2018–19 American Eagles women's basketball team

The 2018–19 American Eagles women's basketball team represents American University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth year head coach Megan Gebbia, play their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–11, 16–2 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with Bucknell. They advanced to the championship game to the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They recited an automatic trip to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to Penn.

2018–19 American Eagles women's basketball
Patriot League regular season co-champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
2018–19 record22–11 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coachMegan Gebbia (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coll
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
Home arenaBender Arena
2018–19 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell †16–2 .889  28–6  .824
American16–2 .889  22–11  .667
Lehigh12–6 .667  21–10  .677
Boston University11–7 .611  15–14  .517
Holy Cross9–9 .500  18–13  .581
Colgate8–10 .444  12–17  .414
Army6–12 .333  11–19  .367
Navy5–13 .278  10–19  .345
Loyola (MD)5–13 .278  7–24  .226
Lafayette2–16 .111  8–23  .258
† 2019 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 American Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 2 Morgan Bartner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrMorristown Beard Florham Park, NJ
G 3 Kaitlyn Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrNorth Pocono Scranton, PA
G 4 Emily Fisher 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrEmmaus College Melbourne, Australia
G 10 Jade Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrThe Latin School of Chicago Chicago, IL
F 11 TaeKenya Cleveland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrRegis Jesuit Aurora, CO
G 12 Indeya Sanders 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoHerndon Reston, VA
F 14 Taylor Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLakeville Lakeville, MN
G 21 Maddie Doring 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSt. John Vianney Sayreville, NJ
G 22 Katie Marenyi 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrPenn Granger, IN
G 23 Elina Koskimies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMakelanrinne Sports High Helsinki, Finland
G 24 Laura Graytok 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLatrobe Pittsburgh, PA
F 44 Cecily Carl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrMechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, PA
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
Nov 9, 2018*
1:00 pm		 Tulsa W 68–52  1–0
 Bender Arena (609)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm		 George Mason W 86–71  2–0
 Bender Arena (581)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 19, 2018*
3:00 pm		 at Denver L 54–83  2–1
 Hamilton Gymnasium (530)
Denver, CO
Nov 23, 2018*
11:59 pm		 at Hawaii
Rainbow Wahine Shootout		 W 69–57  3–1
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Nov 24, 2018*
5:00 pm		 vs. No. 8 Stanford
Rainbow Wahine Shootout		 L 49–71  3–2
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Nov 25, 2018*
5:00 pm		 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Rainbow Wahine Shootout		 L 71–90  3–3
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm		 UMBC W 64–42  4–3
 Bender Arena (355)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCNE		 at Virginia L 54–57  4–4
 John Paul Jones Arena (2,549)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at Penn State L 59–80  4–5
 Bryce Jordan Center (2,257)
University Park, PA
Dec 20, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at High Point L 61–66  4–6
 Millis Athletic Center (423)
High Point, NC
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Ohio L 67–77  4–7
 Bender Arena (334)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm		 at Bucknell L 56–71  4–8 (0–1)
 Sojka Pavilion (836)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm		 Colgate W 76–57  5–8 (1–1)
 Bender Arena (380)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Navy W 58–45  6–8 (2–1)
 Alumni Hall (409)
Annapolis, MD
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm		 Army W 61–51  7–8 (3–1)
 Bender Arena (644)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm		 Loyola (MD) W 82–38  8–8 (4–1)
 Bender Arena (404)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 19, 2019
4:30 pm		 at Lehigh W 61–53  9–8 (5–1)
 Stabler Arena (1,558)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Boston University W 64–51  10–8 (6–1)
 Case Gym (783)
Boston, MA
Jan 26, 2019
12:00 pm		 Lafayette W 60–45  11–8 (7–1)
 Bender Arena (513)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm		 Holy Cross W 70–58  12–8 (8–1)
 Bender Arena (343)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 2, 2019
4:00 pm		 at Colgate W 71–66  13–8 (9–1)
 Cotterell Court (231)
Hamilton, NY
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm		 at Army W 75–62  14–8 (10–1)
 Christl Arena (427)
West Point, NY
Feb 13, 2019
6:00 pm		 at Loyola (MD) W 67–56  15–8 (11–1)
 Reitz Arena (705)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 16, 2019
12:00 pm		 Lehigh W 50–47  16–8 (12–1)
 Bender Arena (574)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 20, 2019
11:30 am		 Boston University W 50–48  17–8 (13–1)
 Bender Arena (349)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm		 at Lafayette W 57–47  18–8 (14–1)
 Kirby Sports Center (447)
Easton, PA
Feb 27, 2019
6:05 pm		 at Holy Cross W 71–44  19–8 (15–1)
 Hart Center (594)
Worcester, MA
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm		 Bucknell L 64–65  19–9 (15–2)
 Bender Arena (770)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm		 Navy W 69–44  20–9 (16–2)
 Bender Arena (424)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019
7:00 pm		 (2) (10) Lafayette
Quarterfinals		 W 67–47  21–9
 Bender Arena (303)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 14, 2019
7:00 pm		 (2) (3) Lehigh
Semifinals		 W 68–57  22–9
 Bender Arena (393)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 17, 2019
12:00 pm, CBSSN		 (2) at (1) Bucknell
Championship Game		 L 54–66  22–10
 Sojka Pavilion (1,672)
Lewisburg, PA
WNIT
Mar 22, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at Penn
First Round		 L 45–64  22–11
 Palestra (817)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. "2018–19 Women's Basketball Schedule - American University". Aueagles.com.
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