# 2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team

The 2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team represented American University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Megan Gebbia, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Bucknell.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | at Princeton | L 34–72 | 0–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (864) Princeton, New Jersey |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | at No. 22 George Washington | L 48–78 | 0–2 | Charles E. Smith Center (785) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | Hofstra | L 51–60 | 0–3 | Bender Arena (307) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/22/2015* 7:00 pm | Elon | L 54–62 | 0–4 | Bender Arena (240) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/25/2015* 5:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 51–62 | 0–5 | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | Wake Forest | L 70–71 | 0–6 | Bender Arena (268) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | at UMBC | L 46–47 | 0–7 | Retriever Activities Center (467) Catonsville, Maryland |
| 12/05/2015* 7:00 pm | at James Madison | L 45–74 | 0–8 | JMU Convocation Center (2,718) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 12/17/2015* 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 45–41 | 1–8 | Leede Arena (428) Hanover, New Hampshire |
| 12/20/2015* 5:30 pm | Manhattan | W 52–48 | 2–8 | Bender Arena (203) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/22/2015* 2:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | L 58–76 | 2–9 | Peterson Events Center (605) Pittsburgh |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 4:30 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 46–52 | 2–10 (0–1) | Reitz Arena (787) Baltimore |
| 01/02/2016 4:00 pm | at Colgate | W 49–37 | 3–10 (1–1) | Cotterell Court (449) Hamilton, New York |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | Bucknell | L 60–66 | 3–11 (1–2) | Bender Arena (165) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | at Lehigh | W 59–55 | 4–11 (2–2) | Stabler Arena (694) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | at Boston University | L 59–63 | 4–12 (2–3) | Case Gym (159) Boston |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm | Army | L 42–52 | 4–13 (2–4) | Bender Arena (607) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | Lafayette | L 51–60 | 4–14 (2–5) | Bender Arena (160) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm | at Holy Cross | L 54–59 | 4–15 (2–6) | Hart Center (889) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | Colgate | W 64–56 | 5–15 (3–6) | Bender Arena (244) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | at Bucknell | L 54–60 $^{OT}$ | 5–16 (3–7) | Sojka Pavilion (523) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | Lehigh | L 52–61 | 5–17 (3–8) | Bender Arena (353) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | Boston University | W 79–33 | 6–17 (4–8) | Bender Arena (311) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/13/2016 3:00 pm | Army | L 51–87 | 6–18 (4–9) | Christl Arena (937) West Point, New York |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | at Lafayette | L 49–63 | 6–19 (4–10) | Kirby Sports Center (344) Easton, Pennsylvania |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | Holy Cross | L 50–59 | 6–20 (4–11) | Bender Arena (298) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | at Navy | L 52–65 | 6–21 (4–12) | Alumni Hall (1,015) Annapolis, Maryland |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | L 50–55 | 6–22 (4–13) | Bender Arena (316) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | Navy | W 61–56 | 7–22 (5–13) | Bender Arena (183) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm | Boston University First Round | W 61–53 | 8–22 | Bender Arena (177) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/07/2016 7:00 pm | at Bucknell Quarterfinals | L 65–73 | 8–23 | Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||