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A MID-MAJOR MARK
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FGCU earned the no. 19 position on the most recent edition of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll. 11. Hampton 1. Gonzaga 12. BYU 2. Chattanooga 13. Wright State 3. Wichita State 14. Delaware 4. Bowling Green 15. South Dakota State 5. James Madison 16. Princeton 6. Albany 17. Harvard 7. Saint Mary’s 18. Navy 8. Iona 19. FGCU 9. San Diego 10. Marist
With a new emphasis on hand check rules, there is a common perception this season that there are more fouls called and in turn more free-throws awarded. However, since the transition to Division I in 2007, the Eagles have averaged 18.15 free throw attempts per game, and this season they have gone to the charity stripe an average of 20 times per game. The number of free throws made and attempted each year has fluctuated. Here we see that this year the number is not out of line with past seasons.
hot streak With 44 straight Atlantic Sun regular season wins, the Eagles held the nation’s best conference win streak in conference action but saw the streak snapped at NKU last weekend.
SIMPLY THE BEST In three-consecutive seasons the Eagles have set three separate 3-point records.
•350 made 3-pointers
•342 made 3-pointers
(A-Sun Season Record | 2010-11) (NCAA Season Record | 2012-13)
•22 made 3-pointers
(NCAA Game Record | Jan. 12, 2013)
The 350 made shots in 2010-11 did not count as a NCAA record due to the Eagles’ transition to DI.
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stiff competition 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
Sarah Hansen’s accolades and milestones keep adding up. The senior currently ranks 12th among all-time Atlantic Sun players with 1,730 points. She sits 82 points out of the top-10. Hansen also ranks 23rd in all-time rebounds at 792 boards.
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