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 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
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2013 | 7 p.m. | Allen Arena | Nashville, Tenn. ESPN3 | Play by Play: Justin Seamon Analyst: Brittany Jackson
@FGCU_WBB 13-6 | 7-0 Atlantic Sun Head Coach: Karl Smesko
VS
@LipscombWBB 3-15 | 0-7 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, 72-56 W, 73-58 W, 72-45 W, 69-55 W, 69-57 W, 55-49 W, 54-34 7 p.m.
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* !
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
March
1 8 11 15 16
Northern Kentucky* ! at Stetson* A-Sun Quarterfinals ! A-Sun Semifinals ! A-Sun Championship
7 p.m. 1 p.m. TBA 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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TRENDING TODAY AT #FGCU 1. The Eagles have challenged Lipscomb 11 times since 2008 and hold a perfect 11-0 record. FGCU has held the Bisons to fewer than 60 points on each occassion. 2. FGCU’s recent starting five (Atwater, Dunson, Hansen, Haas, Knight) have averaged 81 percent of the team’s 66.4 points per game in conference action. 3. The Eagles’ are currently riding a nation-high 43 game win streak in regular season conference action. They have also won 51 straight A-Sun games at Alico Arena. 4. The team earned its 300th win last week. All wins have come under the leadership of @FGCUCoachSmesko, who holds a career record of 362-92. 5. With Baylor’s loss at Kansas last week, FGCU currently holds the nation’s longest regular-season conference win streak at 43 games.
probable starters
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DyTIESHA DUNSON
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KANEISHA ATWATER
G | 5’8 | So. | Albany, Ga. 3.6 ppg | 2.1 rpg | 33 assists | 20.4 min
G | 5’7 | So. | Fort Pierce, Fla. 8.1 ppg | 4.0 rpg | .432 fg % | 26.5 min
SARAH HANSEN G | 5’10 | Sr. | McKean, Pa. 13.4 ppg | 6.8 rpg | 47 steals | 30.7 min
STEPHANIE HAAS G | 5’8 | So. | Avon Lake, Ohio 12.1 ppg | 3.4 rpg | 36 assists | 26.3 min
WHITNEY KNIGHT G | 6’3 | R-So. | Winston-Salem, N.C. 13.0 ppg | 4.8 rpg | 56 blocks | 25.8 min
TODAY’S buzz Senior Sarah Hansen currently ranks 11th among all-time A-Sun scorers with 1,694 points and 25th in all-time rebounding at 773 boards.