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THE ATLANTIC SUN
PRESEASON AWARDS
CURRENT A-SUN STANDINGS
Team
A-Sun
Mercer Stetson FGCU Northern Kentucky USC Upstate Jacksonville ETSU Lipscomb North Florida Kennesaw State
Overall
0-0 6-4 0-0 6-4 0-0 5-4 0-0 4-6 0-0 4-6 0-0 3-5 0-0 3-6 0-0 2-6 0-0 2-7 0-0 1-8
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 margain Assist:TO ratio Steals per game Blocks per game
68.5 63.4 +5.1 .401 .404 9.3 .343 .333 .655 33.6 41.4 9.4 24.3 -7.7 12.6 12.0 +6.13 1.1 8.3 3.1
3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 7th 1st 1st 7th 8th 10th 7th 10th 9th 10th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 4th 5th
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.
A MID-MAJOR MARK FGCU earned the no. 12 position on the most recent edition of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll. 1. Gonzaga 2. San Diego 3. Bowling Green 4. BYU 5. Chattanooga 6. James Madison 7. Saint Mary’s 8. Green Bay 9. Delaware 10. Albany 11. Wichita State 12. FGCU
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)
2013-14 PRESEASON ALL-ATLANTIC SUN TEAM Pos. *G *G *G *F G/F G G G G C
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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stiff competition The Eagles will see a slate of tough competition this season as they are set to face •Two ESPN Top-25 teams #4/6 Stanford, #13/13 LSU •Five teams from last year’s NCAA Tournament Stanford, SDSU, USF, LSU, Saint Joseph’s
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.
early start The November 8 start date was the earliest the Eagles have ever began a season. The previous mark was November 9, 2007 when FGCU faced Florida State.
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