2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS
1st Round	No. 21/24 #11 FGCU (26-2) vs No. 14/16 #6 Michigan (14-5)
Date | Time	Sunday, March 21 at 3 p.m. ET
Location	San Antonio, Texas | UTSA Convocation Center
Live Statistics	NCAA.com
TV	ESPN2 (HERE) | Jenn Hildreth (PxP) | Kelly Gramlich (Analyst)
Listen	Fox Sports Radio (FoxSportsFM.com) | David Moulton (PxP) | Michael Fly (Analyst)
Game Notes	FGCU (PDF) | Michigan (PDF)
Twitter	@FGCU_WBB
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas --- The No. 21/24 11th-seeded FGCU women's basketball team (26-2) will open its seventh all-time NCAA Tournament run with a matchup against No. 14/16 sixth-seeded Michigan (14-5) at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday inside UTSA's Convocation Center.

Sunday's victor will move on to Tuesday's second round to face either third-seeded Tennessee or 14th-seeded Middle Tennessee. Intriguingly, those four teams feature three of the nation's top five scorers in Middle Tennessee's Anastasia Hayes (26.5 PPG, 2nd), Michigan's Naz Hillmon (25.1 PPG, 4th) and FGCU's Kierstan Bell (24.3 PPG, 5th).

FOLLOW ALONG
The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 nationally with Jenn Hildreth (PxP) and Kelly Gramlich (color) on the call. Every single game of the tournament will have full national linear windows on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Furthermore, every game will be available on the ESPN app as fans won't have to worry about regionalization.

For fans in Fort Myers and Southwest Florida, David Moulton and FGCU men's basketball head coach Michael Fly will call each game of the tournament on Southwest Florida Fox Sports Radio. Fans can listen on 103.3 FM and 105.9 FM and web streaming is available at FoxSportsFM.com.

FGCU IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
For the Eagles, this will be their seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament. FGCU carries a 2-6 record, although they've made a pair of second round appearances. Among four first round exits include two overtime losses, another by two points in regulation, and the other by seven points in a game FGCU led early in the fourth quarter.
 

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
3/18/12	St. Bonaventure	Tallahassee, Fla.	L, 65-72 (OT)
3/22/14	Oklahoma State	West Lafayette, Ind.	L, 60-61 (OT)
3/21/15	Oklahoma State	Tallahassee, Fla.	W, 75-67
3/23/15	Florida State	Tallahassee, Fla.	L, 65-47
3/18/17	Miami (Fla.)	Coral Gables, Fla.	L, 60-62
3/17/18	Missouri	Stanford, Calif.	W, 80-70
3/19/18	Stanford	Stanford, Calif.	L, 70-90
3/22/19	Miami (Fla.)	Coral Gables, Fla.	L, 62-69

SERIES HISTORY, EAGLES AGAINST THE B1G
The first round tilt will represent the second all-time matchup between the Eagles and the Wolverines as FGCU defeated Michigan 71-62 on March 31, 2016 in the WNIT semifinals inside Alico Arena. Overall, the Green and Blue are 4-5 against the B1G dating back to Dec. 13, 2009. They have produced wins over Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan and Illinois. Furthermore, the Eagles are 18-29 all-time against Power 5 schools.
 

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
12/13/09	@ No. 21/24 Michigan St.	East Lansing, Mich.	L, 71-94
12/21/10	vs Indiana	Fort Myers, Fla.	W, 73-69
11/19/11	vs Michigan St.	Fort Myers, Fla.	W, 59-58
11/29/14	vs Ohio State	U.S. Virgin Islands	L, 83-90 (2 OT)
#03/31/16	vs Michigan	Fort Myers, Fla.	W, 71-62
11/25/16	vs No. 8/8 Ohio State	Estero, Fla.	L, 66-79
12/17/16	@ Illinois	Champaign, Ill.	L, 73-82
11/12/17	vs Illinois	Fort Myers, Fla.	W, 85-61
11/24/17	vs No. 9/8 Ohio State	Las Vegas, Nev.	L, 62-104

 
ROOMMATES TO THE RESCUE, HISTORIC WIN
The Green and Blue are coming off an ASUN tournament championship run that saw a different player lead the team in scoring in each game. In the quarterfinal, Tishara Morehouse poured in 28 points before Aaliyah Stanley's career-high 25 points led the way in the semifinals. Kierstan Bell then dropped 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the title game. All three players, who are roommates on campus, were named to the all-tournament team with Bell winning MVP recognition.

Behind the trio's play, FGCU's 84 points in the championship game was the most in an ASUN final in 16 years (Stetson had 88 in 2005). It was the sixth-most by any team in the tournament's 36-year history.

Not only was it the third time in 10 days that FGCU had defeated Liberty, but it completed a stretch where FGCU won all 19 games (regular season and postseason) against ASUN teams by double-digits.

EAGLES MAKE HISTORY IN NATIONAL POLLS
On March 8, FGCU entered the Associated Press poll at No. 24 in what was the program's first ranking in that poll since March 2015. Then, on March 9, the Eagles jumped up to No. 21 in the Coaches Poll, which was a three-spot improvement over the previous week. On top of that, it's tied for their highest ranking all-time in the Coaches Poll, and the first time they've been ranked in both polls at the same time since March 2015.
 

AP Poll
2/16/15	No. 22
2/23/15	No. 21
3/2/15	No. 20
3/9/15	No. 20
3/16/15	No. 20
3/8/21	No. 24
3/15/21	No. 24
Coaches Poll
2/16/15	No. 24
2/23/15	No. 22
3/2/15	No. 21
3/9/15	No. 21
3/16/15	No. 21
4/6/15	No. 21
2/1/18	No. 25
4/2/18	No. 25
12/31/19	No. 25
1/7/20	No. 25
1/28/20	No. 24
2/4/20	No. 24
2/11/20	No. 22
2/18/20	No. 22
2/25/20	No. 23
3/3/20	No. 24
3/10/20	No. 24
3/17/20	No. 24
3/2/21	No. 24
3/9/21	No. 21
3/15/21	No. 21

 
FGCU AS A RANKED TEAM
FGCU is 28-3 as a ranked Division I team in either the Associated Press or Coaches Polls, including a 20-1 record in the last 21 such games.
 

DATE		OPPONENT	RESULT	RANK	AP	COACHES	OVERALL
2/19/15	A	Kennesaw State	W, 71-60	22/24	1-0	1-0	1-0
2/21/15	A	USC Upstate	W, 75-59	22/24	2-0	2-0	2-0
2/25/15	A	North Florida	W, 56-24	21/22	3-0	3-0	3-0
2/28/15	H	Jacksonville	W, 78-47	21/22	4-0	4-0	4-0
3/6/15	H	North Florida	W, 74-35	20/21	5-0	5-0	5-0
3/11/15	H	Jacksonville	W, 62-42	20/21	6-0	6-0	6-0
3/15/15	H	Northern Kentucky	W, 60-43	20/21	7-0	7-0	7-0
3/21/15	N	Oklahoma State	W, 75-67	20/21	8-0	8-0	8-0
3/23/15	A	No. 7/7 Florida State	L, 47-65	20/21	8-1	8-1	8-1
2/1/18	A	North Florida	L, 73-75	X/25	8-1	8-2	8-2
2/3/18	A	Jacksonville	W, 65-63	X/25	8-1	9-2	9-2
1/4/20	H	Lipscomb	W, 82-56	X/25	8-1	10-2	10-2
1/6/20	H	Liberty	W, 64-57	X/25	8-1	11-2	11-2
1/11/20	A	Stetson	W, 89-47	X/25	8-1	12-2	12-2
1/13/20	A	North Florida	W, 72-50	X/25	8-1	13-2	13-2
2/1/20	A	Liberty	W, 74-65	X/24	8-1	14-2	14-2
2/3/20	A	Jacksonville	W, 81-68	X/24	8-1	15-2	15-2
2/8/20	H	North Florida	W, 76-65	X/24	8-1	16-2	16-2
2/10/20	H	Stetson	W, 67-65	X/24	8-1	17-2	17-2
2/15/20	A	Lipscomb	W, 78-45	X/22	8-1	18-2	18-2
2/17/20	A	Kennesaw State	W, 89-64	X/22	8-1	19-2	19-2
2/22/20	A	NJIT	W, 68-39	X/22	8-1	20-2	20-2
2/29/20	H	North Alabama	L, 55-61	X/23	8-1	20-3	20-3
3/2/20	H	Jacksonville	W, 77-64	X/23	8-1	21-3	21-3
3/7/20	H	Lipscomb	W, 105-71	X/24	8-1	22-3	22-3
3/11/20	H	North Florida	W, 73-57	X/24	8-1	23-3	23-3
3/5/21	H	Liberty	W, 80-60	X/24	8-1	24-3	24-3
3/6/21	H	Liberty	W, 65-50	X/24	8-1	25-3	25-3
3/11/21	N	Jacksonville	W, 87-62	24/21	9-1	26-3	26-3
3/12/21	N	Lipscomb	W, 59-44	24/21	10-1	27-3	27-3
3/14/21	N	Liberty	W, 84-62	24/21	11-1	28-3	28-3

 
FGCU AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
After going 0-for-10 in its first 10 games against ranked Division I programs, the Eagles produced the program's first-ever win over a ranked Division I program on Nov. 23, 2017 against No. 21 DePaul and have gone 4-6 since then. In that same season, FGCU knocked off No. 23/23 Kentucky at home on Dec. 8 and No. 17/15 Missouri in the NCAA Tournament on March 17. The win over the Tigers is the highest ranked team they've ever defeated. Last year, the Green and Blue knocked off No. 21/20 USF in Cancun on Nov. 29.
 
LET'S GO STREAKING
FGCU enters the NCAA Tournament with the most wins in the nation behind a 25-game winning streak overall, which is the second-longest in the country behind California Baptist (27). In terms of program history, the streak is the fifth of at least 20 games in the Division I era (2007-present) and it is the second-longest in the same era behind the 2014-15 team's 26-game streak.
 
Longest Overall Winning Streaks
Program History (Division I Era)

1.	26	12/6/14	3/21/15
2.	25	11/29/20	Present
3.	21	12/29/11	3/3/12
	21	12/28/12	3/8/13
	21	12/20/15	3/31/16

  
MARCH MADNESS
Since beginning its Division I transition in 2007-08, FGCU is 53-14 (.791) in the month of March, including a 41-10 (.804) record since becoming eligible for the ASUN and NCAA Tournaments in 2011-12.
 
500 IN THE REAR VIEW, OTHER MILESTONES
FGCU is now 519-97 (.843) all-time heading into the NCAA Tournament, and they will become the winningest program in NCAA Division I history at the end of this year as they are one of just two teams with at least an .800 all-time winning percentage (Tennessee, .800). FGCU will qualify for the list once they complete this season and reach the minimum 10 years as a full Division I program.
 
100th win - Nov. 18, 2006 vs Puerto Rico Rio Piedras (106-36)
200th win - Feb. 11, 2010 vs Jacksonville (63-55)
300th win - Jan. 23, 2014 vs Jacksonville (56-49)
400th win - Feb. 18, 2017 vs USC Upstate (80-50)
500th win - Dec. 21, 2020 vs Florida International (80-66)
 
In addition to reaching 500 wins, FGCU currently sits at 503 consecutive games with at least one made 3-pointer, and they have 302 games in program history with at least 10-or-more 3-pointers as a team.

DYNAMIC DUO
How special is the pairing of Kierstan Bell and Tishara Morehouse? There has never been a Division I era team in FGCU women's basketball history with two 500-point scorers, and Morehouse is 22 points away from making it happen. In fact, including Bell, who already became the first player in the program's Division I era to reach 600 points, there has only been five Eagles in the era to reach 500 in a season - Kaneisha Atwater (569, 2015-16), Sarah Hansen (555, 2012-13), Keri Jewett-Giles (548, 2019-20) and Whitney Knight (504, 2014-15). And now Morehouse sits just 22 points shy of history as she's averaged 17.7 per contest over 27 games.

In regular season conference play, Bell and Morehouse averaged a combined 43.3 PPG. They outscored two teams by themselves - Jan. 23 vs Lipscomb (57-49) and Feb. 27 vs North Florida (46-45), and they've come close in several others. Their offensive firepower helped the Eagles scored a conference-best 85.4 PPG in ASUN play.
 
In fact, the duo has averaged 42.0 PPG combined in all games, which isn't too far behind several Division I teams have averaged as a whole, including Monmouth and South Carolina State (46.0), Northwestern State (46.5), Canisius (48.6) and Chicago State (48.9), as well as California and Albany (49.8). That firepower has contributed to FGCU having the fifth-highest PPG average in the entire country among all games at 82.1.
 
In conference play alone, Bell (25.5 PPG) and Morehouse (17.8 PPG) finished first and third in scoring, respectively. Earlier this year, Morehouse became just the fifth Eagle to register a 35-point performance in a single game in the program's Division I era against No. 14 Arkansas on Nov. 28. She has scored in double-figures in 23 of her 27 games this year, which includes six 25-point plus performances. Bell became the sixth Eagle to score at least 35 in a game with her 36-point and 42-point games at Jacksonville, the latter of which broke the program's single-game scoring record.

ANSWERING THE BELL
Kierstan Bell has done just about everything this year for the nationally-ranked Eagles, averaging 24.3 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.8 steals per game. Her scoring average not only ranks fifth in the country but is the fourth-highest average in the now 36-year history of the ASUN. The only player in the conference to average a double-double for the whole season this year, Bell finished as a six-time ASUN player of the week and a conference-record 10-time newcomer of the week.
 
The AP Honorable Mention All-American was named to the Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List on Feb. 10, the NCAA.com Starting Five twice and became the first-ever Eagle to be named the USBWA co-national player of the week on Feb. 23. Just before the ASUN tournament, she was named one of five finalists nationally for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award.
 
Among conference players, Bell led all others in scoring, rebounding and 3-pointers made while finishing second in blocks and eighth in steals. Nationally, she ranks first in the country in total field goals made and ranks among the top 10 in 3-pointers made per game, total 3-pointers made, total points, double-doubles and defensive rebounds per game. Her 16 double-doubles this year ranks fifth nationally and is already the third-most in a career in program history. She twice recorded an FGCU record four straight double-doubles.
 
Most Career Double-Doubles
FGCU's Division I Era (2007-present)
 

Sarah Hansen	20
Whitney Knight	19
Kierstan Bell	16
Ty Adderly	14
Adrianne McNally	6

 
If that isn't enough, Bell has more double-doubles by herself this year (16) than any other FGCU Division I era team has had as a whole - the 2013-14 and 2012-13 teams each had 11.

On Feb. 21, Bell broke the program's single-game scoring record with 42 points and 15 rebounds in a road win over Jacksonville. Overall, she has scored in double-figures in 24 of her 25 games, including 20 with 20-plus points. Thirteen of those 20-point efforts came in ASUN play, including a streak of 11 straight at one point. On top of that, she had three 30-plus point outings in conference play along with 10 double-doubles.
 
Bell has already broken FGCU's single-season records for most field goals made and total points, surpassing Kaneisha Atwater's single-season scoring record (569, 2015-16). And Bell has played in 14 fewer games than Atwater did that year.
 
While she's on pace to shatter several other records, Bell just finished off the best conference season in program history by breaking the single-season records for most points (408), scoring average (25.5), field goals made (162), field goals attempted (294), field goal percentage (.551), defensive rebounds (141) and defensive rebound average (8.8). And she did all that while not even ranking among the top 10 all-time in minutes per game played.
 
Bell's overall season scoring average remains on pace to be the fourth-best single-season offensive average in conference history. In fact, it would be the highest average by an ASUN player since Phylette Blake's 26 PPG in 1988-89. She also currently sits at 933 career points, including her time at Ohio State.
 
THE MICROWAVE 
Aaliyah Stanley, who came to the Eagles as a transfer from Eastern Michigan, has provided instant offense off the bench for FGCU this year. As the team's third-leading scorer at 9.7 PPG, the sophomore guard is shooting 37.7 percent (49-for-130) from long distance and has registered double-digit scoring in 15 of 26 games played. In the ASUN semifinal win over Lipscomb, she registered a career-high 25 points to lead the Eagles. She produced double-digits in all three games and was selected to the all-tournament team.
 
BELL MAKES HISTORY WITH DUAL AWARD SELECTION
On March 9, Kierstan Bell headlined the ASUN's postseason awards by becoming the first player in the conference's 36-year history to be tabbed both the player and newcomer of the year. Tishara Morehouse joined Bell on the first team, while Seneca Hackley was named to the all-freshmen team. Karl Smesko was tabbed coach of the year for the 11th time.

Unanimous Player of the Year: Kierstan Bell, FGCU
Defensive Player of the Year: Jazz Bond, North Florida
Unanimous Newcomer of the Year: Kierstan Bell, FGCU
Freshman of the Year: Sakyia White, North Alabama
Unanimous Coach of the Year: Karl Smesko
 
First Team All-Conference
*Kierstan Bell (FGCU) - So. - Alliance, Ohio
*Tishara Morehouse (FGCU) - Jr. - Milwaukee, Wis.
*Jazz Bond (North Florida) - Sr. - Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Ashtyn Baker (Liberty) - Sr. - Nesbit, Miss.
Emily Lytle (Liberty) - Sr. - Memphis, Tenn.
Marissa Mackins (North Florida) - Jr. - Durham, N.C.
 
Second Team All-Conference
Tasia Jefferies (Bellarmine) - Sr. - Louisville, Ky.
Amani Johnson (Kennesaw State) - Jr. - North Versailles, Penn.
Taylor Clark (Lipscomb) - Sr. - Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
Jaida Bond (North Alabama) - So. - Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Yazz Wazeerud-Din (Stetson) - Jr. - Marietta, Ga.
 
All-Freshmen Team
Sakyia White (North Alabama) - Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Stacie Jones (Kennesaw State) - Kathleen, Ga.
Bella Smuda (Liberty) - Exton, Penn.
Seneca Hackley (FGCU) - Colorado Springs, Colo.
Jordan Peete (Lipscomb) - St. Louis, Mo.
 
*Unanimous selection
**A tie in voting resulted in a six-person first team
 
BELL NAMED ONE OF 5 FINALISTS FOR MID-MAJOR POTY
Kierstan Bell, who previously landed a spot on the midseason watch list and the semifinal group for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award presented by HerHoopStats.com, has now been selected as one of five finalists for the award with the winner being announced March 31. Last year, Eagle guard Keri Jewett-Giles was named a semifinalist for the award before Covid-19 ended the season.
 
Assisting Bell's award chase are several efficiency stats that HerHoopStats.com provides. Bell currently ranks first in the country in player efficiency rating (45.2) and win shares per 40 minutes (0.57). She also ranks second in total win shares (10.3), third in total defensive win shares (3.8), sixth in offensive win shares per 40 minutes (0.36) and sixth in defensive win shares per 40 minutes (0.57).
 
CECIL CRACKS 1,000
Senior graduate transfer Andrea Cecil recorded her 1,000th career point in the team's Feb. 27 win over North Florida. In her first season with the Eagles after transferring from Bowling Green, Cecil is one of just 210 active players across the NCAA with at least 1,000 career points, and she is the ninth transfer to join the Green and Blue and then score her 1,000th point. Here's the full list:
 

Pts.	Player	Years	Previous School (If One)
1,498	Kaneisha Atwater	2012-16	VCU
1,464	Keri Jewett-Giles	2015-20	Southern Miss
1,364	Davion Wingate	2015-20	Stony Brook
1,356	Destiny Washington	2014-19	Ball State
1,114	Ashli O'Neal	2016-20	Indiana State
1,093	China Dow	2013-18	Middle Tennessee State
1,060	Betsy Adams	2008-13	Valparaiso
1,035	Lisa Zderadicka	2014-19	Houston Baptist
1,027	Andrea Cecil	2016-present	BGSU

NCAA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS (TOP 100)
 

Assist/Turnover Ratio	Emma List (40th, 2.24)
Total Assists	Tishara Morehouse (66th, 101)
Total Blocks	Kierstan Bell (19th, 56)
Blocks Per Game	Kierstan Bell (31st, 2.24)
Defensive Rebounds Per Game	Kierstan Bell (3rd, 9.3)
Double Doubles	Kierstan Bell (5th, 16)
Field Goal Attempts	Kierstan Bell (8th, 447), Tishara Morehouse (38th, 376)
Field Goals Made	Kierstan Bell (1st, 238), Tishara Morehouse (24th, 179)
Field Goal Percentage	Kierstan Bell (33rd, .532)
Total Points	Kierstan Bell (5th, 607), Tishara Morehouse (28th, 478)
Minutes Played	Tishara Morehouse (70th, 842:59)
Points Per Game	Kierstan Bell (5th, 24.3), Tishara Morehouse (72nd, 17.7)
Total Rebounds	Kierstan Bell (11th, 271)
Rebounds Per Game	Kierstan Bell (25th, 10.8)
Total Steals	Kierstan Bell (97th, 46)
3-Point FGs Attempted	Kierstan Bell (3rd, 216), Tishara Morehouse (54th, 150)
3-Point FGs Made	Kierstan Bell (7th, 79), Aaliyah Stanley (92nd, 49)
3-Point FGs Made Per Game	Kierstan Bell (9th, 3.16)
3-Point FG Percentage	Kierstan Bell (79th, .366)
Player Efficiency Rating	Kierstan Bell (1st, 45.2)
Win Shares/40 minutes	Kierstan Bell (1st, 0.57)
Total Win Shares	Kierstan Bell (2nd, 10.3)

NCAA TEAM STATISTICAL LEADERS (TOP 50)
 

Assist to Turnover Ratio	3rd, 1.51
Total Assists	8th, 478
Assists Per Game	13th, 17.1
Total Blocks	46th, 96
Defensive Rebounds Per Game	22nd, 29.5
Field Goal Percentage	23rd, .454
Total Rebounds	13th, 1,046
Scoring Defense	45th, 58.6
Scoring Margin	5th, 23.6
Scoring Offense	5th, 82.1
Total Steals	5th, 282
Steals Per Game	31st, 10.1
3-point FG Defense	8th, 25.3
3-point FGs Attempted	1st, 1,001
3-point FGs Made	1st, 334
3-point FGs Made Per Game	1st, 11.9
Turnover Margin	9th, 6.82
Fewest Turnovers Per Game	8th, 11.3
W/L Percentage	2nd, 92.9

 
ASUN EMINENCE
This past weekend, FGCU defeated Liberty 84-62 to claim the program's eighth ASUN tournament championship in 10 years of eligibility. It was the fourth time the Eagles have posted an undefeated regular season in conference play and won the tourney crown, which has only been done once in the 36-year history of the conference (FIU, 1993).
FGCU now owns six undefeated regular seasons since 2012 alone. The conference has only seen two other such seasons since 1986 (FIU, 1996 and FIU, 1993).
 
The Eagles became the first program in conference history to win five consecutive ASUN tournament championships on Sunday, breaking FIU's previous streak (1993-96). They have appeared in the ASUN championship game all 10 years they've been eligible, which is also a conference record streak. The next closest are: Georgia Southern (1986-90, five straight), FIU (1992-95, four straight), Georgia State (2000-03, four straight) and ETSU (2007-10, four straight). 
 
FGCU is 27-2 all-time in the conference tournament, including a streak of 14 straight wins. They have the most victories in ASUN tournament history, which includes a 7-2 record in championship games, and they've done it in just 30 games over 10 years. In doing so, they've surpassed FIU's previous record of 21, which took them 11 years, and Georgia State's 20, which took 20 years. The next closest current ASUN member is Jacksonville with 17.
 
On a related note, the Green and Blue's 27-2 (.931) winning percentage in the conference tournament tops anyone else. The closest current member is Jacksonville (17-16, .515) and the best former members include FIU (21-5, .809) and Georgia Southern (13-4, .765). 
With last year's regular season title, FGCU became the first ASUN program (past or present) to win 10 regular season conference titles. They broke a tie with FIU, who had nine (seven outright) and then pushed the total to 11 this year. The Eagles have dominated the league so much that only one other current member school has an ASUN regular season title since FGCU joined the conference (Stetson, 2017). Lipscomb shared the 2004 regular season crown with three others, which took place four years prior to the Green and Blue joining the ASUN.

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 currently having lost just five ASUN regular season games since 2011-12. Including this year, the team has won 11 of 14 regular-season championships since they joined the ASUN, while also never finishing lower than second in the final standings. If that isn't enough, the Eagles have won seven of nine tournament titles since earning postseason eligibility during the 2011-12 season.
 
FGCU vs the ASUN
Regular Season Home Games

Season	W	L
2007-08	8	0
2008-09	9	1
2009-10	10	0
2010-11	10	0
2011-12	9	0
2012-13	9	0
2013-14	9	0
2014-15	7	0
2015-16	7	0
2016-17	6	1
2017-18	7	0
2018-19	8	0
2019-20	7	1
2020-21	8	0
Record	114	3

 
FGCU vs the ASUN
Regular Season Play

Season	W	L
2007-08	13	3
2008-09	17	3
2009-10	17	3
2010-11	17	3
2011-12	18	0
2012-13	18	0
2013-14	17	1
2014-15	14	0
2015-16	14	0
2016-17	12	2
2017-18	13	1
2018-19	16	0
2019-20	15	1
2020-21	14	0
Record	217	17

 
STREAKING THROUGH THE ASUN
FGCU has produced winning streaks of 44 (12/3/11 to 1/30/14), 44 (2/6/14 to 2/2/17) and 37 (2/3/18 to 2/22/20) against the ASUN in regular season play. If you include postseason play, the Eagles have recorded 45, 43 and 41 game streaks. All six streaks rank among the top 20 in NCAA history in their two respective categories.
  
RUNNIN' THRU THE ASUN
Just how much has FGCU dominated the ASUN since joining the conference in 2007-08? Among current member schools, here's how the Eagles stack up entering the NCAA Tournament.
 
Overall Winning Percentage
Among ASUN Schools (Since 2007-08)
 

School	W	L	Pct.
FGCU	387	76	0.836
Liberty	55	35	0.611
North Alabama	49	36	0.576
Stetson	240	196	0.550
Jacksonville	218	209	0.511
North Florida	163	253	0.392
Kennesaw St.	152	252	0.376
Lipscomb	99	312	0.241
Bellarmine	5	17	0.000

 
ASUN Regular Season Play (Since 2007-08)
Among ASUN Schools (Since 2007-08)
 

School	W	L	Pct.
FGCU	217	17	0.927
Liberty	33	15	0.688
North Alabama	27	20	0.574
Stetson	139	97	0.589
Jacksonville	122	110	0.526
Kennesaw St.	86	145	0.372
North Florida	93	141	0.397
Lipscomb	58	174	0.250
Bellarmine	5	11	0.000

 
Most ASUN Regular Season Titles
All-Time (Since 1985-86)
 

School	Titles	Outright
FGCU	11	11
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

  
Most ASUN Tournament Titles
All-Time (Since 1985-86)
 

School	Titles
FGCU	8
FIU	6
Stetson	4
ETSU	3
Georgia State	3
Georgia Southern	3
UCF	2
Campbell	1
Belmont	1
FAU	1
Lipscomb	1
Miami	1
Florida A&M	1
Liberty	1
Jacksonville	1

 
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY VS DIVISION I OPPONENT
FGCU has produced five of the top 20 blowouts in the program's Division I era this year alone, including three of the top seven.
 

1/23/21	54	vs Lipscomb
2/16/13	51	at Lipscomb
12/4/10	51	at Jacksonville
2/14/21	50	vs Kennesaw State
3/7/18	50	vs Lipscomb
1/23/17	50	vs USC Upstate
2/27/21	49	vs North Florida
2/5/09	49	at USC Upstate
2/13/17	48	vs Lipscomb
11/18/14	48	vs Florida International
1/2/12	48	at Mercer
3/5/11	48	vs Longwood

 
ANOTHER ASUN STANDARD SET
Including this year, the Eagles have produced 12 or more wins in conference play EVERY season since joining the ASUN in 2007-08. In fact, over that span, all other members who have been in the conference since then have tallied a total of seven combined such seasons, and FGCU has 14 of the conference's 33 (42.4 percent) total seasons of 12 or more wins since 2007-08. Furthermore, the Green and Blue has seven of the conference's eight 12-win seasons since the ASUN downsized from an 18-game schedule to a 14-16 game schedule from 2014-present.
 
12-Win Seasons In ASUN Play
Since 2007-08

FGCU	14
Stetson	5
ETSU	4
Jacksonville	2
Northern Kentucky	2
Mercer	2
USC Upstate	2
Campbell/Belmont	1

 
PROGRAM FIRST
Andrea Cecil, a graduate transfer from Bowling Green State University, was tabbed as FGCU's lone preseason all-conference selection, becoming the first player in program history to land a spot on the team despite never playing a prior minute for the Green and Blue. She registered 891 points in her career with the Falcons, where she was named Third Team All-MAC while averaging a team-best 15.8 points, along with 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists, in her most recent season with BGSU.   

EXPERIENCED TRIO
After losing its top seven scorers from last year, five of which went on to play professionally overseas, head coach Karl Smesko had to find some players with Division I experience, and he did so with the additions of Andrea Cecil (BGSU), Kierstan Bell (Ohio State) and Aaliyah Stanley (Eastern Michigan). The trio each started and averaged double-figure points per game for their previous schools. Cecil is a graduate transfer, while Bell and Stanley became eligible immediately after receiving transfer waivers.
 
DOUBLE-DOUBLE STREAK
Kierstan Bell became the first player in program history to open her FGCU career with back-to-back double-doubles. In fact, a total of just six players (including Bell five times) have combined for 14 instances of consecutive double-doubles in the program's Division I era. Since then, she has twice recorded four straight double-doubles, which topped a program record (3) previously held by Whitney Knight.
 
EVERY FOUR YEARS
Maddie Antenucci, who started and scored a game-high 18 points in the season-opening win over Florida Memorial, became just the fourth true freshman in the program's Division I era to start the season's very first game, joining Ty Adderly (2016), Katie Meador (2012) and Courtney Chihil (2008).
 
RARE GROUP
Tyra Cox, who finished with more steals than turnovers in each of her first two seasons with FGCU, is one of just eight players in program history with multiple such seasons, but her teammate holds the record for the most as Alyssa Blair with three. Both are on pace to achieve it again this year.
 
Here's the list of the eight:

Alyssa Blair	2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20
Courtney Chihil	2008-09, 2011-12
Brittany Kennedy	2011-12, 2012-13
DyTiesha Dunson	2012-13, 2013-14
Whitney Knight	2014-15, 2015-16
Jessica Cattani	2015-16, 2017-18
Ty Adderly	2017-18, 2019-20
Tyra Cox	2018-19, 2019-20

BLAIR JOINS 100-GAME CLUB, DOWLING ENTERS TOP 20
In the series finale against Lipscomb on Jan. 24, former walk-on turned scholarship player Alyssa Blair became just the 16th player in program's Division I history to have played at least 100 career games in the Green and Blue. She now sits at 115, which is the 13th-most. Another senior who came to FGCU as a walk-on, Sheahen Dowling, entered the top 20 in career games played following the North Alabama series. She currently sits at 94, which is the 18th-most.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE DUO
In the team's win over Davidson on Nov. 29, Kierstan Bell (24 points, 20 rebounds) and Emma List (11 points, 10 assists) became just the 10th duo in the program's Division I era to record a double-double in the same game.
 
RARE FEAT
Emma List's double-double vs Davidson (11 points, 10 assists) was just the fourth double-double in program history that didn't involve rebounds, joining Lisa Zderadicka (15 points and 10 assists vs UNF on Jan. 12, 2019), Courtney Chihil (14 points and 12 assists vs Indiana on Dec. 21, 2010) and current assistant coach Shannon Murphy (11 points and 10 assists at USC Upstate on Feb. 28, 2011).

EXTREME CARE
The Eagles take care of the ball like few else in NCAA women's basketball. Every single player on the team has a positive assist to turnover ratio as the team ranks third nationally at 1.51. Emma List ranks 40th in the country individually at 2.24.

THE WINNING DOESN'T STOP
FGCU is believed to have lost more scoring and rebounding than any other team in the nation entering this year but hasn't skipped a beat thanks to a mix of talented newcomers and increased production from their returners. Here's how the Eagles stack up in most lost production among major statistical categories against teams across the nation.
 
SCORING LOST

FGCU	90.1 percent
Norfolk State	85 percent
UNLV	83.9 percent
North Alabama	73.1 percent

 
REBOUNDING LOST

FGCU	86.5 percent
Norfolk State	86 percent
UNLV	84.1 percent
North Alabama	79.3 percent

 
ASSISTS LOST

Norfolk State	89 percent
Western Kentucky	84.5 percent
Eastern Kentucky	83 percent
FGCU	82.8 percent
North Alabama	82.8 percent
Southern Utah	81.2 percent
UNLV	80.6 percent

 
STEALS LOST

North Alabama	79.2 percent
FGCU	76 percent

RARE LOSS
FGCU's 86-80 loss vs then No. 14 Arkansas was the program's first when scoring at least 80 points since the 2014-15 season. The Eagles are now 122-4 all-time as a Division I program when scoring at least 80 points, including an 20-1 record this year.
 
SUCCESSFUL VS AAC
Since the start of the 2018-19 season, FGCU is­ 7-0 against American Athletic Conference (AAC) teams, including the road win over UCF on Dec. 13. Last year, the Eagles defeated UCF at home (72-50), USF in Cancun (81-77), Houston on the road (57-45) and Temple on the road (93-67). This year, they have defeated Temple at home (78-69) in addition to UCF. Two years ago, they knocked off Houston at home.
 
SMESKO'S PREPARATION
Coach Smesko's game preparation is one of the most crucial factors in the Eagles' all-time success. Overall, in 18+ seasons at FGCU, he holds a record of 194-32 (.858) in games where he has four or more days to prepare.

STATE DOMINANCE
FGCU has won at least 30 more games over the past six-plus seasons than any other Division I team in the state of Florida.
 

1.	FGCU	205
2.	Florida State	169
3.	South Florida	157
4.	Miami	140
5.	Bethune-Cookman	120
6.	Stetson	123
7.	UCF	121
8.	Jacksonville	117
9.	Florida	95
10.	North Florida	86
11.	Florida Atlantic	73
12.	Florida A&M	55
13.	Florida International	45

 
RUNNING THE TABLE
Despite having to potentially replace more production than any women's basketball team in the nation, FGCU won the ASUN regular season championship with a perfect 16-0 record after being picked to do so by the coaches and media this year. The Eagles collected five of the nine first-place votes in the coaches poll, while nabbing 23 of the 28 in the media poll, with Liberty and North Florida finishing second and third in each poll.
 
This year's predictions represented the ninth time the Eagles have been tabbed to win the crown by both the coaches and media polls since 2009-10. In 2012-13 and 2016-17, they were picked to win by the media only. FGCU was selected to finish 10th in its first season in the conference in 2007-08 and ultimately finished second by just one game. Then, in 2008-09, the Eagles were tabbed fifth before winning the first conference title in program history. Since then, the Green and Blue has compiled 11 regular season titles, all of which have come outright, including the past four in a row. Six of those titles have come in undefeated fashion, as well. 
   
MID-MAJOR RANKINGS
FGCU has climbed to No. 3 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll, where they have been positioned for two weeks.
 

1	Gonzaga (22)	763	2	West Coast
2	Missouri State (8)	732	1	Missouri Valley
3	FGCU (1)	730	3	ASUN
4	South Dakota	672	4	Summit
5	California Baptist	652	8	Western Athletic

 
PROFESSIONAL STANDARD
A large reason for the lack of returning experience on this year's team is that last year's squad had five players become professionals overseas - Keri Jewett-Giles (Wetterbygden/Sweden), Nasrin Ulel (Uniao Sportiva/Portugal), Tytionia Adderly (Fribourg/Switzerland), Anja Marinkovic (Kraljevo/Serbia) and Davion Wingate (Kraljevo/Serbia).
 
While Ulel posted just under six points per game, Wingate (18.2 PPG), Jewett-Giles (16.9 PPG) and Adderly (8.1 PPG, 9.6 RPG) have all starred, as has Marinkovic, who averaged 14.1 PPG for Kralijevo before signing with Vigarano in Italy, where she has averaged 15 PPG.
 
Four others from previous years who are also playing include: Whitney Knight (Ceyhan Belediyespor/Turkey), Rosemarie Julien (RC Celta/Spain), Anthi Chatzigiakoumi (AEO Proteas Voulas/Greece) and Lisa Zderadicka (BK Duchess/Austria). 
 
Knight had 21 points and 14 rebounds in a recent effort and has averaged 19.7 PPG, 10.6 PPG and 1.8 BPG for Ceyhan, while Zderadicka is averaging 10.3 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 5.3 APG and 2.8 SPG. Julien is averaging 10.2 PPG and 3.8 RPG.
 
LEGENDARY LEADER
On pace to reach 600 career wins faster than legendary coaches such as Pat Summitt (734 games) and Tara VanDerveer (767 games), FGCU head coach Karl Smesko has compiled a 580-124 record (.824) in his career, which ranks him as the third-winningest active Division I head coach behind Geno Auriemma (1,115-143, .886) and Kim Mulkey (629-103, .859). Furthermore, he passed VanDerveer (1,123-255, .815) in 2017-18 to become the fifth-winningest Division I head coach of all-time – behind Auriemma, Leon Barmore (576-87, .869), Mulkey and Summit (1,098-208, .841). If that isn't enough, he is the 10th-winningest active head coach across all divisions, as well as the 12th-winningest such coach all-time. 
 
WINNINGEST OF ALL-TIME
Head coach Karl Smesko has FGCU on pace to shatter the NCAA's all-time Division I winning-percentage record by the end of the 2020-21 season as his team is one of only two in the nation along with Tennessee (.800) with at least an .800 all-time winning percentage. In fact, FGCU is 519-97 (.843) since the program's inception in 2002-03, which is easily the best winning percentage in the nation and also ahead of third-place UConn (.798), but the NCAA requires at least 10 years as a Division I program, and FGCU's four reclassification years (2007-11) do not count towards the 10-year minimum. Thus, Smesko and the Green and Blue are well on their way to becoming the NCAA's all-time winning percentage leader by the end of this season.
 

# School	1st Yr.	Yrs.	Record	Pct.
* FGCU	2002	18+	519-97	.843
1. Tennessee	1903	75+	1,400-350	.800#
2. UConn	1975	46+	1,206-305	.798
3. Stanford	1975	46	1,143-342	.770
4. La. Tech	1975	46	1,153-362	.761
5. Notre Dame	1978	43	1,022-361	.739
6. Green Bay	1974	47	1,039-370	.737
7. Texas	1975	46	1,125-418	.729
8. Maryland	1975	49	1,053-433	.709
9. SFA	1969	52	1,127-465	.708
10. Old Dominion	1967	51	1,097-470	.700

#Includes two ties
*Unofficial
 
AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
Entering this year, FGCU produced 179 wins over the past six seasons, which is the most among all mid-majors and seventh-most among any Division I program – behind UConn (212), Baylor (200), Mississippi State (186), Notre Dame (185), South Carolina (184) and Maryland (180). In fact, it puts them ahead of schools such as Louisville (178), Stanford (167), Oregon State (165) and Oregon (157). On top of that, the program is one of only five in the nation at the Division I level with four 30-win seasons during that stretch – joining UConn, Baylor, Notre Dame and South Carolina.
 
RARE AIR
The Eagles have registered a level of sustained success matched by only two other Division I schools as Coach Smesko has guided FGCU to 11 straight 25-win seasons, which includes this year. Entering this season, Baylor and UConn were the only other teams to have 10 straight. Baylor has already joined the Green and Blue in making it 11 in a row, and UConn is just one win shy of doing the same. FGCU has also recorded 17-straight 20-win seasons dating back to 2004-05, which includes this year.
 
FUN WITH NUMBERS AND STUFF

Double-Doubles
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	16	18
Andrea Cecil	0	8
Tyra Cox	1	1
Emma List	1	1

 

Double-Digit Scoring Games
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	24	43
Andrea Cecil	6	42
Aaliyah Stanley	15	26
Tishara Morehouse	23	23
Tyra Cox	11	12
Emma List	8	10
Alyssa Blair	3	7
Tanner Bryant	1	4
Seneca Hackley	3	3
Sheahen Dowling	1	3
Maddie Antenucci	1	1
Tomia Johnson	1	1

 

20+ Point Games
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	20	21
Andrea Cecil	0	14
Tishara Morehouse	9	9
Aaliyah Stanley	1	4
Tyra Cox	1	1

 

25+ Point Games
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	12	12
Tishara Morehouse	6	6
Andrea Cecil	0	4

 

30+ Point Games
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	5	5
Andrea Cecil	0	2
Tishara Morehouse	1	1

 

Double-Digit Rebound Games
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	17	19
Andrea Cecil	0	8
Tyra Cox	1	1
Emma List	1	1

 

20+ Rebound Games
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	1	1

 

Double-Digit Assist Games
Player	Season	Career
Emma List	1	1

RAINING THREES LEGACY
At FGCU, Smesko has turned FGCU into one of the premier 3-point shooting teams in the nation as his teams have made a combined 5,739-for-16,615(.345) from long range over his 18+ years. In fact, the Eagles have made at least one 3-point field goal in 503­ straight games, which includes every game in the program's Division I era. In 2019-20, the Eagles led the nation in 3-point field goals made (397), 3-point field goals attempted (1,155) and 3-point field goals per game (12.0). In 2017-18, the Green and Blue made an NCAA Division I single season record 431 3-pointers, which remains a record entering this season.
 
Here's FGCU's year-by-year 3-point history:
 

Year	Made	Att.	Pct.
2002-03	212	535	0.396
2003-04	118	406	0.291
2004-05	253	722	0.350
2005-06	242	747	0.324
2006-07	337	891	0.378
2007-08	255	734	0.347
2008-09	296	763	0.388
2009-10	317	876	0.362
2010-11	350	940	0.372
2011-12	342	925	0.370
2012-13	319	974	0.328
2013-14	347	1,000	0.347
2014-15	327	928	0.352
2015-16	372	1,194	0.312
2016-17	338	1,058	0.319
2017-18	431	1,190	0.362
2018-19	364	1,111	0.328
2019-20	397	1,155	0.344
2020-21	334	1,001	0.334
Totals	5,739	16,615	0.345

 
FGCU has also made at least 10 or more 3-point field goals in a single game 302 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 13 seasons, which includes this year.
 
Here's a list of FGCU's all-time games with at least 10 made 3-pointers:
 

2002-03	6
2003-04	1
2004-05	11
2005-06	8
2006-07	18
2007-08	9
2008-09	15
2009-10	17
2010-11	18
2011-12	19
2012-13	15
2013-14	18
2014-15	20
2015-16	19
2016-17	18
2017-18	25
2018-19	20
2019-20	23
2020-21	22
TOTAL	302

 
On top of that, the 2017-18 team produced three of the program's seven games all-time with at least 20 or more, and the Eagles have added four games with 19 over the past two seasons. The program's single-game record of 22 was initially set on Jan. 12, 2013 in a 97-60 win over ETSU (22-for-43) on the road, and the 2017-18 team tied the mark at Abilene Christian (22-for-45) on Dec. 3 and at home against Lipscomb (22-for-44) on March 7. The latter represents the program's postseason mark, and they own three of the top seven single-game totals in NCAA Division I history entering the 2020-21 season. In fact, there has been only 30 times since 1988 that an NCAA Division I team had made at least 20 3-point field goals in a game, and FGCU owns seven of those, or 23.3 percent.
 
In 2019-20, FGCU became the first team in NCAA Division I women's basketball history to record five straight seasons with at least 1,000 3-point field goal attempts, and the team has extended that streak this year. Sacramento State achieved the yearly benchmark over four straight seasons from 2013-17, and DePaul also carried a three-year streak into this year. The 2013-14 FGCU squad joined Sacramento State as the first two teams to attempt 1,000 in a season.
 
Prior to breaking the single-season record for made 3-point field goals in 2017-18, FGCU claimed a then single-season NCAA record 342 in 2011-12, which was the first year they were eligible for NCAA statistical championships. Had they been eligible in 2010-11, they also would have led the nation with 350 – 26 more than the second-place team. The 2009-10 team would have finished second. In fact, over the past nine years, the Green and Blue have finished among the nation's top five in made 3-point field goals every year, including three first-place finishes.
 
Here's how FGCU has finished nationally in total 3-point field goals made since 2011-12:
 

Year	Total	Finish
2011-12	342	1st
2012-13	319	3rd
2013-14	347	2nd
2014-15	327	5th
2015-16	372	2nd
2016-17	338	3rd
2017-18	431	1st
2018-19	364	4th
2019-20	397	1st
2020-21	334	1st

 
In addition to the aforementioned record, the 2011-12 team also set a then NCAA single season record for most 3-point field goals made per game at 10.7, and they followed it up in 2012-13 by making 9.4 per game, which was the most in the nation. In 2017-18, FGCU joined DePaul as the first two teams to eclipse 400 made 3-point field goals in a season in NCAA Division I history, and they remain the only two entering this year after last year's Green and Blue squad fell just three shy in a CoVID-19 shortened season. In fact, the Eagles stood out in the NCAA's deepest 3-point shooting year as eight teams averaged 10 or more made per game in 2017-18, which was equal to the total from the previous two seasons combined and the same as 2009-15 combined. Six teams reached the milestone in 2018-19 and four more followed last year. Among the 13 teams to average at least 10 or more made per game over a single season, FGCU is one of just three to do it at least four times – joining Sacramento State and Idaho.
 
Here's how FGCU has finished nationally in total 3-point field goals made per game since 2011-12:
 

Season	Avg.	Finish
2020-21	11.9	1st
2019-20	12.0	1st
2018-19	11.0	2nd
2017-18	12.0	2nd
2016-17	9.7	5th
2015-16	9.5	T-6th
2014-15	9.6	3rd
2013-14	10.2	2nd
2012-13	9.4	1st
2011-12	10.7	1st

  
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COACH SMESKO
FGCU head coach Karl Smesko maintains a record of 580-124 (.824) overall in his career (third highest winning percentage among active Division I coaches behind only UConn's Geno Auriemma and Baylor's Kim Mulkey), including a 217-17 (.924) mark in ASUN regular season play and a 27-2 (.931) record in ASUN tournament play. Over the past nine-plus seasons, including this year, he has guided FGCU to a 153-5 (.966) record in conference play with six undefeated seasons. The 11-time ASUN Coach of the Year has guided the Green and Blue to four 30-plus win seasons over the past six years. He has also guided the program to 17 consecutive 20-win seasons and 11-straight 25-win seasons, both of which include this year.
 
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ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 85 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 39 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport – including women's basketball (No. 24, 2019-20) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. 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 3.46 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 22 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. 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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