2023–24 American Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 American Eagles women's basketball team represented American University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, who were led by second-year head coach Tiffany Coll, played their home games at Bender Arena located in Washington, D.C., as members of the Patriot League.

2023–24 American Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	10–20 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach	Tiffany Coll (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kaity Healy Michelle Holmes Claire Mattox
Home arena	Bender Arena

2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Holy Cross †	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
Colgate	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Boston University	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Loyola	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Lehigh	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Army	9	–	9		.500			12	–	17		.414
Navy	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Bucknell	9	–	9		.500			13	–	18		.419
American	8	–	10		.444			10	–	20		.333
Lafayette	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 7–11 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Navy in the first round of the Patriot League tournament, before falling to eventual tournament champions Holy Cross in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2023–24 American Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Anna Rescifina 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Liceo Classico Goffredo Mameli Sicily, Italy G 2 Ivy Bales 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Gatlinburg-Pittman High School Gatlinburg, TN G 3 Bailey Garbee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Quaker Valley High School Sewickley, PA G 4 Laura Nogues 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Escola Pia de Sabadell Sabadell, Spain G 10 Anna LeMaster 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Dayton Ashburn, VA G 13 Kayla Henning 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Evanston Township High School Evanston, IL G 15 Riley DeRubbo 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Fordham Washington, PA F 22 Grace Koepke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Vernon Hills High School Vernon Hills, IL F 23 Lauren Stack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Benet Academy St. Charles, IL F 24 Marisa Lee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Hartford Marlborough, CT G 30 Lexi Salazar 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Plainfield North High School Plainfield, IL F 44 Emily Johns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Washington Township High School Washington Township, NJ F 55 Molly Lavin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So City of London Academy London, England	Head coach Tiffany Coll (UMBC) Assistant coach(es) Kaity Healy (Seton Hall) Michelle Holmes (American) Claire Mattox (Washington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	W 81–68	1–0	Bender Arena (644) Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	L 53–62	1–1	Tom Gola Arena (778) Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 59–69	1–2	Charles E. Smith Center (422) Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 44–76	1–3	Robins Center (410) Richmond, VA
November 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	L 62–72	1–4	Bender Arena (439) Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware	L 58–68	1–5	Bender Arena (432) Washington, D.C.
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 63–57	2–5	Rothman Center (167) Hackensack, NJ
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Monmouth	L 60–72	2–6	Bender Arena (212) Washington, D.C.
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Towson	L 60–68	2–7	Bender Arena (379) Washington, D.C.
December 20, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	L 59–60	2–8	Bender Arena (129) Washington, D.C.
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m.		at Howard	L 57–75	2–9	Burr Gymnasium (498) Washington, D.C.
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lehigh	W 68–65	3–9 (1–0)	Stabler Arena (467) Bethlehem, PA
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bucknell	W 58–47	4–9 (2–0)	Bender Arena (394) Washington, D.C.
January 10, 2024 11:30 a.m., ESPN+		Boston University	W 91–87 2OT	5–9 (3–0)	Bender Arena (908) Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Army	W 75–69	6–9 (4–0)	Christl Arena (573) West Point, NY
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	L 55–59	6–10 (4–1)	Bender Arena (289) Washington, D.C.
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lehigh	W 59–55	7–10 (5–1)	Bender Arena (534) Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 48–59	7–11 (5–2)	Hart Center (984) Worcester, MA
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate	W 56–54	8–11 (6–2)	Cotterell Court (244) Hamilton, NY
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lafayette	L 55–60	8–12 (6–3)	Bender Arena (391) Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bucknell	L 47–61	8–13 (6–4)	Sojka Pavilion (667) Lewisburg, PA
February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 74–68	9–13 (7–4)	Bender Arena (594) Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Navy	L 55–69	9–14 (7–5)	Bender Arena (299) Washington, D.C.
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lafayette	L 57–64	9–15 (7–6)	Kirby Sports Center (367) Easton, PA
February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University	L 56–58	9–16 (7–7)	Case Gym (650) Boston, MA
February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	L 60–72	9–17 (7–8)	Bender Arena (665) Washington, D.C.
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Army	L 52–66	9–18 (7–9)	Bender Arena (480) Washington, D.C.
March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Navy	L 57–73	9–19 (7–10)	Alumni Hall (1,065) Annapolis, MD
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 73–70	10–19 (8–10)	Reitz Arena (370) Baltimore, MD
Patriot League tournament
March 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	at (8) Bucknell First round	L 71–77	10–20	Sojka Pavilion (419) Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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