# 2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team

The 2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team represented American University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Megan Gebbia, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in Patriot League play to win the Patriot League regular season title. They won the Patriot League women's tournament by defeating Navy and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to UCLA in the first round.

## Previous season

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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 8:00 pm | | at Tulsa | W 72–67 | 1–0 | Reynolds Center (322) Tulsa, OK |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm | | La Salle | W 66–48 | 2–0 | Bender Arena (390) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 56–72 | 2–1 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,466) Newark, DE |
| 11/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 53–71 | 2–2 | EagleBank Arena (481) Fairfax, VA |
| 11/24/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont TD Bank Classic semifinals | W 64–62 | 3–2 | Patrick Gym (906) Burlington, VT |
| 11/25/2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. Villanova TD Bank Classic championship | L 60–65 | 3–3 | Patrick Gym (406) Burlington, VT |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | W 61–48 | 4–3 | Retriever Activities Center (320) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm | | Youngstown State | W 78–72 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Bender Arena (280) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/09/2017* 12:00 pm | | Denver | W 66–53 | 6–3 | Bender Arena (182) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 44–61 | 6–4 | Charles E. Smith Center (653) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/20/2017* 1:00 pm | | Penn State | W 75–66 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | Bender Arena (372) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 68–58 | 8–4 (1–0) | Bender Arena (332) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/02/2018 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 77–55 | 9–4 (2–0) | Cotterell Court (211) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/05/2018 7:00 pm | | Navy | W 46–41 | 10–4 (3–0) | Bender Arena (199) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/08/2018 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 64–46 | 11–4 (4–0) | Christl Arena (403) West Point, NY |
| 01/11/2018 11:30 am | | at Loyola (MD) | W 71–58 | 12–4 (5–0) | Reitz Arena (1,012) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/14/2018 3:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 82–64 | 13–4 (6–0) | Bender Arena (435) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 66–50 | 14–4 (7–0) | Bender Arena (436) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 74–67 | 15–4 (8–0) | Kirby Sports Center (577) Easton, PA |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 68–63 $^{OT}$ | 16–4 (9–0) | Hart Center (933) Worcester, MA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | Colgate | W 67–44 | 17–4 (10–0) | Bender Arena (405) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | Army | W 71–63 $^{OT}$ | 18–4 (11–0) | Bender Arena (665) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 69–56 | 19–4 (12–0) | Bender Arena (322) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/10/2018 4:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 60–44 | 20–4 (13–0) | Stabler Arena (787) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 61–54 | 21–4 (14–0) | Case Gym (211) Boston, MA |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 74–66 | 22–4 (15–0) | Bender Arena (497) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/21/2018 11:30 am | | Holy Cross | W 72–54 | 23–4 (16–0) | Bender Arena (514) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 52–57 | 23–5 (16–1) | Sojka Pavilion (925) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 49–76 | 23–6 (16–2) | Alumni Hall (608) Annapolis, MD |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 7:00 pm | (1) | (8) Lafayette Quarterfinals | W 55–35 | 24–6 | Bender Arena (501) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/08/2018 7:00 pm | (1) | (5) Army Semifinals | W 60–49 | 25–6 | Bender Arena (585) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/11/2018 11:00 am, CBSSN | (1) | (3) Navy Championship Game | W 58–49 | 26–6 | Bender Arena (1,001) Washington, D.C. |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | (14 KC) | at (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA First Round | L 60–71 | 26–7 | Pauley Pavilion (2,304) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||