FORT MYERS, Fla. - The FGCU women's basketball team (7-2) will continue its four-game in eight-day stretch when it hosts Abilene Christian (7-2) on Monday at 7 p.m. in Alico Arena.

Matchup: FGCU (7-2) vs Abilene Christian (7-2)
When: Monday Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.
Rankings: FGCU is No. 7 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll
Where: Fort Myers, Fla. | Alico Arena
Tickets: here
Watch (ESPN+): here | David Moulton (PBP) | J. Webb Horton (Color)
Game Notes: FGCU (Interactive | Printable)
Live Stats (StatBroadcast): here 
Series: FGCU leads 2-0
Coaches: Karl Smesko (17th season at FGCU - 442-89; 20th season overall - 503-116 | Julie Goodenough (10th Season at Abilene Christian - 129-60; 25th season overall - 417-280)
Promotions: Motivation Monday! | Punch Pass | Toy Drive for Golisano's Children's Hospital

Abilene Christian Preview
Abilene Christian's two losses have come against Tulsa (112 RPI) and Arkansas (49 RPI). Monday night represents the first action for them in nine days.

The Wildcats currently are ranked 14th nationally with a .244 3-point field goal percentage defense and have the seventh-best rebounding margin at +13.8 as they are pulling down 43.4 boards per game. ACU also leads the Southland Conference in win-loss percentage, scoring margin (+23.1) and assists per game (18.0).

Junior guard Breanna Wright already has dished out 47 assists, and she became the Wildcats' Division-I era leader with 301 career assists in only 71 games played. She is averaging 4.2 assists per game for her career.

Wildcat junior post Lexie Ducat is tops in the Southland Conference with a .536 field-goal percentage, while both Makayla Mabry and Sara Williamson are averaging 1.2 blocks per game to rank sixth in the league.

Abilene Christian Leaders
PPG: Breanna Wright (12.7), Dominique Golightly (12.6), Lexie Ducat (11.3), Sara Williamson (11.2)
RPG: Lexie Ducat (7.3), Makayla Mabry (6.1), Dominique Golightly (6.1)
APG: Breanna Wright (5.2), Sara Williamson (4.0)
SPG: Sara Williamson (1.6), Dominique Golightly (1.6), Breanna Wright (1.2)
BPG: Makayla Mabry (1.2), Sara Williamson (1.2)

Series History
In the only other meeting all-time between these two teams, FGCU picked up a 94-55 win on Dec. 3 last year. Nasrin Ulel scored a game-high 19 points as the Green and Blue produced a program-record tying 22 3-pointers. It also tied for the third-most 3-pointers in an NCAA Division-I game behind Sacramento State, who tallied 25 twice in the 2015-16 season.

As a team, FGCU shot 22-for-45 (48.9) percent from 3-point range. They made 11 3-pointers in each half and eight players made at least one. Taylor Gradinjan tied a career-high with six of them.

Last Time Out
FGCU routed Johnson and Wales 109-64 on Friday behind a career-high 28 points from Davion Wingate along with four others who also notched new career-bests in scoring. It was the team's fifth straight victory, and Wingate's (Atlanta, Ga./Stephenson HS) production helped FGCU break the program's Division-I era single-game scoring record previously set on Feb. 27, 2014 against Lipscomb (108). In doing so, the outcome also tied the Nov. 22, 2005 scoring output against Puerto Rico - Cayey for most in a game overall and in Alico Arena history.

Among The Nation's Best
FGCU will enter Monday ranked among the top 50 teams in the nation in 10 categories:

Scoring offense - 15th, 84.1
Turnovers per game - 20th, 13.1
Assist/turnover ratio - 20th, 1.25
Field goal percentage - 34th, 45.6
Fewest turnovers - 38th, 118
Turnover margin - 45th, 4.89
Assists per game - 45th, 16.4

3-point field goals attempted
1. DePaul - 371
2. Western Illinois - 343
3. FGCU - 333
4. Brown - 309
5. Villanova - 297

3-point field goals made per game
T-1. FGCU - 12.9
T-1. DePaul - 12.9
3. Saint Francis - 11.1
4. Oregon - 11.0
5. Creighton - 10.9

3-point field goals made
1. DePaul - 129
2. FGCU - 116
3. Denver - 105
4. Western Illinois - 104
5. Oregon State - 101

Duo Earns ASUN Player of the Week Recognition
Chandler Ryan, who produced a career-high 19 points in a recent 76-71 win over Houston, captured ASUN player of the week recognition on Dec. 3. The redshirt sophomore became the third straight selection for the Green and Blue, joining Keri Jewett-Giles, who won the award the previous two weeks. Ryan (Groveland, Ill./Morton HS) is averaging a career-high 10.9 points per contest this year, including 18.3 over the past three games. Jewett-Giles (Fort Myers, Fla./Dunbar HS) is also a two-time ASUN Newcomer of the Week selection.

Double Digit Trio, More On The Way?
Ulel (15.8), Jewett-Giles (14.9) and Ryan (10.9) are leading the Green and Blue in scoring this year, while Lisa Zderadicka (Vienna, Austria/HAK Korneuburg) isn't too far behind at 9.4 per contest. Since becoming a Division-I program, the Eagles have never had four players average 10 or more in a single season. In fact, they are looking for just the program's second with three or more since 2011-12 and the sixth overall since becoming a Division-I program.

Should Ulel (Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta HS) and Jewett-Giles both finish above 14 PPG, it would represent just the third time since 2007-08 that the team has achieved that - joining the 2008-09 (Adrianne McNally - 14.6, Chelsea Lyles - 14.0) and 2014-15 (Whitney Knight - 14.8, Kaneisha Atwater - 14.2) teams. Sarah Hansen (16.3 PPG in 2012-13) holds the program's Division-I era single-season scoring average record. She's the only player to average more than 16 PPG since the era began in 2007-08. Trish Fleming (19.9, 2002-03) and Kate Schrader (17.4, 2006-07) are 1-2 all-time with Fleming's coming in the NAIA era and Schrader recording hers in the NCAA Division-II era.
 
600 Club
Tytionia Adderly became just the sixth player in program history to achieve 600 career rebounds in the team's win over Houston. The junior forward now has 623 and is approaching Robyn Swain, who had 640 from 2002-04, for fourth-place all-time.

Mid-Major Power
Over the past four seasons, FGCU has recorded 121 wins, which is the most among all mid-majors and seventh-most among any Division-I program, trailing only UConn (148), Notre Dame (137), Baylor (135), South Carolina (129), Mississippi State (126) and Maryland (123). On top of that, the program is one of only six in Division-I with three 30-win seasons during that stretch – joining UConn, Baylor, Notre Dame, Maryland and South Carolina.
 
Leading the 3-Point Revolution
At FGCU, head coach Karl Smesko has turned FGCU into one of the premier 3-point shooting teams in the nation. In 16 + seasons, his teams have shot a combined 4,972-for-14,327 (.347) from long range, or 9.36 per game. In fact, the team has made at least one 3-point field goal in 414 straight games and went without at least one make in only one game in program history – Feb. 21, 2006 vs Lynn University (0-for-11).

In 2017-18, the Green and Blue made an NCAA Division-I single season record 431 3-pointers on 1,190 attempts, equating out to a .362 percentage. In doing so, the team made and attempted over twice as many as they did in the program's initial season in 2002-03 (212-for-535). Since that first year, FGCU has made at least 300 in a season 10 times, including each of the past nine seasons.

2002-03 --- 212-for-535 (.396)
2003-04 --- 118-for-406 (.291)
2004-05 --- 253-for-722 (.350)
2005-06 --- 242-for-747 (.324)
2006-07 --- 337-for-891 (.378)
2007-08 --- 255-for-734 (.347)
2008-09 --- 296-for-763 (.388)
2009-10 --- 317-for-876 (.362)
2010-11 --- 350-for-940 (.372)
2011-12 --- 342-for-925 (.370)
2012-13 --- 319-for-974 (.328)
2013-14 --- 347-for-1,000 (.347)
2014-15 --- 327-for-928 (.352)
2015-16 --- 372-for-1,194 (.312)
2016-17 --- 338-for-1,058 (.319)
2017-18 --- 431-for-1,190 (.362)
2018-19 --- 116-for-333 (.348)
TOTALS: 4,972-for-14,327 (.347)

Including seven of nine games this season, FGCU has made at least 10 or more 3-point field goals in a single game 244 times, including a single-season record 25 times in 2017-18. They have at least 15 games with at least 10 or more in each of the past 10 seasons.

RPI Tracker
The Green and Blue enter Wednesday ranked 99th in the latest RPI poll. Upcoming opponent RPIs include: Abilene Christian (137), Coppin State (258), UAB (161) and Duke (54). FGCU's RPI is the highest among all ASUN teams. Here's how the rest of them stack up:

North Alabama - 111
Jacksonville - 224
Stetson - 237
Kennesaw State - 247
North Florida - 257
Liberty - 282
Lipscomb - 307
NJIT - 326

Next Up
FGCU will remain at home through Dec. 21 to continue a four-game, eight-day stretch. Following Monday, the Green and Blue will square off against Coppin State on Wednesday at 5 p.m. and UAB on Friday at 7 p.m. as part of the Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Classic.

FGCU Career Record Book

Rebounds 
1. 887 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2010-14
2. 735 - Whitney KNIGHT (114o-621d) - 2011-12,13-16
3. 658 - Adrianne MCNALLY (240o-418d) - 2006-10
4. 640 - Robyn SWAIN (236o-404d) - 2002-04
5. 623 - Tytionia ADDERLY (257o-366d) - 2016-present 
6. 603 - Courtney CHIHIL (183o-420d) - 2008-12
7. 508 - Kaneisha ATWATER (187o-321d) - 2013-16
8. 498 - Taylor GRADINJAN (117o-381d) - 2012-13,14-18
9. 422 - Katie MEADOR (193o-229d) - 2012-16
10. 408 - Kate SCHRADER (194o-214d) - 2005-07
 
Rebounding average (min. 40 games) 
1. 11.2 - Robyn SWAIN (57 games) - 2002-04
2. 8.2 - Tytionia ADDERLY (76 games) - 2016-present 
3. 6.7 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2010-14
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) - 2011-12,13-16
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) - 2011-12,13-16
2. 558 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2010-14
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. 381 - Taylor GRADINJAN (117o-381d) - 2012-13,14-18
7. 366 - Tytionia ADDERLY (257o-366d) - 2016-present
8. 324 - DyTiesha DUNSON (61o-324d) - 2012-16
9. 321 - Kaneisha ATWATER (187o-321d) - 2013-16
10. 269 - Stephanie HAAS (96o-269d) - 2012-16
 
Offensive rebounds 
1. 329 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2010-14
2. 257 - Tytionia ADDERLY (257o-366d) - 2016-present 
3. 240 - Adrianne MCNALLY (240o-418d) - 2006-10
4. 236 - Robyn SWAIN (236o-404d) - 2002-04
5. 194 - Kate SCHRADER (194o-214d) - 2005-07
6. 193 - Katie MEADOR (193o-229d) - 2012-16
7. 187 - Kaneisha ATWATER (187o-321d) - 2013-16
8. 183 - Courtney CHIHIL (183o-420d) - 2008-12
9. 127 - Noreen MCCALLUM (127o-189d) - 2002-04
10. 122 - Andrea CLARKE (122o-196d) - 2003-05
 
Assists average (min. 40 games)
1. 4.7 - Chelsea DERMYER (65 games) - 2006-08
2. 4.5 - Brittany KENNEDY (58 games) - 2011-13
3. 3.9 - Megan JONES (86 games) - 2002-05
4. 3.9 - Ebonie HALLIBURTON (60 games) - 2004-06
5. 3.4 - DyTiesha DUNSON (132 games) - 2012-16
6. 3.4 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11
7. 3.0 - Erica NELSON (66 games) - 2016-18
8. 2.9 - Lisa ZDERADICKA (44 games) - 2017-present
9. 2.8 - Courtney CHIHIL (120 games) - 2008-12
10. 2.6 - Adrianne MCNALLY (128 games) - 2006-10

WE'VE GOT YOUR SEAT
Experience FGCU basketball this season. The following ticket opportunities are on sale now:
Punch Pass
- Three entries for $15 or seven entries for $30. Remaining Punch Pass games: Men vs Keiser; Women vs Abilene Christian, Coppin State and UAB. Purchase online HERE or call 239-590-7145.
Single Game Tickets
- Single game tickets are available for all remaining home games. Discounts are available for current or former military and youth ages 3-15. Purchase online HERE or call 239-590-7145.
Group Sales
- Bring your group of 20 or more to an FGCU men's or women's basketball game. All group tickets include a $5 game day discount at The Boardwalk restaurant and in game group recognition. For more information on group outings, click HERE or call 239-590-7145.
Young Alumni
FGCU alumni from the classes of 2014-18 save 30-70 percent off of Priority 4 or 5 GA tickets. Click HERE to fill out an interest form, or call 239-590-7145 to learn more.

GROUP TICKETS AVAILABLE
Group tickets are available for all remaining home games. Pricing for groups of 20 or more start at $12 for women's games, $13 for men's games and $15 for doubleheaders. Benefits for group outings include: an FGCU hat ($15 value), $5 off coupon for the Boardwalk that is good for any game-day, block seating for the entire group, group recognition on Eagle Vision and PA system, visit from Azul, opportunity to participate in contests and win prize and the option to add $7 worth of concession for just $5 each.

COACH SMESKO
FGCU head coach Karl Smesko led the 2017-18 Eagles to another historic season. The Green and Blue finished 31-5 overall and 13-1 in ASUN play, capturing the program's eighth ASUN regular season championship and fifth ASUN tournament championship. The team finished the season ranked 25th in the final USA Today Coaches Poll, recaptured the NCAA record for most 3-point field goals made in a season with 431 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in seven seasons, where the Eagles knocked off 5th-seeded and No. 15 ranked Missouri in the opening round. It was the team's second tournament win over the past three appearances. Over the course of the season, FGCU knocked off three ranked teams - No. 15 Missouri, No. 20 Kentucky and No. 21 DePaul.

Over the past four seasons, Smesko has guided FGCU to three 30 plus win seasons while recording a 121-23 (.840) record overall. The now eight-time ASUN Coach of the Year rallied the 2016-17 team to its seventh straight 25-win campaign, culminating in an ASUN tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance. In 2015-16, he was named the espnW mid-major coach of the year following a run that witnessed the Eagles claim a WNIT runner-up finish and a Division-I program best ever 33-6 record. In 2014-15, the team achieved its first-ever top-25 ranking and made another trip to the NCAA Tournament, where the Eagles earned a No. 7 seed and won the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament game, toppling No. 10 seed Oklahoma State.

Including the 2017-18 campaign, Smesko has guided the Eagles to 14-straight 20-win seasons and eight-straight 25-win seasons. He maintains a record of 503-116 (.813) overall in his career, including a 170-16 (.914) mark in ASUN play. Over the past seven seasons, he has guided FGCU to a 106-4 (.964) 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. Entering 2016-17, he ranked 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. Over the past year, first-year NCAA Division-I head coaches Nancy Fahey (Illinois) and Bart Brooks (Belmont) pushed the list to six.

FOLLOW ALONG
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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 contribute, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help.