FORT MYERS, Fla. - The No. 25 FGCU women's basketball team (14-2, 1-0) will square off against Liberty (8-6, 1-0) in a rematch of last year's ASUN title game on Monday at 7 p.m. in Alico Arena.
The Eagles are 3-0 all-time in their short series history against Liberty, including a victory in last year's ASUN title game. FGCU also produced a 72-49 win inside Alico Arena during last year's regular season, and a last-second steal from
Lisa Zderadicka secured a 65-64 road win over Liberty last season.
Kerstie Phills made the game-winning layup in that matchup, as well.
Fox Sports Radio Debut
The matchup will signify the first women's basketball game broadcasted on Fox Sports Radio this year with the Voice of the Eagles, David Moulton. A veteran broadcaster, Moulton will call the action joined by analyst Greg Anderson and Pete Lonergan. The games will air on Fox Sports Radio (94.1 FM WFSX/1240 AM WNOG – Fort Myers, 103.3 FM - Cape Coral/Fort Myers, 105.9 FM – Naples/Bonita Springs). The games will also be available on mobile devices via the TuneIn App and online through
www.FoxSportsFM.com. Each broadcast will feature a pregame show and a postgame show giving fans expert insight into that day's contest.
Here's a list of games scheduled the rest of the season, which also includes any potential ASUN and NCAA Tournament games.
Jan. 11 – at Stetson (1 PM)
Jan. 18 – at North Alabama (2 PM)
Feb. 8 – vs. North Florida (4 PM)
Feb. 10 – vs. Stetson (7 PM)
Feb. 15 – at Lipscomb (2:30 PM)
Feb. 22 – at NJIT (1 PM)
Feb. 29 – vs. North Alabama (4:30 PM)
March 2 – vs. Jacksonville (7 PM)
Storylines
- The Green and Blue has earned the program's first national ranking since April 2018 after being slotted 25th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. FGCU is 10-2 as a ranked Division I program following Saturday's win over Lipscomb.
- The Eagles, who enter Monday's tilt tied with NC State and Gonzaga for the most wins in the nation, have won 29 consecutive conference games, which is fourth-longest streak in the nation behind UConn (137), Baylor (43) and Mercer (34).
-
Davion Wingate (player of the week) and
Ashli O'Neal (newcomer of the week) were recognized by the ASUN earlier this week. It was Wingate's first such award in the Green and Blue, while O'Neal became the first Eagle with four newcomer of the week awards, and she's now two shy of tying the ASUN's all-time record.
- ESPN's Graham Hays moved FGCU up to No. 2 in the latest espnW mid-major poll, which is the team's highest ranking of the season. Meanwhile, the most recent CollegeInsider.com poll has the Eagles at No. 5.
- FGCU is currently 100-2 all-time in ASUN regular season games inside Alico Arena since joining the conference in 2007-08.
-
Tytionia Adderly became the first player in program history to reach 1,000 rebounds against Lipscomb. The team's next potential milestone could come via
Ashli O'Neal, who is 22 points shy of reaching 1,000 in her career. More info on both of those achievements can be found later in this preview.
Wingate on A Tear
Davion Wingate, despite producing just nine points against Lipscomb, is averaging a career-best 17.1 points per game. She is one of only six players nationally shooting at least 49 percent from 3-point range. 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 .586 from the field, .494 from 3-point range and .821 from the foul line. In fact, with her outing against Duke, she now qualifies for the ASUN's all-time 3-point percentage leaders list, and she ranks third (.463, 74-for-160) at her current pace.
Rebounding Legend, All-Around Great
Senior forward
Tytionia Adderly became the first player in program history, and just the 12th in ASUN history, to reach 1,000 career rebounds with her 11-rebound effort against Lipscomb. She now has 1,001 and is just four shy of moving past Brandi Miller (Belmont, 2001-05) for the 11th-most in conference history.
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. Her 12 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 third among all active Division I women's basketball players in career rebounds.
| NCAA Division I Active Career Rebound Leaders |
| Rk. |
Player |
School |
Total |
| 1. |
Bayley Plummer |
Appalachian State |
1,101 |
| 2. |
Ruthy Hebard |
Oregon |
1,094 |
| 3. |
Tytionia Adderly |
FGCU |
1,002 |
| 4. |
Lauren Manis |
Holy Cross |
1,001 |
| 5. |
Chance Graham |
Coppin State |
997 |
Moving On Up
After receiving votes for three consecutive weeks, FGCU entered the USA Today Coaches Poll at No. 25 on Tuesday. It is the first time the Eagles have been ranked since April 2018 and the earliest in any season they've been ranked, topping the 2014-15 team, who was ranked on Feb. 16, 2015.
| 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 |
| Dec. 31, 2019 |
No. 25 |
Here's both current major national polls, along with the two mid-major rankings - CollegeInsider.com and espnW.
| AP Poll (Dec. 30) |
| Rk. |
Team (1st Place Votes) |
Record |
Votes |
Previous |
| 1 |
UConn (19) |
10-0 |
722 |
1 |
| 2 |
Oregon (5) |
10-1 |
703 |
2 |
| 3 |
Oregon State (5) |
12-0 |
680 |
3 |
| 4 |
South Carolina (1) |
12-1 |
661 |
4 |
| 5 |
Stanford |
11-1 |
622 |
5 |
| 6 |
Baylor |
9-1 |
614 |
6 |
| 7 |
Louisville |
12-1 |
576 |
7 |
| 8 |
Florida State |
13-0 |
560 |
8 |
| 9 |
NC State |
12-0 |
503 |
9 |
| 10 |
UCLA |
12-0 |
497 |
10 |
| 11 |
Texas A&M |
12-1 |
445 |
11 |
| 12 |
Maryland |
10-2 |
406 |
12 |
| 13 |
Kentucky |
11-1 |
376 |
13 |
| 14 |
Indiana |
11-2 |
344 |
14 |
| 15 |
Mississippi State |
12-2 |
341 |
15 |
| 16 |
DePaul |
11-2 |
291 |
16 |
| 17 |
Gonzaga |
12-1 |
274 |
17 |
| 18 |
Arizona |
12-0 |
265 |
18 |
| 19 |
West Virginia |
9-1 |
207 |
19 |
| 20 |
Arkansas |
12-1 |
162 |
20 |
| 21 |
Missouri State |
9-2 |
116 |
21 |
| 22 |
Tennessee |
10-2 |
98 |
22 |
| 23 |
Miami |
9-3 |
62 |
24 |
| 24 |
Minnesota |
11-1 |
50 |
NR |
| 25 |
Texas |
8-4 |
46 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: South Dakota 40, Michigan 26, Rutgers 24, Princeton 10, Colorado 9, Northwestern 7, LSU 5, Kansas 4, Arizona St. 1, Michigan St. 1, Texas Tech 1, Nebraska 1.
| USA Today Coaches Poll (Dec. 31) |
| Rk. |
Team (1st Place Votes) |
Record |
Votes |
Previous |
| 1 |
UConn (22) |
10-0 |
787 |
1 |
| 2 |
Oregon (6) |
10-1 |
754 |
2 |
| 3 |
Oregon State (4) |
12-0 |
739 |
3 |
| 4 |
Stanford |
11-1 |
684 |
4 |
| 5 |
South Carolina |
12-1 |
669 |
5 |
| 6 |
Baylor |
10-1 |
652 |
6 |
| 7 |
Louisville |
12-1 |
608 |
7 |
| 8 |
Florida State |
13-0 |
578 |
8 |
| 9 |
N.C. State |
12-0 |
545 |
9 |
| 10 |
UCLA |
12-0 |
518 |
10 |
| 11 |
Maryland |
10-2 |
455 |
11 |
| 12 |
Texas A&M |
12-1 |
434 |
12 |
| 13 |
Kentucky |
11-1 |
408 |
13 |
| 14 |
Mississippi State |
12-2 |
380 |
14 |
| 15 |
Indiana |
11-2 |
335 |
15 |
| 16 |
Gonzaga |
12-1 |
307 |
17 |
| 17 |
DePaul |
11-2 |
302 |
16 |
| 18 |
Arizona |
12-0 |
258 |
18 |
| 19 |
Missouri State |
9-2 |
208 |
19 |
| 20 |
Arkansas |
12-1 |
195 |
20 |
| 21 |
West Virginia |
9-1 |
171 |
21 |
| 22 |
South Dakota |
12-2 |
118 |
22 |
| 23 |
Tennessee |
10-2 |
76 |
24 |
| 24 |
Princeton |
12-1 |
58 |
25 |
| 25 |
FGCU |
13-2 |
36 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Michigan 35; Minnesota 20; Northwestern 15; Arizona State 15; LSU 13; Miami 9; Texas 6; Rutgers 5; Georgia Tech 3; Colorado 3; Texas Tech 1.
| CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll (Dec. 31) |
| Rk. |
Team |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Conference |
| 1. |
Gonzaga (30) |
11-1 |
774 |
1 |
West Coast |
| 2. |
Princeton |
12-1 |
728 |
2 |
Ivy League |
| 3. |
Missouri State |
9-2 |
710 |
3 |
Missouri Valley |
| 4. |
South Dakota (1) |
11-2 |
689 |
4 |
Summit |
| 5. |
FGCU |
13-2 |
653 |
5 |
ASUN |
| 6. |
James Madison |
9-2 |
609 |
6 |
Colonial |
| 7. |
Buffalo |
9-2 |
576 |
7 |
Mid-American |
| 8. |
Drake |
7-4 |
566 |
8 |
Missouri Valley |
| 9. |
Penn |
9-1 |
511 |
9 |
Ivy League |
| 10. |
Central Michigan |
7-3 |
486 |
10 |
Mid-American |
| 11. |
Marist |
8-2 |
459 |
11 |
Metro Atlantic |
| 12. |
Abilene Christian |
9-1 |
411 |
12 |
Southland |
| 13. |
Ohio |
7-4 |
384 |
13 |
Mid-American |
| 14. |
South Dakota State |
9-6 |
379 |
14 |
Summit |
| 15. |
BYU |
6-5 |
351 |
15 |
West Coast |
| 16. |
Drexel |
7-4 |
292 |
16 |
Colonial |
| 17. |
Northern Iowa |
8-3 |
273 |
17 |
Missouri Valley |
| 18. |
Stony Brook |
13-1 |
231 |
18 |
America East |
| 19. |
Lehigh |
8-3 |
198 |
19 |
Patriot |
| 20. |
Rider |
6-2 |
174 |
20 |
Metro Atlantic |
| 21. |
Cleveland State |
11-1 |
127 |
23 |
Horizon |
| 22. |
Harvard |
8-4 |
118 |
22 |
Ivy League |
| 23. |
Yale |
8-3 |
70 |
NR |
Ivy League |
| 24. |
Coastal Carolina |
10-1 |
56 |
NR |
Sun Belt |
| 25. |
UTA |
6-5 |
33 |
25 |
Sun Belt |
| espnW Mid-Major Poll (Dec. 31) |
| 1. |
Gonzaga |
12-1 |
| 2. |
FGCU |
13-2 |
| 3 |
Missouri State |
9-2 |
| 4. |
South Dakota |
12-2 |
| 5. |
Princeton |
12-1 |
| 6. |
South Dakota State |
9-6 |
| 7. |
James Madison |
9-2 |
| 8. |
Drake |
8-4 |
| 9. |
Penn |
8-1 |
| 10. |
Western Kentucky |
8-3 |
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). The Eagles are currently ranked 36th through one game of conference play.
Furthermore, FGCU's only two losses this year came to No. 25 Princeton (24th) and LSU (32nd). And they've defeated five other current top 100 RPI teams - Duke (39th), UCF (47th), Temple (60th), Notre Dame (92nd) and South Dakota State (99th). Liberty checks in at 112, while another ASUN program, North Florida, is ranked 81st.
Bracketology
Charlie Creme's latest NCAA Bracketology has seen FGCU move up to a No. 8 seed in Corvallis with an opening-round matchup against Creighton. It is the highest he has had them slotted all year.
O'Neal Ties Record, Wingate Captures 1st Player Of The Week Honor
Ashli O'Neal won her fourth ASUN newcomer of the week award on Tuesday, allowing her to surpass
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. She is now two short of matching the conference's all-time record, and her most recent selection also represented the 31st time a member of the Green and Blue has won the award.
Meanwhile, Wingate earned her first career ASUN player of the week nod after she became the first player to produce back-to-back games with 30-or-more points in program history. After registering a career-high 31 points in a Dec. 22 win over Temple on the road, the senior guard made 10-of-19 from the field, including 5-of-9 from long range, to help the Eagles knock off the Blue Devils in Alico Arena.
Entering the Liberty game, Wingate remains the only player in the nation shooting at least 55 percent from the field, 49 percent from 3-point range and 80 percent from the foul line. Among guards, she ranks fourth nationally in field goal percentage, and is tied for third among all players in 3-point field goal percentage.
| Date |
Player,
School |
Newcomer,
School |
Freshman,
School |
| Dec. 31 |
Davion Wingate, FGCU |
Ashli O'Neal,
FGCU |
Kimia Carter,
Stetson |
| Dec. 23 |
Keri Jewett-Giles, FGCU |
Jaida Bond,
North Alabama |
Jaida Bond,
North Alabama |
| 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 |
| T-1. |
FGCU |
14-2 |
1-0 |
|
North Alabama |
10-3 |
1-0 |
|
Liberty |
8-6 |
1-0 |
|
Stetson |
7-7 |
1-0 |
| 5. |
Jacksonville |
8-5 |
0-0 |
| T-6. |
North Florida |
7-7 |
0-1 |
|
Kennesaw State |
6-6 |
0-1 |
|
Lipscomb |
3-11 |
0-1 |
|
NJIT |
3-11 |
0-1 |
Weekend Schedule
Saturday, Jan. 4
Liberty 67, NJIT 53
Stetson 67, Kennesaw State 61
North Alabama 54, North Florida 51
FGCU 82, Lipscomb 56
Monday, Jan. 6
Liberty at FGCU, 7 p.m.
North Florida at Kennesaw State, 7 p.m.
Lipscomb vs Stetson, 7 p.m.
Jacksonville at North Alabama, 7 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. |
Nasrin Ulel |
FGCU |
191 |
2016-present |
| 18. |
Chaquita Alexander |
Troy |
189 |
1999-2003 |
| 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. |
Nasrin Ulel |
FGCU |
2016-present |
573 |
| 18. |
Anna Bowers |
Lipscomb |
2008-12 |
560 |
| 19. |
Jasmyn Brown |
Jacksonville |
2015-19 |
549 |
| 20. |
Jenna Bartsokas |
Lipscomb |
2007-11 |
545 |
| 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. |
Davion Wingate |
FGCU |
2018-present |
.463 (74-for-160) |
| 4. |
Albena Branzova |
FIU |
1991-95 |
.416 (77-for-185) |
| 5. |
Eglah Griffin |
FGCU |
2009-13 |
.409 (171-for-418) |
| 6. |
Jaime Gluesing |
FGCU |
2012-16 |
.404 (80-for-198) |
| 7. |
Nefertiti Walker |
Stetson |
2004-06 |
.392 (149-for-380) |
| 8. |
Brooke Wilhoit |
ETSU |
2005-07 |
.392 (87-for-222) |
| 9. |
Kelsey Jacobson |
FGCU |
2008-12 |
.390 (330-for-846) |
| 10. |
Shannon Murphy |
FGCU |
2007-11 |
.386 (85-for-220) |
| 11. |
Chandler Ryan |
FGCU |
2017-present |
.380 (84-for-221) |
| 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. |
Tytionia Adderly |
FGCU |
2016-present |
1,002 |
| 13. |
Shameka Smith |
Georgia State |
2002-07 |
992 |
| 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, winning 84 of their first 85 conference home games and now having lost just four ASUN regular season games since 2011-12. The team has now won nine of the past 12 regular-season championships with a record of 187-16 over that span. The Eagles have never finished lower than second in the final standings and maintain a 100-2 record in ASUN games played at Alico Arena entering 2019-20. If that isn't enough, the Eagles are 125-4 against ASUN competition in the regular season and won six of eight tournament titles since earning postseason eligibility during the 2011-12 season.
| FGCU vs the ASUN |
| Regular Season Home Games |
| Year |
Record |
Tally |
| 2007-08 |
8-0 |
8-0 |
| 2008-09 |
9-1 |
17-1 |
| 2009-10 |
10-0 |
27-1 |
| 2010-11 |
10-0 |
37-1 |
| 2011-12 |
9-0 |
46-1 |
| 2012-13 |
9-0 |
55-1 |
| 2013-14 |
9-0 |
64-1 |
| 2014-15 |
7-0 |
71-1 |
| 2015-16 |
7-0 |
78-1 |
| 2016-17 |
6-1 |
84-2 |
| 2017-18 |
7-0 |
91-2 |
| 2018-19 |
8-0 |
99-2 |
| 2019-20 |
1-0 |
100-2 |
| FGCU vs the ASUN |
| Regular Season Play |
| Year |
Record |
Running Tally |
Since Full D-I Program |
| 2007-08 |
13-3 |
13-3 |
x |
| 2008-09 |
17-3 |
30-6 |
x |
| 2009-10 |
17-3 |
47-9 |
x |
| 2010-11 |
17-3 |
64-12 |
x |
| 2011-12 |
18-0 |
82-12 |
18-0 |
| 2012-13 |
18-0 |
100-12 |
36-0 |
| 2013-14 |
17-1 |
117-13 |
53-1 |
| 2014-15 |
14-0 |
131-13 |
67-1 |
| 2015-16 |
14-0 |
145-13 |
81-1 |
| 2016-17 |
12-2 |
157-15 |
93-3 |
| 2017-18 |
13-1 |
170-16 |
106-4 |
| 2018-19 |
16-0 |
186-16 |
122-4 |
| 2019-20 |
1-0 |
187-16 |
123-4 |
Streaking Through The ASUN
The Eagles have won 29-straight ASUN games (including postseason) dating back to a Feb. 3, 2018 win over Jacksonville, which is now the fourth-longest current streak in the nation after Quinnipiac's 52-game streak was recently snapped by Iona. It also ranks among the top 20 all-time in NCAA Division I women's basketball history.
| Longest Conference Winning Streaks |
| Division I |
| Rk. |
School |
Streak |
| 1. |
UConn |
137 |
| 2. |
Baylor |
43 |
| 3. |
Mercer |
34 |
| 4. |
FGCU |
29 |
| 5. |
Rice |
21 |
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 entering 2019-20. 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.
Defensive Prowess Against The ASUN
Since joining the ASUN in 2007-08, FGCU has held opponents to 39 or fewer points 19 times in conference play. 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 |
| 3/1/08 |
W 70-39 vs North Florida |
| 1/3/11 |
W 79-39 vs Belmont |
| 1/7/12 |
W 68-34 vs North Florida |
| 2/11/12 |
W 54-34 vs Belmont |
| 12/31/12 |
W 62-35 @ Kennesaw State |
| 1/21/13 |
W 67-37 vs Lipscomb |
| 2/16/13 |
W 89-39 @ Lipscomb |
| 3/02/13 |
W 74-36 vs Kennesaw State |
| 1/25/14 |
W 54-34 vs North Florida |
| 1/17/15 |
W 60-37 @ Jacksonville |
| 2/07/15 |
W 61-39 @ Stetson |
| 2/25/15 |
W 56-24 @ North Florida |
| 1/18/16 |
W 70-37 vs NJIT |
| 1/24/16 |
W 71-39 @ Lipscomb |
| 1/30/16 |
W 65-38 @ North Florida |
| 2/4/16 |
W 58-39 vs Jacksonville |
| 2/13/16 |
W 53-32 @ NJIT |
| 2/11/17 |
W 69-35 vs Kennesaw State |
| 1/29/19 |
W 67-35 @ NJIT |
FGCU's Notable ASUN Achievements
- 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 tournament 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, which took them 11 years, and Georgia State's 20, which took 20 years. FGCU has done it in eight 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 |
|
FGCU's History vs Power 5's
With their wins over defending national runner-up Notre Dame on Nov. 28 and Duke on Dec. 29, FGCU produced its sixth and seventh all-time wins 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 have an 18-28 record all-time against Power 5 schools, including a 2-1 record this year.
ACC: Duke ('19), 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 13 teams over 15 games from a Power 5 conference at least once including Duke, Illinois, Michigan, Wake Forest, Auburn, Virginia, Virginia Tech, LSU (twice), Michigan State, Indiana, Florida State, Duke and Florida (twice). Of those previous contests, the Eagles earned wins in 11 - defeating Duke, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Wake Forest, Auburn, VT, LSU, Michigan State, Florida and Indiana.
By Location
11-4 in Alico Arena
6-11 in neutral site matchups
1-13 in true road matchups
By Conference
7-10 vs ACC
5-8 vs SEC
4-5 vs B1G
1-2 vs Big 12
1-3 vs Pac 12
| Game-By-Game vs Power 5's |
| 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. |
| 11/28/19 |
W 69-60 |
vs Notre Dame |
Riviera Maya, Mexico |
| 12/19/19 |
L 74-63 |
vs LSU |
Fort Myers, Fla. |
| 12/29/19 |
W 78-56 |
vs Duke |
Fort Myers, Fla. |
| *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.
With her career-best 35-point performance against LSU,
Keri Jewett-Giles moved into the top 10 of the most prolific NCAA scorers to ever wear the Green and Blue. She is now the third-highest scoring player who transferred into FGCU as she sits behind only Kaneisha Atwater (VCU, 1,498) and Jordin Alexander (Brown, 1,329).
The full list is as follows:
| Most Career NCAA Points By Player To Finish Career In Green And Blue |
| 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 |
|
| 1,164 |
Keri Jewett-Giles |
2015-present |
Southern Miss |
| 1,152 |
Davion Wingate |
2015-present |
Stony Brook |
| 1,138 |
Stephanie Haas |
2012-16 |
|
| 1,111 |
Nasrin Ulel |
2016-present |
|
| 1,093 |
China Dow |
2013-18 |
Middle Tennessee State |
| 1,072 |
Destiny Washington |
2014-19 |
Ball State |
| 1,060 |
Betsy Adams |
2008-13 |
Valparaiso |
| 1,035 |
Lisa Zderadicka |
2014-19 |
Houston Baptist |
| 1,016 |
Courtney Chihil |
2008-12 |
|
| 978 |
Ashli O'Neal |
2016-present |
Indiana State |
| If a transfer, previous school listed |
Deepest Backcourt in the Nation?
Should
Ashli O'Neal score 22 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 of any position to reach 1,000 career points, joining Oregon. Furthermore, only five 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
Purdue - Dominique Oden, Ae'Rianna Harris, Karissa McLaughlin
North Alabama- Ivy Wallen, Emma Wallen, Brittany Panetti
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 - among points scored at FGCU only - in the program's Division I era. She surpassed Erica Nelson (582, 2016-18) for fourth place in the win over Central Connecticut State.
Davion Wingate, who started her career at Stony Brook, recently entered the top 10 after her career-best performance against Temple.
| 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 |
| 662 |
Keri Jewett-Giles |
2018-present |
Southern Miss |
| 582 |
Erica Nelson |
2016-18 |
Johnson County C.C. |
| 571 |
Jenna Cobb |
2013-15 |
Butler |
| 518 |
Davion Wingate |
2018-present |
Stony Brook |
| 509 |
Lisa Zderadicka |
2017-19 |
Houston Baptist |
| 496 |
Brittany Brown |
2008-10 |
Labette C.C. |
| 483 |
Brittany Kennedy |
2011-13 |
Oregon State |
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 such two-year player,
Lisa Zderadicka. This year,
Ashli O'Neal is continuing that tradition.
Fun with Numbers and Stuff
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 83rd nationally.
3-point field goals made
1. FGCU - 199
2. DePaul - 160
3. Saint Mary's - 155
4. Arkansas - 140
T-5. San Jose State - 135
New Mexico - 135
Western Illinois - 135
3-point field goals attempted
1. FGCU - 590
2. DePaul - 463
3. Western Illinois - 450
4. New Mexico - 435
5. Sacramento State - 424
3-point field goals made per game
1. FGCU - 12.4
2. DePaul - 11.4
3. Abilene Christian - 10.8
4. Oregon - 10.4
5. Saint Mary's - 10.3
6. Arkansas - 10.0
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 |
| FGCU |
2020 |
16 |
199 |
12.4 |
| 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 |
199 |
1st |
| *Current NCAA record |
Rise of 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 is currently ranked ninth in the program's Division I era in career points with 1,129 - just 12 shy of passing Stephanie Haas (1,138, 2012-16) for eighth.
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.
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.
9-2: 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 |
| LSU |
Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly |
| Temple |
Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly |
| Duke |
Wingate/Jewett-Giles/Ulel/Phills/Adderly |
| Lipscomb |
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 |
1-2 |
L2 |
L 74-63 on Dec. 19, 2019 in Fort Myers |
| Temple |
1-0 |
W1 |
W 93-67 on Dec. 22, 2019 in Philadelphia |
| Duke |
1-1 |
W1 |
W 78-56 on Dec. 29, 2019 in Fort Myers |
| Lipscomb |
26-0 |
W25 |
W 82-56 on Jan. 4, 2020 in Fort Myers |
| 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 FGCU in 2017-18 (DePaul, Kentucky, Missouri).
AAC who?
With the dominating win over Temple, FGCU is now 4-0 against American Athletic Conference (AAC) teams this year, all of which were picked to finish among the top six in the AAC preseason poll. In all, they've defeated USF (2nd), UCF (T-3rd), Houston (5th) and Temple (6th).
| 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 the Liberty matchup on Jan. 6, the Eagles have produced the following numbers at home.
273-20 (.932) in games at Alico Arena
195-14 (.933) in Division-I era games at Alico Arena
100-2 (.980) in ASUN regular season games at Alico Arena
| FGCU in Alico Arena By Season |
| 2002-03 |
15-0 |
15-0 |
| 2003-04 |
12-1 |
27-1 |
| 2004-05 |
11-4 |
38-5 |
| 2005-06 |
17-1 |
55-6 |
| 2006-07 |
23-0 |
78-6 |
| 2007-08 |
12-2 |
90-8 |
| 2008-09 |
15-1 |
105-9 |
| 2009-10 |
14-0 |
119-9 |
| 2010-11 |
18-1 |
137-10 |
| 2011-12 |
13-0 |
150-10 |
| 2012-13 |
13-2 |
163-12 |
| 2013-14 |
16-2 |
179-14 |
| 2014-15 |
16-0 |
195-14 |
| 2015-16 |
19-3 |
214-17 |
| 2016-17 |
17-1 |
231-18 |
| 2017-18 |
18-0 |
249-18 |
| 2018-19 |
17-1 |
266-19 |
| 2019-20 |
7-1 |
273-20 |
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 were 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 |
NCAA Stats and Rankings Leaders
| NCAA Team Statistical Leaders (Top 50) |
| Assist/Turnover Ratio |
3rd, 1.59 |
| Assists |
9th, 258 |
| Assists/Game |
43rd, 16.1 |
| Fewest Turnovers |
19th, 162 |
| Total Rebounds |
40th, 579 |
| Scoring Margin |
14th, 21.1) |
| Scoring Offense |
14th, 80.6 |
| Total Steals |
13th, 168 |
| Steals/Game |
49th, 10.5 |
| Turnover Margin |
1st, 10.63 |
| Turnovers Forced |
29th, 20.75 |
| Fewest Turnovers/Game |
1st, 10.1 |
| W/L Percentage |
23rd, .875 |
| Total Wins |
T-1st, 14 |
| NCAA Individual Statistical Leaders (Top 50) |
| Assist/Turnover Ratio |
Adderly (28th, 2.44), Jewett-Giles (41st, 2.22) |
| Defensive Rebounds/Game |
Adderly (14th, 7.4) |
| Field Goal Attempts |
Jewett-Giles (26th, 215) |
| Field Goals Made |
Wingate (10th, 102), Jewett-Giles (30th, 94) |
| Field Goal Percentage |
Wingate (25th, .586) |
| Total Points |
Wingate (14th, 274), Jewett-Giles (34th, 253) |
| Total Rebounds |
Adderly (9th, 156) |
| Rebounds/Game |
Adderly (44th, 9.8) |
| Total Steals |
Jewett-Giles (23rd, 38) |
| 3-Point FGs Attempted |
Ulel (18th, 111) |
| 3-Point FGs Made |
Wingate (37th, 38), Jewett-Giles (40th, 37) |
| 3-Point FG Percentage |
Wingate (4th, .494) |
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. 1,129 - Nasrin ULEL (111 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. 405 - Nasrin ULEL (111 games) - 2016-present
8. 402 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11
9. 385 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12
10. 326 - Courtney CHIHIL (120 games) - 2008-12
3-point field goals made
1. 846 - Kelsey JACOBSON (124 games) - 2008-12
2. 803 - Taylor GRADINJAN (148 games) - 2012-13,14-18
3. 790 - Whitney KNIGHT (130 games) - 2011-12,13-16
4. 597 - Shannon MURPHY (124 games) - 2007-11
5. 573 - Nasrin ULEL (111 games) - 2016-present
6. 418 - Eglah GRIFFIN (95 games) - 2009-12
7. 382 - Kaneisha ATWATER (106 games) - 2013-16
8. 361 - Stephanie HAAS (139 games) - 2012-16
9. 355 - Sarah HANSEN (132 games) - 2010-14
10. 353 - Rosemarie JULIEN (71 games) - 2016-18
Rebounds
1. 1,002 - Tytionia ADDERLY (377o-625d) - 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. 625 - Tytionia ADDERLY (377o-625d) - 2016-present
2. 621 - Whitney KNIGHT (114o-621d) - 2011-12,13-16
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 - Tytionia ADDERLY - 2016-present
260 - Brittany KENNEDY - 2011-13
7. 250 - Sarah HANSEN - 2010-14
8. 245 - Whitney KNIGHT - 2011-12,13-16
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. 174 - Tytionia ADDERLY - 2016-present
5. 168 - Shannon MURPHY - 2007-11
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. 106 - Tytionia ADDERLY - 2016-present
5. 103 - Shannon MURPHY - 2007-11
6. 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. 83 - Nasrin ULEL - 2016-present
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 538-121 (.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 187-16 (.921) mark in ASUN play. Over the past eight+ seasons (including 2018-19), he has guided FGCU to a 125-4 (.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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