American Eagles women's basketball

American Eagles women's basketball
American Eagles women's basketball
	2018–19 American Eagles women's basketball team
University	American University
Head coach	Megan Gebbia (4th season)
Conference	Patriot
Location	Washington, D.C.
Arena	Bender Arena ; (Capacity: 4,500)
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Blue, White, and Red[1];
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	2015, 2018
Conference Tournament Champions
	2015, 2018
Conference Regular Season Champions
	2018

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]

Current staff

Position	Name	Year	Alma mater
Head Coach	Megan Gebbia	2012	Towson University
Assistant Coach	Tiffany Coll	2012	UMBC
Assistant Coach	Nikki Flores	2012	Marist College
Assistant Coach	Emily Stallings	2012	Marist College
Director of Basketball Ops	Nicole Kursen	2016	Loyola 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	12–14	3–9	6th
1985–86	Linda Ziemke	20–7	8–4	3rd
1986–87	Linda Ziemke	20–8	7–5	T-2nd
1987–88	Linda Ziemke	13–15	6–6	4th
Linda Ziemke:		130–136 (.489)	24–24 (.500)
Darci Wilson (Patriot League) (1988–1989)
1988–89	Darci Wilson	5–23	3–9	T-5th
Darci Wilson:		5–23 (.179)	3–9 (.250)
Jeff Thatcher (Patriot League) (1989–2000)
1989–90	Jeff Thatcher	9–19	3–9	6th
1990–91	Jeff Thatcher	9–19	1–11	7th
1991–92	Jeff Thatcher	16–12	6–8	6th
1992–93	Jeff Thatcher	15–13	7–7	T-3rd
1993–94	Jeff Thatcher	8–19	3–11	6th
1994–95	Jeff Thatcher	13–14	7–7	T-3rd
1995–96	Jeff Thatcher	12–16	9–7	4th
1996–97	Jeff Thatcher	18–9	11–5	2nd
1997–98	Jeff Thatcher	23–7	11–5	2nd	WNIT 1st Round
1998–99	Jeff Thatcher	11–16	4–12	T-8th
1999–2000	Jeff Thatcher	12–16	5–11	T-7th
Jeff Thatcher:		146–160 (.447)	67–93 (.419)
Shann Hart (Patriot League) (2000–2004)
2000–01	Shann Hart	4–23	2–14	8th
2001–02	Shann Hart	12–14	7–7	T-4th
2002–03	Shann Hart	18–11	10–4	2nd
2003–04	Shann Hart	16–14	9–5	T-2nd
Shann Hart:		50–52 (.490)	28–30 (.490)
Melissa McFerrin (Patriot League) (2004–2008)
2004–05	Melissa McFerrin	12–16	7–7	4th
2005–06	Melissa McFerrin	7–21	4–10	7th
2006–07	Melissa McFerrin	13–19	6–8	T-4th
2007–08	Melissa McFerrin	18–13	11–3	1st	WNIT First Round
Melissa McFerrin:		50–69 (.420)
Matt Corkery (Patriot League) (2008–2013)
2008–09	Matt Corkery	19–12	9–5	2nd
2009–10	Matt Corkery	22–10	13–1	T-1st	WNIT First Round
2010–11	Matt Corkery	22–9	10–4	T-1st
2011–12	Matt Corkery	23–8	14–0	1st	WNIT First Round
2012–13	Matt Corkery	15–14	8–6	T-3rd
Matt Corkery:		101–53 (.656)	54–16 (.771)
Megan Gebbia (Patriot League) (2013–present)
2013–14	Megan Gebbia	22–10	14–4	T-2nd	WNIT First Round
2014–15	Megan Gebbia	24–9	16–2	1st	NCAA First Round
2015–16	Megan Gebbia	8–23	5–13	7th
2016–17	Megan Gebbia	15–16	11–7	T-4th
2017–18	Megan Gebbia	26–7	16–2	1st	NCAA 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
2015	First Round	Iowa	L 67-75
2018	First Round	UCLA	L 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

Player	Tenure	Inducted	Description
Jackie Frazier-Lyde	1979—1983	2005	One 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 Clark	1984—1988	1999	Scored 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 Klima	1994—1998	2010	Klima 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 Powell	1983—1987	1999	One 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 Smith	1927—1931	1996	Ethel 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 Wilson	1980—1984	1996	As 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.

References

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

External links

Official website

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[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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Patriot League women's basketball
Teams	American Eagles Army Black Knights Boston University Terriers Bucknell Bison Colgate Raiders Holy Cross Crusaders Lafayette Leopards Lehigh Mountain Hawks Loyola Greyhounds Navy Midshipmen
Championships & awards	Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
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American Eagles women's basketball
Venues	Bender Arena (1988–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20