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 season)
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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Army †17–1 .944  29–3  .906
Bucknell17–1 .944  25–8  .758
Loyola (MD)11–7 .611  16–16  .500
Lehigh10–8 .556  18–13  .581
Holy Cross10–8 .556  13–17  .433
Navy9–9 .500  15–15  .500
American5–13 .278  8–23  .258
Colgate4–14 .222  7–23  .233
Lafayette4–14 .222  6–23  .207
Boston University3–15 .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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Asha Henley (W) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoBlake Silver Spring, Maryland
G 2 Brianna DuBose (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBishop McNamara
VCU		 Bowie, Maryland
G 3 Kaitlyn Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrNorth Pocono Scranton, Pennsylvania
G 4 Emily Kinneston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoChamplain Valley Union Shelburne, Vermont
F 10 Lauren Crisler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrNorth Penn North Wales, Pennsylvania
F 12 Michelle Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrNotre Dame Academy Toledo, Ohio
F 13 Michaela Nieuwenhuizen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrThe Peddie School Strathroy, ON
F 14 Maria Liddane 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoGrosse Point North Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
G/F 20 Jordan Light 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrGood Counsel Vienna, Virginia
G 21 Kate Bond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMount St. Mary Norman, Oklahoma
G 23 Elina Koskimies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMakelanrinne Sports High Helsinki, Finland
F 25 Io Chaney (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSt. Vincent Pallotti
Norfolk State		 Bowie, Maryland
G 32 Ari Booth 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrPflugerville Pflugerville, Texas
F 33 Michael Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoAbington Abington, Pennsylvania
F 44 Cecily Carl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrMechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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, New Jersey
11/17/2015*
7:00 PM		 at No. 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, Virginia
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, Maryland
12/05/2015*
7:00 PM		 at James Madison L 45–74  0–8
 JMU Convocation Center (2,718)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
12/17/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Dartmouth W 45–41  1–8
 Leede Arena (428)
Hanover, New Hampshire
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
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015
4:30 PM		 at Loyola (MD) L 46–52  2–10 (0–1)
 Reitz Arena (787)
Baltimore
01/02/2016
4:00 PM		 at Colgate W 49–37  3–10 (1–1)
 Cotterell Court (449)
Hamilton, New York
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, Pennsylvania
01/13/2016
7:00 PM		 at Boston University L 59–63  4–12 (2–3)
 Case Gym (159)
Boston
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, Massachusetts
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, Pennsylvania
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, New York
02/17/2016
7:00 PM		 at Lafayette L 49–63  6–19 (4–10)
 Kirby Sports Center (344)
Easton, Pennsylvania
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, Maryland
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, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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