American wins 2nd Patriot League title in 4 years
Cecily Carl scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help American secure its second NCAA Tournament bid with a 58-49 victory over Navy on Sunday in the Patriot League championship game.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Navy Midshipmen
49
American University Eagles
58
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAVY | 14 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 49 |
| AMER | 8 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 58 |
Bender Arena · 1,001 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | @ Temple Owls | L 77-97 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | @ Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | W 91-63 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 49-58
Morgan Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bianca Roach.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 46-58
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 46-57
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 46-56
Foul on Bianca Roach.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 46-56
Maria Liddane made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 46-55
Maria Liddane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 46-54
Foul on Taylor Dunham.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 46-54
Michael Harris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 46-53
Michael Harris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 46-52
Foul on Laurel Jaunich.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 46-52
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 46-51
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 46-50
Foul on Bianca Roach.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 46-50
Cecily Carl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 46-49
Foul on Hannah Fenske.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 46-49
Maria Liddane made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 46-48
Maria Liddane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 46-47
Foul on Taylor Dunham.
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JumpShot 1:28 46-47
Hannah Fenske made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:51 44-47
Foul on Hannah Fenske.
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LayUpShot 3:24 44-47
Taylor Dunham made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:40 42-47
Emily Kinneston made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:56 42-45
Hannah Fenske made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:56 41-45
Foul on Elina Koskimies.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:01 41-45
Bianca Roach made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:01 40-45
Foul on Emily Kinneston.
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LayUpShot 4:01 40-45
Bianca Roach made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:22 38-45
Taylor Dunham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:22 37-45
Foul on Michael Harris.
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JumpShot 4:46 37-45
Emily Kinneston made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:17 37-43
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:17 37-42
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:17 37-41
Foul on Taylor Dunham.
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LayUpShot 6:34 37-41
Bianca Roach made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:45 35-41
Foul on Elina Koskimies.
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LayUpShot 7:02 35-41
Elina Koskimies made Layup. Assisted by Michael Harris.
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PersonalFoul 7:12 35-39
Foul on Kaila Clark.
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PersonalFoul 7:37 35-39
Foul on Morgan Taylor.
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JumpShot 7:52 35-39
Taylor Dunham made Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:37 33-39
Bianca Roach made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:49 31-39
Foul on Cecily Carl.
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LayUpShot 9:32 31-39
Cecily Carl made Layup. Assisted by Emily Kinneston.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 31-37
Kaila Clark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 30-37
Foul on Kaitlyn Lewis.
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JumpShot 2:24 30-37
Laurel Jaunich made Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Dunham.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:47 28-37
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:47 28-36
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:47 28-35
Foul on Laurel Jaunich.
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JumpShot 4:15 28-35
Michael Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Maria Liddane.
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LayUpShot 5:03 28-33
Cecily Carl made Layup. Assisted by Emily Kinneston.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:44 28-31
Maria Liddane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:44 28-30
Foul on Kaila Clark.
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LayUpShot 6:44 28-30
Maria Liddane made Layup.
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JumpShot 7:45 28-28
Cecily Carl made Jumper. Assisted by Maria Liddane.
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PersonalFoul 7:56 28-26
Foul on Taylor Dunham.
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PersonalFoul 8:18 28-26
Foul on Elina Koskimies.
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JumpShot 8:57 28-26
Kaila Clark made Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Dunham.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:24 26-26
Elina Koskimies made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maria Liddane.
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LayUpShot 9:45 26-23
Kaila Clark made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:50 24-23
Cecily Carl made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emily Kinneston.
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End Game 0:00 49-58
End of Game
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 49-58
Morgan Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bianca Roach.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 46-58
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 46-57
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 46-56
Foul on Bianca Roach.
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Defensive Rebound 0:07 46-56
Emily Kinneston Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:09 46-56
Maria Liddane Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:09 46-56
Taylor Dunham missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 46-56
Maria Liddane made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 46-55
Maria Liddane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 46-54
Foul on Taylor Dunham.
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RegularTimeOut 0:16 46-54
American Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:19 46-54
Michael Harris Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 46-54
Taylor Dunham missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 46-54
Michael Harris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 46-53
Michael Harris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 46-52
Foul on Laurel Jaunich.
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Defensive Rebound 0:29 46-52
Michael Harris Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:29 46-52
Laurel Jaunich missed Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:33 46-52
Navy Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 46-52
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 46-51
Emily Kinneston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 46-50
Foul on Bianca Roach.
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ShortTimeOut 0:36 46-50
American Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:36 46-50
Navy Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:36 46-50
Navy Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 46-50
Cecily Carl made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:36 46-49
American Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 46-49
Cecily Carl missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 46-49
Foul on Hannah Fenske.
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Defensive Rebound 0:40 46-49
Cecily Carl Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 46-49
Laurel Jaunich missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:49 46-49
Kaila Clark Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:49 46-49
Hannah Fenske missed Jumper.
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Steal 0:53 46-49
Hannah Fenske Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:53 46-49
Emily Kinneston Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:58 46-49
Emily Kinneston Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:58 46-49
Hannah Fenske missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 46-49
Maria Liddane made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 46-48
Maria Liddane made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 330 events.
Team Stats
NAVY
AMER
19-58
FG
17-50
33
Field Goal %
34
4-19
3PT
6-16
21
Three Point %
38
7-11
FT
18-21
64
Free Throw %
86
36
Rebounds
38
10
Offensive Rebounds
9
26
Defensive Rebounds
29
7
Assists
14
12
Steals
6
7
Blocks
4
18
Turnovers
19
2
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
19
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
14
Points Off Turnovers
11
2
Fast Break Points
0
16
Points in Paint
18
17
Fouls
11
9
Largest Lead
12
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