# 2018–19 American Eagles women's basketball team

The 2018–19 American Eagles women's basketball team represented American University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth year head coach Megan Gebbia, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–11, 16–2 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with Bucknell. They advanced to the championship game to the Patriot League women's tournament, where they lost to Bucknell. They recited an automatic trip to the WNIT, where they lost in the first round to Penn.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Tulsa | W 68–52 | 1–0 | Bender Arena (609) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | George Mason | W 86–71 | 2–0 | Bender Arena (581) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 19, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at Denver | L 54–83 | 2–1 | Hamilton Gymnasium (530) Denver, CO |
| Nov 23, 2018* 11:59 pm | | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Shootout | W 69–57 | 3–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 24, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. No. 8 Stanford Rainbow Wahine Shootout | L 49–71 | 3–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 25, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Rainbow Wahine Shootout | L 71–90 | 3–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | UMBC | W 64–42 | 4–3 | Bender Arena (355) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCNE | | at Virginia | L 54–57 | 4–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,549) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 59–80 | 4–5 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,257) University Park, PA |
| Dec 20, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 61–66 | 4–6 | Millis Athletic Center (423) High Point, NC |
| Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Ohio | L 67–77 | 4–7 | Bender Arena (334) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 56–71 | 4–8 (0–1) | Sojka Pavilion (836) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm | | Colgate | W 76–57 | 5–8 (1–1) | Bender Arena (380) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 58–45 | 6–8 (2–1) | Alumni Hall (409) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm | | Army | W 61–51 | 7–8 (3–1) | Bender Arena (644) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 82–38 | 8–8 (4–1) | Bender Arena (404) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm | | at Lehigh | W 61–53 | 9–8 (5–1) | Stabler Arena (1,558) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 64–51 | 10–8 (6–1) | Case Gym (783) Boston, MA |
| Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 60–45 | 11–8 (7–1) | Bender Arena (513) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 70–58 | 12–8 (8–1) | Bender Arena (343) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 71–66 | 13–8 (9–1) | Cotterell Court (231) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Army | W 75–62 | 14–8 (10–1) | Christl Arena (427) West Point, NY |
| Feb 13, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 67–56 | 15–8 (11–1) | Reitz Arena (705) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 16, 2019 12:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 50–47 | 16–8 (12–1) | Bender Arena (574) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 20, 2019 11:30 am | | Boston University | W 50–48 | 17–8 (13–1) | Bender Arena (349) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 57–47 | 18–8 (14–1) | Kirby Sports Center (447) Easton, PA |
| Feb 27, 2019 6:05 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 71–44 | 19–8 (15–1) | Hart Center (594) Worcester, MA |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 64–65 | 19–9 (15–2) | Bender Arena (770) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | Navy | W 69–44 | 20–9 (16–2) | Bender Arena (424) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2019 7:00 pm | (2) | (10) Lafayette Quarterfinals | W 67–47 | 21–9 | Bender Arena (303) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 14, 2019 7:00 pm | (2) | (3) Lehigh Semifinals | W 68–57 | 22–9 | Bender Arena (393) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 17, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | at (1) Bucknell Championship Game | L 54–66 | 22–10 | Sojka Pavilion (1,672) Lewisburg, PA |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 22, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Penn First Round | L 45–64 | 22–11 | Palestra (817) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||