American Eagles women's basketball

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American Eagles women's basketball
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 American Eagles women's basketball team
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University American University
Head coachTiffany Coll (1st season)
Conference Patriot
Location Washington, D.C.
Arena Bender Arena
(Capacity: 4,500)
Nickname Eagles
ColorsBlue, white, and red [1]
     
NCAA tournament appearances
2015, 2018, 2022
Conference tournament champions
2015, 2018, 2022
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 Division I women's 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]

Contents

Current staff

PositionNameYearAlma mater
Head CoachTiffany Coll2003 UMBC
Assistant CoachKaity Healy2019 Seton Hall
Assistant CoachMichelle Holmes2016 American
Assistant CoachClaire Mattox2014 Washington
Director of Basketball OpsNicole Krusen2016 Loyola University Maryland

Reference [3]

Year-by-year records

Source:

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Joanne Benton (1966–1969)
1966–67Joanne Benton 1–3
1967–68Joanne Benton 0–1
1968–69Joanne Benton 3–1
Joanne Benton:4–5 (.444)
Pat Hurst (1969–1970)
1969–70Pat Hurst 0–9
Pat Hurst:0–9 (.000)
Diane Headlee (1970–1972)
1970–71Diane Headlee 1–10
1971–72Diane Headlee 6–5
Diane Headlee:7–15 (.318)
Janet Sadowski (1974–1976)
1974–75Janet Sadowski 7–4
1975–76Janet Sadowski 11–4
Janet Sadowski:18–8 (.692)
Bessie Stockard (1976–1978)
1976–77Bessie Stockard 1–2
1977–78Bessie Stockard 4–1
Bessie Stockard:5–3 (.625)
Linda Ziemke (1978–1988)
1978–79Linda Ziemke 6–8
1979–80Linda Ziemke 6–13
1980–81Linda Ziemke 10–13
1981–82Linda Ziemke 13–12
1982–83Linda Ziemke 10–10
1983–84Linda Ziemke 10–18
1983–84Linda Ziemke 10–18
Patriot League (1984–present)
1984–85Linda Ziemke 12–143–96th
1985–86Linda Ziemke 20–78–43rd
1986–87Linda Ziemke 20–87–5T-2nd
1987–88Linda Ziemke 13–156–64th
Linda Ziemke:130–136 (.489)24–24 (.500)
Darci Wilson (Patriot League)(1988–1989)
1988–89Darci Wilson 5–233–9T-5th
Darci Wilson:5–23 (.179)3–9 (.250)
Jeff Thatcher (Patriot League)(1989–2000)
1989–90Jeff Thatcher 9–193–96th
1990–91Jeff Thatcher 9–191–117th
1991–92Jeff Thatcher 16–126–86th
1992–93Jeff Thatcher 15–137–7T-3rd
1993–94Jeff Thatcher 8–193–116th
1994–95Jeff Thatcher 13–147–7T-3rd
1995–96Jeff Thatcher 12–169–74th
1996–97Jeff Thatcher 18–911–52nd
1997–98Jeff Thatcher 23–711–52nd WNIT 1st Round
1998–99Jeff Thatcher 11–164–12T-8th
1999–2000Jeff Thatcher 12–165–11T-7th
Jeff Thatcher:146–160 (.447)67–93 (.419)
Shann Hart (Patriot League)(2000–2004)
2000–01Shann Hart 4–232–148th
2001–02Shann Hart 12–147–7T-4th
2002–03Shann Hart 18–1110–42nd
2003–04Shann Hart 16–149–5T-2nd
Shann Hart:50–52 (.490)28–30 (.490)
Melissa McFerrin (Patriot League)(2004–2008)
2004–05Melissa McFerrin 12–167–74th
2005–06Melissa McFerrin 7–214–107th
2006–07Melissa McFerrin 13–196–8T-4th
2007–08Melissa McFerrin 18–1311–31st WNIT First Round
Melissa McFerrin:50–69 (.420)
Matt Corkery (Patriot League)(2008–2013)
2008–09Matt Corkery 19–129–52nd
2009–10Matt Corkery 22–1013–1T-1st WNIT First Round
2010–11Matt Corkery 22–910–4T-1st
2011–12Matt Corkery 23–814–01st WNIT First Round
2012–13Matt Corkery 15–148–6T-3rd
Matt Corkery:101–53 (.656)54–16 (.771)
Megan Gebbia (Patriot League)(2013–2022)
2013–14Megan Gebbia 22–1014–4T-2nd WNIT First Round
2014–15 Megan Gebbia 24–916–21st NCAA first round
2015–16 Megan Gebbia 8–235–137th
2016–17 Megan Gebbia 15–1611–7T-4th
2017–18 Megan Gebbia 26–716–21st NCAA first round
2018–19 Megan Gebbia 22–1116–22nd WNIT First Round
2019–20 Megan Gebbia 13–178–107th
2020–21 Megan Gebbia 7–47–43rd
2021–22 Megan Gebbia 23–813–52nd NCAA first round
Megan Gebbia:160–105 (.604)106–49 (.684)
Tiffany Coll (Patriot League)(2022–present)
2022–23Tiffany Coll 9–227–11T–7th
Tiffany Coll:9–22 (.290)7–11 (.389)
Total:685–660 (.509)

      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 [6]

NCAA Tournament appearances

The Eagles are 0–2 in NCAA Tournament appearances.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2015 First RoundIowaL 67-75
2018 First RoundUCLAL 60-71

WNIT

Source [7]

The Eagles have made seven appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. They have a combined record of 0 – 7.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1998 First Saint Joseph's L 77–68
2008 Round 1 Villanova L 53–52
2009 Round 1 James Madison L 61–59
2010 First Old Dominion L 63–55
2012 First Villanova L 58–39
2014 Round 1Seton HallL 63–60
2019 Round 1PennL 64–45

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. [8]

Inductees

PlayerTenureInductedDescription
Jackie Frazier-Lyde 1979—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 to 1987, 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 to 1945, 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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