2016–17 American Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 American Eagles women's basketball team represented American University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Megan Gebbia, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. 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.

2016–17 American Eagles women's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record15–16 (11–7 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coll
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
Home arenaBender Arena
2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell †16–2 .88927–6  .818
Navy14–4 .77824–10  .706
Army12–6 .66722–9  .710
American11–7 .61115–16  .484
Boston University11–7 .61113–17  .433
Colgate7–11 .38910–20  .333
Loyola (MD)6–12 .33311–20  .355
Holy Cross6–12 .3338–21  .276
Lehigh5–13 .27810–20  .333
Lafayette2–16 .1114–28  .125
† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 4, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
2016–17 American Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Asha Henley (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrBlake Silver Spring, Maryland
G 2 Brianna DuBose 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrBishop McNamara
VCU		 Bowie, Maryland
G 3 Kaitlyn Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoNorth Pocono Scranton, Pennsylvania
G 4 Emily Kinneston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrChamplain Valley Union Shelburne, Vermont
F 10 Lauren Crisler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrNorth Penn North Wales, Pennsylvania
F 11 TaeKenya Cleveland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrRegis Jesuit Aurora, Colorado
F 13 Michaela Nieuwenhuizen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoThe Peddie School Strathroy, ON
F 14 Maria Liddane 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrGrosse Point North Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
G/F 20 Jordan Light 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrGood Counsel Vienna, Virginia
G 21 Kate Bond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMount St. Mary Norman, Oklahoma
G 22 Katie Marnyi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPenn Granger, Indiana
G 23 Elina Koskimies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMakelanrinne Sports High Helsinki, Finland
F 25 Io Chaney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSt. Vincent Pallotti
Norfolk State		 Bowie, Maryland
G 32 Payton Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrPrincess Anne Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 33 Michael Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrAbington Abington, Pennsylvania
F 44 Cecily Carl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoMechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Youngstown State W 77–64  1–0
 Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm		 Delaware L 55–56 OT 1–1
 Bender Arena (407)
Washington, D.C.
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm		 at La Salle L 59–63  1–2
 Tom Gola Arena (352)
Philadelphia, PA
11/24/2016*
8:00 pm		 vs. VCU
San Juan Shootout		 L 62–68  1–3
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
11/25/2016*
5:45 pm		 vs. Georgia State
San Juan Shootout		 L 58–59 OT 1–4
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm		 UMBC W 70–53  2–4
 Bender Arena (287)
Washington, D.C.
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm		 William & Mary L 34–48  2–5
 Bender Arena (297)
Washington, D.C.
12/07/2016*
2:00 pm		 George Washington W 66–61 OT 3–5
 Bender Arena (279)
Washington, D.C.
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Hofstra L 67–72 OT 3–6
 Hofstra Arena (294)
Hempstead, NY
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Penn State L 65–70  3–7
 Bryce Jordan Center (2,515)
University Park, PA
12/22/2016*
3:30 pm		 at Michigan L 33–82  3–8
 Crisler Center (2,085)
Ann Arbor, MI
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016
7:30 pm		 at Loyola (MD) W 60–45  4–8 (0–1)
 Reitz Arena (256)
Baltimore, MD
01/02/2017
5:00 pm		 Colgate W 68–57  5–8 (2–0)
 Bender Arena (321)
Washington, D.C.
01/05/2017
11:00 am		 at Bucknell L 67–73  5–9 (2–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (814)
Lewisburg, PA
01/07/2017
4:00 pm		 Lehigh W 68–51  6–9 (3–1)
 Bender Arena (354)
Washington, D.C.
01/11/2017
7:00 pm		 Boston University W 73–62  7–9 (4–1)
 Bender Arena (303)
Washington, D.C.
01/14/2017
2:00 pm		 at Army L 51–53  7–10 (4–2)
 Christl Arena (680)
West Point, NY
01/18/2017
7:00 pm		 at Lafayette W 76–52  8–10 (5–2)
 Kirby Sports Center (304)
Easton, PA
01/22/2017
1:00 pm		 Holy Cross L 60–61  8–11 (5–3)
 Bender Arena (381)
Washington, D.C.
01/28/2017
2:00 pm		 at Colgate W 73–62  9–11 (6–3)
 Cotterell Court (738)
Hamilton, NY
02/01/2017
7:00 pm		 Bucknell W 59–47  10–11 (7–3)
 Bender Arena (339)
Washington, D.C.
02/04/2017
2:00 pm		 at Lehigh W 70–58  11–11 (8–3)
 Stabler Arena (707)
Bethlehem, PA
02/08/2017
7:00 pm		 at Boston University L 62–71  11–12 (8–4)
 Case Gym (365)
Boston, MA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm		 Army L 57–68  11–13 (8–5)
 Bender Arena (1,036)
Washington, D.C.
02/15/2017
7:00 pm		 Lafayette W 75–45  12–13 (9–5)
 Bender Arena (342)
Washington, D.C.
01/18/2017
1:05 pm		 at Holy Cross L 46–51  12–14 (9–6)
 Hart Center (1,138)
Worcester, MA
02/22/2017
7:00 pm		 Navy W 50–48  13–14 (9–6)
 Bender Arena (433)
Washington, D.C.
02/25/2017
2:00 pm		 Loyola (MD) W 66–59  14–14 (10–6)
 Bender Arena (504)
Washington, D.C.
03/01/2017
7:00 pm		 at Navy L 44–60  14–15 (11–7)
 Alumni Hall (1,137)
Annapolis, MD
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/06/2017
7:00 pm		 (4) (5) Boston University
Quarterfinals		 W 57–51  15–15
 Bender Arena (305)
Washington, D.C.
03/10/2017
5:00 pm		 (4) at (1) Bucknell
Semifinals		 L 57–69  15–16
 Sojka Pavilion (1,337)
Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". www.AUEagles.com. American University. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.
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