G- Indeya Sanders, 5’6, SR: 7.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.4 APG, 27% FG, 14 steals, 36.5 MPG, 11 starts, (graduated, playing as a graduate transfer for the University of Denver) G- Jade Edwards, 5’10, SR: 17.4 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 52.0% FG, 3.0 APG, 34.3 MPG, 11 starts, First-Team All-Patriot League, All-Defensive Team
Her current contract has her on the sidelines at AU through the 2024-25 season. Gebbia has served as assistant coach at Marist, Wright State, UMBC, and Towson. The two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year guided her program to championships in the 2014-18 seasons. The Eagles have one of the top staffs in the league, led by Gebbia. Photo credit: American University AthleticsĢ020-2021 record: 7-4 (3 rd seed in playoffs) Let’s take a look at each team followed by our pre-season predictions: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES Preseason Player of the Year Jade Edwards will look to lead American back into championship contention this season. The landscape is changing in the Patriot league but will that mean a different ending to the story? Perennial favorites Bucknell, BU and Lehigh remain the top teams, but there’s a youth movement in leadership and an influx of new talent arriving in recruiting classes across the conference. Will head coach Sue Troyan find the right formula to keep her squad on top now that they are the favorite again? Can the Mountain Hawks repeat? They lost just two players from their core rotation and bring a depth of talent capable of a title run.
Lehigh made an impressive run to the championship last year. Who has the best chance to succeed early? While Graves inherits expectations at BU, her new colleagues step into re-building territory with an eye on the future. Army, Boston University, Colgate and Loyola (MD) all hired new coaches in the off-season. There are plenty of new faces to be seen especially in the coaching ranks. Now it’s back to the home-and-home match-ups against each member and the same playoff structure and seeding that existed pre-pandemic.įans will identify the familiar rhythm as conference play begins, but it’s not all recognizable. Will a younger version of the Bison dethrone defending champion Lehigh?Ī new normal has returned as the league moves away from the divisional format instituted last season in an attempt to navigate the impact COVID-19. Is there an upstart squad ready to surprise the usual contenders amid the uncertainty? Can new Boston University coach Melissa Graves deliver the championship that Terrier fans expect? Bucknell graduated four starters. This year a post-pandemic season collides with a rapidly evolving landscape of roster moves and coaching changes.
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