# 2016–17 American Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 American Eagles women's basketball team represented American University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Megan Gebbia, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. 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 ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Youngstown State | W 77–64 | 1–0 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Delaware | L 55–56 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Bender Arena (407) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 59–63 | 1–2 | Tom Gola Arena (352) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/24/2016* 8:00 pm | | vs. VCU San Juan Shootout | L 62–68 | 1–3 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/25/2016* 5:45 pm | | vs. Georgia State San Juan Shootout | L 58–59 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | UMBC | W 70–53 | 2–4 | Bender Arena (287) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 34–48 | 2–5 | Bender Arena (297) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/07/2016* 2:00 pm | | George Washington | W 66–61 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | Bender Arena (279) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 3–6 | Hofstra Arena (294) Hempstead, NY |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 65–70 | 3–7 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,515) University Park, PA |
| 12/22/2016* 3:30 pm | | at Michigan | L 33–82 | 3–8 | Crisler Center (2,085) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:30 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 60–45 | 4–8 (0–1) | Reitz Arena (256) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/02/2017 5:00 pm | | Colgate | W 68–57 | 5–8 (2–0) | Bender Arena (321) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/05/2017 11:00 am | | at Bucknell | L 67–73 | 5–9 (2–1) | Sojka Pavilion (814) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 68–51 | 6–9 (3–1) | Bender Arena (354) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 73–62 | 7–9 (4–1) | Bender Arena (303) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | at Army | L 51–53 | 7–10 (4–2) | Christl Arena (680) West Point, NY |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 76–52 | 8–10 (5–2) | Kirby Sports Center (304) Easton, PA |
| 01/22/2017 1:00 pm | | Holy Cross | L 60–61 | 8–11 (5–3) | Bender Arena (381) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 73–62 | 9–11 (6–3) | Cotterell Court (738) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 59–47 | 10–11 (7–3) | Bender Arena (339) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 70–58 | 11–11 (8–3) | Stabler Arena (707) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 62–71 | 11–12 (8–4) | Case Gym (365) Boston, MA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Army | L 57–68 | 11–13 (8–5) | Bender Arena (1,036) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 75–45 | 12–13 (9–5) | Bender Arena (342) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/18/2017 1:05 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 46–51 | 12–14 (9–6) | Hart Center (1,138) Worcester, MA |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | Navy | W 50–48 | 13–14 (9–6) | Bender Arena (433) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 66–59 | 14–14 (10–6) | Bender Arena (504) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 44–60 | 14–15 (11–7) | Alumni Hall (1,137) Annapolis, MD |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 7:00 pm | (4) | (5) Boston University Quarterfinals | W 57–51 | 15–15 | Bender Arena (305) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/10/2017 5:00 pm | (4) | at (1) Bucknell Semifinals | L 57–69 | 15–16 | Sojka Pavilion (1,337) Lewisburg, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||