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2016–17 American Eagles women's basketball team

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2016–17 American Eagles women's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record15–16 (11–7 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coll
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
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

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.

Roster

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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
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
11/11/2016*
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

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References

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