PREVIEW: Streaks On The Line Saturday As @FGCU_WBB Travels To Stetson

DELAND, Fla. - Several winning streaks will be on the line when the FGCU women's basketball team (20-4, 11-0 ASUN) hits the road to battle rival Stetson (13-11, 8-2) on Saturday at 1 p.m.

The Eagles, who have won 11 straight overall this year, will be looking for the the program's 19th-straight regular season ASUN victory. Meanwhile, the Hatters will enter the game having won six straight and are 10-2 at home this year.

Matchup: FGCU (20-4, 11-0 ASUN) vs Stetson (13-11, 8-2)
When: Saturday Feb. 16 at 1 p.m.
Rankings: FGCU is No. 3 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll
Where: DeLand, Fla. | Edmunds Center
Watch (ESPN+): Watch
Live Stats: here
Game Notes: FGCU (Interactive | Printable) | Stetson (Printable)
Series: FGCU leads 23-4
Coaches: Karl Smesko (17th season at FGCU - 455-91; 20th season overall - 516-118 | Lynn Bria (11th season at Stetson - 207-140; 24th season overall - 360-353)
Twitter: @FGCU_WBB
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Searching For Milestones
With its win over NJIT this past Tuesday, FGCU clinched its 15th-straight season with at least 20 wins. The team is just five wins shy of its ninth-straight 25-win season.

Going Streaking
FGCU has extended its season-high winning streak to 11 straight to open the calendar year, which is tied for the ninth longest streak in the nation. It is only the eighth double-digit streak among regular season games only in program history.

Regular Season Winning Streaks
45 games – 12/29/05 to 03/03/07
23 games – 12/06/14 to 11/13/15
22 games – 12/28/12 to 11/20/13
20 games – 12/29/11 to 11/14/12
19 games – 12/20/15 to 02/27/16
17 games – 01/10/09 to 11/13/09
11 games – 02/06/14 to 11/18/14
11 games - 01/05/19 to present

Overall Winning Streaks
34 games – 11/16/06 to 03/22/07
26 games – 12/06/14 to 03/21/15
21 games – 12/29/11 to 03/03/12
21 games – 12/28/12 to 03/08/13
21 games – 12/20/15 to 03/31/16
21 games – 12/21/02 to 02/15/03
17 games – 01/10/09 to 03/19/09
17 games – 12/29/05 to 03/10/06
14 games – 12/12/10 to 01/17/11
13 games – 03/01/05 to 12/20/05 (started in 04/05 regular season finale)
12 games – 12/20/16 to 02/02/17
12 games – 02/06/14 to 03/16/14
11 games – 02/03/18 to 03/17/18
11 games - 01/05/19 to present
10 games – 12/20/17 to 01/27/18

Additionally, the Eagles have pushed their ASUN regular season winning streak to 18 straight and 24 of the past 25.

CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll
FGCU is ranked No. 3 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll. They received one first-place vote in the latest poll. Here's how the top 10 looks:

1. Gonzaga (28) - 21-2
2. South Dakota (1) - 22-3
3. FGCU (1) - 20-4
4. South Dakota State - 18-5
5. Drake - 17-5
6. Ohio - 20-2
7. Buffalo - 16-5
8. Central Michigan - 16-6
9. Bucknell - 194
10. James Madison - 17-4

Elite Company
FGCU is one of just 14 teams across 32 NCAA Division-I conferences to have an undefeated slate in league play. Here's the full group:

UConn - American Athletic Conference
NC A&T - MEAC
Missouri State - Missouri Valley Conference
Robert Morris - Northeast Conference
FGCU - ASUN
Baylor - Big 12 Conference
Oregon - Pac-12
Marquette - Big East
Mississippi State - SEC
Mercer - Southern
Stephen F. Austin - Southland
Rice - Conference USA
Penn - Ivy League
Quinnipiac - MAAC

Stetson Notes
Stetson will enter Saturday having won six straight games after a comeback victory over Jacksonville on Tuesday. In that game, sophomore forward Day'Neshia Banks, who has reached double figures in eight straight, scored a career-high 20 points to help lead the Hatters to a 54-46 victory over Jacksonville after her team trailed 17-4 early.

The Hatters are currently tied with North Alabama for second place in the ASUN.

Senior guard McKenna Beach has reached double-figure points in 11 straight. She made her 100th career start on Tuesday and has played 160 consecutive minutes without subbing out.

Junior guard Addi Walters has made at least three 3-point field goals in three straight. Sophomore forward Megan Vincent is coming off a career-high five-block performance against Jacksonville. She also took over the ASUN lead in field goal percentage (.643) and made the second 3-point field goal of her career.

Steston will be without the services of Sarah Sagerer, who was lost for the season due to injury a few weeks ago. The senior forward was named the ASUN's preseason player and defensive player of the year. She finished her career with 952 points, 717 rebounds and a school-record 213 blocks. Prior to the injury, she was averaging team-highs in points per game (15.0), rebounds per game (7.8) and total blocks (36).

Stetson Leaders
PPG: McKenna Beach (13.8), Day'Neshia Banks (13.7), Addi Walters (10.8)
RPG: Day'Neshia Banks (6.2), Megan Vincent (6.0), McKenna Beach (4.9)
APG: McKenna Beach (4.3), Mackenzie Davis (2.1), Megan Vincent (2.0), Day'Neshia Banks (2.0)
SPG: McKenna Beach (2.4), Day'Neshia Banks (1.4), Mackenzie Davis (1.1)
BPG: Megan Vincent (1.8)

Series History
FGCU is 23-4 all-time against Stetson in a rivalry that dates back to Jan. 12, 2008. The Eagles have won 12 of the past 13 games, including a pair of wins last year, and they are 10-2 all-time in DeLand.

The series has featured many battles despite the lopsided series record. Over a three-game stretch from March 8, 2014 to Jan. 10, 2015, the Green and Blue won three games by a combined total of five points, which included a pair of overtime wins. Meanwhile, Stetson's 67-64 win in Alico Arena on Feb. 25, 2017 is FGCU's only loss at home since Jan. 10, 2009 against ASUN competition. Overall, five of the Green and Blue's wins in the series are by five points or less.

30 Minutes
Over the game's first 30 minutes, FGCU is outscoring its opponents 647-380 in ASUN play. Thus, entering the fourth quarter, the Eagles average a 59-35 lead.

ASUN Standings
1. FGCU - 20-4, 11-0
2. North Alabama - 17-3, 8-2
2. Stetson - 13-11, 8-2
4. Liberty - 10-14, 6-5
5. North Florida - 10-12, 5-6
6. Jacksonville - 12-13, 5-7
7. Kennesaw State - 6-17, 2-8
8. NJIT - 5-18, 2-8
9. Lipscomb - 3-21, 1-10

ASUN Dominance
FGCU is 181-16 (.919) all-time in regular season conference games and 19-2 (.905) in the postseason tournament since becoming eligible in 2011-12, which has led to 13 combined titles.

At home, the Eagles own a dominant 97-2 (.980) record in the regular season against the ASUN and are 119-4 (.967) against conference teams overall since 2011-12. Furthermore, they're 116-10 (.921) against current ASUN teams all-time and are 88-1 (.989) in conference home games dating back to Jan. 10, 2009.

ASUN Tidbits
Nasrin Ulel has scored 171 points in 11 ASUN games so far - 51 more than her total from all of last year over 14 games.

Tytionia Adderly is one of only four players in program history with at least 300 career rebounds against ASUN opponents. She now has 344 after her 16-rebound effort against NJIT.

PPG Allowed in ASUN Play
FGCU is on pace to produce the fourth-best conference opponent PPG allowed average in program history this season:

2015-16 - 43.7
2014-15 - 46.9
2012-13 - 48.4
2018-19 - 50.2
2011-12 - 53.3

ASUN Honors
Destiny Washington captured her third ASUN newcomer of the week award on Monday. The award gives FGCU 11 weekly awards from the conference this year.

Nov. 19 - Keri Jewett-Giles (Player and Newcomer of the Week)
Nov. 26 - Keri Jewett-Giles (Player and Newcomer of the Week)
Dec. 3 - Chandler Ryan (Player of the Week)
Dec. 17 - Davion Wingate (Newcomer of the Week)
Dec. 17 - Tanner Bryant (Freshman of the Week)
Jan. 7 - Destiny Washington (Newcomer of the Week)
Jan. 14 - Destiny Washington (Newcomer of the Week)
Feb. 4 - Keri Jewett-Giles (Newcomer of the Week)
Feb. 11 - Destiny Washington (Newcomer of the Week)

Additionally, FGCU's 11 weekly awards this year ranks as the most among all ASUN teams:

FGCU - 11
Stetson - 8
Kennesaw State - 7
Liberty - 4
North Alabama - 4
North Florida - 3
Lipscomb - 3
Jacksonville - 2
NJIT - 1

39 And Below
Since joining the ASUN in 2007-08, FGCU has held opponents to 39 or fewer points 19 times in conference play, including the team's first outing against NJIT, which was one of eight instances allowing 35 or fewer. The record for fewest points allowed in a conference game is 24, which came in a 56-24 win over North Florida Feb. 25, 2015.

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

Better Off Single
FGCU has held opponents to single-digit quarters 14 times in conference play, including a nine-point second quarter against NJIT on Tuesday.

Breakout Star
Nasrin Ulel (371 points) is on pace for 496 points points this season, which would rank her seventh in program history - just behind Whitney Knight's 504 points from 2014-15, and it would check in fourth-best in the Division-I era. Furthermore, Ulel's 15.5 PPG is currently the fourth-best single season average overall and second-best in the Division-I era.

Alico Arena Tidbits
Nasrin Ulel is tied for seventh in Alico Arena history with 214 3-point field goals attempted in her career. Should she maintain her current 16.3 PPG season average at home, she would become one of just four players in program history to attain a 16 PPG or higher average throughout a single season at home. Her average over 13 games at home this year is fourth-best all-time.

Tytionia Adderly's 441 rebounds is just 23 shy of passing Sarah Hansen (463, 2010-14) for the most in Alico Arena history. In the team's win over North Alabama on Feb. 5, she passed Hansen (174, 2010-14) for the arena's offensive rebounding record and now has 180. She also needs six more points to reach 300 in her career at home.

The trio of Adderly (14 vs North Alabama, Feb. 5, 2019), Ulel (11 vs Jacksonville, Feb. 2, 2019) and Davion Wingate (11 vs Johnson and Wales, Dec. 14, 2018) have produced three of Alico Arena's 14 best single games in field goals made this year alone.

Leading The Way
FGCU's starting five of Keri Jewett-Giles, Lisa Zderadicka, Destiny Washington, Nasrin Ulel and Tytionia Adderly - who have started 10 of 11 conference games so far - has produced 58.0 PPG, or 77.5 percent, of FGCU's 74.8 PPG in conference play. They've also tallied 24.7 of the team's 34.8 rebounds per contest, or 71 percent.

Best in Program History
Tytionia Adderly, who was ranked as the best rebounder in program history by head coach Karl Smesko in a recent post-game interview, moved up to second in program history for career rebounds with her 16 against North Alabama on Feb. 5. She now has 765 and only trails only Sarah Hansen (887, 2010-14).

Adderly is the top-ranked player in the program's Division-I era in rebounds per game (8.4), defensive rebounds per game (5.0) and offensive rebounds per game (3.4). Her 8.6 rebounds per game this year ranks as the second-best in the same era, and she's on pace to have the top three single season averages entering her senior year in 2019-20. Furthermore, she's on pace for her third top-five single season in offensive rebounds.

Ain't She Grand?
With her 15 points against Liberty on Saturday, Lisa Zderadicka reached the 1,000-point mark for her NCAA career. She then produced a season-high 19 points in Tuesday's win over NJIT and sits at 1,020.

Four others are also approaching 1,000, led by Destiny Washington, who has 973. Nasrin Ulel (812), Davion Wingate (786) and Keri Jewett-Giles (785) round out the group.

Washington Does It All
Among the group of players approaching 1,000 points, Destiny Washington will join the 1,000 point, 600 rebound, 100 block, 100 steal, 100 assist club in her NCAA career once she reaches the scoring milestone. Her 19 3-point field goals this season is eight more than she had her entire career prior.

Furthermore, once she joins the aforementioned club, she'll become just the second player, along with Whitney Knight, to reach those numbers in points, rebounds, blocks, steals and assists while wearing the Green and Blue. Knight achieved 1,574 points, 735 rebounds, 333 blocks, 206 steals and 245 assists, while Washington has 973 points, 642 rebounds, 124 blocks, 119 steals and 106 assists.

Here's where the rest of the program's all-time 1,000 point scorers rank in those five categories:

Sarah Hansen - 1,901 points, 887 rebounds, 89 blocks, 249 steals, 250 assists
*Kaneisha Atwater - 1,498 points, 584 rebounds, 9 blocks, 192 steals, 298 assists
Adrianne McNally - 1,415 points, 658 rebounds, 36 blocks, 136 steals, 335 assists
**Jordin Alexander - 1,329 points, 374 rebounds, 15 blocks, 163 steals, 311 assists
Kelsey Jacobson - 1,263 points, 259 rebounds, 14 blocks, 94 steals, 239 assists
Taylor Gradinjan - 1,234 points, 498 rebounds, 13 blocks, 114 steals, 177 assists
Shannon Murphy - 1,185 points, 276 rebounds, 13 blocks, 168 steals, 419 assists
Stephanie Haas - 1,138 points, 365 rebounds, 11 blocks, 108 steals, 182 assists
**China Dow - 1,093 points, 536 rebounds, 22 blocks, 153 steals, 247 assists
Kate Schrader - 1,062 points, 408 rebounds, 44 blocks, 103 steals, 65 assists
**Betsy Adams - 1,060 points, 243 rebounds, 4 blocks, 105 steals, 123 assists
Courtney Chihil - 1,016 points, 603 rebounds, 6 blocks, 199 steals, 333 assists

*Division-I transfer who scored at least 1,000 points at FGCU alone
**Division-I transfer who scored at least 1,000 points in her NCAA career, but less than 1,000 came while at FGCU

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. This season alone, NCAA Division-I teams have recorded 17 games with at least 18 3-point field goals made, and the Eagles own four of them - the only school among the group with that many.

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.

In 16 + seasons, Smesko's teams have shot a combined 5,118-for-14,793 (.346) from long range, or 9.39 per game. Earlier this season, Kerstie Phills (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian HS) made the program's 5,000th 3-point field goal. In fact, the team has made at least one 3-point field goal in 433 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).

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 --- 262-for-799 (.328)
TOTALS: 5,118-for-14,793 (.346)

Including 13 of 24 games this season, FGCU has made at least 10 or more 3-point field goals in a single game 250 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.

2,000 In ASUN History
This past Saturday, Nasrin Ulel made FGCU's 2,000th 3-point field goal in ASUN history. Since joining the conference in 2007, here's how the team has performed year-by-year:

2007-08 - 146-for-387 (.377)
2008-09 - 190-for-479 (.397)
2009-10 - 211-for-595 (.355)
2010-11 - 215-for-600 (.358)
2011-12 - 180-for-474 (.380)
2012-13 - 183-for-513 (.357)
2013-14 - 195-for-562 (.347)
2014-15 - 128-for-398 (.322)
2015-16 - 144-for-483 (.298)
2016-17 - 150-for-427 (.351)
2017-18 - 162-for-451 (.359)
2018-19 - 105-for-327 (.321)
TOTALS: 2,009-for-5,696 (.353)

Furthermore, this year's team has the fifth-best opponent 3-point field goal percentage in ASUN play in the program's history:

2012-13 - 58-for-258 (.225)
2015-16 - 47-for-196 (.240)
2014-15 - 51-for-212 (.241)
2016-17 - 46-for-186 (.247)
2018-19 - 42-for-169 (.249)
2010-11 - 82-for-292 (.281)
2011-12 - 62-for-218 (.284)
2008-09 - 86-for-302 (.285)
2013-14 - 85-for-275 (.309)
2009-10 - 87-for-273 (.319)
2007-08 - 65-for-199 (.327)
2017-18 - 59-for-174 (.339)

ASUN Rankings
Field goals made - 1st, 677
Field goal percentage - 1st, 44.3
3-point field goals made - 1st, 262
3-point field goal percentage - 3rd, 32.8
Free throws made - 9th, 239
Free throw percentage - 7th, 69.3
Offensive rebounds per game - 6th, 10.2
Defensive rebounds per game - 6th, 24.7
Rebounds per game - 7th, 34.9
Assists per game - 2nd, 16.0
Fewest turnovers per game - 1st, 13.0
Steals per game - 1st, 9.8
Blocks per game - 5th, 2.8
Points per game - 1st, 77.3

National Rankings
FGCU will enter Saturday ranked among the top 50 teams in the nation in 15 categories:

Assist/turnover ratio - 23rd, 1.23
Assists - 39th, 385
Assists/game - 42nd, 16.0
Fewest turnovers - 41st, 313
Field goal percentage - 36th, 44.3
Scoring margin - 12th, 17.6
Scoring offense - 25th, 77.3
Steals - 37th, 234
Turnover margin - 9th, 6.83
Turnovers forced - 39th, 19.88
Fewest turnovers per game - 21st, 13.0
Win-loss percentage - 17th, 83.3

3-Point Field Goals Made Per Game
1. Idaho - 11.7
2. DePaul - 11.6
3. FGCU - 10.9

3-Point Field Goals Made
1. DePaul - 279
2. FGCU - 262
3. Oral Roberts - 257

3-Point Field Goals Attempted
1. DePaul - 827
2. FGCU - 799
3. Belmont - 722

RPI Tracker
The Green and Blue have jumped up to 73rd in the latest RPI. Here's how the rest of the ASUN stacks up:

North Alabama - 138
Stetson - 208
Liberty - 243
Jacksonville - 245
North Florida - 274
Kennesaw State - 306
NJIT - 311
Lipscomb - 324

Next Up
FGCU will stay on the road and travel to Lipscomb on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. tilt. The team then returns home Saturday, Feb. 23 for a 4 p.m. game against Kennesaw State, which will be senior day.

FGCU Career Record Book

Rebounds
1. 887 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2010-14
2. 765 - Tytionia ADDERLY (310o-455d) - 2016-present
3. 735 - Whitney KNIGHT (114o-621d) - 2011-12,13-16
4. 658 - Adrianne MCNALLY (240o-418d) - 2006-10
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. 8.4 - Tytionia ADDERLY (91 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. 455 - Tytionia ADDERLY (310o-455d) - 2016-present
5. 420 - Courtney CHIHIL (183o-420d) - 2008-12
4. 418 - Adrianne MCNALLY (240o-418d) - 2006-10
6. 404 - Robyn SWAIN (236o-404d) - 2002-04
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. 310 - Tytionia ADDERLY (310o-455d) - 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. 3.3 - Lisa ZDERADICKA (59 games) - 2017-present
8. 3.0 - Erica NELSON (66 games) - 2016-18
9. 2.8 - Courtney CHIHIL (120 games) - 2008-12
10. 2.6 - Adrianne MCNALLY (128 games) - 2006-10

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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 516-118 (.814) overall in his career, including a 181-16 (.919) mark in ASUN play. Over the past seven + seasons, he has guided FGCU to a 119-4 (.967) 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 2018-19, 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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Players Mentioned

#22 China Dow: G; 5' 8"; Redshirt Senior

#24 Taylor Gradinjan: G; 5' 9"; Redshirt Senior

#42 Tytionia Adderly: F; 5' 10"; Junior

#3 Keri Jewett-Giles: G; 5' 6"; Redshirt Junior

#13 Kerstie Phills: G; 5' 9"; Redshirt Sophomore

#4 Chandler Ryan: G; 5' 7"; Redshirt Sophomore

#31 Nasrin Ulel: G/F; 5' 9"; Junior

#0 Davion Wingate: G; 5' 6"; Redshirt Junior

#5 Lisa Zderadicka: G; 5' 6"; Redshirt Senior

#22 Destiny Washington: G/F; 5' 10"; Redshirt Senior

#20 Tanner Bryant: G/F; 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#22 China Dow
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#24 Taylor Gradinjan
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#42 Tytionia Adderly
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F

#3 Keri Jewett-Giles
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#13 Kerstie Phills
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G

#4 Chandler Ryan
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G

#31 Nasrin Ulel
: 5' 9"; Junior
: G/F

#0 Davion Wingate
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#5 Lisa Zderadicka
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#22 Destiny Washington
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Senior
: G/F

#20 Tanner Bryant
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: G/F