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
Conference	Patriot League
Record	15–16 (11–7 Patriot)
Head coach	Megan Gebbia (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Tiffany Coll Nikki Flores Emily Stallings
Home arena	Bender Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	6		.818
Navy	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Army	12	–	6		.667			22	–	9		.710
American	11	–	7		.611			15	–	16		.484
Boston University	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
Colgate	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Holy Cross	6	–	12		.333			8	–	21		.276
Lehigh	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Lafayette	2	–	16		.111			4	–	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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Asha Henley (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Blake Silver Spring, Maryland G 2 Brianna DuBose 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Bishop McNamara VCU Bowie, Maryland G 3 Kaitlyn Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So North Pocono Scranton, Pennsylvania G 4 Emily Kinneston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Champlain Valley Union Shelburne, Vermont F 10 Lauren Crisler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr North Penn North Wales, Pennsylvania F 11 TaeKenya Cleveland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Regis Jesuit Aurora, Colorado F 13 Michaela Nieuwenhuizen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So The Peddie School Strathroy, ON F 14 Maria Liddane 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Grosse Point North Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan G/F 20 Jordan Light 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Good Counsel Vienna, Virginia G 21 Kate Bond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mount St. Mary Norman, Oklahoma G 22 Katie Marnyi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Penn Granger, Indiana G 23 Elina Koskimies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Makelanrinne Sports High Helsinki, Finland F 25 Io Chaney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Vincent Pallotti Norfolk State Bowie, Maryland G 32 Payton Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, Virginia F 33 Michael Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Abington Abington, Pennsylvania F 44 Cecily Carl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	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
11/11/2016* 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

• 2016–17 American Eagles men's basketball team

References

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