2021–22 American Eagles women's basketball team

2021–22 American Eagles women's basketball
2021–22 American Eagles women's basketball
Patriot League Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	23–9 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Megan Gebbia (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Tiffany Coll; Nikki Flores; Emily Stallings;
Home arena	Bender Arena

2021–22 Patriot League women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Holy Cross	14	–	4	.778	20	–	11	.645
American †	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Boston University	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Bucknell	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Lehigh	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Army	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
Lafayette	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Navy	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Colgate	4	–	14	.222	6	–	24	.200
Loyola (MD)	2	–	16	.111	5	–	24	.172

† 2022 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2021–22 American Eagles women's basketball team represented the American University Eagles during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by ninth-year head coach Megan Gebbia and played their home games at Bender Arena as members of the Patriot League.

They finished the season 23–9 overall and 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the Patriot League Tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Lafayette, Boston University, and Bucknell to win the title. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the fourteenth seed in the Wichita Region. They were defeated in the First Round by Michigan to end their season.

Previous season

They finished the previous season 7–4, 6–3 in Patriot League play to finish in first place in the South Division. They earned a bye in to the Quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament where they defeated Army, before losing to Boston University in the Semifinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 American Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Ivy Bales	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Gatlinburg-Pittman HS	Gatlinburg, TN
G	3	Bailey Garbee	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Quaker Valley HS	Sewickley, PA
G	4	Emily Fisher	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Emmaus College	Melbourne, Australia
G	5	Sadie Stetson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	St. Johnsbury Academy	Waterford, VT
G	10	Jade Edwards	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	The Latin School of Chicago	Chicago, IL
G	11	Jordyn Meunier	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Williston Northampton School	Longmeadow, MA
G	13	Kayla Henning	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Evanston Township HS	Evanston, IL
F	14	Taylor Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Lakeville North HS	Lakeville, MN
F	15	Karla Vres	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	JENSEN gymnasium Södra (Sweden)	Zagreb, Croatia
G	21	Maddie Doring	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	St. John Vianney HS	Sayreville, NJ
G	22	Riley DeRubbo	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Trinity HS	Washington, PA
F	23	Lauren Stack	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Benet Academy	St. Charles, IL
G	24	Laura Graytok	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Greater Latrobe Senior HS	Latrobe, PA
F	44	Emily Johns	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Washington Township HS	Washington Township, NJ

Head coach

Megan Gebbia (Towson)

Assistant coach(es)

Tiffany Coll (UMBC)
Nikki Flores (Marist)
Emily Stallings (Marist)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 20, 2022

Schedule

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 47–58	0–1	Charles E. Smith Center (417) Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Marist	W 59–52	1–1	McCann Arena (1,373) Poughkeepsie, NY
November 13, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Vermont	W 68–61 ^OT	2–1	Patrick Gym (290) Burlington, VT
November 17, 2021 8:00 p.m., BTN Plus		at Minnesota	L 56–73	2–2	Williams Arena (2,643) Minneapolis, MN
November 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	W 69–61	3–2	Bender Arena (349) Washington, D.C.
December 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	W 55–47	4–2	Bender Arena (433) Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Radford	W 68–58	5–2	Bender Arena (364) Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia	W 69–56	6–2	John Paul Jones Arena (1,441) Charlottesville, VA
December 11, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Towson	L 61–79	6–3	Bender Arena (452) Washington, D.C.
December 18, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Longwood	W 62–58	7–3	Willett Hall (218) Farmville, VA
December 21, 2021 1:00 p.m.		at Howard	Canceled		Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Patriot League regular season
January 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	W 66–52	8–3 (1–0)	Bender Arena (220) Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University	L 46–69	8–4 (1–1)	Case Gym (187) Boston, MA
January 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 52–39	9–4 (2–1)	Bender Arena (269) Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Bucknell	L 52–62	9–5 (2–2)	Sojka Pavilion (428) Lewisburg, PA
January 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Army	W 80–65	10–5 (3–2)	Bender Arena (259) Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 53–49	11–5 (4–2)	Bender Arena (472) Washington, D.C.
January 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 44–55	11–6 (4–3)	Hart Center (92) Worcester, MA
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Navy	W 69–60	12–6 (5–3)	Bender Arena (411) Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lafayette	W 58–51	13–6 (6–3)	Kirby Sports Center (217) Easton, PA
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate	L 60–74	13–7 (6–4)	Cotterell Court (163) Hamilton, NY
February 9, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bucknell	W 56–48	14–7 (7–4)	Bender Arena (559) Washington, D.C.
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	W 70–57	15–7 (8–4)	Bender Arena (611) Washington, D.C.
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Navy	W 54–43	16–7 (9–4)	Alumni Hall (402) Annapolis, MD
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Army	L 62–67	16–8 (9–5)	Christl Arena (571) West Point, NY
February 22, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lehigh	W 64–45	17–8 (10–5)	Bender Arena (168) Washington, D.C.
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lehigh	W 61–52	18–8 (11–5)	Bender Arena (0) Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 49–48	19–8 (12–5)	Reitz Arena (384) Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		LaFayette	W 62–48	20–8 (13–5)	Bender Arena (462) Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Tournament
March 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) LaFayette Quarterfinals	W 54–48	21–8	Bender Arena (283) Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Boston University Semifinals	W 70–48	22–8	Bender Arena (386) Washington, D.C.
March 13, 2022 Noon, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (4) Bucknell Final	W 65–54	23–8	Bender Arena (1,107) Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN2	(14)	at (3) No. 12 Michigan First Round	L 39–74	23–9	Crisler Center (6,741) Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

↑ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". aueagles.com. American University. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

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[1] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". aueagles.com. American University. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

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American Eagles women's basketball
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