American Eagles women's basketball

American Eagles women's basketball team represents American University and plays its home games at Bender Arena in Washington D.C.. It competes as part of the Patriot League in NCAA Division I. In 2015, it received its first ever bid in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament as a 14 seed after a 28–4 record and their first ever Patriot League tournament championship. They lost to #3 Iowa 75-67 in the First Round.[2]

American Eagles women's basketball
2018–19 American Eagles women's basketball team
UniversityAmerican University
Head coachMegan Gebbia (4th season)
ConferencePatriot
LocationWashington, D.C.
ArenaBender Arena
(Capacity: 4,500)
NicknameEagles
ColorsBlue, White, and Red[1]
              
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2015, 2018
Conference Tournament Champions
2015, 2018
Conference Regular Season Champions
2018

Current staff
PositionNameYearAlma mater
Head CoachMegan Gebbia2012Towson University
Assistant CoachTiffany Coll2012UMBC
Assistant CoachNikki Flores2012Marist College
Assistant CoachEmily Stallings2012Marist College
Director of Basketball OpsNicole Kursen2016Loyola University Maryland

Reference[3]

Year-by-year records
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Joanne Benton (1966–1969)
1966–67 Joanne Benton 1–3
1967–68 Joanne Benton 0–1
1968–69 Joanne Benton 3–1
Joanne Benton: 4–5 (.444)
Pat Hurst (1969–1970)
1969–70 Pat Hurst 0–9
Pat Hurst: 0–9 (.000)
Diane Headlee (1970–1972)
1970–71 Diane Headlee 1–10
1971–72 Diane Headlee 6–5
Diane Headlee: 7–15 (.318)
Janet Sadowski (1974–1976)
1974–75 Janet Sadowski 7–4
1975–76 Janet Sadowski 11–4
Janet Sadowski: 18–8 (.692)
Bessie Stockard (1976–1978)
1976–77 Bessie Stockard 1–2
1977–78 Bessie Stockard 4–1
Bessie Stockard: 5–3 (.625)
Linda Ziemke (1978–1988)
1978–79 Linda Ziemke 6–8
1979–80 Linda Ziemke 6–13
1980–81 Linda Ziemke 10–13
1981–82 Linda Ziemke 13–12
1982–83 Linda Ziemke 10–10
1983–84 Linda Ziemke 10–18
1983–84 Linda Ziemke 10–18
Patriot League (1984–present)
1984–85 Linda Ziemke 12–143–96th
1985–86 Linda Ziemke 20–78–43rd
1986–87 Linda Ziemke 20–87–5T-2nd
1987–88 Linda Ziemke 13–156–64th
Linda Ziemke: 130–136 (.489)24–24 (.500)
Darci Wilson (Patriot League) (1988–1989)
1988–89 Darci Wilson 5–233–9T-5th
Darci Wilson: 5–23 (.179)3–9 (.250)
Jeff Thatcher (Patriot League) (1989–2000)
1989–90 Jeff Thatcher 9–193–96th
1990–91 Jeff Thatcher 9–191–117th
1991–92 Jeff Thatcher 16–126–86th
1992–93 Jeff Thatcher 15–137–7T-3rd
1993–94 Jeff Thatcher 8–193–116th
1994–95 Jeff Thatcher 13–147–7T-3rd
1995–96 Jeff Thatcher 12–169–74th
1996–97 Jeff Thatcher 18–911–52nd
1997–98 Jeff Thatcher 23–711–52ndWNIT 1st Round
1998–99 Jeff Thatcher 11–164–12T-8th
1999–2000 Jeff Thatcher 12–165–11T-7th
Jeff Thatcher: 146–160 (.447)67–93 (.419)
Shann Hart (Patriot League) (2000–2004)
2000–01 Shann Hart 4–232–148th
2001–02 Shann Hart 12–147–7T-4th
2002–03 Shann Hart 18–1110–42nd
2003–04 Shann Hart 16–149–5T-2nd
Shann Hart: 50–52 (.490)28–30 (.490)
Melissa McFerrin (Patriot League) (2004–2008)
2004–05 Melissa McFerrin 12–167–74th
2005–06 Melissa McFerrin 7–214–107th
2006–07 Melissa McFerrin 13–196–8T-4th
2007–08 Melissa McFerrin 18–1311–31stWNIT First Round
Melissa McFerrin: 50–69 (.420)
Matt Corkery (Patriot League) (2008–2013)
2008–09 Matt Corkery 19–129–52nd
2009–10 Matt Corkery 22–1013–1T-1stWNIT First Round
2010–11 Matt Corkery 22–910–4T-1st
2011–12 Matt Corkery 23–814–01stWNIT First Round
2012–13 Matt Corkery 15–148–6T-3rd
Matt Corkery: 101–53 (.656)54–16 (.771)
Megan Gebbia (Patriot League) (2013–present)
2013–14 Megan Gebbia 22–1014–4T-2ndWNIT First Round
2014–15 Megan Gebbia 24–916–21stNCAA First Round
2015–16 Megan Gebbia 8–235–137th
2016–17 Megan Gebbia 15–1611–7T-4th
2017–18 Megan Gebbia 26–716–21stNCAA First round
Megan Gebbia: 95–65 (.594)61–28 (.685)
Total:568–575 (.497)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Ref[4]

NCAA Tournament appearances

The Eagles are 0-2 in NCAA Tournament appearances.

Year Round Opponent Result
2015First RoundIowaL 67-75
2018First RoundUCLAL 60-71

Stafford H. Cassell Hall of Fame

The Stafford H. Cassell Hall of Fame was introduced celebrate the rich history of American University Athletics. The following are some former members of the women's basketball team to be introduced into the Hall of Fame.[5]

Inductees
PlayerTenureInductedDescription
Jackie Frazier-Lyde1979—19832005One of AU’s top all-time scorers, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde was the first female basketball player to reach the 1,000-point milestone at American University. Scored 1,106 points in her career and was a former boxer is the daughter of former world Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier.
Beth Shearer Clark1984—19881999Scored a career 1,611 points a feat that now ranks her second amongst all-time leading scorers. She currently ranks 1st in scoring average in a season, averaging 19.1 points per game in her last season as an Eagle, while her 534 points that year are the third-most in program history. She is considered one of the best scorers in AU history.
Mary Klima1994—19982010Klima was a standout member of American’s 1998 WNIT team, and ranks among the most prolific rebounder in university history, Klima leads the all-time list in career re- bounds (881), single-season re-bounds (304) and single-game rebounds (24).
Jody Thornton Powell1983—19871999One of the great passers in AU women’s basketball history was Jody Thornton Powell. In her career from 1983–87, she recorded 693 assists, ranking at the top of the school charts. She also started 102 games over her four-year career.
Ethel Smith1927—19311996Ethel Smith, a 1931 graduate from AU, was honored in 1977 with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the university for her years of service. From 1943-45, she served as the president of the university’s Alumni Association.
Darci Smith Wilson1980—19841996As a student-athlete, she had success, scoring 1,164 career points to go along with a 14.4 scoring average. Smith Wilson was also a powerhouse on the glass with 569 career rebounds, which ranks tied for 11th all-time.
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See also

References
  1. American University Creative Style Guide. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. "American Women are going to the NCAA tournament". aueagles. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. "coaching staff". American Athletics. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. "American women's basketball yearly record pdf page 29" (PDF). American Athletics. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. "AU Hall of Fame Inductees". AU Eagles Athletics. Jan 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
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