DURHAM, N.C. - The FGCU women's basketball team (9-3) will compete at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time in program history on Sunday when the Green and Blue battles historic Duke University (7-4) at 2 p.m.

Matchup: FGCU (9-3) vs Duke (7-4)
When: Sunday Dec. 30 at 2 p.m.
Rankings: FGCU is No. 7 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium | Durham, N.C.
Watch (ESPN+/ACC Network): here 
Game Notes: FGCU (Interactive | Printable) | Duke (Printable)
Radio (Blue Devil IMG Sports Network): here (PxP - Chris Edwards)
Live Stats: here 
Series: First-ever meeting
Coaches: Karl Smesko (17th season at FGCU - 444-90; 20th season overall - 505-117 | Joanne P. McCallie (12th Season at Duke - 309-84; 27th season overall - 620-232)
 
Duke Notables
Haley Gorecki (26 points) and Miela Goodchild (19 points) combined for 45 points, 15 rebounds, six assists and five steals in Duke's win over East Carolina on Friday. Gorecki needs two rebounds to become the seventh player in Duke history to reach the 500-point, 200-rebound, 100-assist club.
 
The Blue Devils are 10-0 all-time against teams from the ASUN.
 
Duke has won seven straight this year and 13 straight non-conference games overall at home. They have won 19 straight in December.

Duke Leaders
PPG: Haley Gorecki (17.5), Leaonna Odom (15.0), Mikayla Boykin (10.0), Miela Goodchild (9.9)
RPG: Leaonna Odom (7.6), Haley Gorecki (6.5),  O. Akinbode-James (5.9)
Assists: Haley Gorecki (37), Miela Goodchild (23), Laonna Odom (22)
Steals: Haley Gorecki (31), Laonna Odom (15), Miela Goodchild (13)
Blocks: Laonna Odom (11), O. Akinbode-James (9)

Series History
This is the first-ever meeting between these two teams.

Last Time Out
FGCU finished as the runner-up in the Hilton Garden Inn Classic after a heartbreaking 62-60 loss to UAB in the championship game after Lisa Zderadicka's last second reverse layup rimmed out. Nasrin Ulel and Zderadicka (Vienna, Austria/HAK Korneuburg) were both named to the all-tournament team. The loss snapped a season-high seven-game winning streak for the Eagles.

Among The Nation's Best
FGCU will enter Sunday ranked among the top 50 teams in the nation in 11 categories:

Scoring offense - 16th, 82.6
Assist/turnover ratio - 20th, 1.25
Fewest turnovers per game - 25th, 13.3
Field goal percentage - 27th, 45.8
Turnover margin - 28th, 5.33
Assists - 35th, 200
Assists/game - 44th, 16.7
Scoring margin - 49th, 13.9

3-point field goals attempted
1. DePaul - 446
2. Western Illinois - 440
3. FGCU - 435
4. Saint Francis (Pa.) - 381
5. Syracuse - 380

3-point field goals made per game
1. DePaul - 13.0
2. FGCU - 12.5
3. Saint Francis (Pa.) - 11.6
4. Creighton - 10.9
5. Bowling Green - 10.6

3-point field goals made
1. DePaul - 156
2. FGCU - 150
3. Denver - 142
4. Saint Francis (Pa.) - 139
4. Western Illinois - 139

Double Digit Trio, More On The Way?
Nasrin Ulel (15.8), Keri Jewett-Giles (13.7) and Chandler Ryan (10.8) are leading the Green and Blue in scoring this year, while Zderadicka isn't too far behind at 9.7 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 (Jupiter, Fla./Cardinal Newman HS) became just the sixth player in program history to achieve 600 career rebounds in the team's recent win over Houston. The junior forward now has 654 and has slid into fourth place on the program's all-time career list. She needs five more to surpass Adrianne McNally (658, 2006-10) for third place.

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 5,006-for-14,429 (.347) from long range, or 9.37 per game. In fact, the team has made at least one 3-point field goal in 421 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 --- 150-for-435 (.345)
TOTALS: 5,006-for-14,429 (.347)

Including eight of 12 games this season, FGCU has made at least 10 or more 3-point field goals in a single game 245 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 115th in the latest RPI poll, while Duke checks in at 43. FGCU's RPI is the highest among all ASUN teams. Here's how the rest of them stack up:

North Alabama - 133
Kennesaw State - 235
Stetson - 243
Jacksonville - 247
Liberty - 267
North Florida - 296
Lipscomb - 318
NJIT - 330

Next Up
FGCU will open ASUN play next Saturday at home when it hosts Liberty at 4 p.m. in Alico Arena.

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. 654 - Tytionia ADDERLY (271o-383d) - 2016-present 
5. 640 - Robyn SWAIN (236o-404d) - 2002-04
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. 8.3 - Tytionia ADDERLY (79 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. 383 - Tytionia ADDERLY (271o-383d) - 2016-present
7. 381 - Taylor GRADINJAN (117o-381d) - 2012-13,14-18
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. 271 - 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 (47 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:
Group Sales
Bring your group of 20 or more to an FGCU men's or women's basketball game. All group tickets include an FGCU hat ($15 value), a $5 game day discount at The Boardwalk restaurant, in-game group recognition and more. For more information on group outings, click 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.
Military Appreciation Games
Military Appreciation Night is Saturday, Jan. 5. Discounted tickets are available for current or former Military and their families. Women's tickets start at $8 each and Men's tickets start at $9 each and the first 50 military discount orders include a free $10 gift card for Mission BBQ. Purchase online HERE or call 239-590-7145.

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 505-117 (.812) 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.

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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.