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THE ATLANTIC SUN
PRESEASON AWARDS
CURRENT A-SUN STANDINGS
Team
A-Sun
Northern Kentucky Jacksonville FGCU Mercer USC Upstate ETSU Kennesaw State Stetson North Florida Lipscomb
Overall
2-0 6-7 2-0 5-8 1-0 7-6 1-1 8-5 1-1 6-7 1-1 5-8 1-1 3-10 0-1 8-5 0-2 4-9 0-2 3-10
2013-14 A-SUN statistical rankings
Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal % Field Goal % Defense 3-point FG per game 3-point % 3-point % Defense Free Throw % Rebounding Average Rebounding Defense Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Rebounding Margin Assists per game Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist:TO ratio Steals per game Blocks per game
66.2 66.2 0.0 .392 .409 9.3 .358 .321 .639 33.4 41.8 9.5 23.8 -8.4 12.1 12.0 +3.46 0.8 8.7 3.4
4th 4th 3rd 3rd 6th 1st 2nd 9th 10th 10th 8th 10th 9th 9th 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th
2013-14 PRESEASON POLL RESULTS Rank. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5T. 5T. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Team FGCU Stetson Mercer Northern Kentucky ETSU North Florida Jacksonville USC Upstate Lipscomb Kennesaw
1st place Votes (7) (2) (1)
Player Sarah Hansen Queen Alford Kendra Grant Sasha Sims Destiny Mitchell Whitney Knight Briana Williams Precious Bridges Kayla Thacker Brittany Starling *unanimous choice
Team FGCU Jacksonville Mercer Stetson ETSU FGCU Mercer Mercer Northern Kentucky USC Upstate
Sarah Hansen, Player of the Year Sarah Hansen, Fan-Voted Play of the Year Sasha Sims (Stetson), Defensive Player of the Year DyTiesha Dunson, Fan-Vote Defensive Player of the Year
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A MID-MAJOR MARK FGCU earned the no. 23 position on the most recent edition of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll. 13. Sacramento State 1. San Diego 14. Hampton 2. Gonzaga 15. Marist 3. BYU 16. Princeton 4. Bowling Green 17. Eastern Michigan 5. Chattanooga 18. Harvard 6. Saint Mary’s 19. Holy Cross 7. Delaware 20. Grand Canyon 8. James Madison 21. Iona 9. Wichita State 22. UIC 10. Albany 23. FGCU 11. Wright State 12. Green Bay
stiff competition
2013-14 PRESEASON ALL-ATLANTIC SUN TEAM Pos. *G *G *G *F G/F G G G G C
The Eagles picked up numerous preseason awards with senior Sarah Hansen leading the way. Hansen was named the Atlantic Sun Preseason Player of the Year, the Atlantic Sun Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year and the College Sports Madness Preseason Player of the Year. Sophomore Whitney Knight earned Atlantic Sun Preseason All-Conference nod, while DyTeisha Dunson was voted by the fans as the Defensive Preseason Player of the Year. Head Coach Karl Smesko was named the Preseason Coach of the Year by College Sports Madness to begin the year.
The Eagles saw a slate of tough competition through nonconference action this season • Two ESPN Top-25 teams #4/4 Stanford, #13/13 LSU • Six teams from last year’s NCAA Tournament Stanford, SDSU, USF, LSU, Saint Joseph’s, Stetson
stamp of approval After transferring from VCU this summer, sophomore Kaneisha Atwater filed a waiver with the NCAA in hopes of playing immediately. Atwater’s appeal was approved by the NCAA on Nov. 1, eliminating the mandated waiting period.
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