AMERICAN EAGLES (O): (202) 885-3030 | (M): (573) 823-3383 2021 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL [email protected] | @Sam Rinkus
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ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Women’s Basketball Contact - Samantha Rinkus AMERICAN EAGLES (O): (202) 885-3030 | (M): (573) 823-3383 2021 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL [email protected] | @Sam_Rinkus 2021 SCHEDULE Washington, D.C. | Baltimore, Md. 2/20 (4 p.m.) | 2/21 (1 p.m.) ESPN + at American - Dan Laing (pxp), Jody Patrick (color) GAMES SEVEN/EIGHT RECORD 3-3 PL SOUTH DIVISION 3-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE 3-3 AMERICAN EAGLES vs LOYOLA MARYLAND HOME 1-0 3-1 South Div., 3-3 PL 0-4 South Div., 0-8 PL AWAY 2-3 Megan Gebbia (8th Season) Joe Logan (16th Season) NEUTRAL 0-0 Record at AU: 133-96 (.581) Record at Loyola: 184-282 (.395) DATE OPP. TIME/RESULT Career Record: Same Career Record: Same 1/2 LOYOLA (MD.) Postponed 1/3 at Loyola (Md.) Postponed SERIES HISTORY STATS BREAKDOWN 1/9 at Lehigh L, 70-79 ALL-TIME American leads, 21-7 1/11 at Lehigh L, 71-89 AT AMERICAN American leads, 11-11 AT LOYOLA American leads, 8-5 CATEGORY 1/16 at Navy W, 61-52 NEUTRAL SITE American leads, 1-0 1/17 at Navy L, 67-70 Points Per Game 66.7 52.9 LAST FIVE MEETINGS 1/23 at Loyola (Md.) W, 64-45 Opp. Points Per Game 65.5 65.4 DATE SITE RESULT 1/24 LOYOLA (MD.) W, 67-58 Field Goal % .450 .340 1/24/21 Washington W, 67-58 1/30 at Lafayette Postponed Field Goal Defense .407 .446 1/23/21 Baltimore W, 64-45 1/31 LAFAYETTE Postponed 3pt. Field Goal % .253 .244 2/12/20 Baltimore, Md. L, 47-56 2/6 NAVY Postponed 3pt. Field Goal Defense .331 .304 1/22/20 Washington W, 63-44 2/7 NAVY Postponed Free Throw % .677 .773 2/13/19 Baltimore, Md. W, 67-56 2/13 BUCKNELL Postponed Rebounds/Game 36.3 31.0 2/14 at Bucknell Postponed 2/20 LOYOLA (MD.) 4:00 THE STARTING FIVE 2/21 at Loyola (Md.) 1:00 American picked up its first weekend sweep of the season with a pair of wins over Loyola Maryland on Jan. 2/24 NAVY 6:00 1 23 (64-45) and Jan. 24 (67-58), the latter also serving as the team’s home opener after not playing a game in 2/27 BUCKNELL 2:00 Bender Arena for 323 days. 2/28 at Bucknell 4:00 3/7 PL Quarterfinals TBA 2 Sophomore Karla Vres led the team in scoring for the first time in her career on Jan. 23, hitting a career-high 14 3/11 PL Semifinals TBA points and four blocks, and tying her career-best with seven rebounds. This was the first game of the season 3/14 PL Championship TBA that Jade Edwards didn’t lead the team in scoring, she closed with 13 points. Jade Edwards back back atop the scoresheet during the win on Jan. 24 with 19 points and 10 rebounds for her All Games are Patriot League 3 second double-double of the season. She also added a team-high five assists to make that game the second HOME GAME IN CAPS time this season she led the team in points, rebounds, and assists after Navy on Jan. 17 (25-9-5). MEDIA INFORMATION Three other Eagles landed in double-figures over the weekend with freshman Emily Johns adding 10 points on All coach and player interviews, including 4 Jan. 23 along with senior Indeya Sanders, who also added a season-high 15 on Jan. 24, while Vres picked up postgame press conferences, must be ar- another dozeon on Jan. 24. Freshman Ivy Bales also brought down a season-high 8 rebounds on Jan. 23. ranged through the communications office by getting in touch with assistant director Edwards continues to lead the league in scoring (20.0) and steals (3.5 per game), and ranks 28th and 7th Samantha Rinkus at (573) 823-3383 or 5 in Division I for both categories, respectively. Vres is also third in the league for FG percentage (.643) while [email protected]. All postgame press Sanders sits in third for both assists per game (4.2) and FT percentage (.857). conferences will be held on Zoom with links sent out on Fridays. PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on starters from previous game) 04 - Emily FISHER 12 - Indeya SANDERS 10 - Jade EDWARDS 15 - Karla VRES 14 - Taylor BROWN G || Jr. || 5-7 || Melbourne, Australia G || Sr. || 5-6 || Reston, Va. G || Jr. || 5-10 || Chicago, Ill. F || So. || 6-3 || Zagreb, Croatia F || Jr. || 6-1 || Lakeville, Minn. 6.7 ppg || 4.7 rpg || 2.0 apg 10.0 ppg || 5.7 rpg || 4.2 apg 20.0 ppg || 7.8 rpg || 3.0 apg 8.6 ppg || 2.8 rpg || 0.6 apg 8.7 ppg || 4.2 rpg || 1.2 apg AMERICAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2021 GAME NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION THE 2020-21 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES Location .....................................................................Washington, D.C. NUMERICAL Founded ..................................................................................................1893 # Name Pos Yr. Ht. Hometown / Previous School Enrollment ...................................................7,901 (undergraduate) 2 Ivy Bales G Fr. 5-10 Gatlinburg, Tenn. / Gatlinburg-Pittman 4 Emily Fisher G Jr. 5-7 Melbourne, Australia / Emmaus College Nickname ..........................................................................................Eagles 5 Sadie Stetson G So. 5-7 Waterford, Vt. / St. Johnsbury Academy Colors ..................................................................Red, White and Blue 10 Jade Edwards G Jr. 5-10 Chicago, Ill. / The Latin School of Chicago Affiliation ......................................................................NCAA Division I 11 TaeKenya Cleveland F Sr. 6-0 Aurora, Colo. / Regis Jesuit Conference ...................................................................Patriot League 12 Indeya Sanders G Sr. 5-6 Reston, Va. / Herndon Arena (Capacity) .....................................Bender Arena (2,930) 13 Kayla Henning G Fr. 5-7 Evanston, Ill. / Evanston Township 14 Taylor Brown F Jr. 6-1 Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville North President .................................................Sylvia Mathews Burwell 15 Karla Vres F So. 6-3 Zagreb, Croatia / Jensen Gymnasium Sodra (Stockholm) Athletics Director ...................................................Dr. Billy Walker 21 Maddie Doring G Jr. 5-11 Sayreville, N.J. / St. John Vianney 22 Keagan Schwab G Fr. 5-8 Fairfax Station, Va. / South County 23 Lauren Stack F So. 6-2 Saint Charles, Ill. / Benet Academy COACHING STAFF 24 Laura Graytok G Jr. 5-8 Latrobe, Pa. / Latrobe Head Coach ........................Megan Gebbia (Eighth Season) 32 Thuraya Abdul Hamid F So. 5-10 Amman, Jordan / Blair Academy 44 Emily Johns F Fr. 6-1 Washington Township, N.J. / Washington Township Alma Mater ........................................................................Towson (‘94) Record at American ....................................................133-96 (.581) ALPHABETICAL Overall Record .................................................................................Same # Name Pos Yr. Ht. Hometown / Previous School Associate Head Coach....................Tiffany Coll (UMBC ‘03) 32 Thuraya Abdul Hamid F So. 5-10 Amman, Jordan / Blair Academy Assistant Coaches ...........................Nikki Flores (Marist ‘08) 2 Ivy Bales G Fr. 5-10 Gatlinburg, Tenn. / Gatlinburg-Pittman 14 Taylor Brown F Jr. 6-1 Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville North ....................................................................Emily Stallings (Marist ‘12) 11 TaeKenya Cleveland F Sr. 6-0 Aurora, Colo. / Regis Jesuit Dir. of Operations ...............Nicole Krusen (Loyola Md. ‘14) 21 Maddie Doring G Jr. 5-11 Sayreville, N.J. / St. John Vianney 10 Jade Edwards G Jr. 5-10 Chicago, Ill. / The Latin School of Chicago 4 Emily Fisher G Jr. 5-7 Melbourne, Australia / Emmaus College TEAM INFORMATION 24 Laura Graytok G Jr. 5-8 Latrobe, Pa. / Latrobe 2019-20 Overall Record ...............................................................13-17 13 Kayla Henning G Fr. 5-7 Evanston, Ill. / Evanston Township 44 Emily Johns F Fr. 6-1 Washington Township, N.J. / Washington Township 2019-20 Patriot League Record / Finish ..........8-10 // 7th 12 Indeya Sanders G Sr. 5-6 Reston, Va. / Herndon 2019-20 PL Tournament Finish ............................Quarterfinal 22 Keagan Schwab G Fr. 5-8 Fairfax Station, Va. / South County Starters Returning / Lost ...........................................................2 / 2 23 Lauren Stack F So. 6-2 Saint Charles, Ill. / Benet Academy Letterwinners Returning / Lost ............................................9 / 4 5 Sadie Stetson G So. 5-7 Waterford, Vt. / St. Johnsbury Academy Newcomers ..................................................................................................4 15 Karla Vres F So. 6-3 Zagreb, Croatia / Jensen Gymnasium Sodra (Stockholm) HISTORY Head Coach: Megan Gebbia, Eighth Season (Towson ‘94) Associate Head Coach: Tiffany Coll, Eighth Season (UMBC ‘03) First Year of Women’s Basketball ................................1966-67 Assistant Coach: Nikki Flores, Eighth Season (Marist ‘08) Overall All-Time Record..............651-627 (.509) - 53 years Assistant Coach: Emily Stallings, Eighth Season (Marist ‘12) NCAA Appearances / Last .......................................Two // 2018 Director of Operations: Nicole Krusen, Fifth Season (Loyola Maryland ‘14) ...........................................................................................at UCLA, L, 71-60 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE WNIT Appearances / Last ..........................................Six // 2019 5 - SADIE Stetson SAY-dee ..........................................................................................at Penn, L, 64-45 11 - TAEKENYA Cleveland tay-KEN-yah 12 - INDEYA Sanders India ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 15 - Karla VRES Vresh Associate AD, Communications ......................Karen Angell 21 - Maddie DORING DOOR-ing Assistant Director ..........................Samantha Rinkus (WBB) 22 - KEAGAN Schwab KEY-gan 24 - Laura GRAYTOK GRAY-tock Rinkus Office Phone ...........................................(202)