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
2017–18 record26–7 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coll
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
Home arenaBender Arena
2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
American162 .889  267  .788
Bucknell153 .833  2210  .688
Navy135 .722  258  .758
Army99 .500  1714  .548
Lehigh99 .500  1515  .500
Holy Cross711 .389  1218  .400
Loyola (MD)711 .389  921  .300
Lafayette612 .333  1119  .367
Boston University513 .278  1019  .345
Colgate315 .167  723  .233
2018 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of 16 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 2 Morgan Bartner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrMorristown Beard Florham Park, NJ
G 3 Kaitlyn Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrNorth Pocono Scranton, PA
G 4 Emily Kinneston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrChamplain Valley Union Shelburne, VT
G 5 Asha Henley (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrBlake Sliver Spring, MD
F 10 Io Chaney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSt. Vincent Pallotti
Norfolk State
Bowie, MD
F 11 TaeKenya Cleveland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoRegis Jesuit Aurora, CO
G 12 Indeya Sanders 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrHerndon Reston, VA
F 14 Maria Liddane 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrGrosse Point North Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
G 21 Kate Bond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMount St. Mary Norman, OK
G 22 Katie Marenyi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoPenn Granger, IN
G 23 Elina Koskimies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMakelanrinne Sports High Helsinki, Finland
F 33 Michael Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrAbington Abington, PA
F 42 Maddie Royle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrOakton Oakton, VA
F 44 Cecily Carl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrMechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
8:00 pm
at Tulsa W 72–67  1–0
Reynolds Center (322)
Tulsa, OK
11/13/2017*
7:00 pm
La Salle W 66–48  2–0
Bender Arena (390)
Washington, D.C.
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm
at Delaware L 56–72  2–1
Bob Carpenter Center (1,466)
Newark, DE
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm
at George Mason L 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 UMBC W 61–48  4–3
Retriever Activities Center (320)
Catonsville, MD
12/02/2017*
2:00 pm
Youngstown State W 78–72 OT 5–3
Bender Arena (280)
Washington, D.C.
12/09/2017*
12:00 pm
Denver W 66–53  6–3
Bender Arena (182)
Washington, D.C.
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
at George Washington L 44–61  6–4
Charles E. Smith Center (653)
Washington, D.C.
12/20/2017*
1:00 pm
Penn State W 75–66 OT 7–4
Bender Arena (372)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm
Bucknell W 68–58  8–4 (1–0)
Bender Arena (332)
Washington, D.C.
01/02/2018
2:00 pm
at Colgate W 77–55  9–4 (2–0)
Cotterell Court (211)
Hamilton, NY
01/05/2018
7:00 pm
Navy W 46–41  10–4 (3–0)
Bender Arena (199)
Washington, D.C.
01/08/2018
7:00 pm
at Army W 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
Lehigh W 82–64  13–4 (6–0)
Bender Arena (435)
Washington, D.C.
01/17/2018
7:00 pm
Boston University W 66–50  14–4 (7–0)
Bender Arena (436)
Washington, D.C.
01/20/2018
2:00 pm
at Lafayette W 74–67  15–4 (8–0)
Kirby Sports Center (577)
Easton, PA
01/24/2018
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 68–63 OT 16–4 (9–0)
Hart Center (933)
Worcester, MA
01/27/2018
2:00 pm
Colgate W 67–44  17–4 (10–0)
Bender Arena (405)
Washington, D.C.
02/03/2018
2:00 pm
Army W 71–63 OT 18–4 (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 Lehigh W 60–44  20–4 (13–0)
Stabler Arena (787)
Bethlehem, PA
02/14/2018
7:00 pm
at Boston University W 61–54  21–4 (14–0)
Case Gym (211)
Boston, MA
02/17/2018
1:00 pm
Lafayette W 74–66  22–4 (15–0)
Bender Arena (497)
Washington, D.C.
02/21/2018
11:30 am
Holy Cross W 72–54  23–4 (16–0)
Bender Arena (514)
Washington, D.C.
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
at Bucknell L 52–57  23–5 (16–1)
Sojka Pavilion (925)
Lewisburg, PA
02/28/2018
7:00 pm
at Navy L 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

References

  1. "American University" (PDF). Aueagles.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  2. "American Eagles Women's Basketball - Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  3. American University Eagles. "American University Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  4. "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - American University". Aueagles.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
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