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2021 ASUN women's basketball tournament

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2021 ASUN women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams9
SiteKSU Convocation Center
Kennesaw, GA
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (7th title)
Winning coachKarl Smesko (7th title)
MVPKierstan Bell (Florida Gulf Coast)
TelevisionESPN+
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 Florida Gulf Coast 16 0   1.000 23 2   .920
Liberty 12 4   .750 17 7   .708
North Florida 11 5   .688 13 10   .565
Lipscomb 8 6   .571 11 9   .550
Stetson 7 9   .438 9 12   .429
North Alabama* 6 9   .400 7 17   .292
Bellarmine* 5 11   .313 5 16   .238
Kennesaw State 2 11   .154 7 11   .389
Jacksonville 1 13   .071 3 16   .158
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2021 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 ASUN women's basketball tournament was the 35th edition of the ASUN Conference championship. It took place March 10–14, 2021, in the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Georgia. Florida Gulf Coast won the tournament, its seventh title, receiving the league's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.[1][2]

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall
1 Florida Gulf Coast 16–0 23–2
2 Liberty 12–4 17–7
3 North Florida 11–5 13–10
4 Lipscomb 8–6 11–9
5 Stetson 7–9 9–12
6 North Alabama 6–9 7–17
7 Bellarmine 5–11 5–16
8 Kennesaw State 2–11 7–11
9 Jacksonville 1–13 3–16

Schedule

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Game Matchup Time Television Score
First round – Wednesday, March 10
1 No. 9 Jacksonville vs. No. 8 Kennesaw State 2:00 pm ESPN+ 55–52
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
2 No. 9 Jacksonville vs. No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 2:00 pm ESPN+ 62–87
3 No. 5 Stetson vs. No. 4 Lipscomb 2:00 pma 47–50OT
4 No. 6 North Alabama vs. No. 3 North Florida 7:00 pma 74–86
5 No. 7 Bellarmine vs. No. 2 Liberty 7:00 pm 59–88
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
6 No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast vs. No. 4 Lipscomb 2:00 pm ESPN+ 59–44
7 No. 3 North Florida vs. No. 2 Liberty 7:00 pm 52–65
Championship – Sunday, March 14
8 No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast vs. No. 2 Liberty 2:00 pm ESPN+ 84–62
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. a denotes alternate KSU site.

Bracket

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First round
March 10
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
March 11
ESPN+
Semifinals
March 12
ESPN+
Championship
March 14
ESPN+
            
1 Florida Gulf Coast 87
9 Jacksonville 62
8 Kennesaw State 52
9 Jacksonville 55
1 Florida Gulf Coast 59
4 Lipscomb 44
4 Lipscomb 50*
5 Stetson 47
1 Florida Gulf Coast 84
2 Liberty 62
3 North Florida 86
6 North Alabama 74
3 North Florida 52
2 Liberty 65
2 Liberty 88
7 Bellarmine 59

* denotes overtime

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 21 FGCU Defeats Liberty to Capture the 2021 #ASUNMadness Championship". ASUN Conference. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 ASUN Women's Basketball Championship". ASUN Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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