2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team

2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
2015–16 record	8–23 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach	Megan Gebbia (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Tiffany Coll
Assistant coach	Nikki Flores
Assistant coach	Emily Stallings
Home arena	Bender Arena

2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Army †	17	–	1		.944			29	–	3		.906
Bucknell	17	–	1		.944			25	–	8		.758
Loyola (MD)	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Lehigh	10	–	8		.556			18	–	13		.581
Holy Cross	10	–	8		.556			13	–	17		.433
Navy	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
American	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Colgate	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Lafayette	4	–	14		.222			6	–	23		.207
Boston University	3	–	15		.167			3	–	27		.100
† 2016 Patriot League Tournament winner As of March 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team represented American University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Megan Gebbia, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Bucknell.

Roster

2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town G 1 Henley, AshaAsha Henley (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Blake Silver Spring, MD G 2 DuBose, BriannaBrianna DuBose (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Bishop McNamara VCU Bowie, MD G 3 Lewis, KaitlynKaitlyn Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr North Pocono Scranton, PA G 4 Kinneston, EmilyEmily Kinneston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Champlain Valley Union Shelburne, VT F 10 Crisler, LaurenLauren Crisler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr North Penn North Wales, PA F 12 Holmes, MichelleMichelle Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Notre Dame Academy Toledo, OH F 13 Nieuwenhuizen, MichaelaMichaela Nieuwenhuizen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr The Peddie School Strathroy, ON F 14 Liddane, MariaMaria Liddane 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Grosse Point North Goosse Pointe Woods, MI G/F 20 Light, JordanJordan Light 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Good Counsel Vienna, VA G 21 Bond, KateKate Bond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mount St. Mary Norman, OK G 23 Koskimies, ElinaElina Koskimies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Makelanrinne Sports High Helsinki, Finland F 25 Chaney, IoIo Chaney (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So St. Vincent Pallotti Norfolk State Bowie, MD G 32 Booth, AriAri Booth 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX F 33 Harris, MichaelMichael Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Abington Abington, PA F 44 Carl, CecilyCecily Carl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr 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

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM		at Princeton	L 34–72	0–1	Jadwin Gymnasium (864) Princeton, NJ
11/17/2015* 7:00 PM		at #22 George Washington	L 48–78	0–2	Charles E. Smith Center (785) Washington, D.C.
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM		Hofstra	L 51–60	0–3	Bender Arena (307) Washington, D.C.
11/22/2015* 7:00 PM		Elon	L 54–62	0–4	Bender Arena (240) Washington, D.C.
11/25/2015* 5:00 PM		at William & Mary	L 51–62	0–5	Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, VA
11/29/2015* 2:00 PM		Wake Forest	L 70–71	0–6	Bender Arena (268) Washington, D.C.
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM		at UMBC	L 46–47	0–7	Retriever Activities Center (467) Catonsville, MD
12/05/2015* 7:00 PM		at James Madison	L 45–74	0–8	JMU Convocation Center (2,718) Harrisonburg, VA
12/17/2015* 7:00 PM		at Dartmouth	W 45–41	1–8	Leede Arena (428) Hanover, NH
12/20/2015* 5:30 PM		Manhattan	W 52–48	2–8	Bender Arena (203) Washington, D.C.
12/22/2015* 2:00 PM		at Pittsburgh	L 58–76	2–9	Peterson Events Center (605) Pittsburgh, PA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015 4:30 PM		at Loyola (MD)	L 46–52	2–10 (0–1)	Reitz Arena (787) Baltimore, MD
01/02/2016 4:00 PM		at Colgate	W 49–37	3–10 (1–1)	Cotterell Court (449) Hamilton, NY
01/06/2016 7:00 PM		Bucknell	L 60–66	3–11 (1–2)	Bender Arena (165) Washington, D.C.
01/09/2016 2:00 PM		at Lehigh	W 59–55	4–11 (2–2)	Stabler Arena (694) Bethlehem, PA
01/13/2016 7:00 PM		at Boston University	L 59–63	4–12 (2–3)	Case Gym (159) Boston, MA
01/16/2016 2:00 PM		Army	L 42–52	4–13 (2–4)	Bender Arena (607) Washington, D.C.
01/20/2016 7:00 PM		Lafayette	L 51–60	4–14 (2–5)	Bender Arena (160) Washington, D.C.
01/26/2016 7:00 PM		at Holy Cross	L 54–59	4–15 (2–6)	Hart Center (889) Worcester, MA
01/30/2016 2:00 PM		Colgate	W 64–56	5–15 (3–6)	Bender Arena (244) Washington, D.C.
02/03/2016 7:00 PM		at Bucknell	L 54–60 ^OT	5–16 (3–7)	Sojka Pavilion (523) Lewisburg, PA
02/06/2016 2:00 PM		Lehigh	L 52–61	5–17 (3–8)	Bender Arena (353) Washington, D.C.
02/10/2016 7:00 PM		Boston University	W 79–33	6–17 (4–8)	Bender Arena (311) Washington, D.C.
02/13/2016 3:00 PM		Army	L 51–87	6–18 (4–9)	Christl Arena (937) West Point, NY
02/17/2016 7:00 PM		at Lafayette	L 49–63	6–19 (4–10)	Kirby Sports Center (344) Easton, PA
02/20/2016 2:00 PM		Holy Cross	L 50–59	6–20 (4–11)	Bender Arena (298) Washington, D.C.
02/24/2016 7:00 PM		at Navy	L 52–65	6–21 (4–12)	Alumni Hall (1,015) Annapolis, MD
02/27/2016 4:00 PM		Loyola (MD)	L 50–55	6–22 (4–13)	Bender Arena (316) Washington, D.C.
03/02/2016 7:00 PM		Navy	W 61–56	7–22 (5–13)	Bender Arena (183) Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/05/2016 2:00 PM		Boston University First Round	W 61–53	8–22	Bender Arena (177) Washington, D.C.
03/07/2016 7:00 PM		at Bucknell Quarterfinals	L 65–73	8–23	Sojka Pavilion  Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team

References

1. http://www.aueagles.com/sports/w-baskbl/2015-16/schedule