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
ConferencePatriot League
Record24–9 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coll
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Patriot League women's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)
  • Tiffany Coll
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings

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
11/17/2015*
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

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References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule - American University". www.aueagles.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.