KENNESAW, Ga. - The FGCU women's basketball team (17-3, 3-0 ASUN) will face Kennesaw State (4-10, 0-3 ASUN) on the road Saturday at 2 p.m. in an effort to push its winning streak to eight.

The Eagles just finished an unblemished seven-game home stand to push this season's home record to 11-0. Now, they'll hit the road for six of the next eight games as a road tilt with Lipscomb follows on Monday evening.

WATCH PARTY
Miller's Ale House in Gulf Coast Town Center will serve as the official watch party destination for not only this game, but all remaining men's and women's basketball road games for the 2017-18 season. The establishment has invested in HD streaming equipment, giving fans the opportunity to watch in outstanding quality on ESPN3, while offering discounts during the game.
 
Those with an FGCU or Eagles Club ID will receive 10 percent off their bill. Those who bring an FGCU Basketball Ticket Stub will receive $5 off their $25 bill (or higher). Additionally, those simply wearing FGCU gear will receive $5 zingers.

THE GREEN AND BLUE
FGCU enters Saturday as the top-ranked team in both the CollegeInsider.com and espnW mid-major polls. The Eagles, who are also receiving votes (3) in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll and sit at 38 in the latest NCAA RPI poll, are now 11-0 in Alico Arena this year.

The Eagles are coming off a 93-60 win over USC Upstate on Monday. It was the second straight game in which the team has produced 90 or more points, and they've hit at least 80 in all three ASUN wins with at least a 20 point margin of victory.

On Monday, China Dow produced her second double-double of the season and the third of her career. The senior recorded 22 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals while making a season-high nine field goals. Erica Nelson (14), Nasrin Ulel (14), Rosemarie Julien (11) and Lisa Zderadicka (10) each added double figures, while Taylor Gradinjan finished 3-for-5 from 3-point range for nine points. Tytionia Adderly added six points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Adderly (Jupiter, Fla./Cardinal Newman HS) passed Katie Meador (422, 2012-16) on the program's career rebounding list in the win. She now has 427 and is 12 shy of her current teammate, Gradinjan, for seventh place. Adderly averages more rebounds per game (8.1) in her career than any other player in program history during the Division-I era.

Gradinjan (Cudahy, Wis./Cudahy HS), meanwhile, competed in her 132nd game in an FGCU uniform in game, which ties her with DyTiesha Dunson (2012-16) and Sarah Hansen (2009-14) for fourth place on the career list. She is four shy of passing Katie Meador (135, 2012-16). Also, with her next start, Gradinjan will tie Courtney Chihil (111, 2008-12) for the third most games started in program history, and with 27 more minutes, she'll pass Kelsey Jacobson (3,330, 2008-12) for the sixth most in program history. On top of that, she sits 52 points shy of passing Stephanie Haas (1,135, 2012-16) for the seventh most in program history and four made field goals from passing Kate Schrader (376, 2005-07) for eighth most in program history.

Nelson (Kansas City, Mo./Lee Summit North HS) has scored 10 or more points in four of the past five games to push her average from 7.8 to 8.8 per game. She's averaging 11 points per contest in ASUN play, and she's 38 points away from totaling 500 in her FGCU career.

Dow (Louisville, Ky./Christian Academy of Louisville) now has 855 points in her NCAA career, which continues to give her a chance to reach 1,000 before the end of the season. Her 10.4 PPG this year is a career-high, up from her 8.7 PPG last year. Her 22 point game against USC Upstate was her third with at least 20 this year, and it was her ninth in double figures.

Ulel (Murrietta, Calif./Murrietta HS) eclipsed 300 career points vs USC Upstate, and she now has more than double the amount of points this year than she had as a freshman (208-99). After entering the last game 3-for-22 from 3-point range over the previous three contests, she went 4-for-8 from deep. It was her sixth game this season with at least four from long range. 

In 55 career games, Julien (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast HS) has 641 points, or 11.7 per game. This year, she's averaging a team-high 12.8, and she has reached double figures in 14 of 20 games. Zderadicka (Vienna, Austria/HAK Korneuburg) needs 11 points against Kennesaw State to push her ASUN average to 10. She has at least four assists in each conference game and needs 29 points for 700 in her NCAA career, which began at Houston Baptist.

SCOUTING KENNESAW STATE
Over the past seven games, Kennesaw State (4-10, 0-3 ASUN) has had four players average nine points or better, led by freshman Kamiyah Street (18.9 PPG). The others include Carlotta Gianolla (13 PPG), Alexis Poole (12.4 PPG) and Clara Young (9 PPG). Poole is also averaging 9.6 rebounds during that stretch.

The Owls are led by Street and Poole, and both are freshmen. Overall, Street averages 16.4 points and 4.5 rebounds. She was the ASUN player of the week on Dec. 19, and she's a four-time ASUN freshman of the week. Poole, a 6-2 forward, is averaging 9.6 points and 8.2 rebounds overall this year. Gianolla, a 6-1 sophomore, averages 9.9 per game this year, including 14.2 over the past six contests.

Kennesaw State is expected to start Street, Poole, redshirt senior guard Ciara Young (7.1 PPG), Gianolla and junior guard Iceis Walker (4.0 PPG). Young is the team's lone senior, while Street and Poole are two of five freshmen on the roster. In fact, Street was a two-time Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia 6A Player of the Year in high school.

The Owls are 0-9 when getting out rebounded this year, and they're 2-8 when trailing at the half. Two key areas in which opponents have taken advantage of them this year are in the turnover battle and from the 3-point line as Kennesaw State commits 21.1 turnovers per game and shoots just 43-for-182 (.236) from long range.

SERIES HISTORY
FGCU owns a 20-2 record all-time against Kennesaw State, including 14 straight wins. The Eagles are 8-2 on the road against the Owls.

ASUN TEAM LEADERS
As a team, FGCU leads the ASUN in assist/turnover ratio (1.28), assists (317), assists per game (15.9), fewest turnovers (248), field goal percentage (43.8), scoring margin (17.3), scoring offense (78.9), steals (191), steals per game (9.6), 3-point field goals attempted (680), 3-point field goals made (240), 3-point field goals per game (12.0), 3-point field goal percentage (35.3), turnover margin (6.9), fewest turnovers per game (12.4) and win-loss percentage (85.0).

Kennesaw State leads the ASUN in fewest fouls (271). They rank last or next to last in 17 other categories in the conference.

ASUN TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS

FGCU
PPG - Rosemarie Julien (7th, 12.8)
FT Percentage - Rosemarie Julien (1st, 84.7)
3-Point FG Percentage - Jessica Cattani (1st, 46.2, 30-for-65), Taylor Gradinjan (4th, 39.1, 52-for-133), Nasrin Ulel (8th, 37.1, 39-for-105)
3-Point FGs made - Taylor Gradinjan (1st, 52), Nasrin Ulel (3rd, 39), Rosemarie Julien (T-4th, 37), Jessica Cattani (8th, 30)
FG Percentage - China Dow (4th, 47.7, 72-for-151)
FGs made - Rosemarie Julien (7th, 84), Nasrin Ulel (9th, 76)
RPG - Tytionia Adderly (1st, 8.6), China Dow (9th, 5.8)
APG - Lisa Zderadicka (T-7th, 2.9), Erica Nelson (T-7th, 2.9)
SPG - Erica Nelson (T-9th, 1.6)

KENNESAW STATE
PPG - Kamiyah Street (3rd, 16.4)
FT Percentage - Kamiyah Street (10th, 70.5, 43-for-61)
FG Percentage - Alexis Poole (10th, 45.0, 50-for-111)
FGs made - Kamiyah Street (4th, 89)
RPG - Alexis Poole (3rd, 8.2)
APG - Ciara Young (9th, 2.8)
SPG - Kamiyah Street (1st, 2.9), Alexis Poole (T-7th, 1.6)
BPG - Alexis Poole (T-4th, 0.9)

NCAA LEADERS
As a team, FGCU ranks first in the nation in 3-point field goal attempts (680), while checking in at second in 3-point field goals per game (12.0) and 3-point field goals made (240). They also rank among the top 30 in assist/turnover ratio (27), assists (27), scoring margin (19), scoring offense (29), turnover margin (11), fewest turnovers per game (18) and win-loss percentage (14).

3-Point Field Goals Attempted
1. FGCU, 680
2. DePaul, 675
3. Syracuse, 594
4. Saint Francis (PA), 588
5. Belmont, 562
6. Florida, 541
6. Western Illinois, 541
8. New Mexico, 527
9. Ohio State, 511
10. Arkansas, 505

3-Point Field Goals Made 
1. DePaul, 241
2. FGCU, 240
3. Belmont, 204
4. Western Illinois, 195
5. New Mexico, 195
6. Minnesota, 186
7. Oregon, 180
8. Syracuse, 179
8. Texas State, 179
10. Ohio State 178

ASUN STANDINGS

1. FGCU - 3-0, 17-3
1. Jacksonville - 3-0, 13-5
3. Stetson - 2-1, 11-8
3. Lipscomb - 2-1, 6-12
5. North Florida - 1-2, 8-10
5. USC Upstate - 1-2, 6-12
7. Kennesaw State - 0-3, 4-10
7. NJIT - 0-3, 2-16

CHASING PROGRAM CAREER RECORDS

Points

  1. 1901 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2009-14

  2. 1574 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-16

  3. 1415 - Adrianne MCNALLY (128 games) - 2006-10

  4. 1312 - Kaneisha ATWATER (106 games) - 2013-16

  5. 1263 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12

  6. 1185 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11

  7. 1135 - Stephanie HAAS (139 games) - 2012-16

  8. 1084 - Taylor GRADINJAN (132 games) - 2012-present

  9. 1062 - Kate SCHRADER (65 games) - 2005-07

 10. 1016 - Courtney CHIHIL (120 games) - 2008-12

Scoring average (minimum 40 games)

  1. 16.3 - Kate SCHRADER (65 games) - 2005-07

  2. 14.4 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2009-14

  3. 13.5 - Chelsea LYLES (62 games) - 2008-10

  4. 13.2 - Andrea CLARKE (55 games) - 2003-05

  5. 12.4 - Kaneisha ATWATER (106 games) - 2013-16

  6. 12.1 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-16

  7. 11.8 - Robyn SWAIN (57 games) - 2002-04

  8. 11.7 - Rosemarie JULIEN (55 games) - 2016-present

  9. 11.2 - Delia DE LA TORRE (61 games) - 2006-08

 10. 11.1 - Adrianne MCNALLY (128 games) - 2006-10

Field goals made

  1. 685 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2009-14

  2. 523 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-16

  3. 498 - Adrianne MCNALLY (128 games) - 2006-10

  4. 457 - Kaneisha ATWATER (106 games) - 2013-16

  5. 413 - Stephanie HAAS (139 games) - 2012-16

  6. 402 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11

  7. 385 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12

  8. 376 - Kate SCHRADER (65 games) - 2005-07

  9. 373 - Taylor GRADINJAN (132 games) - 2012-present

 10. 327 - Candy MYERS (87 games) - 2003-06

Field goals attempted

  1. 1366 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2009-14

  2. 1341 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-16

  3. 1084 - Adrianne MCNALLY (128 games) - 2006-10

  4. 1073 - Kaneisha ATWATER (106 games) - 2013-16

  5. 1000 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11

  6. 988 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12

  7. 945 - Stephanie HAAS (139 games) - 2012-16

  8. 933 - Taylor GRADINJAN (132 games) - 2012-present

  9. 816 - Candy MYERS (87 games) - 2003-06

 10. 727 - Courtney CHIHIL (120 games) - 2008-12

Field goal percentage (minimum 200 made)

  1. .593 - Kate SCHRADER (376-634) - 2005-07

  2. .527 - Robyn SWAIN (259-491) - 2002-04

  3. .524 - Andrea CLARKE (264-504) - 2003-05

  4. .511 - Delia DE LA TORRE (266-521) - 2006-08

  5. .501 - Sarah HANSEN (685-1366) - 2009-14

  6. .493 - Trish FLEMING (206-418) - 2002-03

  7. .464 - Rosemarie JULIEN (224-483) - 2016-present

  8. .459 - Adrianne MCNALLY (498-1084) - 2006-10

  9. .448 - Courtney CHIHIL (326-727) - 2008-12

 10. .441 - Noreen MCCALLUM (213-483) - 2002-04

3-point field goals made

  1. 330 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12

  2. 294 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-16

  3. 263 - Taylor GRADINJAN (132 games) - 2012-present

  4. 219 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11

  5. 212 - Candy MYERS (87 games) - 2003-06

  6. 171 - Eglah GRIFFIN (95 games) - 2009-12

  7. 133 - Jen CONELY (66 games) - 2005-07

  8. 123 - Haley LAUGHTER (90 games) - 2013-17

  9. 122 - Courtney CHIHIL (120 games) - 2008-12

 10. 115 - Megan JONES (86 games) - 2002-05

3-point field goals attempted

  1. 846 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12

  2. 791 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-16

  3. 707 - Taylor GRADINJAN (132 games) - 2012-present

  4. 597 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11

  5. 556 - Candy MYERS (87 games) - 2003-06

  6. 418 - Eglah GRIFFIN (95 games) - 2009-12

  7. 382 - Kaneisha ATWATER (106 games) - 2013-16

  8. 375 - Megan JONES (86 games) - 2002-05

  9. 360 - Stephanie HAAS (139 games) - 2012-16

 10. 355 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2009-14

3-point FG percentage (minimum 100 made)

  1. .420 - Jen CONELY (133-317) - 2005-07

  2. .409 - Eglah GRIFFIN (171-418) - 2009-12

  3. .398 - Steffi SORENSEN (105-264) - 2006-07

  4. .390 - Kelsey JACOBSON (330-846) - 2008-12

  5. .381 - Candy MYERS (212-556) - 2003-06

  6. .378 - Haley LAUGHTER (123-325) - 2013-17

  7. .378 - Courtney CHIHIL (122-323) - 2008-12

  8. .372 - Taylor GRADINJAN (263-707) - 2012-present

  9. .372 - Whitney KNIGHT (294-791) - 2011-16

 10. .367 - Shannon MURPHY (219-597) - 2007-11

Free throw percentage (minimum 100 made)

  1. .819 - Kelsey JACOBSON (163-199) - 2008-12

  2. .815 - Rosemarie JULIEN (106-130) - 2016-present

  3. .772 - Whitney KNIGHT (234-303) - 2011-16

  4. .772 - Sarah HANSEN (417-540) - 2009-14

  5. .769 - Chelsea LYLES (180-234) - 2008-10

  6. .768 - Kate SCHRADER (295-384) - 2005-07

  7. .766 - Courtney CHIHIL (242-316) - 2008-12

  8. .753 - Shannon MURPHY (162-215) - 2007-11

  9. .753 - Chelsea DERMYER (110-146) - 2005-08

     .753 - Brittany KENNEDY (110-146) - 2011-13

Rebounds

  1. 887 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2009-14

  2. 735 - Whitney KNIGHT (114o-621d) - 2011-16

  3. 658 - Adrianne MCNALLY (240o-418d) - 2006-10

  4. 640 - Robyn SWAIN (236o-404d) - 2002-04

  5. 603 - Courtney CHIHIL (183o-420d) - 2008-12

  6. 508 - Kaneisha ATWATER (186o-322d) - 2013-16

  7. 439 - Taylor GRADINJAN (107o-332d) - 2012-present

  8. 427 - Tytionia ADDERLY (172o-255d) - 2016-present

  9. 422 - Katie MEADOR (193o-229d) - 2012-16

 10. 409 - Kate SCHRADER (194o-215d) - 2005-07

Rebounding average (minimum 40 games)

  1. 11.2 - Robyn SWAIN (57 games) - 2002-04

  2. 8.1 - Tytionia ADDERLY (53 games) - 2016-present

  3. 6.7 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2009-14

  4. 6.3 - Kate SCHRADER (65 games) - 2005-07

  5. 5.8 - Andrea CLARKE (55 games) - 2003-05

  6. 5.7 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-16

  7. 5.6 - Delia DE LA TORRE (61 games) - 2006-08

  8. 5.5 - Noreen MCCALLUM (57 games) - 2002-04

  9. 5.4 - Chelsea LYLES (62 games) - 2008-10

 10. 5.1 - Adrianne MCNALLY (128 games) - 2006-10

Defensive rebounds

  1. 621 - Whitney KNIGHT (114o-621d) - 2011-16

  2. 558 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2009-14

  3. 420 - Courtney CHIHIL (183o-420d) - 2008-12

  4. 418 - Adrianne MCNALLY (240o-418d) - 2006-10

  5. 404 - Robyn SWAIN (236o-404d) - 2002-04

  6. 332 - Taylor GRADINJAN (107o-332d) - 2012-present

  7. 324 - DyTiesha DUNSON (61o-324d) - 2012-16

  8. 322 - Kaneisha ATWATER (186o-322d) - 2013-16

  9. 269 - Stephanie HAAS (96o-269d) - 2012-16

 10. 255 - Tytionia ADDERLY (172o-255d) - 2016-present

Offensive rebounds

  1. 329 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2009-14

  2. 240 - Adrianne MCNALLY (240o-418d) - 2006-10

  3. 236 - Robyn SWAIN (236o-404d) - 2002-04

  4. 194 - Kate SCHRADER (194o-215d) - 2005-07

  5. 193 - Katie MEADOR (193o-229d) - 2012-16

  6. 186 - Kaneisha ATWATER (186o-322d) - 2013-16

  7. 183 - Courtney CHIHIL (183o-420d) - 2008-12

  8. 172 - Tytionia ADDERLY (172o-255d) - 2016-present

  9. 123 - Noreen MCCALLUM (123o-188d) - 2002-04

 10. 122 - Andrea CLARKE (122o-196d) - 2003-05

Games played

  1. 140 - Jaime GLUESING - 2012-16

  2. 139 - Stephanie HAAS - 2012-16

  3. 135 - Katie MEADOR - 2012-16

  4. 132 - DyTiesha DUNSON - 2012-16

      132 - Sarah HANSEN - 2009-14

      132 - Taylor GRADINJAN - 2012-present

  7. 130 - Whitney KNIGHT - 2011-16

  8. 128 - Adrianne MCNALLY - 2006-10

  9. 124 - Shannon MURPHY - 2007-11

      124 - Kelsey JACOBSON - 2008-12

Games started

  1. 131 - Sarah HANSEN - 2009-14

  2. 118 - Adrianne MCNALLY - 2006-10

  3. 111 - Courtney CHIHIL - 2008-12

  4. 110 - Taylor GRADINJAN - 2012-present

  5. 103 - Shannon MURPHY - 2007-11

  6. 102 - Kaneisha ATWATER - 2013-16

  7. 97 - Whitney KNIGHT - 2011-16

  8. 96 - DyTiesha DUNSON - 2012-16

  9. 69 - Candy MYERS - 2003-06

 10. 66 - Megan JONES - 2002-05

       66 - Eglah GRIFFIN - 2009-12

Minutes

  1. 3877 - Sarah HANSEN - 2009-14

  2. 3621 - DyTiesha DUNSON - 2012-16

  3. 3581 - Shannon MURPHY - 2007-11

  4. 3532 - Adrianne MCNALLY - 2006-10

  5. 3501 - Courtney CHIHIL - 2008-12

  6. 3330 - Kelsey JACOBSON - 2008-12

  7. 3304 - Taylor GRADINJAN - 2012-present

  8. 3277 - Whitney KNIGHT - 2011-16

  9. 3160 - Kaneisha ATWATER - 2013-16

 10. 2833 - Stephanie HAAS - 2012-16

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COACH SMESKO
FGCU head coach Karl Smesko rallied the 2016-17 Eagles to their seventh-straight 25-win campaign, which culminated in the team's fourth NCAA tournament appearance in six seasons of eligibility. The seven-time ASUN Coach of the Year was named the espnW Mid-Major Coach of the Year in 2015-16 following a run that witnessed the Eagles finish a best-ever 33-6. Over a five-year stretch starting in 2011-12, FGCU racked up four ASUN seasons with a perfect record and capped the run with back-to-back 30 plus win seasons. In 2014-15, the team earned its first top-25 ranking and another NCAA Tournament trip as a seven seed, where FGCU won its first ever NCAA Division-I Tournament game against No. 10 Oklahoma State. With 26 wins in 2016-17, Smesko has guided the Eagles to 13-straight 20-win seasons. He maintains a record of 421-85 (.832) at FGCU, including a 160-15 (.914) mark in ASUN play. Over the past six + seasons, he has guided FGCU to a 96-3 (.970) record in conference play with four undefeated seasons. Smesko earned his 400th career coaching win in 2014-15 in just 493 career games, two games faster than UConn's Geno Auriemma. He holds a career head coaching record of 482-112 (.811). 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.