PREVIEW: @FGCU_WBB Meets KSU With ASUN Title Game Berth On The Line

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The 30th-ranked and top-seeded FGCU women's basketball team (26-4) will ride a 17-game winning streak into an ASUN semifinal matchup against seventh-seeded Kennesaw State (9-21) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Alico Arena.

ASUN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS
MATCHUP	FGCU (26-4 ASUN) vs Kennesaw State (9-21)
WHEN	Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m.
RANKINGS	FGCU - No. 3 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll, No. 5 in the espnW Mid-Major Poll and No. 30 in the AP 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 24-2
COACHES	Karl Smesko (17th season at FGCU - 461-91; 20th season overall - 522-118 \| Agnus Berenato (3rd season at Kennesaw State - 26-60; 32nd season overall - 470-473)
TICKETS	FGCU Ticket Office
TWITTER	@FGCU_WBB
FACEBOOK	@fgcuwbb
INSTAGRAM	@fgcu_wbb
GAME SPONSOR	Diamond District
PROMOTIONS	Blue Out

ASUN Tournament Central
Tickets
The FGCU ticket office has reserved and general admission tickets available for the semifinal, which can be purchased at FGCUtickets.com, by stopping by the box office between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by calling 239-590-7145. Should the Eagles advance to the championship, tickets for that game would go on sale immediately after the end of the semifinal at the ticket windows, and they'll go on sale online after in-person sales are satisfied, or at approximately 10 p.m.

Results/Schedule
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
No. 1 FGCU d. No. 8 NJIT 58-45
No. 5 North Florida d. No. 4 North Florida 55-53
No. 3 Liberty d. No. 6 Jacksonville 65-53
No. 7 Kennesaw State d. No. 2 Stetson 67-59

Semifinals
Wednesday, March 13
No. 1 FGCU vs No. 7 Kennesaw State, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Liberty vs No. 5 North Florida, 7 p.m.

Final
Sunday, March 17
FGCU/Kennesaw State vs Liberty/North Florida, 3 p.m.

Should the Eagles advance, they would face the winner of the other semifinal on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Alico Arena.

Tournament Nuggets
The No. 1 seed is 64-14 (.821) all-time in ASUN tournament history. The top seed has advanced to the championship game in 26 of 33 all-time ASUN Championships.

The tournament's No. 1 seed has advanced to the championship game in each of the past seven seasons. The last time it didn't happen was in the 2010-2011 when No. 2 Stetson took down No. 5 Jacksonville. Interestingly, that was the last year prior to FGCU gaining Division-I postseason eligibility. This is the third time the Eagles will face Kennesaw State, but the first time they've met since back-to-back quarterfinal wins in 2012 and 2013 over the Owls.

Since gaining Division-I postseason eligibility in 2011-12, FGCU has won five of the seven ASUN Championship titles (2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18). In the lone two years they didn't win, they still advanced to the championship game (2012-13 and 2015-16). With last year's title win, the Eagles broke the all-time ASUN record for most postseason tournament titles, breaking a tie with Stetson who won in 1988-89, 2004-05, 2010-11 and 2012-13.

FGCU is one of four active ASUN members to win the ASUN tournament along with Stetson (1988-89, 2004-05, 2010-11, 2012-13), Jacksonville (2015-16) and Lipscomb (2003-04).

Tournament History
The Eagles are 20-2 all-time in the ASUN tournament over seven plus appearances, including Friday's win over NJIT. They have entered as the No. 1 seed in seven of the eight appearances, made it to the final every year and captured the championship five times.

Here's a look at how each current ASUN team has fared in the tournament's history, sorted by total wins, and a year-by-year look at FGCU's game-by-game history:

Stetson - 28-28 (32)
FGCU - 20-2 (8)
Jacksonville - 16-15 (16)
North Florida - 5-8 (9)
Lipscomb - 5-10 (11)
Kennesaw State - 3-9 (10)
Liberty - 1-0 (1)
North Alabama - 0-1 (1)
NJIT - 0-4 (4)

2018-19
No. 1 seed
Quarterfinals: W 58-45 vs No. 8 NJIT
Semifinals: vs Kennesaw State

2017-18
No. 1 seed
Quarterfinals: W 83-62 vs No. 8 NJIT
Semifinals: W 105-55 vs No. 4 Lipscomb
Finals: W 68-58 vs No. 2 Jacksonville

2016-17
No. 2 seed
Quarterfinals: W 59-42 vs No. 7 North Florida
Semifinals: W 68-64 vs No. 3 Jacksonville
Finals: W 77-70 vs No. 1 Stetson

2015-16
No. 1 seed
Quarterfinals: W 60-31 vs No. 8 NJIT
Semifinals: W 61-46 vs No. 4 Stetson
Finals: L 56-54 vs No. 2 Jacksonville

2014-15
No. 1 seed
Quarterfinals: W 74-35 vs No. 8 North Florida
Semifinals: W 62-42 vs No. 4 Jacksonville
Finals: W 60-43 vs No. 3 Northern Kentucky

2013-14
No. 1 seed
Quarterfinals: W 92-53 vs No. 8 Lipscomb
Semifinals: W 64-47 vs No. 5 Mercer
Finals: W 72-70 (OT) vs No. 2 Stetson

2012-13
No. 1 seed
Quarterfinals: W 73-47 vs No. 8 Kennesaw State
Semifinals: W 73-44 vs No. 5 North Florida
Finals: L 70-64 vs No. 2 Stetson

2011-12
No. 1 seed
Quarterfinals: W 79-63 vs No. 8 ETSU
Semifinals: W 76-53 vs No. 5 Kennesaw State
Finals: W 67-39 vs No. 2 Stetson

Here's a look back at FGCU's all-tournament team history:

2017-18
China Dow (MVP)
Lisa Zderadicka
Rosemarie Julien

2016-17
China Dow (MVP)
Jordin Alexander
Tytionia Adderly

2015-16
Kaneisha Atwater
Whitney Knight

2014-15
Whitney Knight (MVP)
Kaneisha Atwater
Jenna Cobb

2013-14
Jenna Cobb (MVP)
Kaneisha Atwater
Sarah Hansen

2012-13
Joyce Iamstrong (MVP)
Brittany Kennedy
Sarah Hansen

2011-12
Sarah Hansen (MVP)
Eglah Griffin
Courtney Chihil
Whitney Knight

Here's the single-game tournament records for FGCU in the ASUN tournament, which includes a pair of stellar performances from this year's quarterfinal that are highlighted in bold.

Points
31 - Dow, China @ Stetson, 03/12/17
31 - Iamstrong, Joyce @ Macon, Ga. vs. Stetson, 03/09/13
30 - Dow, China vs. Lipscomb, 03/07/18
27 - Nelson, Erica vs. Jacksonville, 03/08/17
23 - Iamstrong, Joyce @ Kennesaw State, 03/06/13
22 - Cobb, Jenna vs. Mercer, 03/15/14
22 - Iamstrong, Joyce @ Macon, Ga. vs. North Florida, 03/08/13
22 - Hansen, Sarah @ Macon, Ga. ETSU, 02/29/12
21 - Knight, Whitney vs. Northern Kentucky, 03/15/15
20 - Gradinjan, Taylor vs. NJIT, 03/02/18
20 - Cobb, Jenna vs. Jacksonville, 03/11/15

Field Goals Made
12 - Iamstrong, Joyce @ Macon, Ga. vs. Stetson, 03/09/13
11 - Dow, China vs. Lipscomb, 03/07/18
11 - Dow, China @ Stetson, 03/12/17
9 - Cobb, Jenna vs. Jacksonville, 03/11/15
9 - Iamstrong, Joyce @ Macon, Ga. vs. North Florida, 03/08/13
9 - Hansen, Sarah @ Macon, Ga. vs. ETSU, 02/29/12
8 - Nelson, Erica vs. Jacksonville, 03/08/17
8 - Knight, Whitney vs. Northern Kentucky, 03/15/15
8 - Iamstrong, Joyce @ Kennesaw State, 03/06/13

3-Point Field Goals Made
8 - Dow, China vs. Lipscomb, 03/07/18
6 - Gradinjan, Taylor vs. NJIT, 03/02/18
6 - Iamstrong, Joyce @ Macon, Ga. vs. Stetson, 03/09/13
5 - Ulel, Nasrin vs. Lipscomb, 03/07/18
5 - Moore, Amanda vs. Lipscomb, 03/11/14
5 - Cobb, Jenna vs. Stetson, 03/16/14
4 - Jewett-Giles, Keri vs NJIT, 03/08/19
4 - Hansen, Sarah @ Macon, Ga. vs. Stetson, 03/03/12
4 - Gradinjan, Taylor vs. Lipscomb, 03/07/18
4 - Dow, China @ Stetson, 03/12/17
4 - Iamstrong, Joyce @ Kennesaw State, 03/06/13
4 - Iamstrong, Joyce @ Macon, Ga. vs. North Florida, 03/08/13
4 - Jacobson, Kelsey @ Macon, Ga. vs. Kennesaw State, 03/02/12

Free Throws Made
10 - Chihil, Courtney @ Macon, Ga. vs. ETSU, 02/29/12
8 - Nelson, Erica vs. Jacksonville, 03/08/17
6 - Julien, Rosemarie vs. NJIT, 03/02/18
6 - Julien, Rosemarie vs. Jacksonville, 03/11/18
6 - Nelson, Erica vs. North Florida, 03/03/17
6 - Gradinjan, Taylor vs. Jacksonville, 03/08/17
6 - Atwater, Kaneisha vs. Lipscomb, 03/11/14
6 - Hansen, Sarah @ Macon, Ga. Kennesaw State, 03/02/12
5 - Dow, China @ Stetson, 03/12/17
5 - Atwater, Kaneisha vs. Northern Kentucky, 03/15/15
5 - Atwater, Kaneisha vs. Stetson, 03/16/14

Field Goal Percentage (8 made)
1.000 (9-for-9) - Iamstrong, Joyce @ Macon, Ga. vs. North Florida, 03/08/13
.733 (11-for-15) - Dow, China vs. Lipscomb, 03/07/18
.615 (8-for-13) - Nelson, Erica vs. Jacksonville, 03/08/17
.611 (11-for-18) - Dow, China @ Stetson, 03/12/17
.571 (12-for-27) - Iamstrong, Joyce .571 @ Macon, Ga. vs. Stetson, 03/09/13

Most Assists
9 - Alexander, Jordin @ Stetson, 03/12/17
8 - Kennedy, Brittany @ Macon, Ga. vs North Florida, 03/08/13
7 - Nelson, Erica vs. NJIT, 03/02/18
7 - Kennedy, Brittany @ Macon, Ga. vs. ETSU, 02/29/12
6 - Ryan, Chandler vs. Lipscomb, 03/07/18
6 - Nelson. Erica vs. Lipscomb, 03/07/18
6 - Dunson, DyTiesha vs. North Florida, 03/06/15
6 - Dunson, DyTiesha vs. Stetson, 03/16/14
6 - Kennedy, Brittany @ Kennesaw State, 03/06/13
6 - Chihil, Courtney @ Macon, Ga. vs Stetson, 03/03/12

Most Rebounds
14 - Adderly, Tytionia vs NJIT, 03/05/19
13 - Adderly, Tytionia vs. NJIT, 03/02/18
13 - Adderly, Tytionia vs. Jacksonville, 03/08/17
13 - Atwater, Kaneisha vs. Northern Kentucky, 03/15/15
12 - Adderly, Tytionia vs. North Florida, 03/03/17
11 - Atwater, Kaneisha vs. Stetson, 03/16/14
10 - Dow, China @ Stetson, 03/12/17
9 - Alexander, Jordin @ Stetson, 03/12/17

Most Steals
5 - Adams, Betsy @ Kennesaw State, 03/06/13
4 - Zderadicka, Lisa vs. NJIT, 03/02/18
4 - Julien, Rosemarie vs. NJIT, 03/02/18
4 - Adderly, Tytionia vs. Jacksonville, 03/08/17
4 - Cobb, Jenna vs. Jacksonville, 03/11/15
4 - Haas, Stephanie @ Kennesaw State, 03/06/13

Most Blocks
Knight, Whitney 4 vs. Jacksonville, 03/11/15
Hansen, Sarah 4 @ Macon, Ga. vs ETSU, 02/29/12
Hansen, Sarah 3 vs. Lipscomb, 03/11/14

Kennesaw State Notes
- The Owls are looking their fourth ASUN tournament win in program history, after recording victories in 2011, 2017 and this season.
- Amani Johnson captured the ASUN Freshman of the Year award. She is third Owl in a row to win the award after Carlotta Gianolla won it in 2016-17 and Kamiyah Street earned it last season.
- Kamiyah Street was named First Team All-ASUN, which is just the second time in program history that a Kennesaw State player has been named to the first team.
- Amani Johnson is coming off one of her most impressive performances of the season. The freshman netted a career-high 21 points to go along with seven rebounds and five assists.
- After not capturing a road win during the regular season, the Owls stunned No. 2 seeded Stetson in the quarterfinals. With the win Wednesday, the Owls would advance to the finals for the first time in program history.
- KSU is looking for its first win against FGCU this season.
- Kamiyah Street comes into the semifinals having shot 521 times this season, which is a program record.
- The Owls recorded their largest margin of victory in program history over an ASUN conference opponent versus Lipscomb.
- Kennesaw State is the only program with two players in the top-15 in the country in minutes per game.
- Kamiyah Street was featured on ESPN Sportcenter's Top 10 plays (No. 9) with her last-second shot to force overtime against North Alabama. She won ASUN Player of the Week on Feb. 25 for her play against UNA and FGCU.

Kennesaw State Leaders
PPG: Kamiyah Street (16.9), Alexis Poole (14.4), Amani Johnson (10.0)
RPG: Alexis Poole (8.6), Kamiyah Street (4.9), three others (4.3)
APG: Amani Johnson (4.5), Kamiyah Street (3.3), Alexis Poole (1.0)
SPG: Kamiyah Street (3.1), Amani Johnson (2.3), Alexis Poole (1.1)
BPG: Simina Avram (0.8), Alexis Poole (0.6), Lexi Mann (0.5)

Series History
FGCU is 24-2 all-time against Kennesaw State, which includes 18 straight victories. The last loss in the series for the Eagles came Feb. 14, 2011 on the road, and they're 12-0 against the Owls in Alico Arena.

Going Streaking
FGCU has extended its season-high winning streak to 17 straight to open the calendar year, which is tied for the fourth-longest streak in the nation.

Nation's Longest Winning Streaks
1. Baylor - 23
2. Quinnipiac - 21
3. Rice - 18
4. FGCU - 17
Mercer - 17
6. NCAT - 16
7. South Dakota State - 15
Radford - 15

FGCU's Longest 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 - 01/05/19 to present
17 games – 01/10/09 to 03/19/09
17 games – 12/29/05 to 03/10/06
*non-Division-I era

Friendly Confines
Wednesday night will represent FGCU's 200th Division-I game inside Alico Arena, and the Eagles are 186-13 (.935) in such games.

CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll (latest release March 5)
1. Gonzaga (26) - 26-3
2. South Dakota State (2) - 23-5
3. FGCU (2) - 25-4
4. Drake (1) - 22-5
5. South Dakota - 26-4
6. BYU - 22-5
7. Central Michigan - 22-6
8. James Madison - 22-4
9. Quinnipiac - 23-6
10. Wright State - 24-6
*First-place votes in parentheses

espnW Mid-Major Poll (latest release Feb. 20)
1. South Dakota
2. South Dakota State
3. Rice
4. Gonzaga
5. FGCU
6. Drake
7. Quinnipiac
8. Central Michigan
9. Miami (Ohio)
10. BYU

Elite Company
FGCU finished as one of just seven teams among 351 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

ASUN Postseason Awards
Nasrin Ulel became the third player in FGCU women's basketball history to be voted the ASUN's player of the year last Thursday, joining two-time winners Whitney Knight and Sarah Hansen. Tytionia Adderly earned defensive player of the year recognition, while head coach Karl Smesko became a nine-time ASUN coach of the year.

Ulel was the ASUN's only unanimous first-team all-conference selection, while Lisa Zderadicka made the second team. Tyra Cox landed on the all-freshman team, while Destiny Washington and Zderadicka each made the all-academic team.

ASUN Honors
With Keri Jewett-Giles winning the season's final ASUN player of the week nod on Wednesday, FGCU finished the season with a conference-high 12 weekly awards.

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)
March 6 - Keri Jewett-Giles (Player of the Week)

Totals
FGCU - 12
Stetson - 10
Kennesaw State - 9
Liberty - 5
North Florida - 5
North Alabama - 4
Lipscomb - 4
Jacksonville - 2
NJIT - 1

Rebounding Star
Tytionia Adderly became just the second player in program history to eclipse 800 career rebounds in Friday's quarterfinal win over NJIT. She now has 816 and trails Sarah Hansen (887, 2010-14) by just 72 rebounds in her quest for the top spot.

Furthermore, after previously tallying 13 rebounds twice in the ASUN tournament, the junior forward increased the record by one on Friday. She is now just six offensive rebounds shy of breaking Hansen's all-time record of 329 and is tied with Candy Myers (141, 2003-06) for the eighth-most steals in a career.

On top of all that, Adderly now owns 466 rebounds in Alico Arena, which breaks Sarah Hansen's previous record of 463 from 2010-14. She previously broke the arena's career offensive rebound mark.

A Shot In The Arm
Redshirt-junior guard Davion Wingate has given the team some juice off the bench by averaging 16.5 PPG over the past two contests. She has put together her first back-to-back double-digit scoring performances of the season after previously recording four performances with 10 or more, including a career-high 28 on Dec. 14.

Better Off Single
FGCU held conference opponents to a single-digit quarter 21 times in conference play. They kept that tradition going in the quarterfinal by holding NJIT to single-digits twice.

National Rankings
Assist/turnover ratio - 22nd, 1.24
Assists/game - 42nd, 15.8
Fewest turnovers - 15th, 381
Field goal percentage - 48th, 43.4
Scoring defense - 32nd, 57.2
Scoring offense - 25th, 75.8
Steals - 33rd, 302
Steals/game - 35th, 10.1
Turnovers forced - 27th, 20.17
Turnovers/game - 23rd, 12.7
Win-loss percentage - 12th, 86.7

3-Point Field Goals Attempted
1. DePaul - 1,051
2. FGCU - 1,007
3. Belmont - 931
4. Syracuse - 890
5. Saint Francis (Pa.) - 881

3-Point Field Goals Made
1. DePaul - 352
2. Idaho - 337
3. Belmont - 334
4. FGCU - 328
5. Oregon - 324

3-Point Field Goals Made/Game
1. Idaho - 11.6
2. DePaul - 11.0
3. FGCU - 10.9
4. Belmont - 10.4
5. Oral Roberts - 10.1

Turnover Margin
1. Lamar - 11.14
2. Hartford - 9.66
3. Quinnipiac - 8.47
4. Kentucky - 8.39
5. Auburn - 8.06
6. UC Irvine - 7.71
7. FGCU - 7.47
8. Mississippi State - 7.00
9. Gardner-Webb - 6.97
10. Ohio - 6.24

Scoring Margin
1. Mississippi State - 28.3
2. UConn - 28.0
3. Baylor - 26.2
4. Notre Dame - 25.0
5. Oregon - 23.2
6. Marquette - 22.0
7. South Dakota - 19.2
8. FGCU - 18.6
9. Louisville - 18.6
10. South Dakota State - 17.7

RPI Tracker
The Green and Blue are now at No. 62 in the latest RPI standings. Here's how the rest of the ASUN stacks up:

Liberty - 187
North Alabama - 197
Stetson - 205
North Florida - 232
Jacksonville - 233
Kennesaw State - 298
NJIT - 323
Lipscomb - 330

FGCU Career Record Book

Rebounds
1. 887 - Sarah HANSEN (329o-558d) - 2010-14
2. 812 - Tytionia ADDERLY (320o-478d) - 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 (97 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. 488 - Tytionia ADDERLY (324o-488d) - 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. 324 - Tytionia ADDERLY (324o-488d) - 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

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 2018-19, Smesko has guided the Eagles to 15-straight 20-win seasons and nine-straight 25-win seasons. He maintains a record of 522-118 (.816) overall in his career, 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. 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. Second-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

#32 Rosemarie Julien: F; 5' 11"; Senior

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

#15 Tyra Cox: G; 5' 8"; Redshirt Freshman

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

#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

#32 Rosemarie Julien
: 5' 11"; Senior
: F

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

#15 Tyra Cox
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Freshman
: G

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