the record book
2007-08 (22-9, 12-3 A-Sun) Coach Karl Smesko Date N9 N23 N24 N30 D1 D4 D9 D17 D20 D21 J5 J7 J12 J19 J21 J26 J28 F2 F4 F9 F11 F16 F18 F23 F28 M1 M6 M7 M8 M21 M24
Result L W L L W L W L W W L L W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W W L
Score 93-53 71-52 74-56 74-60 60-56 78-52 81-75 72-51 74-40 71-49 62-58 63-47 65-44 75-64 84-45 76-65 78-44 59-41 65-51 71-45 71-66 55-52 74-67 58-44 71-59 70-39 75-63 58-48 64-54 67-65 60-55
Opponent Florida State Central Connecticut State Eastern Kentucky vs. Bowling Green State vs. Gardner-Webb at Florida at Central Florida at Florida A&M Texas Pan-American Memphis at Jacksonville at North Florida Stetson Kennesaw State Mercer at Gardner-Webb at Campbell at Belmont Lipscomb USC Upstate East Tennessee State at Kennesaw State at Mercer at Stetson Jacksonville North Florida vs. NJIT vs. Chicago State vs. Cal St Bakersfield South Florida (WNIT) at Florida (WNIT)
Memorable Games 2008-09 Home Opener - November 14, 2008 FGCU 88, Florida 86 In what is considered FGCU’s biggest upset as a D-I program, the Eagles used key performances from Adrianne McNally and Chelsea Lyles to upset the Florida Gators in front of 2,866 fans in Alico Arena. Adrianne McNally’s bankshot 3-pointer as the shot-clock expired with 2:30 left, gave the Eagles an 83-80 advantage and the momentum to hold off the Gators and take the win.
2008-09 (26-5, 17-3 A-Sun) Coach Karl Smesko
Memorable Games NCAA D-II National Championship Game - March 24, 2007 Southern Conn St. 61, FGCU 45 FGCU finished as the National Runner-Up after a 61-45 loss to Southern Conn. St. The Eagles finished their final season in Division II as the national runner-up with a school record 34 wins.
Memorable Games WNIT 1st Round - March 21, 2008 FGCU 67, USF 65 Delia De La Torre’s 20 points and eight rebounds led FGCU to a 67-65 win over USF. With the win the Eagles became the only current A-Sun school to win a postseason game.
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Date N14 N16 N26 N28 N29 D4 D7 D13 D19 D30 J3 J5 J8 J10 J15 J17 J22 J24 J26 J29 J31 F5 F7 F12 F14 F19 F21 F26 F28 M19 M21
Result W L W W W L W W W W W L L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L
Score 88-86 81-62 73-62 66-50 57-43 77-68 77-64 73-46 76-59 70-36 81-51 60-55 75-67 70-61 85-76 (OT) 78-72 64-56 63-46 77-66 89-46 77-65 102-53 71-69 88-79 65-58 57-48 68-67 75-51 97-40 97-94 (2 OT) 88-81 (OT)
Opponent Florida at No.21/24 Florida State Santa Clara at UNC Greensboro vs. Winston Salem State at Stetson UCF Campbell at Bethune-Cookman Cornell at Lipscomb at Belmont East Tennessee State USC Upstate at Mercer at Kennesaw State Jacksonville North Florida Stetson Lipscomb Belmont at USC Upstate at East Tennessee State Kennesaw State Mercer at North Florida at Jacksonville at Campbell Johnson & Wales George Washington (WNIT) South Florida (WNIT)