2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team


The 2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team represents American University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Megan Gebbia, play their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in Patriot League play win the Patriot League regular season. They won the Patriot League women's tournament by defeating Navy and earns an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to UCLA in the first round.

2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferencePatriot League
Record26–7 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coll
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American162 .889267 .788
Bucknell153 .8332210 .688
Navy135 .722258 .758
Army99 .5001714 .548
Lehigh99 .5001515 .500
Holy Cross711 .3891218 .400
Loyola (MD)711 .389921 .300
Lafayette612 .3331119 .367
Boston University513 .2781019 .345
Colgate315 .167723 .233
2018 Patriot League tournament winner
As of 16 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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They finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Bucknell.

Roster

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2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F2Morgan Bartner6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrMorristown BeardFlorham Park, NJ
G3Kaitlyn Lewis5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrNorth PoconoScranton, PA
G4Emily Kinneston5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrChamplain Valley UnionShelburne, VT
G5Asha Henley (W)5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SrBlakeSliver Spring, MD
F10Io Chaney5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrSt. Vincent Pallotti
Norfolk State
Bowie, MD
F11TaeKenya Cleveland6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoRegis JesuitAurora, CO
G12Indeya Sanders5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)FrHerndonReston, VA
F14Maria Liddane5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrGrosse Point NorthGrosse Pointe Woods, MI
G21Kate Bond5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrMount St. MaryNorman, OK
G22Katie Marenyi5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoPennGranger, IN
G23Elina Koskimies6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrMakelanrinne Sports HighHelsinki, Finland
F33Michael Harris6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrAbingtonAbington, PA
F42Maddie Royle6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrOaktonOakton, VA
F44Cecily Carl6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrMechanicsburgMechanicsburg, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
8:00 pm
at TulsaW 72–67 1–0
Reynolds Center (322)
Tulsa, OK
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm
La SalleW 66–48 2–0
Bender Arena (390)
Washington, D.C.
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm
at DelawareL 56–72 2–1
Bob Carpenter Center (1,466)
Newark, DE
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm
at George MasonL 53–71 2–2
EagleBank Arena (481)
Fairfax, VA
11/24/2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont
TD Bank Classic semifinals
W 64–62 3–2
Patrick Gym (906)
Burlington, VT
11/25/2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Villanova
TD Bank Classic championship
L 60–65 3–3
Patrick Gym (406)
Burlington, VT
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBCW 61–48 4–3
Retriever Activities Center (320)
Catonsville, MD
12/02/2017*
2:00 pm
Youngstown StateW 78–72 OT5–3
Bender Arena (280)
Washington, D.C.
12/09/2017*
12:00 pm
DenverW 66–53 6–3
Bender Arena (182)
Washington, D.C.
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
at George WashingtonL 44–61 6–4
Charles E. Smith Center (653)
Washington, D.C.
12/20/2017*
1:00 pm
Penn StateW 75–66 OT7–4
Bender Arena (372)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm
BucknellW 68–58 8–4 (1–0)
Bender Arena (332)
Washington, D.C.
01/02/2018
2:00 pm
at ColgateW 77–55 9–4 (2–0)
Cotterell Court (211)
Hamilton, NY
01/05/2018
7:00 pm
NavyW 46–41 10–4 (3–0)
Bender Arena (199)
Washington, D.C.
01/08/2018
7:00 pm
at ArmyW 64–46 11–4 (4–0)
Christl Arena (403)
West Point, NY
01/11/2018
11:30 am
at Loyola (MD)W 71–58 12–4 (5–0)
Reitz Arena (1,012)
Baltimore, MD
01/14/2018
3:00 pm
LehighW 82–64 13–4 (6–0)
Bender Arena (435)
Washington, D.C.
01/17/2018
7:00 pm
Boston UniversityW 66–50 14–4 (7–0)
Bender Arena (436)
Washington, D.C.
01/20/2018
2:00 pm
at LafayetteW 74–67 15–4 (8–0)
Kirby Sports Center (577)
Easton, PA
01/24/2018
7:00 pm
at Holy CrossW 68–63 OT16–4 (9–0)
Hart Center (933)
Worcester, MA
01/27/2018
2:00 pm
ColgateW 67–44 17–4 (10–0)
Bender Arena (405)
Washington, D.C.
02/03/2018
2:00 pm
ArmyW 71–63 OT18–4 (11–0)
Bender Arena (665)
Washington, D.C.
02/07/2018
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD)W 69–56 19–4 (12–0)
Bender Arena (322)
Washington, D.C.
02/10/2018
4:00 pm
at LehighW 60–44 20–4 (13–0)
Stabler Arena (787)
Bethlehem, PA
02/14/2018
7:00 pm
at Boston UniversityW 61–54 21–4 (14–0)
Case Gym (211)
Boston, MA
02/17/2018
1:00 pm
LafayetteW 74–66 22–4 (15–0)
Bender Arena (497)
Washington, D.C.
02/21/2018
11:30 am
Holy CrossW 72–54 23–4 (16–0)
Bender Arena (514)
Washington, D.C.
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
at BucknellL 52–57 23–5 (16–1)
Sojka Pavilion (925)
Lewisburg, PA
02/28/2018
7:00 pm
at NavyL 49–76 23–6 (16–2)
Alumni Hall (608)
Annapolis, MD
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/05/2018
7:00 pm
(1) (8) Lafayette
Quarterfinals
W 55–35 24–6
Bender Arena (501)
Washington, D.C.
03/08/2018
7:00 pm
(1) (5) Army
Semifinals
W 60–49 25–6
Bender Arena (585)
Washington, D.C.
03/11/2018
11:00 am, CBSSN
(1) (3) Navy
Championship Game
W 58–49 26–6
Bender Arena (1,001)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(14 KC) at (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA
First Round
L 60–71 26–7
Pauley Pavilion (2,304)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "American University" (PDF). Aueagles.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "American Eagles Women's Basketball - Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  3. ^ American University Eagles. "American University Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - American University". Aueagles.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.