2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team

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.

2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	8–23 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach	Megan Gebbia (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tiffany Coll Nikki Flores 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

Roster

2015–16 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) So Blake Silver Spring, Maryland G 2 Brianna DuBose (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Bishop McNamara VCU Bowie, Maryland G 3 Kaitlyn Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr North Pocono Scranton, Pennsylvania G 4 Emily Kinneston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Champlain Valley Union Shelburne, Vermont F 10 Lauren Crisler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr North Penn North Wales, Pennsylvania F 12 Michelle Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Notre Dame Academy Toledo, Ohio F 13 Michaela Nieuwenhuizen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr The Peddie School Strathroy, ON F 14 Maria Liddane 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Grosse Point North Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan G/F 20 Jordan Light 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Good Counsel Vienna, Virginia G 21 Kate Bond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mount St. Mary Norman, Oklahoma G 23 Elina Koskimies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Makelanrinne Sports High Helsinki, Finland F 25 Io Chaney (I)  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So St. Vincent Pallotti Norfolk State Bowie, Maryland G 32 Ari Booth 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Pflugerville Pflugerville, Texas F 33 Michael Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Abington Abington, Pennsylvania F 44 Cecily Carl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr 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

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.

See also

• 2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team