SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The FGCU women's basketball team (22-4, 8-1 ASUN) will look to complete a regular season sweep of USC Upstate (9-15, 4-5 ASUN) on the road at the G.B. Hodge Center on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

THE GREEN AND BLUE
FGCU (22-4, 8-1 ASUN) has won two straight and will look to complete a regular season sweep of USC Upstate on Saturday. On top of that, the Eagles have won 13 straight in series history, including a 93-60 victory on Jan. 15 in Alico Arena. In that game, China Dow produced 22 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals to lead five players in double figures. The others included Erica Nelson (14), Nasrin Ulel (Murrietta, Calif./Murrietta HS) (14), Rosemarie Julien (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast HS) (11) and Lisa Zderadicka (10). Zderadicka added six rebounds and four assists, and Nelson had three steals, while Taylor Gradinjan chipped in nine points. Tytionia Adderly had six points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Dow (Louisville, Ky./Christian Academy of Louisville) has been on a tear over the past eight games. She has scored at least 10 points in seven of those, with two games of at least 20, and she's raised her scoring average from 9.6 per game to 11.2. In fact, over that stretch, she is averaging 14.9 points while shooting 44-for-91 (.484) from the field. She is 9-for-18 from 3-point range over the past four games and leads the team in scoring in ASUN play at 13.8 per game.

Zderadicka (Vienna, Austria/HAK Korneuburg) has been a force offensively over the past two games. The redshirt junior guard has shot 12-for-24 from the field and 3-for-4 from the foul line. She totaled 29 points and five assists while producing her two highest scoring single game scoring outputs of the season. The Houston Baptist transfer, who is in her first year with the Eagles, now has nine games with at least 10 points this year, including five in ASUN play. On top of that, she checks in at 11th among all ASUN players in assists per game (2.7).

Nelson (Kansas City, Mo/Lee Summit North HS) remains a presence at point guard. While averaging over nine points per game, she produced the game-clinching steal in the Feb. 3 win over Jacksonville and tallied a season-high tying seven assists in the win over North Florida on Tuesday. It was her third game with at least seven dimes this season, and she's now third on the team in scoring in ASUN play at 10.3 per contest.

Gradinjan (Cudahy, Wis./Cudahy HS), who ranks seventh in the nation in 3-point field goals in a career, now has 1,136 career points over 138 games, which allowed her to move past Stephanie Haas (1,135, 2012-16) for seventh place on the program's career scoring list in the team's home win over North Florida. Next up on the list is Shannon Murphy (1,185, 2007-11).

In addition to moving up the career scoring list, Gradinjan also continued her march up some other career statistical categories including minutes, games started, games played and rebounds. The sixth-year senior, who played just a handful of games her true freshman year before suffering her first of two ACL injuries, played in her 138th career game against UNF. Over the next three games, she is expected to tie and surpass Stephanie Haas (139, 2012-16) and Jaime Gluesing (140, 2012-16) for the most in program history. On top of that, she is currently the most experienced active Division-I player, three games ahead of UConn's Gabby Williams.

In addition to that, Gradinjan has now played 3,505 minutes. She surpassed Courtney Chihil (3,501, 2008-12) for the fifth most in program history on Tuesday, and is now just 28 away from eclipsing Adrianne McNally (3,532, 2006-10). In terms of games started, she has 116, which is three shy of passing Adrianne McNally (118, 2006-10) for second most all-time.

Gradinjan has some company on the current roster in career rebounds. She has 468 after the latest game, but Adderly has 458 after another double-digit effort. The duo is seventh and eighth all-time in total rebounds, and Adderly is on pace to become the program's first to 1,000 career rebounds. Sarah Hansen (887, 2009-14) is the all-time leader, and Gradinjan is 40 away from reaching Kaneisha Atwater's (508, 2013-16) sixth place total.

If that isn't enough, Gradinjan is 391-for-979 from the field in her career. Her total made is seventh all-time and just 12 shy of passing Shannon Murphy (402, 2007-11) for sixth, and her attempts is just 10 shy of passing Kelsey Jacobson (988, 2008-12) for sixth all-time. She needs 21 more attempts to become only the sixth player in program history with at least 1,000. Gradinjan's 273 career 3-pointers are 21 shy of tying Whitney Knight (294, 2011-16) for second most in program history.

Adderly (Jupiter, Fla./Cardinal Newman HS) moved up another list against UNF, as her five offensive rebounds pushed her career total to 190 and moved her past Kaneisha Atwater (186, 2013-16) for sixth most all-time. She's close to moving up a pair of spots as the next two on the list are Katie Meador (193, 2012-16) and Kate Schrader (194, 2005-07).

FGCU recently dropped out of the USA Today Coaches Poll and into the receiving votes section, where the Eagles tallied nine votes and have a chance to move back into the top-25 before the end of the regular season. Additionally, the team fell to No. 3 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll behind Green Bay and Belmont, respectively. The Eagles did receive one of the 30 first-place votes, though, and are still the top-ranked team in the espnW poll.

SCOUTING USC UPSTATE
USC Upstate (9-15, 4-5 ASUN) will enter Saturday having won two straight over Kennesaw State and Lipscomb.

In the win over Lipscomb on Wednesday, A'Lexxus Davis tallied a career-high 16 rebounds, while Tamera Thorpe led the team with 19 points. The Spartans scored the first 10 points of the game, while Anda Kuzmina (16) and Brittney Delva (13) also reached double digit scoring. DeNisha Swain led the team in assists with six.

Overall, Thorpe is the team's lone double figure scorer at 12.5 per game, while Kuzmina averages 9.6. Davis leads the team at 5.9 rebounds per contest, while Delva (89) leads in assists.

The Spartans, despite a losing record overall, have won seven of 13 at home this year.

SERIES HISTORY
FGCU is 18-2 all-time against USC Upstate, including a 7-2 record on the road. The Eagles defeated the Spartans 93-60 on Jan. 15.

ASUN TEAM LEADERS
As a team, FGCU leads the ASUN in assist/turnover ratio (1.31), assists (403), assists per game (15.5), fewest turnovers (308), field goal percentage (43.0), scoring margin (15.4), scoring offense (76.6), steals (243), steals per game (9.3), 3-point field goals attempted (841), 3-point field goals made (290), 3-point field goals per game (11.2), 3-point field goal percentage (34.5), turnover margin (7.23), fewest turnovers per game (11.8) and win-loss percentage (84.6).

USC Upstate does not lead the ASUN in any team category, but they rank second in assists (332), assists per game (13.8), steals (216) and steals per game (9.0).

ASUN TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS

FGCU
PPG - Rosemarie Julien (6th, 13.0)
FTs Made - Rosemarie Julien (T-8th, 65)
FT Percentage - Rosemarie Julien (1st, 84.4), Erica Nelson (8th, 73.6, 53-for-72)
3-Point FGs Made - Taylor Gradinjan (1st, 62), Rosemarie Julien (3rd, 50), Nasrin Ulel (T-5th, 43)
3-Point FG Percentage - Jessica Cattani (1st, 40.7, 33-for-81), Taylor Gradinjan (4th, 37.6, 62-for-165), China Dow  (5th, 36.7, 29-for-79), Nasrin Ulel (8th, 35.5, 43-for-121)
FGs Made - Rosemarie Julien (6th, 112), China Dow (7th, 103)
FG Percentage - Lisa Zderadicka (4th, 49.1, 81-for-165), China Dow (9th, 46.4, 103-for-222)
RPG - Tytionia Adderly (2nd, 8.5), China Dow (10th, 5.7)
APG - Erica Nelson (T-8th, 3.0)
SPG - Tytionia Adderly (T-7th, 1.6), Erica Nelson (T-7th, 1.6)
BPG - n/a

USC UPSTATE
PPG - Tamera Thorpe (8th, 12.5)
FTs Made - Tamera Thorpe (T-8th, 65)
FT Percentage - n/a
3-Point FGs Made - Rylie Parkhurst (T-8th, 37), Anda Kuzmina (T-10th, 35)
3-Point FG Percentage - Rylie Parkhurst (6th, 35.9)
FGs Made - Tamera Thorpe (10th, 97)
FG Percentage - Tamera Thorpe (10th, 45.8, 97-for-212)
RPG - A'Lexxus Davis (8th, 5.9)
APG - Brittney Delva (3rd, 4.0)
SPG - n/a
BPG - Riley Popplewell (T-2nd, 1.1), A'Lexxus Davis (T-10th, 0.6), Diamon Shiflet (T-10th, 0.6)

NCAA LEADERS
As a team, FGCU leads the nation in 3-point field goals attempted (841) and ranks second in 3-point field goals per game (11.2) and 3-point field goals made (290). They also rank among the top 30 in assist/turnover ratio (21st), assists (25th) scoring margin (22nd), turnover margin (7th), fewest turnovers per game (9th) and win-loss percentage (13th).

3-Point Field Goals Attempted
1. FGCU, 841
2. DePaul, 820
3. Syracuse, 747
4. Saint Francis (PA), 739
5. Western Illinois, 733
6. Belmont, 688
7. New Mexico, 664
8. Presbyterian, 634
9. Idaho, 631
10. Ohio, 628

3-Point Field Goals Made 
1. DePaul, 293
2. FGCU, 290
3. Western Illinois 274
4. Belmont, 252
5. New Mexico, 243
6. Texas State, 230
7. Idaho 228
8. Syracuse 226
T-9. South Dakota 223
T-9. Oregon 223

3-Point Field Goals Made Per Game
1. DePaul, 12.2
2. FGCU, 11.2
3. Western Illinois, 11.0
4. Idaho, 10.4
5. Belmont, 10.1
6. Texas State, 10.0
T-7. Saint Francis (PA) 9.9
T-7. Weber St. 9.9
9. Central Michigan 9.8
T-10. New Mexico 9.6
T-10. Montana State 9.6

ASUN STANDINGS

1. FGCU - 8-1, 22-4
2. Jacksonville - 7-2, 17-7
T-3. Stetson - 5-4, 14-11
T-3. Lipscomb - 5-4, 9-15
5. USC Upstate - 4-5, 9-15
T-6. North Florida - 3-6, 10-14
T-6. Kennesaw State - 3-6, 7-13
8. NJIT - 1-8, 3-21

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. 1136 - Taylor GRADINJAN (138 games) - 2012-present

  8. 1135 - Stephanie HAAS (139 games) - 2012-16

  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. 11.9 - Rosemarie JULIEN (61 games) - 2016-present

  8. 11.8 - Robyn SWAIN (57 games) - 2002-04

  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. 391 - Taylor GRADINJAN (138 games) - 2012-present

  8. 385 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12

  9. 376 - Kate SCHRADER (65 games) - 2005-07

 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. 979 - Taylor GRADINJAN (138 games) - 2012-present

  8. 945 - Stephanie HAAS (139 games) - 2012-16

  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. .462 - China DOW (213-461) - 2016-present

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

  9. .457 - Rosemarie JULIEN (252-551) - 2016-present

 10. .448 - Courtney CHIHIL (326-727) - 2008-12

3-point field goals made

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

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

  3. 273 - Taylor GRADINJAN (138 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. 739 - Taylor GRADINJAN (138 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 - Whitney KNIGHT (294-791) - 2011-16

  9. .369 - Taylor GRADINJAN (273-739) - 2012-present

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

Free throw percentage (minimum 100 made)

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

  2. .818 - Rosemarie JULIEN (121-148) - 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

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

  T-9. .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. 468 - Taylor GRADINJAN (116o-352d) - 2012-present

  8. 458 - Tytionia ADDERLY (190o-268d) - 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. 8.0 - Tytionia ADDERLY (57 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. 352 - Taylor GRADINJAN (116o-352d) - 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. 268 - Tytionia ADDERLY (190o-268d) - 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. 190 - Tytionia ADDERLY (190o-268d) - 2016-present

  7. 186 - Kaneisha ATWATER (186o-322d) - 2013-16

  8. 183 - Courtney CHIHIL (183o-420d) - 2008-12

  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. 138 - Taylor GRADINJAN - 2012-present

  4. 135 - Katie MEADOR - 2012-16

  T-5. 132 - Sarah HANSEN - 2009-14

  T-5. 132 - DyTiesha DUNSON - 2012-16

  7. 130 - Whitney KNIGHT - 2011-16

  8. 128 - Adrianne MCNALLY - 2006-10

  T-9. 124 - Shannon MURPHY - 2007-11

  T-9. 124 - Kelsey JACOBSON - 2008-12

Games started

  1. 131 - Sarah HANSEN - 2009-14

  2. 118 - Adrianne MCNALLY - 2006-10

  3. 116 - Taylor GRADINJAN - 2012-present

  4. 111 - Courtney CHIHIL - 2008-12

  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

  T-10. 66 - Megan JONES - 2002-05

  T-10. 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. 3505 - Taylor GRADINJAN - 2012-present

  6. 3501 - Courtney CHIHIL - 2008-12

  7. 3330 - Kelsey JACOBSON - 2008-12

  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. Including this year, Smesko has guided the Eagles to 14-straight 20-win seasons. He maintains a record of 426-86 (.832) at FGCU, including a 165-16 (.912) mark in ASUN play. Over the past six + seasons, he has guided FGCU to a 101-4 (.962) 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 487-113 (.812). 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.

WATCH PARTY
Miller's Ale House in Gulf Coast Town Center will serve as the official watch party destination for all remaining women's and men'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.
 
Dirty Birds will get 20 percent off their order by showing the Wings Up App promo photo. 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.