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
2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American †16–2 .88926–7  .788
Bucknell15–3 .83322–10  .688
Navy13–5 .72225–8  .758
Army9–9 .50017–14  .548
Lehigh9–9 .50015–15  .500
Holy Cross7–11 .38912–18  .400
Loyola (MD)7–11 .3899–21  .300
Lafayette6–12 .33311–19  .367
Boston University5–13 .27810–19  .345
Colgate3–15 .1677–23  .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
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 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.
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