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
Conference	Patriot League
2017–18 record	26–7 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Megan Gebbia (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Tiffany Coll Nikki Flores Emily Stallings
Home arena	Bender Arena

2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American †	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Bucknell	15	–	3		.833			22	–	10		.688
Navy	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
Army	9	–	9		.500			17	–	14		.548
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Holy Cross	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Lafayette	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
Boston University	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
Colgate	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Morgan Bartner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Morristown Beard Florham Park, NJ G 3 Kaitlyn Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr North Pocono Scranton, PA G 4 Emily Kinneston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Champlain Valley Union Shelburne, VT G 5 Asha Henley (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Blake Sliver Spring, MD F 10 Io Chaney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr St. Vincent Pallotti Norfolk State Bowie, MD F 11 TaeKenya Cleveland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Regis Jesuit Aurora, CO G 12 Indeya Sanders 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Herndon Reston, VA F 14 Maria Liddane 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Grosse Point North Grosse Pointe Woods, MI G 21 Kate Bond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mount St. Mary Norman, OK G 22 Katie Marenyi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Penn Granger, IN G 23 Elina Koskimies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Makelanrinne Sports High Helsinki, Finland F 33 Michael Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Abington Abington, PA F 42 Maddie Royle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Oakton Oakton, VA F 44 Cecily Carl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, PA	Head coach Megan Gebbia (Towson) Assistant coach(es) Tiffany Coll (UMBC) Nikki Flores (Marist) Emily Stallings (Marist) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 6, 2018

Schedule

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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

• 2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team

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.