NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Rolling on six-straight wins, the FGCU women's basketball team continues conference play with road games against Lipscomb and Kennesaw State.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW
For both games, fans can find a live broadcast on ESPN3 and follow along with live stats from StatBroadcast. Links to these sites can be found at FGCUAthletics.com under the women's basketball schedule page.
 
THE GREEN AND BLUE
FGCU embarks on the two-game road trip at 12-6 (1-0 ASUN) after a satisfying win over Stetson last Saturday, in which Rosemarie Julien (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast HS/Chipola College) set a Division I single game record for the Eagles with 36 points.
 
Julien swept the ASUN weekly awards following the impressive performance. Her 36 points marks the most by any ASUN player this season.
 
China Dow (Louisville, Ky./Christian Academy of Louisville/Middle Tennessee State) continues to provide a scoring spark off the bench. She had a career-high 18 points in the Eagles win at Stetson and is averaging 7.8 points per game. That's the most by any ASUN player who hasn't made a single start this season.
 
FGCU hasn't lost a game since dropping a tight one to Big Ten foe Illinois on Dec. 17. Over their six-game win streak FGCU is averaging 72 points per game, 10 threes per game and just 11 turnovers per game, while holding opponents to an average of 51 points and forcing 17 turnovers per contest.
 
SCOUTING LIPSCOMB
> The Bisons are averaging 11.5 assists per game this season. That ranks fifth among ASUN schools entering this weekend. They dished out 10 assists against Kennesaw State in their ASUN opener.
 
> Two of Lipscomb's three victories this year have come at home.
 
>With one more home victory, Lipscomb would tie last year's home win total. Since 2006-07, the most home wins Lipscomb has recorded in a single season is seven.
 
> The Bisons are attempting 20.6 three pointers per game this season, second highest in the ASUN. They convert 5.6 of those attempts per contest, which ranks third in the league entering this weekend.
 
KEY PLAYERS
0 Loshaveon Jones - Jones scored a team-high 15 points in her ASUN Conference debut last weekend. She put up a season-high 15 shots and recorded double figures for the fourth time this season.
 
22 Loren Cagle - Cagle was named to the preseason watch list for the Nancy Lieberman Award, which is handed out each season to the best point guard in the nation. She was one of 20 student-athletes to earn the recognition and one of only four players from a mid-major program on the list. She is averaging 8.4 points, 4.5 assists, and 4.2 rebounds on the season.
 
24 Alex Banks - Banks has been the Lady Bisons' leading scorer so far this season with 10.9 points per game. The forward notched a career-high 34 points (on 14-20 shooting) and 11 rebounds in the Bisons' 66-59 victory over Anderson in the home opener.
 
SERIES HISTORY
FGCU is undefeated against Lipscomb with an 18-0 all-time record.
 
The teams' last meeting took place on Feb. 22, 2016 at Alico Arena. FGCU scored a season-high 16 three-pointers en route to its 18th-straight win.
 
SCOUTING KENNESAW STATE
> The 2016-17 Owls roster is comprised of two seniors, five juniors, two sophomores and two freshmen.
 
> The Owls are 2-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points. KSU scored 72 points in a 72-60 win over Savannah State and reached the 70-point plateau in a 70-55 victory at Lipscomb.
 
> For the first time this season, the Owls had two players record double-doubles when Allison Johnson (22 points, 10 rebounds) and Carlotta Gianolla (13 points, 12 rebounds) reached double digits in points and rebounds at Lipscomb (Jan. 7).
 
> Head coach Agnus Berenato is in her first season leading the Owls' program. Berenato is in her 30th overall season as a head coach that includes tenures at Rider, Georgia Tech, Pitt and Kennesaw State. She's guided her teams to 11 postseason appearances (5 NCAA, 6 WNIT).
 
KEY PLAYERS
11 Clara Young - Young leads the team in scoring with 10.1 points per game. She also owns a team-high 24 steals on the season, matching her total number from last year.
 
13 Carlotta Gianolla - Gianolla is the Owls lone newcomer this season. She was a standout junior player in Italy and practiced with the Italian U20 national team over the summer.

22 Allison Johnson - Johnson is averaging a team-high 7.4 rebounds per contest. She earned ASUN All Freshman recognition as a rookie last season.
 
SERIES HISTORY
FGCU holds an 18-2 advantage all-time over Kennesaw State and has won the last 12th straight.
 
The teams' last meeting took place on Feb. 20, 2016 at Alico Arena. The Eagles overcame a slow start to secure a 63-41 win and clinch their sixth-straight ASUN Championship.
 
RAINING THREES
The team's moniker Raining Threes isn't just for show. FGCU has made an incredible 4,240 3-pointers in 15 seasons for an average of nine per game. The Eagles are riding a 353-game streak with at least one three ball and have made a long-range shot in 468 of 469 games in program history.
 
ASUN SUCCESS
The Eagles joined the ASUN for the 2007-08 season and immediately saw success among the conference ranks. The team has won six-straight regular-season championships with a record of 97-4 over that span. The Eagles have won seven total regular-season championships and have never finished lower than second in the final conference standings. FGCU holds a record of 146-13 all-time in conference games and maintains a 81-2 record in A-Sun games played at Alico Arena. Since earning postseason eligibility during the 2011-12 season, the Eagles have won three of four A-Sun Tournament Championships.
 
ASUN LEADERS
This season the Eagles are leading the ASUN in scoring defense (57.6 pg), assists (14.7 pg), FGs made (455), three-point FGs made (172 - fourth in the NCAA), three-point FGs per game (9.6 - eighth in the NCAA) and turnover margin (5.94 -- 20th in the NCAA).
 
RECAPPING STETSON
The FGCU women's basketball team (12-6, 1-0) stunned Stetson (11-5, 0-1) in an 84-71 road victory to open up conference play and capture its sixth-straight win. Julien led the team with a monstrous 36 points, which sets a new Division I single game record for the Eagles and marks the most points from an ASUN player so far this season.
 
FGCU's program record was previously held by Kaneisha Atwater, who amassed 33 points in a win against Providence College on Dec. 11, 2014.
 
Once again, the Eagles made it rain from three with 12 makes from beyond the arc, marking their 12th game this season with double figure threes. They also forced 21 Hatters turnovers, while committing just six, which ties a season-low.
 
Julien finished the game shooting 11-of-14 from the field, including 6-of-7 from the perimeter. Defensively she snagged two steals and held Stetson's lead scorer Brianti Saunders, who averages 16.6 points per game to just 12 points.
 
Dow also gave an impressive performance coming off the bench for a career-high 18 points in 24 minutes of play, while Taylor Gradinjan (Cudahy, Wis./Cudahy HS), Jordin Alexander (Fisher, Ind./ Hamilton Southeastern HS/Brown) and Erica Nelson (Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee Summit North HS/Johnson County CC) contributed with eight points each. Alexander added a career-high six assists in the contest.
 
UP NEXT
FGCU will return to the Nest next weekend for contests against NJIT and USC Upstate. The Eagles face the Highlanders on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. before squaring off with the Spartans on Monday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.
 
SMESKO
Head coach Karl Smesko earned his sixth-consecutive ASUN Coach of the Year award with a successful 2015-16 campaign and was named the espnW Mid-Major Coach of the Year. Under his direction, the team has compiled two-straight 30-win seasons with four perfect ASUN regular-season slates in the last five years. The team earned its first top-25 ranking and a third NCAA Tournament appearance as a seven seed in 2014-15 where FGCU won its first ever DI NCAA Tournament game against No. 10 Oklahoma State. With 30 wins and counting this year, Smesko has guided the Eagles to 12-straight 20 win seasons.  He maintains a record of 391-79 at FGCU for a win percentage of 83.2 with a mark of 146-13 (91.8 W%) in ASUN contests and has led the team to an 82-1 record in conference play in the last five seasons.  The six-time ASUN Coach of the Year earned his 400th career win in 2014-15 in just 493 career games, two games faster than UConn's Geno Auriemma, and holds a career record of 452-106 (80.9 W%).  Smesko ranks among an elite list of just four active Division I coaches with a career win percentage of .800 or higher, joining Auriemma, Baylor's Kim Mulkey and Stanford's Tara VanDerveer in the esteemed group.
 
SUPPORT THE CAUSE
 FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.