Women's Basketball 2/22/2019 4:05:00 PM Nicholas Huenefeld (@niklaustradamus)

PREVIEW: @FGCU_WBB Looks To Clinch ASUN Title Outright Against Kennesaw State

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The FGCU women's basketball team (22-4, 13-0 ASUN) will ride its fourth-best in the nation 13-game winning streak into Saturday's 4 p.m. matchup against Kennesaw State (8-17, 4-8) in Alico Arena.

With a victory, the Eagles can clinch an outright ASUN regular season championship and the top seed in the upcoming ASUN tournament, and they can push its ASUN regular season winning streak to 21 straight, which dates back to last year.

INSIDE LOOK
MATCHUP	FGCU (22-4, 13-0 ASUN) vs Kennesaw State (8-17, 4-8 ASUN)
WHEN	Saturday Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.
RANKINGS	FGCU is No. 2 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll
WHERE	Fort Myers, Fla. \| Alico Arena
WATCH	ESPN+ \| David Moulton - PxP \| Pete Lonergan - color
LIVE STATS	StatBroadcast
GAME NOTES	FGCU (Interactive \| Printable) \| Kennesaw State (Printable)
SERIES	FGCU leads 23-2
TICKETS	FGCU Ticket Office
COACHES	Karl Smesko (17th season at FGCU - 457-91; 20th season overall - 518-118 \| Agnus Berenato (3rd season at Kennesaw State - 25-56; 32nd season overall - 469-469)
TWITTER	@FGCU_WBB
FACEBOOK	@fgcuwbb
INSTAGRAM	@fgcu_wbb
GAME SPONSOR	Papa John's
PROMOTIONS	Senior Night \| Youth Night (12-and-under get in free) \| Stroke Prevention Night \| White Out

Festivities/Ceremonies
The evening's pre-game schedule will include a ceremony honoring the program's four seniors - Keri Jewett-Giles, Lisa Zderadicka, Brittany Johnson and Destiny Washington, as well as a game ball presentation for Washington, who reached 1,000 points in her NCAA career on Tuesday against Lipscomb.

There will also be a moment of silence for Emily Acosta, an Ave Maria women's basketball player who tragically passed away on Wednesday.

At halftime, there will be a Papa John's shootout, a senior ceremony for the band and cheerleaders and a performance from the E'Gals. The night will conclude with the men's game against the Owls in which the department will recognize all of its fall sports ASUN academic award winners.

Kennesaw State Notes
- Kennesaw State is looking its first road victory of the season (0-10).
- The Owls recorded their largest margin of victory in program history over an ASUN opponent against Lipscomb (Feb. 16)
- Kamiyah Street was featured on ESPN Sportcenter's Top 10 plays (No. 9) with her last-second shot to force overtime against North Alabama.
- The Owls have won three out of their last four contests for the first time since November 2017. It's also the first time in two years they've won back-to-back games.
- Kamiyah Street had an impressive outing against Lipscomb, as she scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. It was her first double-double this season.
- After collecting her 124th career steal against Lipscomb, Street moved up to fourth-place in KSU history in career steals. Currently, she has 141 swipes and her seven steals against the Bisons were the most by a KSU player this season.
- Street attempted 27 field goals against NJIT which stands as the KSU Division I program record.
- KSU shot 45.8 percent from the field against Lipscomb. It's second highest percentage against a conference opponent this season.
- Alexis Poole had arguably one of her best individual performances of the season against Liberty, as she netted 27 points and collected 15 rebounds.
- In the first matchup vs FGCU this season, Poole led the team with 16 points.
- The overtime game against UNA was the second of the season and first victory in extra time.
- Rookie guard Amani Johnson has made an impact early in her collegiate career as she has collected five freshman of the week awards.

Kennesaw State Leaders
PPG: Kamiyah Street (16.7), Alexis Poole (13.7), Amani Johnson (10.2)
RPG: Alexis Poole (8.4), Kamiyah Street (4.6), three others (4.4)
Assists: Amani Johnson (116), Kamiyah Street (79)
Steals: Kamiyah Street (80), Amani Johnson (55), Alexis Poole (27)
Blocks: Simina Avram (25), Lexi Mann (14), Alexis Poole (12)

Series History
FGCU is 23-2 all-time against Kennesaw State, which includes 17 straight victories. The last loss in the series for the Eagles came Feb. 14, 2011 on the road, and they're 11-0 against the Owls in Alico Arena.

Searching For Milestones
With its win over NJIT on Feb. 12, FGCU clinched its 15th-straight season with at least 20 wins and the team is now just three shy of its ninth-straight 25-win season.

200/100
Saturday's matchup against Kennesaw State represents FGCU's 200th all-time game in ASUN regular season play, including the 100th at home. They are 183-16 and 97-2, respectively, in those two categories.

Going Streaking
FGCU has extended its season-high winning streak to 13 straight to open the calendar year, which is tied for the fourth-longest streak in the nation. It is only the eighth double-digit streak among regular season games only in program history.

Nation's Longest Winning Streaks
1. Baylor - 16
2. Rice - 15
    Quinnipiac - 15
4. FGCU - 13
    American - 13
    Belmont - 13

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
13 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 - 01/05/19 to present
13 games – 03/01/05 to 12/20/05

Additionally, the Eagles have pushed their ASUN regular season winning streak to 20 straight and 26 of the past 27.

Slump Busted
Coming off the worst two-game performance from 3-point range percentage-wise (9-for-64, .141) in program history, FGCU went 15-for-49 (.306) against Lipscomb on Tuesday. It was the first time since Jan. 29 against NJIT that they Eagles made double-digit 3-pointers in a game. The performance against Lipscomb was the seventh time the Eagles have made at least that many in a game this year, including the fifth time against a Division-I opponent.

CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll
FGCU is ranked No. 2 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll. They received two first-place votes in the latest poll. Here's how the top 10 looks:

1. South Dakota (27) - 23-3
2. FGCU (2) - 21-4
3. Gonzaga (1) - 22-3
4. South Dakota State - 20-5
5. Drake (1) - 18-5
6. BYU - 20-5
7. Central Michigan - 18-6
8. Bucknell - 21-4
9. James Madison - 19-4
10. Ohio - 21-3
*First-place votes in parentheses

Elite Company
FGCU is one of just seven teams among 351 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
FGCU - ASUN
Baylor - Big 12 Conference
Mercer - Southern
Rice - Conference USA
Quinnipiac - MAAC

30 Minutes
Over the game's first 30 minutes, FGCU is outscoring its opponents 767-444 in ASUN play. Thus, entering the fourth quarter, the Eagles average a 59-34 lead. On the flip side, opponents have scored just 15 total fewer points than the Green and Blue in the fourth quarter over 13 conference games.

ASUN Standings
*1. FGCU - 22-4, 13-0
*2. Stetson - 14-12, 9-3
*3. North Alabama - 17-5, 8-4
*4. Liberty - 11-14, 7-5
*5. Jacksonville - 13-13, 6-7
*5. North Florida - 11-13, 6-7
7. Kennesaw State - 8-17, 4-8
8. NJIT - 5-20, 2-10
9. Lipscomb - 3-23, 1-12
*Clinched a spot in the ASUN tournament

ASUN Dominance
FGCU is 183-16 (.920) 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 14 combined titles - including this year's regular season title.

At home, the Eagles own a dominant 97-2 (.980) record in the regular season against the ASUN and are 121-4 (.968) against conference teams overall since 2011-12. Furthermore, they're 118-10 (.922) against current ASUN teams all-time and 88-1 (.989) in conference home games dating back to Jan. 10, 2009.

ASUN Tidbits
Nasrin Ulel has scored 197 points in 13 ASUN games so far - 77 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 359.

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

2015-16 - 43.7
2014-15 - 46.9
2012-13 - 48.4
2018-19 - 49.1
2011-12 - 53.3

ASUN Honors
Destiny Washington captured her third ASUN newcomer of the week award last Monday, which 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 - 5
North Alabama - 4
North Florida - 4
Lipscomb - 4
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 three times against Kennesaw State. 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.

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 18 times in conference play, including two in each of the past two games.

Breakout Star
Nasrin Ulel (397 points) is on pace for 490 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. She has already scored 55 more points than she did all of last year - in 10 fewer games. Furthermore, Ulel's 15.3 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 sixth 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.

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.

What A Lineup
FGCU's starting five of Keri Jewett-Giles, Lisa Zderadicka, Destiny Washington, Nasrin Ulel and Tytionia Adderly - who have started 12 of 13 conference games together so far - has produced nearly 70 percent of the team's PPG and RPG in conference play.

PPG - 55.8 of 75.1 (74.3 percent)
RPG - 24.5 of 35.9 (68.2 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 all-time for career rebounds with her 16 against North Alabama on Feb. 5. She now has 780 and is only 20 rebounds shy of joining Sarah Hansen (887, 2010-14) as one of just two players in program history with at least 800 career rebounds.

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 8.5 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.

I'll Take Two For 1,000, Alex
Destiny Washington became the second Eagle on this year's team to join the 1,000 point club on Tuesday, joining fellow senior Lisa Zderadicka. They're just two of 14 players to reach the milestone while wearing the Green and Blue. A 15th - Jordin Alexander - reached 1,000 points prior to joining FGCU.

Three others are also approaching 1,000 points, led by Nasrin Ulel (838), Davion Wingate (799) and Keri Jewett-Giles (791).

Washington Does It All
Destiny Washington has become just the second player, along with Whitney Knight, to reach at least 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 100 blocks, 100 steals and 100 assists.

Here's where the duo ranks among the program's all-time 1,000 point scorers in those five categories:

Sarah Hansen - 1,901 points, 887 rebounds, 89 blocks, 249 steals, 250 assists
Whitney Knight - 1,574 points, 735 rebounds, 333 blocks, 206 steals and 245 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
**Lisa Zderadicka - 1,035 points, 343 rebounds, 15 blocks, 152 steals, 353 assists
Courtney Chihil - 1,016 points, 603 rebounds, 6 blocks, 199 steals, 333 assists
**Destiny Washington - 1,000 points, 657 rebounds, 129 blocks, 120 steals, 107 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
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. They are 17 makes shy of pushing the total to 11.

In 16 + seasons, Smesko's teams have shot a combined 5,139-for-14,873 (.346) from long range, or 9.37 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 435 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 --- 283-for-879 (.322)
TOTALS: 5,139-for-14,873 (.346)

Including 14 of 26 games this season, FGCU has made at least 10 or more 3-point field goals in a single game 251 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, which they can push to 11 on Saturday.

2,000 In ASUN History
In a Feb. 9 win over Liberty, 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 - 126-for-407 (.310)
TOTALS: 2,030-for-5,776 (.351)

Furthermore, this year's team has the fourth-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)
2018-19 - 51-for-207 (.246)
2016-17 - 46-for-186 (.247)
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, 729
Field goal percentage - 2nd, 44.0
3-point field goals made - 1st, 283
3-point field goal percentage - 3rd, 32.2
Free throws made - 8th, 267
Free throw percentage - 7th, 68.8
Offensive rebounds per game - 6th, 10.6
Defensive rebounds per game - 6th, 24.8
Rebounds per game - 7th, 35.4
Assists per game - 2nd, 16.0
Fewest turnovers per game - 1st, 12.8
Steals per game - 1st, 9.9
Blocks per game - 4th, 3.0
Points per game - 1st, 77.2

National Rankings
FGCU will enter Saturday ranked among the top 50 teams in the nation in 15 categories, including five among the top 10.

Assist/turnover ratio - 20th, 1.25
Assists - 38th, 416
Assists/game - 42nd, 16.0
Fewest turnovers - 31st, 332
Field goal percentage - 45th, 44.0
Scoring margin - 9th, 18.8
Scoring offense - 25th, 77.2
Steals - 38th, 257
Turnover margin - 8th, 7.31
Turnovers forced - 34th, 20.08
Fewest turnovers per game - 19th, 12.8
Win-loss percentage - 14th, 84.6

3-Point Field Goals Made Per Game
1. Idaho - 11.6
2. DePaul - 11.3
3. FGCU - 10.9

3-Point Field Goals Made
1. DePaul - 295
2. FGCU - 283
3. Idaho/Belmont - 279

3-Point Field Goals Attempted
1. FGCU - 879
2. DePaul - 876
3. Belmont - 781

RPI Tracker
The Green and Blue are now at No. 72 in the latest RPI. Here's how the rest of the ASUN stacks up:

North Alabama - 179
Stetson - 207
Liberty - 213
Jacksonville - 229
North Florida - 273
Kennesaw State - 297
NJIT - 322
Lipscomb - 323

Next Up
FGCU will return to action in one week when it travels north to Jacksonville for a 2 p.m. matchup against the Dolphins on March 2. They will then close the regular season at home against Stetson on Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m.

FGCU Career Record Book

Rebounds
1. 887 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2010-14
2. 780 - Tytionia ADDERLY (314o-466d) - 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 (93 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. 466 - Tytionia ADDERLY (314o-466d) - 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. 314 - Tytionia ADDERLY (314o-466d) - 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 (61 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.

Smesko has guided the Eagles to 15-straight 20-win seasons (including 2018-19) and eight-straight 25-win seasons. He maintains a record of 518-118 (.814) overall in his career, including a 183-16 (.920) mark in ASUN play. Over the past seven + seasons, he has guided FGCU to a 121-4 (.968) 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.

FOLLOW ALONG
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SUPPORT THE CAUSE
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to contribute, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help.

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.

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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

#14 Brittany Johnson: G; 5' 11"; Redshirt Senior

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

#14 Brittany Johnson
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Senior
: G