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
ConferencePatriot League
Record8–23 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coll
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
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

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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
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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". www.AUEagles.com. American University. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016.