2021–22 American Eagles women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePatriot League
Record23–9 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coll
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
Home arenaBender Arena
2021–22 Patriot League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Holy Cross144 .7782011  .645
American135 .722239  .719
Boston University126 .6671714  .548
Bucknell126 .6672410  .706
Lehigh117 .6111911  .633
Army108 .5561613  .552
Lafayette711 .3891218  .400
Navy513 .2781021  .323
Colgate414 .222624  .200
Loyola (MD)216 .111524  .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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Ivy Bales 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoGatlinburg-Pittman HS Gatlinburg, TN
G 3 Bailey Garbee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrQuaker Valley HS Sewickley, PA
G 4 Emily Fisher 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrEmmaus College Melbourne, Australia
G 5 Sadie Stetson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrSt. Johnsbury Academy Waterford, VT
G 10 Jade Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrThe Latin School of Chicago Chicago, IL
G 11 Jordyn Meunier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWilliston Northampton School Longmeadow, MA
G 13 Kayla Henning 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoEvanston Township HS Evanston, IL
F 14 Taylor Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLakeville North HS Lakeville, MN
F 15 Karla Vres 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrJENSEN gymnasium Södra (Sweden) Zagreb, Croatia
G 21 Maddie Doring 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSt. John Vianney HS Sayreville, NJ
G 22 Riley DeRubbo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoTrinity HS Washington, PA
F 23 Lauren Stack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBenet Academy St. Charles, IL
G 24 Laura Graytok 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrGreater Latrobe Senior HS Latrobe, PA
F 44 Emily Johns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrWashington Township HS Washington Township, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
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

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