021*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
at College of Charleston W 85–65  6–2
 17  Ward   9  Banks   2  Tied  TD Arena (222)
Charleston, SC
12/11/2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 121–105  7–2
 24  Burns   7  E. Johnson   7  Love-Hill  Hanner Fieldhouse (183)
Statesboro, GA
12/13/2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Carver W 133–15  8–2
 18  R. Johnson   7  Tied   9  Holmes  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,568)
Statesboro, GA
12/17/2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State L 71–72  8–3
 31  Burns   7  Gibson   5  Love-Hill  KSU Convocation Center (668)
Kennesaw, GA
12/19/2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bethune–Cookman W 88–59  9–3
 14  Burns   11  R. Johnson   7  Thomas  Hanner Fieldhouse (368)
Statesboro, GA
Conference Regular Season
12/30/2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State W 84–75  10–3
(1–0)
 23  Burns   7  Tied   4  Love-Hill  Hanner Fieldhouse (312)
Statesboro, GA
01/01/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Little Rock Postponed Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
01/06/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 69–72  10–4
(1–1)
 16  Gibson   8  Gibson   6  Ward  HTC Center (346)
Conway, SC
01/08/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State Postponed Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
01/13/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State L 74–78  10–5
(1–2)
 23  Ward   7  Banks   3  Burns  Hanner Fieldhouse (456)
Statesboro, GA
01/15/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Arlington W 64–63  11–5
(2–2)
 23  Burns   10  Burns   4  Love-Hill  Hanner Fieldhouse (454)
Statesboro, GA
01/22/2022
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State L 56–58  11–6
(2–3)
 16  Tied   11  Ward   4  Ward  GSU Sports Arena (551)
Atlanta, GA
01/27/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Troy L 72–78  11–7
(2–4)
 15  Banks   13  Banks   4  Love-Hill  Hanner Fieldhouse (408)
Statesboro, GA
01/29/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Alabama W 77–69  12–7
(3–4)
 19  Ward   17  Ward   5  Love-Hill  Hanner Fieldhouse (507)
Statesboro, GA
02/05/2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 71–61  13–7
(4–4)
 22  Ward   10  Tied   3  James  Hanner Fieldhouse (832)
Statesboro, GA
02/10/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State W 82–80 OT 14–7
(5–4)
 32  Ward   9  Ward   7  Love-Hill  Hanner Fieldhouse (381)
Statesboro, GA
02/12/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina
Senior Day
W 90–75  15–7
(6–4)
 30  Ward   8  Ward   5  Love-Hill  Hanner Fieldhouse (842)
Statesboro, GA
02/17/2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Alabama W 68–56  16–7
(7–4)
 21  Ward   12  Ward   5  Thomas  Mitchell Center (258)
Mobile, AL
02/19/2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy L 70–82  16–8
(7–5)
 21  Tied   12  Ward   3  Ward  Trojan Arena (1,455)
Troy, AL
02/24/2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 83–68  17–8
(8–5)
 15  Holmes   5  Gibson   6  Love-Hill  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (346)
Monroe, LA
02/26/2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana L 54–56  17–9
(8–6)
 15  Holmes   8  Ward   3  Thomas  Cajundome (169)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/02/2022
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) Georgia State
First Round
W 88–79  18–9
 20  Burns   8  Tied   6  Love-Hill  Pensacola Bay Center (655)
Pensacola, FL
03/04/2022
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) UT Arlington
Quarterfinals
L 76–85  18–10
 16  Gibson   10  Gibson   5  Thomas  Pensacola Bay Center (652)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2022.