FGCU Women's Basketball Information
Games 24-25	Liberty (17-5, 12-2 ASUN) at No. 24 FGCU (21-2, 14-0 ASUN)
Date | Time	Friday, March 5 at 7 p.m. ET | Saturday, March 6 at 5 p.m. ET
Location	Fort Myers, Fla. | Alico Arena
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TV	ESPN+ (Friday | Saturday) | Tom James (PxP) | J. Webb Horton (Color)
Game Notes	FGCU (PDF) | Liberty (PDF) | ASUN (PDF)
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FORT MYERS, Fla. --- After having their previous two scheduled matchups against each other canceled or postponed, the No. 24 FGCU women's basketball team (21-2, 14-0 ASUN) will meet rival Liberty (17-5, 12-2 ASUN) for the first time since Feb. 1, 2020 in a weekend series that will determine the ASUN's regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming conference tournament.
 
The Eagles, already having clinched at least a share of the regular season title, can clinch it outright and lock up the top seed with a win in Friday night's 7 p.m. opener inside Alico Arena. The visiting Flames would have to win both games, including Saturday's 5 p.m. finale, to claim a share of the title and the top seed. In addition to those items, the Green and Blue will also be looking for the program's sixth undefeated conference regular season since joining the ASUN in 2007-08.
 
Tickets are still available and can be found by stopping by the ticket office inside Alico Arena, visiting www.FGCUtickets.com or by calling 866-FGCU-TIX. For fans not able to attend, both games will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Tom James (PxP) and J. Webb Horton on the call. 
 

Place	Team	Overall	ASUN
1.	FGCU	21-2	14-0
2.	Liberty	17-5	12-2
3.	North Florida	11-10	9-5
4.	Lipscomb	11-8	8-5
5.	North Alabama	7-17	6-9
6.	Stetson	7-12	5-9
7.	Bellarmine	5-14	5-9
8.	Kennesaw State	6-11	1-11
	Jacksonville	3-14	1-11

 
Friday, March 5
Jacksonville at Stetson, 1 p.m.
Lipscomb at Kennesaw State, 2 p.m.
North Florida at Bellarmine, 7 p.m.
Liberty at FGCU, 7 p.m.
 
Saturday, March 6
Jacksonville at Stetson, 1 p.m.
North Florida at Bellarmine, 5 p.m.
Liberty at FGCU, 5 p.m.
 
Experience against the new kids

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While FGCU is 5-0 all-time against Liberty in a series that started just two seasons ago when the Flames joined the ASUN, this weekend's matchup is intriguing in that it will see a very experienced team in Liberty go up against an Eagle team that is very talented but new to the rivalry.
 
In fact, in the previous five meetings against the Flames over the past two seasons, the group of Emma List, Tyra Cox, Alyssa Blair and Sheahen Dowling has seen a total of 38 minutes off the bench against Liberty, and 11 of those came from Cox in one game. Tanner Bryant, who will not play in the series due to injury, played nine combined minutes in the previous outings. Meanwhile, Liberty's senior trio of Emily Lytle (14.4 PPG), Ashtyn Baker (12.4 PPG) and Bridgette Rettstatt (8.5 PPG), along with junior Mya Berkman (9.8 PPG), have combined for 13 starts against FGCU and each has competed in the previous five games. On top of that, Lytle (1,120) and Baker (1,047) are each members of the 1,000 point club.
 
Eagles move into the top 25, flirt with first dual ranking since 2015

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On Tuesday, the latest USA Today Coaches Poll ranked FGCU 24th in the nation, which is the first top 25 appearance for the Eagles this year after receiving votes in the previous 12 polls. On top of that, the Green and Blue are the top team in the receiving votes section of the AP poll (26th-most votes) and, should they slide into the top 25, it would be the program's first time ranked in both polls at the same time since March 16, 2015.
 
Streaking

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FGCU enters this weekend riding a 20-game winning streak overall, which is the second-longest in the country among teams participating this year behind California Baptist's 23-game stretch. In terms of program history, the streak is the fifth of at least 20 games in the Division I era (2007-present), and with two wins this weekend, the Eagles can pass three 21-game streaks to achieve the second longest one 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.	21	12/29/11	3/3/12
	21	12/28/12	3/8/13
	21	12/20/15	3/31/16
5.	20	11/29/20	Present

 
Cecil cracks 1,000

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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 193 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
1,003	Andrea Cecil	1,003	BGSU

 
March warriors

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Since beginning its Division I transition in 2007-08, FGCU is 48-14 (.774) in the month of March, including a 36-10 (.783) record since becoming eligible for the ASUN and NCAA Tournaments in 2011-12.
 
500 in the rear view, other milestones

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FGCU is now 514-97 (.841) all-time heading into this weekend's series, and they are on pace to 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, .801). 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 498 consecutive games with at least one made 3-pointer, and they have 297 games in program history with at least 10-or-more 3-pointers as a team.
 
Dynamic duo

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Since the start of conference play, the duo of Kierstan Bell and Tishara Morehouse have averaged a combined 44.1 PPG. They have 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 has helped the Eagles scored a conference-best 87.2 PPG since the start of ASUN play.
 
In fact, the duo has averaged 43 PPG combined in all games, which isn't too far behind several Division I teams have averaged as a whole, including Monmouth (45.9), South Carolina State (46), Northwestern State (46.4), Canisius (48.6), UNC Greensboro (49.7) and California (49.8). That firepower has contributed to FGCU having the seventh-highest PPG average in the entire country among all games.
 
In conference play alone, Bell (26.1 PPG) and Morehouse (18.0 PPG) are 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 18 of her 22 games this year, which includes five 25-point plus performances. Bell then became the sixth Eagle to do so 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

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Kierstan Bell reached a milestone on Monday, claiming her 10th ASUN newcomer of the week award, which extends her record for most in conference history. It was also the seventh-straight week she won the award, and it accompanies the six player of the week selections she has had this year.
 
In this past weekend's sweep of UNF, Bell averaged 24.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, four steals, three assists and 1.5 blocks. In Saturday's win, she tied her own program record with a fourth-straight double-double before concluding the weekend with 25 points, nine rebounds, a career-high tying six assists, a new career-high six steals and two blocks.
 
The Wade Trophy watch list member remains fifth in the country in scoring with averages of 25.2 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.9 steals per game. Second in the nation in field goals made, she needs just four more to break FGCU's single-season record in that category, and she is 67 points shy of becoming the program's single-season points leader. She is already one of just five players in the program's D-I era to reach at least 500 in a season, and she's done so in 20 games, which is at least 13 fewer than any of the four ahead of her.
 
Bell, who was named the USBWA co-national player of the week two weeks ago, has totaled 15 double-doubles this year, which is third-most in an FGCU career. In ASUN play, she has scored 20-plus points in 12 of 14 games, including a streak of 10 straight. Over that streak, she is averaging 28 points and 11 rebounds per game. Her 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 in the ASUN since Phylette Blake's 26 PPG in 1988-89.
 
Most Career Double-Doubles
FGCU's Division I Era (2007-present)

Sarah Hansen	20
Whitney Knight	19
Kierstan Bell	15
Ty Adderly	14
Adrianne McNally	6

 
Bell has also been a two-time selection to the NCAA.com Starting Five this year, which features the top five women's basketball players across the nation at the Division I level each week.

In conference play alone, Bell is averaging 26.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game. Nationally, Bell has the highest player efficiency rating in the nation at 48.4, just ahead of Michigan's Naz Hillmon and South Dakota's Hannah Sjeven. She also leads the country in win shares per 40 minutes (0.62).

The Microwave 

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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, the sophomore guard is shooting 38.6 percent (39-for-101) from long distance and has registered double-digit scoring in 12 of 21 games played.
 
Bracketology

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Despite winning 20 straight and riding the nation's longest road winning streak, the Green and Blue are currently projected as a No. 10 seed in River Walk Region in Charlie Crème's latest bracketology on ESPN.com. It's the third straight week they've been a 10 seed, which is down from the No. 9 seed they were several projections prior. In his current forecast, he has FGCU slated to face No. 7 seed Texas with the winner taking on the victory of No. 2 Maryland and No. 15 High Point.
 
NCAA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS (TOP 100)

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Assist/Turnover Ratio	Emma List (49th, 2.22)
Total Blocks	Kierstan Bell (25th, 44)
Blocks Per Game	Kierstan Bell (30th, 2.20)
Defensive Rebounds Per Game	Kierstan Bell (3rd, 9.3)
Double Doubles	Kierstan Bell (5th, 15)
Field Goal Attempts	Kierstan Bell (20th, 358), Tishara Morehouse (66th, 304)
Field Goals Made	Kierstan Bell (2nd (202), Tishara Morehouse (46th, 147)
Field Goal Percentage	Kierstan Bell (17th, .564), Tishara Morehouse (96th, .484)
Total Points	Kierstan Bell (10th, 503), Tishara Morehouse (47th, 391)
Points Per Game	Kierstan Bell (5th, 25.1), Tishara Morehouse (73rd, 17.8)
Total Rebounds	Kierstan Bell (20th, 223)
Rebounds Per Game	Kierstan Bell (22nd, 11.2)
3-Point FGs Attempted	Kierstan Bell(20th, 155)
3-Point FGs Made	Kierstan Bell (12th, 63)
3-Point FGs Made Per Game	Kierstan Bell (9th, 3.15)
3-Point FG Percentage	Kierstan Bell (43rd, .406)

NCAA TEAM STATISTICAL LEADERS (TOP 50)

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Assist to Turnover Ratio	4th, 1.48
Total Assists	12th, 392
Assists Per Game	15th, 17.0
Defensive Rebounds Per Game	20th, 29.8
Field Goal Percentage	22nd, .463
Scoring Margin	5th, 24.5
Scoring Offense	7th, 83.7
Total Steals	17th, 227
Steals Per Game	38th, 9.9
3-point FG Defense	10th, 25.5
3-point FGs Attempted	1st, 791
3-point FGs Made	1st, 268
3-point FGs Made Per Game	1st, 11.7
Turnover Margin	11th, 6.61
Fewest Turnovers Per Game	9th, 11.5
W/L Percentage	5th, .913

 
Blair joins 100-game club, Dowling enters top 20

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In the series finale against Lipscomb on Jan. 24, 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 110, which is the 14th-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 90, which is tied with Haley Laughter for the 19th-most.

ASUN dominance

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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	6	0
Record	112	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	215	17

 
Streaking through the ASUN

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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.
 
Defensive prowess vs the ASUN

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Since joining the ASUN, FGCU has held opponents to 39 or fewer points 22 times in conference play, including Feb. 14 vs Kennesaw State. The program record for fewest points allowed in a conference game is 24, which came in a 32-point win over North Florida Feb. 25, 2015.
 
39 Points or Below Allowed vs ASUN opponents
Regular Season Only

Date	Result	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
1/25/20	W 82-39	vs NJIT
2/22/20	W 68-39	@ NJIT
2/14/21	W 88-38	vs Kennesaw State

 
Another ASUN standard set

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Including this year, the Eagles have produced 12 or more wins in conference play EVERY season since joining the conference in 2007-08. In fact, over that span, all other members who have been in the ASUN 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

 
FGCU's notable ASUN achievements

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• 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 35-year history of the conference. On top of that, the Eagles 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 has claimed four consecutive ASUN tournament championships, tying FIU (1992-96) for the all-time record.
• The Eagles have appeared in nine 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 is 24-2 all-time in the conference tournament, which represents the most victories in ASUN history, and they've done it in just 26 games over nine years. In doing so, they surpassed FIU's 21, which took them 11 years, and Georgia State's 20, which took 20 years. The next closest current ASUN member is Jacksonville with 16. 
• On a related note, the Green and Blue's 24-2 (.923) 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). 
• With last year's title, FGCU is 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). Additionally, 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 2003-04 regular season crown with three others, which took place four years prior to the Green and Blue joining the ASUN.

Runnin' thru the ASUN

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Just how much has FGCU dominated the ASUN since joining the conference in 2007-08? Among current member schools, entering this weekend, here's how the Eagles stack up in regular season conference wins and overall wins since then.
 
Overall Regular Season Winning Percentage
Among ASUN Schools (Since 2007-08)
 

School	W	L	Pct.
FGCU	382	76	0.834
Liberty	53	32	0.624
North Alabama	49	35	0.583
Stetson	238	195	0.550
Jacksonville	217	206	0.513
North Florida	160	252	0.388
Kennesaw St.	151	251	0.376
Lipscomb	98	310	0.240
Bellarmine	5	14	0.000

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

School	W	L	Pct.
FGCU	215	17	0.927
Liberty	33	13	0.717
North Alabama	27	20	0.574
Stetson	137	97	0.585
Jacksonville	122	108	0.530
Kennesaw St.	85	145	0.370
North Florida	91	141	0.392
Lipscomb	58	173	0.251
Bellarmine	5	9	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

  
Largest margin of victory vs Division I opponent

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FGCU has produced two of the top four blowouts in program history in conference play this year.
 

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
2/5/09	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

 
A program first

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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. 
 
Preseason Award Winners
Player of the Year: Jazz Bond, North Florida
Defensive Player of the Year: Jazz Bond, North Florida
 

Pos.	Player	School	Yr.
*F	Jazz Bond	North Florida	Sr.
*F	Jada Perry	Jacksonville	Sr.
*G	Amani Johnson	Kennesaw State	Jr.
*G	Emily Lytle	Liberty	Sr.
*F	Taylor Clark	Lipscomb	Sr.
*F	Olivia Noah	North Alabama	Sr.
*F	Day'Neshia Banks	Stetson	Sr.
G	Breia Torrens	Bellarmine	Sr.
G	Andrea Cecil	FGCU	Gr.
G	Ashtyn Baker	Liberty	Sr.

*Unanimous selection
 
Her Hoop Stats

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Kierstan Bell, who was initially selected as one of 15 players nationally to land a spot on the midseason watch list for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award, has been selected as one of 10 players to make the semifinalist list. The award, which is in its third year of existence, features a watch list that includes representation from 14 teams and 10 conferences. It is the same award that Keri Jewett-Giles was named a semifinalist for last year.
 
Assisting her award chase are several efficiency stats that HerHoopStats.com provides. Bell currently ranks first in the country in player efficiency rating (48.4) and win shares per 40 minutes (0.62). She also ranks second in offensive win shares per 40 minutes (0.40), third in total win shares (8.5), defensive win shares per 40 minutes (0.22) and eighth in total defensive win shares (3.0).
  
Experience trio

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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

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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. Several weeks ago, Bell produced four consecutive double-doubles, breaking Whitney Knight's record of three straight from February 2016, and she tied her own record in the first game against North Florida.
 
Every four years

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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

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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.
 
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

Efficient from long distance

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Kierstan Bell (63-for-155, .406) has a chance to join just 16 others in program history to shoot at least .400 from long distance with at least 30 made 3-pointers in a single-season.

Double-double duo

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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

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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, 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, 10 assists at USC Upstate on Feb. 28, 2011).
   
Fun with numbers and stuff
 

Double-Doubles
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	15	17
Andrea Cecil	0	8
Tyra Cox	1	1
Emma List	1	1

 

Double-Digit Scoring Games
Player	Season	Career
Andrea Cecil	5	41
Kierstan Bell	20	39
Aaliyah Stanley	12	23
Tishara Morehouse	18	18
Emma List	8	10
Tyra Cox	8	9
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	17	18
Andrea Cecil	0	14
Tishara Morehouse	8	8
Aaliyah Stanley	0	3

 

25+ Point Games
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	10	10
Tishara Morehouse	5	5
Andrea Cecil	0	4

 

30+ Point Games
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	4	4
Andrea Cecil	0	2
Tishara Morehouse	1	1

 

Double-Digit Rebound Games
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	15	17
Andrea Cecil	0	8
Tyra Cox	1	1

 

20+ Rebound Games
Player	Season	Career
Kierstan Bell	1	1

 

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

  
The winning doesn't stop

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FGCU 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

Bouncing back

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Since scoring just 18 points in the first two quarters combined against No. 24 Missouri State on Nov. 27, which featured the largest halftime deficit in program history (31), the Eagles have scored 20+ points in 25 of the 37 first-half quarters since, as well as 55 of the 86 quarters overall. The previous record for largest halftime deficit was 30, which came on Dec. 13, 2009 vs No. 21/24 Michigan State in East Lansing.
 
Rare loss

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FGCU's 86-80 loss vs No. 14 Arkansas was the program's first when scoring at least 80 points since the 2014-15 season. The Eagles are now 119-4 all-time as a Division I program when scoring at least 80 points.
 
Successful vs AAC

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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.
 
Depth shines

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In FGCU's season-opening win over Florida Memorial, six players scored in double-figures, signaling just the sixth game in the program's Division I era with six-or-more in double-figures.
 
Smesko's preparation

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Coach Smesko's game preparation is one of the most crucial factors in the Eagles' all-time success. Overall, in 18+ seasons at FGCU, Smesko holds a record of 194-32 (.858) in games where he has four or more days to prepare.

State dominance

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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	200
2.	Florida State	169
3.	South Florida	153
4.	Miami	140
5.	Bethune-Cookman	120
6.	Stetson	121
7.	UCF	118
8.	Jacksonville	116
9.	Florida	94
10.	North Florida	83
11.	Florida Atlantic	71
12.	Florida A&M	55
13.	Florida International	43

 
A familiar place

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Despite having to potentially replace more production than any women's basketball team in the nation, FGCU was tabbed to repeat as the ASUN regular season champion 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 represent 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 10 regular season titles, all of which have come outright, including the past three in a row. Five of those titles have come in undefeated fashion, as well. 
 
Preseason Media Poll

Rk.	Team (1st Place)	Votes
1.	FGCU (23)	243
2.	Liberty (4)	211
3.	North Florida (1)	172
4.	North Alabama	154
5.	Jacksonville	148
6.	Stetson	135
7.	Lipscomb	78
8.	Kennesaw State	77
9.	Bellarmine	46

 
Preseason Coaches Poll

Rk.	Team (1st Place)	Votes
1.	FGCU (5)	75
2.	Liberty (1)	71
3.	North Florida (3)	65
4.	Stetson	47
5.	Jacksonville	46
6.	North Alabama	36
7.	Lipscomb	29
8.	Kennesaw State	25
9.	Bellarmine	11

  
Mid-major rankings

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FGCU is currently ranked No. 4 in the country in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll. In fact, much of the top five has remained unchanged for the past several weeks, while BYU currently sits at No. 5 for the second straight poll.
 

Rk.	Team (1st Place Votes)	Record	Votes	Prev.	Conference
1	South Dakota State (26)	20-2	769	1	Summit
2	Missouri State (1)	19-2	735	2	Missouri Valley
3	Gonzaga (2)	20-3	714	3	West Coast
4	FGCU (2)	21-2	687	5	ASUN
5	South Dakota	17-4	642	6	Summit

 
Professional standard

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A large reason for the lack of returning experience on this year's team is that last year's squad has five players currently playing professionally overseas - Keri Jewett-Giles (Wetterbygden/Sweden), Nasrin Ulel (Uniao Sportiva/Portugal), Tytionia Adderly (Fribourg/Switzerland), Anja Marinkovic (Kraljevo/Serbia) and Davion Wingate (Kraljevo/Serbia).
 
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). 
 
Legendary leader

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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 575-124 record (.823) in his career, which ranks him as the third-winningest active Division I head coach behind Geno Auriemma (1,091-142, .885) and Kim Mulkey (604-101, .857). Furthermore, he passed VanDerveer (1,094-253, .812) 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?

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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 (.801) with at least an .800 all-time winning percentage. In fact, FGCU is 514-97 (.841) 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 (.795), 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	512-97	.841
1. Tennessee	1903	75	1,384-343	.801#
2. UConn	1975	46	1,182-304	.795
3. Stanford	1975	46	1,118-340	.767
4. La. Tech	1975	46	1,139-352	.764
5. Notre Dame	1978	43	1,012-351	.742
6. Green Bay	1974	47	1,024-363	.738
7. Texas	1975	46	1,107-409	.730
8. Maryland	1975	49	1,029-431	.705
9. SFA	1969	52	1,103-463	.704
10. Old Dominion	1967	51	1,084-459	.703

#Includes two ties
*Unofficial
 
Among the nation's best

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Over the past six seasons, FGCU produced 179 wins, 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

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The Eagles have registered a level of sustained success matched by only three other Division I schools as Coach Smesko has guided the Eagles to 10 straight 25-win seasons - an accomplishment only achieved by UConn and Baylor. FGCU has also recorded 17-straight 20-win seasons dating back to 2004-05 and including this year.

Raining Threes legacy

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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 5,673-for-16,405 (.346) from long range over his 18+ years. In fact, the team has made at least one 3-point field goal in 498­ straight games and went without at least one made in only one game in program history – Feb. 21, 2006 vs Lynn University (0-for-11). 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	268	791	0.339
Totals	5,673	16,405	0.346

 
FGCU has also made at least 10 or more 3-point field goals in a single game 297 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 now 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	17
TOTAL	297

 
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. Sacramento State achieved the yearly benchmark over four straight seasons from 2013-17, and DePaul will also carry 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	268	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	11.7	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

 
Approaching 3-point milestone inside Alico Arena

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FGCU is 2,987-for-8,586 (.348) from the 3-point line inside Alico Arena all-time, putting the Eagles just 13 makes shy of reaching the 3,000 milestone. 
 

Year	Made	Att.	Pct.
2002-03	98	241	0.407
2003-04	59	207	0.285
2004-05	128	361	0.355
2005-06	147	455	0.323
2006-07	229	609	0.376
2007-08	131	365	0.359
2008-09	158	390	0.405
2009-10	154	418	0.368
2010-11	217	575	0.377
2011-12	158	415	0.381
2012-13	143	458	0.312
2013-14	167	470	0.355
2014-15	156	444	0.351
2015-16	215	676	0.318
2016-17	176	551	0.319
2017-18	216	581	0.372
2018-19	200	585	0.342
2019-20	194	586	0.331
2020-21	139	440	0.316
Totals	2,987	8,586	0.348

 
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COACH SMESKO
FGCU head coach Karl Smesko maintains a record of 575-124 (.821) 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 215-17 (.924) mark in ASUN regular season play and a 24-2 (.923) record in ASUN tournament play. Over the past nine-plus seasons, including this year, he has guided FGCU to a 151-5 (.966) record in conference play with five undefeated seasons. The 10-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 16 consecutive 20-win seasons and 10-straight 25-win seasons.
 
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ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 84 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 38 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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