Mode: | Women's Basketball |
Year: | 2017–18 |
Team: | American Eagles |
Conference: | Patriot League |
Short Conf: | Patriot |
Record: | 26–7 |
Conf Record: | 16–2 |
Head Coach: | Megan Gebbia |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach1: | Tiffany Coll |
Asst Coach2: | Nikki Flores |
Asst Coach3: | Emily Stallings |
Stadium: | Bender Arena |
Champion: | Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Champions |
Bowl: | NCAA Women's Tournament |
Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team represents American University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Megan Gebbia, play their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League.[1] [2] [3] They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in Patriot League play win the Patriot League regular season. They won the Patriot League women's tournament by defeating Navy and earns an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to UCLA in the first round.
They finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Bucknell.
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