FGCU Women's Basketball Information
Game 13	LSU (8-2) at FGCU (11-1)
Date // Time	Thursday, Dec. 19 | 7 p.m.
Location	Fort Myers, Fla. | Alico Arena
Tickets	FGCU Ticket Office
Live Statistics	Stat Broadcast
TV	ESPN+ | John Vittas (PxP), J. Webb Horton (Color)
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - The FGCU women's basketball team (10-1) will host LSU (8-2) inside Alico Arena on Thursday at 7 p.m. as the Eagles open up a tough three-game stretch.
 
The Green and Blue, who have won eight straight overall, as well as 16 straight in Alico Arena, will travel to Temple on Sunday before hosting Duke on Dec. 29. FGCU sits just outside the top 25 in both the Coaches (26th) and AP Polls (27th), and these next 11 days could go a long way for the program at the national level. LSU is receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.
 
Thursday will represent Ugly Sweater Night and fans are encouraged to wear green. One member of the Dirty Birds will also get a chance to shoot for the Dunk City Mustang at halftime. Tickets are still available, but limited, and can be purchased via stopping by the Alico Arena Box Office, visiting FGCUathletics.com (direct link) or calling 239-590-7145.
 
Streaking
FGCU currently features the nation's fourth-longest home winning streak, just behind UConn, Baylor and Iowa. Overall, their current eight-game streak is tied for 14th in the country.
 

Longest Home Winning Streaks (Division I)
1.	UConn	97
2.	Baylor	45
3	Iowa	26
4.	FGCU	16
5.	Oregon State	14

 
Second-Best Start
FGCU has produced its best start to a season in nine years as the Green and Blue's 11-1 record is the second-best start in the program's Division I era behind the 2010-11 team's 14-0 spurt to open the season.
 
Series History
Thursday's matchup is the first game in a home-and-home series that will see FGCU head to Baton Rouge next year.
 
This year's meeting is the third all-time between the two programs, who split a home-and-home series in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. Sarah Hansen scored a career-high 30 points, while Joyce Iamstrong (20) and Brittany Kennedy (10) combined with her to produce 69 of the team's 76 points in a six-point win inside Alico Arena on Dec. 28, 2012. The following season, with LSU ranked 12th in both national polls, FGCU fell 69-46 despite 15 points from Hansen.

FGCU vs the SEC
FGCU has five all-time wins against SEC schools, with the latest coming in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament over Missouri. In fact, they've won their past three matchups against the SEC and are 4-1 inside Alico Arena. In addition to LSU, they've also defeated Kentucky (2017), Auburn (2015) and Florida (2008).

 

Game-By-Game Against The SEC
03/17/18	W 80-70	vs No. 17/15 Missouri	Stanford, Calif.
12/08/17	W 70-64	vs No. 20/23 Kentucky	Fort Myers, Fla.
12/30/15	W 52-45	vs Auburn	Fort Myers, Fla.
12/19/15	L 65-60	vs No. 9/9 Mississippi State	San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/20/14	L 72-69	at Auburn	Auburn, Ala.
12/17/13	L 69-46	at LSU	Baton Rouge, La.
12/28/12	W 76-70	vs LSU	Fort Myers, Fla.
11/23/12	L 65-46	vs South Carolina	U.S. Virgin Islands
03/21/11	L 74-69	vs Florida	Fort Myers, Fla.
11/14/08	W 88-86	vs Florida	Fort Myers, Fla.
03/24/08	L 60-55	at Florida	Gainesville, Fla.
12/04/07	L 78-52	at Florida	Gainesville, Fla.

 
FGCU's History vs Power 5's
With their win over defending national runner-up Notre Dame last month, FGCU produced its sixth all-time win against an ACC school, which is its most against any Power 5 conference member. The Eagles have also won five against the SEC, four vs the Big 10 and one apiece against the Pac 12 and Big 12. They'll get a chance to improve their 17-27 all-time record against LSU and Duke.
 
ACC: Notre Dame ('19), Wake Forest ('16) Clemson ('14), VT ('10, 11, 12)
Big 10: Illinois ('17), Michigan ('16), Michigan State ('11), Indiana ('10)
Big 12: Oklahoma State ('15)
SEC: Kentucky ('17), Auburn ('15), LSU ('12), Florida ('08), Missouri ('18)
Pac 12: Arizona ('15)
 
In terms of Alico Arena, FGCU has previously hosted 12 teams over 13 games from a Power 5 conference at least once including Illinois, Michigan, Wake Forest, Auburn, Virginia, Virginia Tech, LSU, Michigan State, Indiana, Florida State and Florida. Of those previous contests, the Eagles earned wins in 10 - defeating Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Wake Forest, Auburn, VT, LSU, Michigan State, Florida and Indiana.
 
By Location
10-3 in Alico Arena
6-11 in neutral site matchups
1-13 in true road matchups

By Conference
6-10 vs ACC
5-7 vs SEC
4-5 vs B1G
1-2 vs Big 12
1-3 vs Pac 12

 

Game-By-Game
Date	Result	Opponent	Location
*11/09/07	L 93-53	vs No. 19/19 Florida State	Fort Myers, Fla.
12/04/07	L 78-52	@ Florida	Gainesville, Fla.
#03/24/08	L 60-55	@ Florida	Gainesville, Fla.
11/14/08	W 88-86	vs Florida	Fort Myers, Fla.
11/16/08	L 81-62	@ No. 21/24 Florida St.	Tallahassee, Fla.
11/21/09	L 58-48	@ Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Ga.
12/13/09	L 94-71	@ No. 21/24 Michigan St.	East Lansing, Mich.
#03/18/10	L 70-57	@ Miami	Coral Gables, Fla.
11/25/10	W 73-65	vs Virginia Tech	Riviera Maya, Mexico
12/21/10	W 73-69	vs Indiana	Fort Myers, Fla.
#03/21/11	L 74-69	vs Florida	Fort Myers, Fla.
11/19/11	W 59-58	vs Michigan St.	Fort Myers, Fla.
12/21/11	W 69-41	vs Virginia Tech	Fort Myers, Fla.
12/28/11	L 69-64	vs NC State	Honolulu, Hawaii
11/23/12	L 65-46	vs South Carolina	U.S. Virgin Islands
12/16/12	W 63-56	@ Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Va.
12/28/12	W 76-70	vs LSU	Fort Myers, Fla.
11/26/13	L 68-47	vs TCU	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/27/13	L 83-59	vs No. 6/5 Stanford	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
12/17/13	L 69-46	@ No. 12/12 LSU	Baton Rouge, La.
12/21/13	L 85-56	vs Virginia	Fort Myers, Fla.
^03/22/14	L 61-60 (OT)	vs Oklahoma St.	West Lafayette, Ind.
11/20/14	L 72-69	@ Auburn	Auburn, Ala.
11/28/14	W 86-61	vs Clemson	U.S. Virgin Islands
11/29/14	L 90-83 (2 OT)	vs Ohio State	U.S. Virgin Islands
^03/21/15	W 75-67	vs Oklahoma St.	Tallahassee, Fla.
^03/23/15	L 65-47	@ Florida St.	Tallahassee, Fla.
12/19/15	L 65-60	vs No. 9/9 Mississippi St.	San Juan, Puerto Rico
12/20/15	W 57-55	vs Arizona	San Juan, Puerto Rico
12/30/15	W 52-45	vs Auburn	Fort Myers, Fla.
#03/21/16	W 67-48	vs Wake Forest	Fort Myers, Fla.
#03/31/16	W 71-62	vs Michigan	Fort Myers, Fla.
11/25/16	L 79-66	vs No. 8/8 Ohio State	Estero, Fla.
12/17/16	L 82-73	@ Illinois	Champaign, Ill.
^03/18/17	L 62-60	@ Miami	Coral Gables, Fla.
11/12/17	W 85-61	vs Illinois	Fort Myers, Fla.
11/24/17	L 104-62	vs No. 9/8 Ohio State	Las Vegas, Nev.
12/08/17	W 70-64	vs No. 20/23 Kentucky	Fort Myers, Fla.
^03/17/18	W 80-70	vs No. 17/15 Missouri	Stanford, Calif.
^03/19/18	L 90-70	@ No. 15/19 Stanford	Stanford, Calif.
11/23/18	L 88-65	vs No. 8/7 Stanford	Honolulu, Hawaii
12/30/18	L 57-41	@ Duke	Durham, N.C.
^03/22/19	L 69-62	@ Miami	Coral Gables, Fla.
12/19/19	W 69-60	vs Notre Dame	Riviera Maya, Mexico
*FGCU's Division-I debut |  ^ NCAA Tournament | #WNIT

 
1,000 NCAA Points, Finished Career with Green and Blue
FGCU currently has 17 players in the program's Division I history that have eclipsed 1,000 points at the NCAA Division I level and finished their NCAA careers at FGCU. This year's team already has three of those 17, while Ashli O'Neal is attempting to join the club and make this year's squad the first in program history to have four players eclipse 1,000 in the same season. The last team to dress four with 1,000 points, although their milestone points came in different seasons, was the 2015-16 team consisting of Whitney Knight, Kaneisha Atwater, Taylor Gradinjan and Stephanie Haas.
 

Points	Player	Years Played	Previous School (if any)
1,901	Sarah Hansen	2010-14
1,574	Whitney Knight	2011-16
1,498	Kaneisha Atwater	2012-16	VCU
1,415	Adrianne McNally	2006-10
1,329	Jordin Alexander	2012-17	Brown
1,263	Kelsey Jacobson	2008-12
1,234	Taylor Gradinjan	2012-18
1,185	Shannon Murphy	2007-11
1,138	Stephanie Haas	2012-16
1,093	China Dow	2013-18	Middle Tennessee State
1,091	Keri Jewett-Giles	2015-present	Southern Miss
1,074	Davion Wingate	2015-present	Stony Brook
1,072	Destiny Washington	2014-19	Ball State
1,063	Nasrin Ulel	2016-present
1,060	Betsy Adams	2008-13	Valparaiso
1,035	Lisa Zderadicka	2014-19	Houston Baptist
1,016	Courtney Chihil	2008-12
958	Ashli O'Neal	2016-present	Indiana State
If a transfer, previous school listed

 
Deepest Backcourt in the Nation?
Should Ashli O'Neal score 42 more points and reach 1,000 in her career, it would make FGCU the only Division I women's basketball school in the entire nation with a roster featuring four guards that have reached that milestone.
 
In fact, the Eagles would become one of only two rosters in the country with four current players having reached 1,000 career points, joining Oregon. Furthermore, only three teams currently have three or more players with the milestone mark behind their name.
 
Oregon - Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard, Minyon Moore, Satou Sabally
FGCU - Keri Jewett-Giles, Nasrin Ulel, Davion Wingate
James Madison - Kamiah Smalls, Jackie Benitez, Lexie Barrier
 
Most Points Scored By A Two-Year Transfer (Division I Era)
Keri Jewett-Giles, a graduate senior who initially started her career at Southern Miss, is now among the top five most prolific scoring two-year transfers in FGCU's Division I era. She surpassed Erica Nelson (582, 2016-18) in Tuesday's win over Central Connecticut State for fourth place . Davion Wingate, who started her career at Stony Brook, is also approaching the top 10 as she has 440 entering the LSU matchup.
 

Points	Player	Years	Previous School
862	Rosemarie Julien	2016-18	Chipola College
839	Chelsea Lyles	2008-10	Western Nebraska C.C.
749	China Dow	2016-18	Middle Tennessee State
589	Keri Jewett-Giles	2018-present	Southern Miss
582	Erica Nelson	2016-18	Johnson County C.C.
571	Jenna Cobb	2013-15	Butler
509	Lisa Zderadicka	2017-19	Houston Baptist
496	Brittany Brown	2008-10	Labette C.C.
483	Brittany Kennedy	2011-13	Oregon State
*469	Delia De La Torre	2007-08	Garden City C.C.
*played two years, but only one at the Division I level

 
Degrees And Buckets
Since the arrival of Jordin Alexander from Brown University for the 2016-17 season, FGCU has had tremendous success with graduate transfers, including the program's first two-year such player, Lisa Zderadicka. This year, Ashli O'Neal is on pace to either come close or break the program's record for most single-season points by a graduate transfer.
 

Points	Player	Season	Previous School
311	Jordin Alexander	2016-17	Brown
294	Destiny Washington	2018-19	Ball State
274	Lisa Zderadicka	2017-18	Houston Baptist
235	Lisa Zderadicka	2018-19	Houston Baptist
101	Ashli O'Neal	2019-20	Indiana State

 
Fun with Numbers and Stuff
 

Double-Doubles
Player	Season	Career
Tytionia Adderly	1	11
Keri Jewett-Giles	0	2
Kerstie Phills	0	5

 

Double-Digit Scoring Games
Player	Season	Career
Davion Wingate	11	54
Keri Jewett-Giles	11	52
Nasrin Ulel	6	52
Ashli O'Neal	3	45
Kerstie Phills	3	31
Anja Marinkovic	2	27
Tytionia Adderly	2	19
Chandler Ryan	0	12
Alyssa Blair	2	4
Tanner Bryant	0	3
Sheahen Dowling	1	2
Emma List	0	2
Tyra Cox	1	1

 

20+ Point Games
Player	Season	Career
Davion Wingate	3	13
Keri Jewett-Giles	2	9
Ashli O'Neal	1	9
Anja Marinkovic	1	6
Nasrin Ulel	2	5
Kerstie Phills	0	4
Tytionia Adderly	0	3
Chandler Ryan	0	2

 

25+ Point Games
Player	Season	Career
Davion Wingate	1	4
Nasrin Ulel	0	4
Ashli O'Neal	0	2
Anja Marinkovic	0	2
Tytionia Adderly	0	1
Keri Jewett-Giles	0	1

 

Double-Digit Rebound Games
Player	Season	Career
Tytionia Adderly	6	45
Kerstie Phills	0	5

 

20+ Rebound Games
Player	Season	Career
Kerstie Phills	0	1

 

Double-Digit Assist Games
Player	Season	Career
Keri Jewett-Giles	0	1

 

Double-Digit Steal Games
Player	Season	Career
Keri Jewett-Giles	0	1

 
Raining Threes
FGCU, which broke the NCAA's all-time record for most 3-pointers made in a season in 2017-18 with 431, is once again leading the nation in three of the four 3-point shooting categories. The only one they don't lead in is percentage, where they rank 79th nationally.
 
3-point field goals made
1. FGCU - 150
2. DePaul - 134
3. South Dakota - 121
4. Oregon - 112
5. Western Illinois - 108
 
3-point field goals attempted
1. FGCU - 448
2. DePaul - 385
3. Western Illinois - 316
4. Western Carolina - 315
5. New Mexico - 313
 
3-point field goals made per game
1. FGCU - 12.5
2. DePaul - 12.2
3. Oregon - 11.2
T-4. Abilene Christian - 10.6
T-4. Saint Mary's - 10.6
 
NCAA 3-Point Shooting Records
 

3-Point FG Made Per Game
(since 1988)
Team	Season	G	3FG	Avg.
Sacramento St.	†2015	34	*424	12.5
Sacramento St.	†2016	31	386	12.5
Sacramento St.	†2014	30	373	12.4
DePaul	†2018	35	422	12.1
FGCU	2018	36	431	12.0
Idaho	†2019	34	387	11.4
FGCU	2019	33	364	11.0
DePaul	2019	34	373	11.0
FGCU	†2012	32	342	10.7
Sacramento St.	†2017	30	320	10.7
† led the nation that year

 

3-Point FGs Made In A Season
(since 2011)
Total	School	Year
431	FGCU	2018
424	Sacramento State	2015
422	DePaul	2018
387	Idaho	2019
386	Sacramento State	2016
374	Oregon	2019
373	Sacramento State	2014
373	DePaul	2019
372	FGCU	2016
364	DePaul	2015
364	FGCU	2019
357	Washington	2017
357	Belmont	2018
354	Idaho	2017
353	Saint Francis	2018
350	Idaho	2016
347	FGCU	2014
346	Idaho	2018
342	FGCU	2012
341	Ohio	2019
341	Belmont	2019

 

3-Point FGs Attempted in a Season
Since 2012
Total	Team	Year
1,339	Sacramento State	2015
1,318	Sacramento State	2016
1,194	FGCU	2016
1,190	FGCU	2018
1,171	Sacramento State	2014
1,159	DePaul	2018
1,152	Saint Francis	2018
1,132	Syracuse	2016
1,121	DePaul	2019
1,111	FGCU	2019
1,094	Sacramento State	2017
1,077	Kansas State	2013
1,073	Saint Francis	2017
1,058	FGCU	2017
1,047	DePaul	2015
1,032	Idaho	2019
1,017	Ohio	2016
1,016	Idaho	2017
1,004	Oregon	2014
1,000	FGCU	2014

 

FGCUs 3-Point FGs Made By Season
National Finish
Year	Total	Finish
2012	342	1st
2013	319	3rd
2014	347	2nd
2015	327	5th
2016	372	2nd
2017	338	3rd
*2018	431	1st
2019	364	4th
2020	150	1st
*Current NCAA record

 
Fun with Polls
For the second consecutive week, FGCU sat just outside the top 25 in the two major national polls last week, receiving the 27th-most votes in the Associated Press and 26th-most in the Coaches Poll. However, they rose two spots in the Coaches Poll from 28th the prior week.
 
Thus, the Eagles are on the cusp of potentially earning their first ranking since finishing 25th in the Coaches Poll on April 2, 2018. Their last AP ranking came April 6, 2015 when they finished the season 21st. The new polls come out each Monday (AP) and Tuesday (Coaches).
 
Here's a history of FGCU in the AP and Coaches Polls:
 

FGCU's History In National Polls
AP Poll
Feb. 16, 2015	No. 22
Feb. 23, 2015	No. 21
March 2, 2015	No. 20
March 9, 2015	No. 20
March 16, 2015	No. 20
Coaches Poll
Feb. 16, 2015	No. 24
Feb. 23, 2015	No. 22
March 2, 2015	No. 21
March 9, 2015	No. 21
March 16, 2015	No. 21
April 6, 2015	No. 21
Feb. 1, 2018	No. 25
April 2, 2018	No. 25

 
Here's both current major national polls, along with the two mid-major rankings - CollegeInsider.com and espnW.
 

AP Poll (Dec. 16)
Rk.	Team (1st Place Votes)	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Stanford (27)	9-0	747	1
2	UConn (1)	8-0	685	2
3	Oregon (1)	8-1	679	3
4	Oregon St. (1)	9-0	653	4
5	South Carolina	10-1	633	5
6	Louisville	10-1	599	7
7	Baylor	8-1	598	6
8	Florida St.	10-0	549	8
9	NC State	10-0	497	9
10	UCLA	9-0	459	10
11	Texas A&M	9-1	447	11
12	Indiana	10-1	422	12
13	Maryland	8-2	398	13
14	Kentucky	10-1	361	14
15	Mississippi St.	8-2	333	15
16	DePaul	9-1	314	16
17	Gonzaga	9-1	256	17
18	Arizona	10-0	242	18
19	Michigan St.	7-2	153	19
20	Missouri St.	9-1	151	20
21	Arkansas	10-1	123	21
22	West Virginia	7-1	115	22
23	Tennessee	8-1	100	23
24	Michigan	9-1	77	24
25	South Dakota	12-1	45	NR

 
Others receiving votes: Miami 42, FGCU 37, Minnesota 20, Rutgers 7, Colorado 4, Arizona State 1, TCU 1, Ohio State 1, Kansas 1
 

USA Today Coaches Poll (Dec. 17)
Rk.	Team (1st Place Votes)	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Stanford (27)	9-0	769	-
2	UConn (3)	9-0	737	-
3	Oregon	9-1	706	-
4	Oregon State (1)	9-0	687	-
5	Baylor	8-1	640	-
6	South Carolina	10-1	613	-
7	Louisville	10-1	605	-
8	Florida State	10-0	550	-
9	NC State	10-0	524	-
10	UCLA	9-0	489	-
11	Maryland	8-2	417	12
12	Texas A&M	9-1	409	13
13	Kentucky	10-1	404	11
14	Indiana	10-1	367	15
15	Mississippi State	9-2	360	14
16	DePaul	9-2	299	-
17	Missouri State	9-1	274	18
18	Gonzaga	9-1	272	17
19	Arizona	10-0	221	-
20	Arkansas	10-1	172	-
21	South Dakota	11-1	142	-
22	Michigan	9-1	120	-
23	Michigan State	7-2	85	-
24	Tennessee	8-1	68	-
25	West Virginia	7-1	58	-

 
Others receiving votes: Florida Gulf Coast 46; Miami 23; Princeton 14; Minnesota 13; Arizona State 12; Creighton 6; Northwestern 5; Rutgers 3; LSU 3; Drake 3; South Florida 1; Ohio St. 1; Iowa State 1.
 

CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll (Dec. 17)
Rk.	Team	W-L	Pts.	Prev.	Conference
1.	Gonzaga (29)	9-1	772	1	West Coast
2.	Missouri State (1)	9-1	740	2	Missouri Valley
3.	South Dakota (1)	10-1	718	3	Summit
4.	Princeton	9-1	662	4	Ivy League
5.	FGCU	10-1	648	5	ASUN
6.	Drake	7-2	631	6	Missouri Valley
7.	James Madison	6-2	577	7	Colonial
8.	Buffalo	7-2	535	8	Mid-American
9.	Penn	7-1	483	11	Ivy League
10.	Central Michigan	5-3	462	14	Mid-American
11.	Marist	6-2	443	13	Metro Atlantic
12.	Ohio	6-3	427	10	Mid-American
13.	South Dakota State	7-5	409	12	Summit
14.	BYU	4-4	346	9	West Coast
15.	Abilene Christian	7-1	334	16	Southland
16.	Drexel	6-3	260	17	Colonial
17.	Lehigh	7-2	226	19	Patriot
18.	Pacific	6-3	218	18	West Coast
19.	Harvard	7-3	202	21	Ivy League
20.	Northern Iowa	7-3	157	23	Missouri Valley
21.	Wright State	6-4	144	20	Horizon
22.	Rider	5-2	136	22	Metro Atlantic
23.	UTA	5-3	133	25	Sun Belt
24.	Stony Brook	10-1	129	24	America East
25.	Cleveland State	9-1	40	NR	Horizon

 

espnW Mid-Major Poll (Nov. 28)
1.	Missouri State	6-1
2.	Gonzaga	3-1
3.	South Dakota	5-1
4.	Drake	4-1
5.	Ohio	4-1
6.	Northern Iowa	5-0
7.	Princeton	5-1
8.	Marist	5-0
9.	FGCU	5-1
10.	Western Kentucky	4-1

 
RPI Heights Reached Few Times Before
In addition to the national polls, FGCU opened at No. 15 in this year's first official NCAA RPI on Dec. 9, which was the program's second-highest slot all-time behind a No. 13 ranking on March 8 and 9 of 2015. In fact, the Eagles were ranked 19th or better 15 times during that 2014-15 season. Outside of this year, the only other time the Green and Blue achieved that high of an RPI was Dec. 31, 2017 (19th).
 
Furthermore, FGCU's only loss this year came to Princeton, who is currently 9-1 overall and ranked 6th in the latest RPI. And they've defeated three top 100 RPI teams - South Dakota State (64th), Notre Dame (72nd) and UCF (97th).
 
Three other top 100 RPI teams - Duke (26th), LSU (34th) and Temple (67th) - are also on tap for FGCU the rest of the month.
 
Bracketology
Charlie Crème's latest Bracketology has FGCU slotted as a No. 11 seed in the Dallas region with a matchup against No. 6 Michigan in Raleigh.
 
Rise of Nasrin Ulel
Nasrin Ulel, who played just over eight minutes per game off the bench as a freshman, started 34 of 36 games as a sophomore while averaging nearly 10 points per game. Last year, she tallied a team-high 14.6 points per contest while ascending to ASUN player of the year recognition. This season, she became just the 10th player in the program's Division I era to reach 1,000 points in the Green and Blue - despite scoring just 99 as a freshman.
 
She's Back!
On Aug. 1, Keri Jewett-Giles announced that she would return for her graduate senior year after initially deciding to step away from basketball to work on a non-profit organization she intended to start. The announcement provided a big boost for the Eagles, who had already secured the addition of Indiana State graduate transfer, Ashli O'Neal. Those two have joined Nasrin Ulel and Davion Wingate to join one of, if not the best, group of guards in the nation.

Wingate on A Tear
Davion Wingate, who is averaging a career-best 16.3 points per game, is the only player in the nation shooting at least 60 percent from the field with at least 120 field goal attempts. The senior guard, who transferred from Stony Brook and suited up for the Green and Blue for the first time last year, scored at least 13 points in four of the final five games last year en route to leading the ASUN in 3-point field goal percentage at .434. This year, she has started even better, shooting .615 from the field, .490 from 3-point range and .840 from the foul line. In fact, once she attempts 16 more 3-point field goals, she'll qualify for the ASUN's all-time percentage leaders list, and she would rank third (.455, 61-for-134) at her current pace.
 
Rebounding Legend, All-Around Great
Senior forward Tytionia Adderly recently eclipsed Sarah Hansen's (887, 2010-14) career rebounding record, and she now has 963, which puts her 37 away from becoming only the 12th player in ASUN history to reach 1,000. On Tuesday, she broke a tie with Kat Sungy (Jacksonville, 1999-2003, 956) for 13th place. Meanwhile, Adderly is one of only four players in the program's Division I history to rank in the top 10 in career rebounds, assists, steals and blocks - joining Sarah Hansen, Whitney Knight and DyTiesha Dunson.
 
Adderly's 11 career double-doubles ranks as the third-most in the program's Division I era behind Sarah Hansen (20) and Whitney Knight (19). The overall leader is Robyn Swain, who had 28 from 2002-04 in the first two seasons of the program.
 
On top of all that, Adderly ranks fourth among all active Division I women's basketball players in career rebounds.
 

Rk.	Player	School	Total
1.	Ruthy Hebard	Oregon	1,082
2.	Bayley Plummer	Appalachian State	1,062
3.	Chance Graham	Coppin State	979
4.	Tytionia Adderly	FGCU	963
5.	Kayla Cooper-Williams	James Madison	950

 
From Walk On To Full Scholarship
Junior Alyssa Blair, who started her career as a walk-on, earned a full scholarship prior to the season. The team surprised her during a game of Ellen's "Heads Up" app during a team bonding session.
 
Clutch DNA
Kerstie Phills (Bobby) and Davion Wingate (David) are the daughters of former NBA stars. The late Bobby Phills played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets, while David Wingate won an NCAA title at Georgetown and played 15 years in the NBA with six teams.
 
Getting Things Started
The Eagles have used three different starting lineups this year.
 
6-1: Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly
4-0: Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Blair/Adderly
1-0: Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/List/Adderly
 

Opponent	Starting Lineup
FIU	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly
Webber International	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly
UCF	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly
Princeton	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly
Johnson & Wales	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Blair/Adderly
Saint Francis	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Blair/Adderly
Notre Dame	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Blair/Adderly
USF	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/List/Adderly
South Dakota State	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Blair/Adderly
Houston	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly
Florida Memorial	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly
Central Connecticut State	Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly

 
Extra Basketball
FGCU has made the postseason a record 12-straight seasons since becoming a Division I program.
 

Year	Finish	Final Record
2007-08	WNIT 2nd Round	22-9. 13-3 ASUN
2008-09	WNIT 2nd Round	26-5, 17-3 ASUN
2009-10	WNIT 1st Round	24-7, 17-3 ASUN
2010-11	WNIT 2nd Round	28-4, 17-3 ASUN
2011-12	NCAA 1st Round	29-3, 18-0 ASUN
2012-13	WNIT 1st Round	27-7, 18-0 ASUN
2013-14	NCAA 1st Round	26-8, 17-1 ASUN
2014-15	NCAA 2nd Round	31-3, 14-0 ASUN
2015-16	WNIT Finals	33-6, 14-0 ASUN
2016-17	NCAA 1st Round	26-9, 12-2 ASUN
2017-18	NCAA 2nd Round	31-5, 13-1 ASUN
2018-19	NCAA 1st Round	28-5, 16-0 ASUN

 
All-Time Records vs 2019-20 Opponents
 

Opponent	Record	Streak	Last Meeting
FIU	11-0	W11	W 100-54 on Nov. 5, 2019 in Miami
Webber Int'l	4-0	W4	W 99-48 on Nov. 7, 2019 in Fort Myers
UCF	4-1	W1	W 72-50 on Nov. 13, 2019 in Fort Myers
Princeton	0-1	L1	L 67-53 on Nov. 17, 2019 in Princeton
Johnson & Wales	4-0	W4	W 89-56 on Nov. 19, 2019 in Fort Myers
Saint Francis	3-0	W3	W 97-64 on Nov. 22, 2019 in Fort Myers
Notre Dame	1-0	W1	W 69-60 on Nov. 28, 2019 in Cancun
USF	3-2	W2	W 81-77 on Nov. 29, 2019 in Cancun
South Dakota St.	3-1	W1	W 71-70 on Nov. 30, 2019 in Cancun
Houston	2-0	W2	W 57-45 on Dec. 4, 2019 in Houston
Florida Memorial	12-0	W12	W 91-47 on Dec. 9, 2019 in Fort Myers
Central Conn. St.	2-0	W2	W 94-60 on Dec. 17, 2019 in Fort Myers
LSU	1-1	L1	L 69-46 on Dec. 17, 2013 in Baton Rouge
Temple	n/a	n/a	n/a
Duke	0-1	L1	L 57-41 on Dec. 30, 2018 in Durham
Lipscomb	25-0	W25	W 80-46 on Feb. 19, 2019 in Nashville
Liberty	3-0	W3	W 72-49 on March 17, 2019 in Fort Myers
Stetson	25-4	W5	W 61-42 on March 5, 2019 in Fort Myers
North Florida	24-3	W3	W 80-48 on Jan. 27, 2019 in Fort Myers
North Alabama	5-0	W5	W 76-51 on Feb. 5, 2019 in Fort Myers
Kennesaw State	25-2	W19	W 77-48 on March 13, 2019 in Fort Myers
NJIT	12-0	W12	W 58-45 on March 8, 2019 in Fort Myers
Jacksonville	25-3	W6	W 68-62 on March 2, 2019 in Jacksonville

 
Florida Dominance
Entering this season, FGCU easily had the most wins among any Division I school in the state of Florida over the past five years, including 14 more than second-place Florida State.
 

1.	FGCU	149
2.	Florida State	135
3.	South Florida	120
4.	Miami	114
5.	Stetson	102
6.	Bethune-Cookman	97
7.	Jacksonville	95
8.	UCF	85
9.	Florida	69
10.	North Florida	56
11.	Florida A&M	49
	Florida Atlantic	49
13.	Florida International	26

 
Overtime History
FGCU is 7-6 all-time in the NCAA Division-I era in overtime games following the 89-84 win over No. 21 DePaul on Nov. 23, 2017. That win also represented the team's first win over a ranked opponent in program history, and it was the first of three wins over ranked teams for the FGCU in 2017-18 (DePaul, Kentucky, Missouri).
 
AAC who?
After the 57-45 win over Houston earlier this month, FGCU is now 3-0 against American Athletic Conference (AAC) teams. They entered the season slated to face four of the top six teams in the AAC preseason poll, and they've now defeated USF (2nd), UCF (3rd) and Houston (5th). Temple, who was picked sixth, rounds out the action on Dec. 22.
 

Rank	Team (1st Place Votes)	Points
1.	UConn (11)	121
2.	USF	107
3.	UCF (1)	96
	Cincinnati	96
5.	Houston	81
6.	Temple	68

 
Going Streaking
Since taking over as FGCU's head coach, head coach Karl Smesko has guided the program to 15 winning streaks lasting at least 10 games, led by a 34-game streak from Nov. 16, 2006 to March 22, 2007. The top Division I era winning streak is 26 games from Dec. 6, 2014 to March 21, 2015, and he led the Eagles to a 19-game streak last year, which was the third-longest in the nation when it was snapped in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
 

Division I Era Winning Streaks (2007-present)
Streak	Start	End
26 games	12/6/14	3/21/15
21 games	12/29/11	3/3/12
21 games	12/28/12	3/8/13
21 games	12/20/15	3/31/16
19 games	1/5/19	3/17/19
17 games	1/10/09	3/19/09
14 games	12/12/10	1/17/11
12 games	12/20/16	2/2/17
12 games	2/6/14	3/16/14
11 games	2/3/18	3/17/18
10 games	12/20/17	1/27/18

 

Non-Division I Era Winning Streaks (2002-07)
Streak	Start	End
34 games	11/16/06	3/22/07
21 games	12/21/02	2/15/03
17 games	12/29/05	3/10/06
^13 games	3/1/05	12/20/05
^covered parts of two seasons

In terms of regular season winning streaks, Smesko's longest is a 45-game stretch from Dec. 29, 2005 through March 3, 2007. The streak encompassed the final two seasons of the program's Division II era.
 

Regular Season Winning Streaks (02-present)
Streak	Start	End
45 games	12/29/05	3/3/07
23 games	12/6/14	11/13/15
22 games	12/28/12	11/20/13
20 games	12/29/11	11/14/12
19 games	12/20/15	2/27/16
19 games	1/5/19	11/17/19
17 games	1/10/09	11/13/09
11 games	2/6/14	11/18/14

 
Power of Alico Arena
Since opening its doors in December 2002, Alico Arena has served as the centerpiece of FGCU athletics … and a nightmare for opposing women's basketball teams. In fact, over a stretch that spanned nine years, the Green and Blue won 75 consecutive ASUN regular season games. Entering Thursday's LSU matchup, the Eagles have produced the following numbers at home.
 
271-19 (.934) in games at Alico Arena
193-13 (.937) in Division-I era games at Alico Arena
98-2 (.980) in ASUN regular season games at Alico Arena
 

FGCU in Alico Arena By Season
2002-03	15-0
2003-04	12-1
2004-05	11-4
2005-06	17-1
2006-07	23-0
2007-08	12-2
2008-09	15-1
2009-10	14-0
2010-11	18-1
2011-12	13-0
2012-13	13-2
2013-14	16-2
2014-15	16-0
2015-16	19-3
2016-17	17-1
2017-18	18-0
2018-19	17-1
2019-20	5-0

 

FGCU in Alico Arena
ASUN Regular Season Games
2007-08	8-0
2008-09	9-1
2009-10	10-0
2010-11	10-0
2011-12	9-0
2012-13	9-0
2013-14	8-0
2014-15	7-0
2015-16	7-0
2016-17	6-1
2017-18	7-0
2018-19	8-0
2019-20	TBD

 
Cancun Challenge Champs
On Nov. 28-30, FGCU knocked off Notre Dame, No. 20 USF and South Dakota State over three consecutive days to capture the Cancun Challenge championship in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Over the past 10 seasons, the Eagles have hit the road to face big-name opponents and tough competition nine times - in addition to hosting the Gulf Coast Showcase in November 2016. This year was the team's third trip to Mexico, including the Hardwood Tournament of Hope in Puerto Vallarta in 2013-14 and the Caribbean Challenge in Riviera Maya in 2010-11.
 
2010-11 - Caribbean Challenge (Riviera Maya, Mexico)
2011-12 - Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Honolulu, Hawaii)
2012-13 - U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands)
2013-14 - Hardwood Tournament of Hope (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)
2014-15 - U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands)
2015-16 - Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
2016-17 - Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.)
2017-18 - Play4Kay Shootout (Las Vegas, Nevada)
2018-19 - Rainbow Wahine Showdown (Honolulu, Hawaii)
2019-20 - Cancun Challenge (Riviera Maya, Mexico)
 
Rare Air
FGCU is just one of four programs at the NCAA Division I level to win 25 or more games in each season since 2010-11. The others? UConn, Baylor and Notre Dame.
 
Coaching Staff Shuffle, Coaching Tree Grows
This past offseason, associate head coach Chelsea Banbury took the head job at High Point University, while assistant coach Jenna Cobb left the program as she got married and moved across the country. Banbury, outside of hiring former Akron head coach Jodi Kest, loaded up on former Eagles while comprising her staff. She hired Jaime Gluesing as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator, Brittany Brown as assistant coach and Jessica Cattani as director of basketball operations.
 
Meanwhile, Coach Smesko elevated Chelsea Lyles to associate head coach, while hiring one of the program's top former point guards, Shannon Murphy, in an assistant coach role. On top of that, Mandi Pierce was promoted from director of basketball operations to assistant coach, and Janelle Silver was hired as the video coordinator to replace another promotion - Sydnei McCaskill to director of operations.
 
Winningest Of All-Time?
Looking ahead, Coach Smesko has the Eagles on pace to become Division I's all-time leader in winning percentage by the end of 2020-21 season once FGCU reaches the required 10 years of full NCAA Division I membership.
 
The Eagles are 463-92 (.834) as a program entering 2019-20. The only other team that held an .800 or above percentage entering this year is Tennessee (.808).
 

Winningest Programs All-Time By Percentage
Entering 2019-20
# School	1st Yr.	Yrs.	Record	Pct.
* FGCU	2002	17	463-92	.834
1. Tennessee	1903	65	1,363-333	.803#
2. UConn	1975	45	1,153-301	.793
3. Louisiana Tech	1975	45	1,124-337	.769
4. Stanford	1975	45	1,091-334	.766
5. Notre Dame	1978	42	999-333	.750
6. Green Bay	1974	46	1,005-350	.742
7. Texas	1975	45	1,088-398	.732
8. Montana	1975	45	932-390	.705
9. SFA	1969	51	1,080-457	.703
10. S. Dakota St.	1967	53	995-424	.701
# Includes two ties
*Unofficial

 
O'Neal Wins 3rd Straight ASUN Honor, Makes History
Ashli O'Neal won her third consecutive ASUN newcomer of the week award last week. While that was snapped this week since the Eagles had an eight-day layoff, she has already tied Destiny Washington (2018-19), Keri Jewett-Giles (2018-19), Rosemarie Julien (2016-17) and Sarah Hansen (2010-11) for the most ASUN newcomer of the week awards in program history. Her most recent selection also represents the 30th time a member of the Green and Blue has won the award.
 

Date	Player, School	Newcomer, School	Freshman, School
Dec. 17	Shakayla Nevitt, Jacksonville	Destiny Marshall, Jacksonville	Kimia Carter, Stetson
Dec. 10	Milena Bajic, NJIT	Ashli O'Neal, FGCU	Kenna Squier, NJIT
Dec. 3	Keri Jewett-Giles, FGCU	Ashli O'Neal, FGCU	Maria Fux, NJIT
Nov. 26	Janesha Green, North Florida	Ashli O'Neal, FGCU	Jalyn Holcomb, Lipscomb
Nov. 19	Kamiyah Street, Kennesaw St.	Destiny Marshall, Jacksonville	Casey Collier, Lipscomb
Nov. 12	Alexis Poole Kennesaw State	Olivia Noah, North Alabama	Jaida Bond, North Alabama

 
ASUN Roundup
 

Current Standings
Pl.	Team	Overall	ASUN
­­1.	FGCU	11-1	0-0
2.	North Alabama	7-2	0-0
3.	Kennesaw State	5-4	0-0
4.	Jacksonville	6-5	0-0
5.	North Florida	5-5	0-0
5.	Stetson	5-5	0-0
7.	Liberty	4-6	0-0
8.	NJIT	3-8	0-0
9.	Lipscomb	2-9	0-0

 
Weekly Schedule
Monday, Dec. 16
UT-Martin 83, Lipscomb 67
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Jacksonville 88, Florida A&M 54
FGCU 94, Central Connecticut State 60
North Alabama 81, Alabama State 60
Wednesday, Dec. 18
North Florida @ No. 8 Florida State, 7 p.m.
Liberty @ Saint Francis, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 19
Canisius @ Stetson, 1 p.m.
LSU @ FGCU, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 20
Bethune-Cookman @ Stetson, 11 a.m.
Liberty @ Bradley, 2 p.m.
Jacksonville @ Jacksonville State, 7 p.m.
Kennesaw State @ Duquesne, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21
NJIT @ Columbia, 12 p.m.
Liberty @ Kansas City, 2 p.m.
Lipscomb @ Tennessee Tech, 3 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville @ North Alabama, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 22
FGCU @ Temple, 12 p.m.
*All Times Eastern
 
Career Rankings in the ASUN
 

3-Point Field Goals Made
Place	Name	School	Total	Years Played
1.	Kelsey Jacobson	FGCU	330	2008-12
2.	Taylor Gradinjan	FGCU	300	2013-18
2.	Whitney Knight	FGCU	294	2012-16
3.	Kristen Follis	Stetson	275	1990-94
4.	Sherranda Reddick	Jacksonville	271	2013-17
5.	Jadhken Kerr	North Florida	262	2008-13
6.	Jenny Conkle	Belmont	256	2002-06
7.	Kelly Guarino	NJIT	250	2015-19
8.	Hollie Davis	Belmont	244	2001-05
9.	Amber Rockwell	Belmont	234	2006-10
10.	Brianti Saunders	Stetson	227	2013-17
11.	LaTorria Matthews	FAU	220	1997-2001
12.	Shannon Murphy	FGCU	219	2007-11
13.	Lexie Richards	Jacksonville	209	1999-2003
14.	Anna Bowers	Lipscomb	207	2008-12
15.	Ashley Holliday	Kennesaw State	205	2009-13
16.	Tee'Ara Copney	USC Upstate	199	2009-13
17.	Chaquita Alexander	Troy	189	1999-2003
18.	Nasrin Ulel	FGCU	181	2016-present
19.	Jasmyn Brown	Jacksonville	177	2015-19
	Victoria McGowan	Stetson	177	2010-13

 

3-Point Field Goal Attempts
Place	Name	School	Years	Total
1.	Kelsey Jacobsen	FGCU	2008-12	846
	Hollie Davis	Belmont	2001-05	846
3.	Taylor Gradinjan	FGCU	2013-18	804
4.	Jadhken Kerr	North Florida	2008-12	798
5.	Whitney Knight	FGCU	2011-16	791
6.	Kristen Follis	Stetson	1990-94	748
7.	Jenny Conkle	Belmont	2002-06	718
8.	Sherranda Reddick	Jacksonville	2013-17	704
9.	Ashley Holliday	Kennesaw State	2009-13	700
10.	Kelly Guarino	NJIT	2015-19	697
11.	Anna Bowers	Lipscomb	2008-12	650
12.	Brianti Saunders	Stetson	2013-17	639
13.	Tee'Ara Copney	USC Upstate	2009-13	615
14.	Shannon Murphy	FGCU	2007-11	597
15.	Lexie Richards	Jacksonville	1999-2003	596
16.	LaTorria Matthews	FAU	1997-2001	574
17.	Anna Bowers	Lipscomb	2008-12	560
18.	Jasmyn Brown	Jacksonville	2015-19	549
19.	Jenna Bartsokas	Lipscomb	2007-11	545
20.	Nasrin Ulel	FGCU	2016-present	542

 

3-Point Field Goal Percentage (150 attempts, two years played)
Place	Name	School	Years	Percentage
1.	Heather Mayes	Jacksonville St.	1997-2000	.476 (120-for-252)
2.	Stacey Hinkle	Campbell	1998-2002	.464 (128-for-276)
3.	Albena Branzova	FIU	1991-95	.416 (77-for-185)
4.	Eglah Griffin	FGCU	2009-13	.409 (171-for-418)
5.	Jaime Gluesing	FGCU	2012-16	.404 (80-for-198)
6.	Nefertiti Walker	Stetson	2004-06	.392 (149-for-380)
7.	Brooke Wilhoit	ETSU	2005-07	.392 (87-for-222)
8.	Kelsey Jacobson	FGCU	2008-12	.390 (330-for-846)
9.	Shannon Murphy	FGCU	2007-11	.386 (85-for-220)
10.	Chandler Ryan	FGCU	2017-present	.380 (84-for-221)

 
*Davion Wingate will qualify for the list with 16 more attempts. She is currently shooting .455 (61-for-134).
 

Total Rebounds
Place	Name	School	Years	Total
1.	Phylette Blake	Georgia Southern	1985-89	1,242
2.	Andrea Congreaves	Mercer	1989-93	1,141
3.	Deneka Knowles	Southeastern Louisiana	1993-96	1,127
4.	Brittany Starling	USC Upstate	2012-16	1,119
5.	Siarre Evans	ETSU	2006-10	1,116
6.	April Cromartie	Campbell	1998-2002	1,113
7.	Felecia Autry	Campbell	1994-98	1,112
8.	Sametria Gideon	Kennesaw State	2009-13	1,111
9.	Albena Branzova	FIU	1991-95	1,092
10.	Kayla Gordon	Jacksonville	2014-18	1,031
11.	Brandi Miller	Belmont	2001-05	1,005
12.	Shameka Smith	Georgia State	2002-07	992
13.	Tytionia Adderly	FGCU	2016-present	963
14.	Kat Sungy	Jacksonville	1999-2003	956
15.	Kristy Brown	Stetson	2001-05	941

 
ASUN Preseason Awards
This year's version of the Green and Blue features the ASUN preseason player of the year (Nasrin Ulel) and defensive player of the year (Tytionia Adderly). Both of those players also won those respective awards in the 2018-19 postseason. Keri Jewett-Giles, meanwhile, was named to the 2019-20 ASUN preseason all-conference team.
 

Preseason All-Conference Team
Pos.	Player	School	Yr.	Hometown
G	Nasrin Ulel	FGCU	Sr.	Murrieta, Calif.
G	Keri Jewett-Giles	FGCU	Sr.	Fort Myers, Fla.
F	Bridgette Rettstatt	Liberty	Jr.	Galena, Ohio
F	Brittany Panetti	North Alabama	Sr.	Katy, Texas
G	Ivy Wallen	North Alabama	Sr.	Anderson, Ala.
F	Jazz Bond	North Florida	Jr.	Murfreesboro, Tenn.
F	Alexis Poole	Kennesaw State	Jr.	Ellenwood, Ga.
G	Kamiyah Street	Kennesaw State	Jr.	Atlanta, Ga.
G	Emily Lytle	Liberty	Jr.	Memphis, Tenn.
F	Day'Neshia Banks	Stetson	Jr.	Jacksonville, Fla.

 
FGCU was also picked to win this year's ASUN championship by both the conference coaches and media.
 

Preseason Coaches Poll
Rk.	Team (1st Place Votes)	Points
1.	FGCU (9)	81
2.	Liberty	65
3.	North Alabama	63
4.	Stetson	54
5.	North Florida	47
6.	Kennesaw State	35
7.	Jacksonville	32
8.	NJIT	18
9.	Lipscomb	10
*First place votes in parentheses

 

Preseason Media Poll
Rk.	Team (1st Place Votes)	Points
1.	FGCU (36)	324
2.	Liberty	268
3.	North Alabama	236
4.	Stetson	192
5.	North Florida	178
6.	Jacksonville	176
7.	Kennesaw State	128
8.	NJIT	60
9.	Lipscomb	58
*First place votes in parentheses

 
ASUN Dominance
FGCU joined the ASUN prior the 2007-08 season and immediately saw success among the ranks. The team has now won nine of the past 12 regular-season championships with a record of 186-16 over that span. The Eagles have never finished lower than second in the final standings and maintain a 99-2 record in ASUN games played at Alico Arena entering 2019-20. If that isn't enough, the Eagles are 124-4 against ASUN competition in the regular season and won six of eight tournament titles since earning postseason eligibility during the 2011-12 season.
 
The Eagles currently carry the fifth-longest conference winning streak in the nation.
 

Longest Conference Winning Streaks
Division I
Rk.	School	Streak
1.	UConn	136
2.	Quinnipiac	52
3.	Baylor	42
4.	Mercer	34
5.	FGCU	28

 
Overall, FGCU has a pair of 44-game ASUN regular season winning streaks, which are both tied with Baylor and Hampton for the 12th-longest conference streaks in NCAA Division I history. In fact, the current 28-game stretch also ranks among the top 20 all-time.
 
Interestingly, both 44-game streaks started against ETSU. The first one began on Dec. 3, 2011 and ended on Feb. 1, 2014 vs Northern Kentucky. The second one began Feb. 6, 2014 and ended Feb. 4, 2017 vs Jacksonville. The first one spanned parts of three seasons, while the second one saw parts of four seasons.
 
Since joining the ASUN in 2007-08, FGCU has held opponents to 39 or fewer points 19 times in conference play, including twice against Jacksonville. The program record for fewest points allowed in a conference game is 24, which came in a 32-point win over North Florida Feb. 25, 2015. 
 

39 Points or Below vs ASUN opponents
Regular Season Only
Date	Result and Opponent
03/01/08	W 70-39 vs North Florida
01/03/11	W 79-39 vs Belmont
01/07/12	W 68-34 vs North Florida
02/11/12	W 54-34 vs Belmont
12/31/12	W 62-35 @ Kennesaw State
01/21/13	W 67-37 vs Lipscomb
02/16/13	W 89-39 @ Lipscomb
03/02/13	W 74-36 vs Kennesaw State
01/25/14	W 54-34 vs North Florida
01/17/15	W 60-37 @ Jacksonville
02/07/15	W 61-39 @ Stetson
02/25/15	W 56-24 @ North Florida
01/18/16	W 70-37 vs NJIT
01/24/16	W 71-39 @ Lipscomb
01/30/16	W 65-38 @ North Florida
02/04/16	W 58-39 vs Jacksonville
02/13/16	W 53-32 @ NJIT
02/11/17	W 69-35 vs Kennesaw State
01/29/19	W 67-35 @ NJIT

 
Here's some other notable achievements for FGCU in the ASUN:
 
- In 2018-19, FGCU finished undefeated in ASUN play and won the conference tournament in the same season for the third time since the program became eligible for the tournament in 2011-12. Prior to that, only one other team (FIU, 1992-93) had accomplished that in the now 34-year history of the conference. On top of that, the Eagles now own five undefeated regular seasons since 2012 alone. The conference has only seen two other such seasons since 1986 (FIU, 1995-96 and FIU, 1992-93).
 
- FGCU is just the fourth ASUN women's basketball program to win three straight ASUN championships and the first since 2008-10 (ETSU). Also, Georgia State won three straight from 2001-03 (3 straight), while FIU nabbed four straight from 1992-96.
 
- The Eagles have appeared in eight consecutive ASUN tournament championship games, the longest streak in conference history. The previous records were Georgia Southern (1986-90, five straight), FIU (1992-95, four straight), Georgia State (2000-03, four straight) and ETSU (2007-10, four straight).
 
- FGCU's win over Liberty in last year's ASUN championship game gave them the most conference tournament wins in ASUN history with 22 (in only 24 games over eight years), surpassing FIU's 21 (took 11 years) and Georgia State's 20 (took 20 years). FGCU has done it in seven years of eligibility. The next closest current ASUN member is Jacksonville with 16.
 
- On a related note, the Green and Blue's .917 winning percentage in the conference tournament tops anyone else. The closest current member is Jacksonville (16-15, .516) and the best former members include FIU (21-5, .809) and Georgia Southern (13-4, .765).


- FGCU has led the conference in scoring average the past three seasons, margin of victory the past five years, 3-point field goals per game every year in the ASUN, turnover margin every year since 2009-10 and steals per game the past two years.
 
- FGCU is looking to become the first ASUN program (past or present) to win 10 regular season conference championships. They are currently tied with FIU at nine, but FGCU has nine outright titles, while FIU has seven. Additionally, the Eagles have dominated the league so much that only one other current member school has an ASUN regular season title (Stetson, 2017).
 

ASUN regular season championship history
2019	FGCU
2018	FGCU
2017	Stetson
2016	FGCU
2015	FGCU
2014	FGCU
2013	FGCU
2012	FGCU
2011	FGCU
2010	ETSU
2009	FGCU
2008	ETSU
2007	Belmont
2006	Belmont
2005	UCF
2004	UCF | Belmont | Georgia State | Lipscomb
2003	UCF
2002	Georgia State
2001	Campbell
2000	Georgia State
1999	UCF
1998	FIU
1997	FIU
1996	FIU
1995	FIU
1994	FIU
1993	FIU
1992	FIU | Mercer
1991	Mercer
1990	Georgia Southern | FIU
1989	FIU
1988	Georgia Southern
1987	Georgia Southern
1986	Florida A&M

 

Most ASUN regular season titles
School	Titles	Outright
FGCU	9	9
FIU	9	7
UCF	4	3
Georgia State	3	2
Georgia Southern	3
Belmont	3
ETSU	2
Mercer	2
Stetson	1
Florida A&M	1
Campbell	1
Lipscomb	1

NCAA Stats and Rankings Leaders
 

NCAA Team Statistical Leaders (Top 50)
Assist/Turnover Ratio	4th, 1.61
Assists	10th, 196
Assists/Game	44th, 16.3
Fewest Turnovers	36th, 122
Rebounds	37th, 439
Scoring Margin	20th, 22.9
Scoring Offense	15th, 81.1
Steals	8th, 130
Steals/Game	42nd, 10.8
Turnover Margin	1st, 11.33
Turnovers Forced	26th, 21.50
Fewest Turnovers/Game	1st, 10.2
W/L Percentage	12th, .917
Wins	T-1st, 11

 

NCAA Individual Statistical Leaders (Top 50)
Assist/Turnover Ratio	Adderly (48th, 2.28)
Defensive Rebounds/Game	Adderly (26th, 7.3)
FG Attempts	Jewett-Giles (42nd, 151)
FGs Made	Wingate (19th, 75), Jewett-Giles (46th, 67)
FG Percentage	Wingate (19th, .615)
Total Points	Wingate (27th, 196)
Rebounds	Adderly (8th, 117)
Rebounds/Game	Adderly (48th, 9.8)
Steals	Jewett-Giles (25th, 29)
3-Point FGs Attempted	Ulel (27th, 80)
3-Point FGs Made	Jewett-Giles (36th, 28)
3-Point FG Percentage	Wingate (13th, .490)

FGCU Division I era career records
(2007-present)
 
Points
1. 1,901 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2010-14
2. 1,574 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-12,13-16
3. 1,312 - Kaneisha ATWATER (106 games) - 2013-16
4. 1,263 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12
5. 1,234 - Taylor GRADINJAN (148 games) - 2012-13,14-18
6. 1,185 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11
7. 1,181 - Adrianne MCNALLY (93 games) - 2007-10
8. 1,138 - Stephanie HAAS (139 games) - 2012-16
9. 1,063 - Nasrin ULEL (107 games) - 2016-present
10. 1,016 - Courtney CHIHIL (120 games) - 2008-12

Field goals made
1. 685 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2010-14
2. 523 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-12,13-16
3. 457 - Kaneisha ATWATER (106 games) - 2013-16
4. 424 - Taylor GRADINJAN (148 games) - 2012-13,14-18
5. 414 - Stephanie HAAS (139 games) - 2012-16
6. 409 - Adrianne MCNALLY (93 games) - 2007-10
7. 402 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11
8. 385 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12
9. 381 - Nasrin ULEL (107 games) - 2016-present
10. 326 - Courtney CHIHIL (120 games) - 2008-12
 
3-point field goals made
1. 330 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12
2. 299 - Taylor GRADINJAN (148 games) - 2012-13,14-18
3. 294 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-12,13-16
4. 219 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11
5. 181 - Nasrin ULEL (107 games) - 2016-present
6. 171 - Eglah GRIFFIN (95 games) - 2009-12
7. 123 - Haley LAUGHTER (90 games) - 2014-17
8. 122 - Rosemarie JULIEN (71 games) - 2016-18
     122 - Courtney CHIHIL (120 games) - 2008-12
10. 114 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2010-14
 
Rebounds
1. 963 - Tytionia ADDERLY (370o-593d) - 2016-present
2. 887 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2010-14
3. 735 - Whitney KNIGHT (114o-621d) - 2011-12,13-16
4. 603 - Courtney CHIHIL (183o-420d) - 2008-12
5. 508 - Kaneisha ATWATER (187o-321d) - 2013-16
6. 504 - Adrianne MCNALLY (175o-329d) - 2007-10
7. 498 - Taylor GRADINJAN (117o-381d) - 2012-13,14-18
8. 422 - Katie MEADOR (193o-229d) - 2012-16
9. 385 - DyTiesha DUNSON (61o-324d) - 2012-16
10. 365 - Stephanie HAAS (96o-269d) - 2012-16
 
Defensive Rebounds
1. 621 - Whitney KNIGHT (114o-621d) - 2011-12,13-16
2. 593 - Tytionia ADDERLY (370o-593d) - 2016-present
3. 558 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2010-14
4. 420 - Courtney CHIHIL (183o-420d) - 2008-12
5. 381 - Taylor GRADINJAN (117o-381d) - 2012-13,14-18
6. 329 - Adrianne MCNALLY (175o-329d) - 2007-10
7. 324 - DyTiesha DUNSON (61o-324d) - 2012-16
8. 321 - Kaneisha ATWATER (187o-321d) - 2013-16
9. 269 - Stephanie HAAS (96o-269d) - 2012-16
10. 255 - China DOW (100o-255d) - 2016-18
 
Assists
1. 454 - DyTiesha DUNSON - 2012-16
2. 419 - Shannon MURPHY - 2007-11
3. 333 - Courtney CHIHIL - 2008-12
4. 285 - Adrianne MCNALLY - 2007-10
5. 260 - Brittany KENNEDY - 2011-13
6. 250 - Sarah HANSEN - 2010-14
7. 245 - Whitney KNIGHT - 2011-12,13-16
8. 240 - Tytionia ADDERLY - 2016-present
9. 239 - Kelsey JACOBSON - 2008-12
10. 229 - Kaneisha ATWATER - 2013-16
 
Steals
1. 249 - Sarah HANSEN - 2010-14
2. 206 - Whitney KNIGHT - 2011-12,13-16
3. 199 - Courtney CHIHIL - 2008-12
4. 168 - Shannon MURPHY - 2007-11
5. 162 - Tytionia ADDERLY - 2016-present
6. 153 - Kaneisha ATWATER - 2013-16
7. 148 - Brittany KENNEDY - 2011-13
8. 143 - DyTiesha DUNSON - 2012-16
9. 114 - Taylor GRADINJAN - 2012-13,14-18
10. 112 - Jenna COBB - 2013-15
 
Games started
1. 131 - Sarah HANSEN - 2010-14
2. 126 - Taylor GRADINJAN - 2012-13,14-18
3. 111 - Courtney CHIHIL - 2008-12
4. 103 - Shannon MURPHY - 2007-11
5. 102 - Tytionia ADDERLY - 2016-present
    102 - Kaneisha ATWATER - 2013-16
7. 97 - Whitney KNIGHT - 2011-12,13-16
8. 96 - DyTiesha DUNSON - 2012-16
9. 90 - Adrianne MCNALLY - 2007-10
10. 79 - Nasrin ULEL - 2016-20
 
TICKET INFORMATION
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FOLLOW ALONG
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SUPPORT THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM
Do you enjoy watching or following the FGCU women's basketball program? Would you like to play a role in the growth of the program and help take it to heights never before experienced? If so, you can reach out to Director of Advancement, Matt Ring, about opportunities to make an impact on the experiences of our student-athletes. He can be reached by email at mring@fgcu.edu or by office phone at 239-745-4434.

COACH SMESKO
FGCU head coach Karl Smesko led the 2018-19 Eagles to the program's fifth undefeated conference regular season since 2011-12, as well as the ninth consecutive season with at least 25 victories. The Green and Blue finished 28-5 overall and 16-0 in ASUN play, capturing the team's ninth ASUN regular season championship and sixth ASUN tournament championship. The team finished the season receiving votes in the final AP Poll and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in eight seasons before falling to host No. 19 Miami in the first round. It was the team's 12th-straight postseason appearance in 12 years of Division-I existence - the only program to ever do such.

Over the past five seasons, Smesko has guided FGCU to three 30-plus win seasons while recording a 149-28 (.841) record overall. That win total ranks eighth-best in the nation over that stretch - the most among all mid-majors and ahead of programs such as Oregon State and Stanford.

Including 2018-19, Smesko has also guided the Eagles to 15-straight 20-win seasons. He maintains a record of 534-120 (.816) overall in his career (third highest winning percentage among active D1 coaches behind only UConn's Geno Auriemma and Baylor's Kim Mulkey), including a 186-16 (.921) mark in ASUN play. Over the past eight seasons (including 2018-19), he has guided FGCU to a 124-4 (.969) record in conference play with five undefeated seasons. The now nine-time ASUN Coach of the Year earned his 400th career coaching win in 2014-15 in just 493 career games, two games faster than Auriemma.

#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April 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.

ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 80 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 12 seasons at the Division-I level. Additionally, in just eight seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 36 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including both men's and women's soccer again in 2018. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.35 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2018 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for twenty consecutive semesters. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
 
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