2014–15 American Eagles women's basketball team

The 2014–15 American Eagles women's basketball team represented American University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Megan Gebbia, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 24–9, 16–2 in Patriot League play to win the Patriot League Regular Season Championship. They also won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time in school history, where they lost to Iowa in the first round.

2014–15 American Eagles women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	24–9 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Megan Gebbia (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Tiffany Coll Nikki Flores Emily Stallings
Home arena	Bender Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Patriot League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American†	16	–	2		.889			24	–	8		.750
Army	14	–	4		.778			23	–	8		.742
Holy Cross	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Bucknell	10	–	8		.556			18	–	12		.600
Navy	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			19	–	12		.613
Colgate	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Lafayette	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Loyola (MD)	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Boston University	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
† 2015 Patriot League tournament winner As of March 19, 2015 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 American Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Asha Henley 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Blake Silver Spring, MD G 2 Shaquilla Curtis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Archbishop Spalding Baltimore, MD G 3 Jen Dumiak 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr La Costa Canyon Carlsbad, CA G 4 Emily Kinneston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Champlain Valley Union Shelburne, VT F 10 Lauren Crisler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So North Penn North Wales, PA F 12 Michelle Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Notre Dame Academy Toledo, OH F 13 Arron Zimmerman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Saint John Vianney School Wayside, NJ F 14 Maria Liddane 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Grosse Point North Goosse Pointe Woods, MI G/F 20 Jordan Light 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Good Counsel Vienna, VA G 21 Kate Bond 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mount St. Mary Norman, OK G 32 Ari Booth 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX F 33 Michael Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Abington Abington, PA	Head coach Megan Gebbia Assistant coach(es) Tiffany Coll Nikki Flores Emily Stallings Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/17/2015* 5:00 pm		George Washington	L 52–63	0–1	Bender Arena (526) Washington, D.C.
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm		James Madison	L 65–69	0–2	Bender Arena (338) Washington, D.C.
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm		Princeton	L 56–63	0–3	Bender Arena (1,628) Washington, D.C.
11/28/2015* 6:30 pm		vs. Gonzaga South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 59–56	1–3	South Point Arena (N/A) Enterprise, NV
11/29/2015* 9:00 pm		vs. Oregon South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 72–64	2–3	South Point Arena (177) Enterprise, NV
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm		UMBC	W 77–51	3–3	Bender Arena (198) Washington, D.C.
12/06/2015* 12:00 pm		at Massachusetts	L 61–71	3–4	Mullins Center (338) Amherst, MA
12/12/2015* 7:00 pm		at No. 14 Maryland	L 50–94	3–5	Xfinity Center (3,498) College Park, MD
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm		at Manhattan	W 60–52	4–5	Draddy Gymnasium (188) Bronx, NY
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 64–52	5–5	Hytche Athletic Center (214) Princess Anne, MD
12/28/2015* 2:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 64–77	5–6	LJVM Coliseum (551) Winston-Salem, NC
Patriot League regular season
12/31/2015 12:00 pm		at Bucknell	W 60–55	6–6 (1–0)	Sojka Pavilion (526) Lewisburg, PA
01/03/2015 1:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 74–63	7–6 (2–0)	Hart Center (873) Worcester, MA
01/07/2015 7:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 62–50	8–6 (3–0)	Bender Arena (148) Washington, D.C.
01/10/2015 4:00 pm		at Colgate	W 66–58	9–6 (4–0)	Cotterell Court (536) Hamilton, NY
01/14/2015 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	W 75–73 OT	10–6 (5–0)	Stabler Arena (671) Bethlehem, PA
01/17/2015 2:00 pm		Lafayette	W 63–44	11–6 (6–0)	Bender Arena (759) Washington, D.C.
01/21/2015 7:00 pm		Boston University	W 75–45	12–6 (7–0)	Bender Arena (172) Washington, D.C.
01/24/2015 3:00 pm		at Army	L 60–68	12–7 (7–1)	Christl Arena (764) West Point, NY
01/27/2015 8:00 pm, ASN		Navy	W 59–49	13–7 (8–1)	Bender Arena (436) Washington, D.C.
01/31/2015 2:00 pm		Holy Cross	L 61–67	13–8 (8–2)	Bender Arena (578) Washington, D.C.
02/04/2015 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 55–44	14–8 (9–2)	Reitz Arena (267) Baltimore, MD
02/07/2015 2:00 pm		Colgate	W 75–46	15–8 (10–2)	Bender Arena (287) Washington, D.C.
02/11/2015 7:00 pm		Lehigh	W 74–64	16–8 (11–2)	Bender Arena (219) Washington, D.C.
02/14/2015 2:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 74–58	17–8 (12–2)	Kirby Sports Center (514) Easton, PA
02/18/2015 7:00 pm		at Boston University	W 58–50	18–8 (13–2)	Case Gym (148) Boston, MA
02/21/2015 1:00 pm		Army	W 45–42	19–8 (14–2)	Bender Arena (408) Washington, D.C.
02/25/2015 7:00 pm		at Navy	W 41–29	20–8 (15–2)	Alumni Hall (1,026) Annapolis, MD
02/28/2015 4:00 pm		Bucknell	W 65–55	21–8 (16–2)	Bender Arena (717) Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Women's Tournament
03/06/2015 7:00 pm		Lafayette Quarterfinals	W 79–56	22–8	Bender Arena (319) Washington, D.C.
03/09/2015 7:00 pm		Navy Semifinals	W 60–53	23–8	Bender Arena (545) Washington, D.C.
03/14/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Lehigh Championship Game	W 66–50	24–8	Bender Arena (1,014) Washington, D.C.
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN2		at No. 18 Iowa First Round	L 67–75	24–9	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,429) Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball team