ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Women’s Basketball Contact - Samantha Rinkus 2018-19 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS (O): (202) 885-3030 | (M): (573) 823-3383 @AU_WBasketball | Facebook.com/AU.WBasketball | AUEagles.com [email protected] | @Sam_Rinkus 2015, 2018 PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS • 2015, 2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT • FIVE WNIT APPEARANCES GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Location ....................................................................................Washington, D.C. Head Coach .................................................................................. Megan Gebbia Founded ........................................................................................................ 1893 Alma Mater ........................................................................................Towson ‘94 Enrollment ........................................................................ 7,901 (undergraduate) Record at American (Years)....................................................................95-65 (5) Nickname .................................................................................................. Eagles Overall Record (Years) .................................................................................Same Colors ..................................................................................Red, White and Blue Assistant Coaches.......................................................... Tiffany Coll (UMBC ‘03) Affiliation.................................................................................... NCAA Division I ....................................................................................... Nikki Flores (Marist ‘08) Conference ....................................................................................Patriot League .................................................................................. Emily Stallings (Marist ‘12) Arena (Capacity) .................................................................Bender Arena (2,930) Director of Operations............................... Nicole Krusen (Loyola Maryland ‘14) President ...................................................................... Sylvia Mathews Burwell Athletics Director ........................................................................Dr. Billy Walker ROSTER BREAKDOWN TEAM INFORMATION Yr. Pos. Ht. GP-GS 2017-18 Stats 2017-18 Overall Record.................................................................................26-7 Starters Returning (2) 2017-18 Patriot League Record / Finish............................................. 16-2 / First Cecily Carl Sr. F 6-3 31-30 13.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg 2017-18 Patriot League Tournament Finish ....................................... Champions Elina Koskimies Sr. G 6-0 32-31 7.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg 2017-18 Postseason ............................................NCAA Tournament First Round Other Letterwinners Returning (4) Starters Returning / Lost...............................................................................2 / 3 TaeKenya Cleveland Jr. F 6-0 30-0 2.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg Letterwinners Returning / Lost .....................................................................6 / 7 Kaitlyn Lewis Sr. G 5-8 29-1 4.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg Newcomers ........................................................................................................ 6 Kaitlyn Marenyi Jr. G 5-8 33-3 5.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg Indeya Sanders So. G 5-6 23-0 2.2 ppg, 1.0 rpg HISTORY Starters Lost (3) First Year of Basketball ...........................................................................1966-67 Michael Harris F 6-1 33-33 8.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg Overall All-time Record ................................................616-599 (.507) - 52 years Emily Kinneston G 5-8 32-32 15.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg NCAA Appearances / Last .................................................................Two / 2018 Maria Liddane G 5-8 33-33 5.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg ...................................................................................................v. UCLA, L, 71-60 WNIT Appearances / Last.................................................................. Five / 2014 Newcomers (6) Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Morgan Bartner * F 6-2 Florham Park, N.J. (Marist) Associate AD, Communications........................................................... Doug Dull Taylor Brown F 6-1 Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North) Assistant Directors....................Nick Guerriero, Sam Rinkus (WBB Contact) Maddie Doring G 5-11 Sayreville, N.J. (St. John Vianney) Rinkus Office Phone .....................................................................(202) 885-3030 Jade Edwards G 5-10 Chicago, Ill. (The Latin School of Chicago) Rinkus Cell Phone.........................................................................(573) 823-3383 Emily Fisher G 5-7 Melbourne, Australia (Emmaus College) Rinkus Email ....................................................................srinkus@american.edu Laura Graytok G 5-8 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Latrobe) Website .........................................................................................AUEagles.com * - Sat out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer eligibility rules Twitter ...................................................................................@AU_WBasketball Instagram ..............................................................................@AU_WBasketball Facebook ...........................................................Facebook.com/AU.WBasketball Press Row Phone..........................................................................(202) 885-8232 Mailing Address .............................................................................Bender Arena ............................................................................4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW ............................................................................ Washington, D.C., 20016-8005 @AU_WBASKETBALL // 1 AMERICAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 QUICK FACTS 2018-19 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) Fri., Nov. 9 TULSA Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 7:00 p.m. Wed., Nov. 14 GEORGE MASON Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 7:00 p.m. Mon., Nov. 19 at Denver Denver, Colo. 3:00 p.m. Fri., Nov. 23 at Hawaii (Rainbow Wahine Showdown) Honolulu, Hawaii 1:00 a.m. Sat., Nov. 24 vs. Stanford (Rainbow Wahine Showdown) Honolulu, Hawaii 6:00 p.m. Sun., Nov. 25 vs. FGCU (Rainbow Wahine Showdown) Honolulu, Hawaii 6:00 p.m. Wed., Nov. 28 UMBC Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 7:00 p.m. Wed., Dec. 5 at Virginia Charlotesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena) 7:00 p.m. Sun., Dec. 16 at Penn State University Park, Pa. (Bryce Jordan Center) 2:00 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 20 at High Point High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) 5:00 p.m. Sat., Dec. 29 OHIO Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 2:00 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 3 at Bucknell * Lewisburg, Pa. (Sojka Pavilion) 6:00 p.m. Sun., Jan. 6 COLGATE * Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 2:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 9 at Navy * Annapolis, Md. (Alumni Hall) 7:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 12 ARMY WEST POINT * Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 2:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 16 LOYOLA MARYLAND * Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 7:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 19 at Lehigh * Bethlehem, Pa. (Stabler Arena) 4:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 23 at Boston University * Boston, Mass. (Case Gym) 7:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 26 LAFAYETTE * Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 12:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 30 HOLY CROSS * Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 7:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 2 at Colgate * Hamilton, N.Y. (Cotterell Court) 4:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 9 at Army West Point * West Point, N.Y. (Christl Arena) 1:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 13 at Loyola Maryland * Baltimore, Md. (Reitz Arena) 6:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 16 LEHIGH * Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 12:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 20 BOSTON UNIVERSITY * Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 11:30 a.m. Sat., Feb. 23 at Lafayette * Easton, Pa. (Kirby Sports Center) 2:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 27 at Holy Cross * Worcester, Mass. (Hart Center) 6:05 p.m. Sat., March 2 BUCKNELL * Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 2:00 p.m. Wed., March 6 NAVY * Washington, D.C. (Bender Arena) 7:00 p.m. Sat., March 9 Patriot League Tournament First Round Mon., March 11 Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals Thurs., March 14 Patriot League Tournament Semifinals Sun., March 17 Patriot League Championship @AU_WBASKETBALL // 2 AMERICAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 QUICK FACTS 2018-19 ROSTER BY CLASS NUMERICAL SENIORS (4) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) Bartner, Carl, Koskimies, Lewis 02 Morgan Bartner F Sr. 6-2 Florham Park, N.J. (Morristown Beard) JUNIORS (2) 03 Kaitlyn Lewis G Sr. 5-8 Scranton, Pa. (North Pocono) Cleveland, Marenyi 04 Emily Fisher G Fr. 5-7 Melbourne, Australia (Emmaus College) 10 Jade Edwards G Fr. 5-10 Chicago, Ill. (The Latin School of Chicago) SOPHOMORES 11 TaeKenya Cleveland F Jr. 6-0 Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit) Sanders 12 Indeya Sanders G So. 5-6 Reston, Va. (Herndon) FRESHMEN (5) 14 Taylor Brown F Fr. 6-1 Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North) Brown, Doring, Edwards, Fisher, 21 Maddie Doring G Fr. 5-11 Sayreville, N.J. (St. John Vianney) Graytok 22 Kaitlyn Marenyi G Jr. 5-8 Granger, Ind. (Penn High School) 23 Elina Koskimies G Sr. 6-0 Helsinki, Finland (Makelanrinne Sports High) BY POSITION 24 Laura Graytok G Fr. 5-8 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Latrobe) GUARDS (9) 44 Cecily Carl F Sr. 6-3 Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Mechanicsburg) Doring, Edwards, Fisher, Graytok, Koskimies, Lewis, Lewis, Marenyi, ALPHABETICAL Sanders No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) FORWARDS (4) 02 Morgan Bartner F Sr. 6-2 Florham Park, N.J. (Morristown Beard) Bartner, Brown,