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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	18–10 (8–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Anita Howard (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Deont'a McChester Chris Straker
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

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 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 Anita Howard (Armstrong State) Assistant coach(es) Deont'a McChester (Tennessee State) Chris Straker (San Diego State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 21 December 2022

Schedule and results

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.

See also

• 2021–22 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team