2013-14 Florida Gulf Coast University
Women’s Basketball Game Notes FGCU Athletics Communication Contact: Jamie Church jachurch@fgcu.edu | (c) 973.459.1289 | (o) 239.590.7097 | @jlchurch schedule|results
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 | 7:05 p.m. | Alico Arena | Fort Myers, Fla.
November
8 12 20 23 26 27 29
at FIU W, 75-55 Bethune-Cookman W, 71-38 Charlotte W, 78-73 at Southern Mississippi L, 76-74 vs. TCU# L, 68-47 vs. #5 Stanford# L, 83-59 vs. SDSU# W, 84-59
ESPN3 | Play by Play: David Moulton | Analyst: J. Webb Horton
@FGCU_WBB 23-7 | 17-1 Atlantic Sun Head Coach: Karl Smesko
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@LipscombWBB 6-23 | 3-15 Atlantic Sun Head Coach: Greg Brown
December
4 17 20 21 29
USF at #12 LSU % Saint Francis U$ ! Virginia$ ! Saint Joseph’s !
W, 60-55 L, 69-46 W, 75-68 L, 85-56 L, 76-64
January
4 9 11 16 18 23 25 30
Stetson* ! ETSU* ! USC Upstate* ! at Kennesaw State* ! at Mercer* Jacksonville* ! North Florida* ! at Lipscomb* !
W, W, W, W, W, W, W, W,
72-56 73-58 72-45 69-55 69-57 55-49 54-34 85-67
February
1 6 8 13 15 20 22 27
at Northern Kentucky* at ETSU* at USC Upstate* Mercer* ! Kennesaw State* ! at Jacksonville* at North Florida* Lipscomb* !
L, 43-63 W, 70-45 W, 76-69 W, 99-57 W, 76-42 W, 62-43 W, 80-54 W, 108-67
TRENDING TODAY AT #FGCU 1. With a 74-73 overtime win at Stetson on Saturday, FGCU claimed its fourth-consecutive #ASunWBB Regular Season Title. #Back2Back2Back2Back 2. Saturday marks the 14th meeting between Lipscomb & FGCU all-time. The Eagles hold a perfect 13-0 advantage in previous meetings. 3. As a unit, the Eagles have recorded 125 blocks on the season, just six short of the program’s best mark of 131 set in 2002-03. 4. FGCU currently ranks second in the nation with 10.2 shots made from the perimeter per game. #RainingThrees 5. For the second-straight year Coach Smesko was named the #ASunWBB Coach of the Year, while Hansen picked up Player of the Year honors.
March
1 8 11 15 16
Northern Kentucky* ! at Stetson* A-Sun Quarterfinals ! A-Sun Semifinals ! A-Sun Championship
W, 67-53 W, 74-73 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m.
# Tournament of Hope - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico $ FGCU Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites Classic * Atlantic Sun Competition ! ESPN3 % Cox Sports All times Eastern Standard Time
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probable starters
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DyTIESHA DUNSON G | 5’8 | So. | Albany, Ga. 5.4 ppg | 2.6 rpg | 92 assists | 24.3 min
KANEISHA ATWATER G | 5’7 | So. | Fort Pierce, Fla. 7.6 ppg | 3.2 rpg | .434 fg % | 24.8 min
SARAH HANSEN G | 5’10 | Sr. | McKean, Pa. 13.9 ppg | 7.2 rpg | 58 steals | 31.1 min
WHITNEY KNIGHT G | 6’3 | R-So. | Winston-Salem, N.C. 12.6 ppg | 5.1 rpg | 84 blocks | 25.5 min
JENNA COBB G | 5’7 | R-Jr. | New Holland, Ohio 7.8 ppg | 3.2 rpg | 73 assists | 28.5 min
TODAY’S buzz HOME COURT ADVANTAGE The Eagles’ advantage at Alico is unlike any other Atlantic Sun team’s home-court advantage. The Eagles are 9-0 in #ASunWBB play at home and average over 740 more fans than any other team. Here’s a breakdown of attendance: