2021–22 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, were led by eighth-year head coach Angel Elderkin, and played all home games at the Holmes Center along with the Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2021–22 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	14–12 (8–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Angel Elderkin (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Cascio Jazz Weaver Alex Frazier
Home arena	Holmes Center

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

2021–22 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Alexis Black 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Gill St. Bernard's Basking Ridge, New Jersey G 1 Mariah Frazier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dudley HS Whitsett, North Carolina F 2 A'Lea Gilbert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So South Mecklenburg HS Charlotte, North Carolina G 3 Taylor Lewis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Spring Valley HS Columbia, South Carolina G 4 Dane Bertolina 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Charlotte Catholic HS Charlotte, North Carolina G 10 Michaela Porter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Obama Academy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 11 Faith Alston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Paul VI Catholic HS Centerville, Virginia G 12 Zada Porter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Cave Spring HS Roanoke, Virginia G 13 Emily Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Enka HS Asheville, North Carolina F 15 Emma Newton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Asheville Christian Asheville, North Carolina G 20 Brooke Bigott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Seven Lakes HS Katy, Texas F 22 Summer Schloss 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Ashbrook HS Gastonia, North Carolina G 23 Breanna Locke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Flowery Branch HS Flowery Branch, Georgia G 24 Janay Sanders 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Mallard Creek HS Charlotte, North Carolina F 40 Adair Garrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Freedom HS Morgantown, North Carolina	Head coach Angel Elderkin (Southern Maine) Assistant coach(es) Mark Cascio Jazz Weaver (UNC Greensboro) Alex Frazier (East Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 19 December 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
11/09/2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lees–McRae	W 75–41	1–0	14 – M. Porter	9 – M. Porter	5 – Alston	Holmes Center (232) Boone, NC
11/11/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mercer	L 57–61	1–1	22 – Sanders	11 – Carver	3 – M. Porter	Hawkins Arena  Macon, GA
11/14/2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Carolina Central	W 80–66	2–1	21 – M. Porter	10 – M. Porter	5 – Bigott	Holmes Center (394) Boone, NC
11/17/2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at North Carolina	L 44–89	2–2	7 – Alston	8 – Allesch	3 – M. Porter	Carmichael Arena (1,608) Chapel Hill, NC
11/22/2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Winston-Salem State	W 81–49	3–2	15 – Tied	10 – Bigott	6 – Alston	Holmes Center (389) Boone, NC
11/24/2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Duke	L 65–73	3–3	19 – Tied	6 – Tied	4 – Bigott	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,533) Durham, NC
11/28/2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 71–56	4–3	18 – Allesch	7 – Bigott	5 – Alston	Kimmel Arena (392) Asheville, NC
12/01/2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 81–53	5–3	17 – M. Porter	10 – Allesch	3 – Tied	Holmes Center (297) Boone, NC
12/05/2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 73–63	6–3	19 – Carver	9 – Allesch	3 – Alston	Paul Porter Arena (274) Boiling Springs, NC
12/12/2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wofford	L 65–78	6–4	18 – M. Porter	11 – Allesch	4 – Tied	Holmes Center (215) Boone, NC
12/15/2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	L 48–66	6–5	22 – M. Porter	8 – M. Porter	2 – Alston	John M. Belk Arena (1,321) Davidson, NC
12/18/2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 49–85	6–6	13 – M. Porter	11 – Gilbert	3 – Sanders	Holmes Center (204) Boone, NC
12/21/2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 84–89 2OT	6–7	23 – M. Porter	12 – Sanders	5 – Z. Porter	Holmes Center (135) Boone, NC
Conference Regular Season
12/30/2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	Postponed					Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
01/01/2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	Postponed					Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
01/06/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	Postponed					Holmes Center  Boone, NC
01/08/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	Postponed					Holmes Center  Boone, NC
01/13/2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 92–98	6–8 (0–1)	19 – Sanders	11 – Allesch	7 – Alston	First National Bank Arena (790) Jonesboro, AR
01/15/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 60–49	7–8 (1–1)	14 – Alston	7 – M. Porter	3 – Sanders	Jack Stephens Center (1,823) Little Rock, AR
01/20/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	W 55–46	8–8 (2–1)	14 – Allesch	10 – Allesch	3 – M. Porter	Holmes Center (289) Boone, NC
01/22/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 67–61	9–8 (3–1)	20 – Allesch	16 – Allesch	7 – Alston	Holmes Center (278) Boone, NC
01/26/2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 66–61	10–8 (4–1)	20 – Allesch	11 – Allesch	5 – M. Porter	Holmes Center (248) Boone, NC
01/29/2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 70–68	11–8 (5–1)	18 – Tied	8 – Allesch	3 – Carver	HTC Center (554) Conway, SC
02/06/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 79–88	11–9 (5–2)	21 – Carver	10 – Allesch	7 – Alston	College Park Center (55) Arlington, TX
02/10/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 80–82 OT	11–10 (5–3)	21 – Allesch	13 – Allesch	6 – Alston	Hanner Fieldhouse (381) Statesboro, GA
02/12/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	W 84–78 OT	12–10 (6–3)	21 – M. Porter	13 – Allesch	7 – M. Porter	GSU Sports Arena (463) Atlanta, GA
02/19/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	W 73–55	13–10 (7–3)	25 – Sanders	11 – M. Porter	3 – Sanders	Holmes Center (1,525) Boone, NC
02/24/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	L 56–89	13–11 (7–4)	16 – Alston	8 – Allesch	2 – Tied	Holmes Center (309) Boone, NC
02/26/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 72–50	14–11 (8–4)	24 – Allesch	19 – Allesch	5 – M. Porter	Holmes Center (461) Boone, NC
Sun Belt Tournament
03/04/2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Little Rock Quarterfinals	L 58–70	14–12	24 – Alston	9 – Allesch	3 – Alston	Pensacola Bay Center (585) Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2021–22 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team