December 12, 2010 points and 5.5 rebounds • Registered a career-high 19 points in the 73-65 win over Virginia Tech • Added 11 points, six rebounds and two steals in a victory against Montana • Shot .684 from all field goals and .667 from behind the arc FGCU VS. BCS OPPONENTS FGCU is 4-8 all-time against BCS foes after picking up a wins over BIG EAST opponent Seton Hall and ACC foe Virginia Tech already this season. Prior to the win over Va. Tech in Cancun, the Eagles’ three wins over BCS opponents had all been in Fort Myers. The Eagles will play host to Big Ten opponent Indiana on Dec. 21. LOOK MOM I’M ON TV FGCU will be on TV (Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast - CSS) twice this season. The Eagles will have a TV slate that includes a road contest with the Bruins of Belmont on Monday, January 31 in Nashville, Tenn. The Blue and Green make their second CSS appearance in as many weeks when they host the defending A-Sun champion ETSU Lady Bucs on Monday, February 7 at Alico Arena. WE’RE GOING STREAKING Florida Gulf Coast University has not lost a home game in Alico Arena since January 8, 2009 against East Tennessee State University. FGCU’s 60-48 win over Troy (Nov. 21) bumped the Eagles home win streak to 26 games. FGCU’s 26-game home winning streak is the third longest streak in the nation behind UConn and Stanford. Team 1. Connecticut 2. Stanford 3. FGCU 4. Nebraska TCU 6. West Virginia 7. Tennessee
Streak 67 49 26 25 25 24 23
WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE FGCU has a 121-9 (.931) all-time record at home. Since moving to Division I, the Eagles have compiled a 43-3 (.935) home record. Year 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 TOTAL
Record 2-0 14-0 15-1 12-2 23-0 17-1 11-4 12-1 15-0 121-9
3’S PLEASE! In the program’s 9-year history (252 games), the Eagles have made at least one three-pointer in 251 contests. FGCU has also hit at least one three-pointer in 139 consecutive games, with Feb. 21, 2006 at Lynn being the last time the squad went without a triple. During that span the Eagles have made 1,294 money balls while their opponents have knocked down just 694 three’s, which gives the Blue and Green an average of 12.9 points per game (600 total) more than the opposition off of three-pointers. In games that they’ve drained double-digit 3’s, FGCU is 86-3 all-time and 41-4 since moving to Division I in 2007-08. BALLIN’ OUT OF CONTROL Sarah Hansen has been playing lights out over FGCU’s last four games. In FGCU’s last four contests, Hansen is averaging 17.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.5 apg and 2.0 spg in 27.3 minutes. She is also shooting a scorching 73.2-percent (30-of-41) from the field and 66.7-percent (4-of-6) from long distance. ALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF Sarah Hansen signed with FGCU on April 27, 2009...but utilized a redshirt during the 2009-10 season. Hansen took all of last season to work on her game and become accumated and comforable in Coach Smesko’s offense and it’s paying dividends in 2010-11. Hansen is currently leading the team in scoring (14.3 ppg), field goal pct. (.698), 3pt field goal pct. (.571) and rebounds (6.3 rpg). The redshirtfreshman’s .698 shooting percentage leads the A-Sun and ranks her second in the nation, behind Boston College’s Carolyn Swords (.783). SHARP SHOOTER Kelsey Jacobson might be the nation’s leader in total distance on shots, firing off 52 3-point attempts in the team’s first six games. She’s hitting them at a solid 36.5 percent clip (19-of-52), which is good for 13th in the A-Sun, and ranks tied for 13th in the nation with 3.2 three-point FG’s made per game. NATION’S BEST FGCU’s three-point prowess has been the program’s calling card from day one and the 2010-11 version of the Eagles is no different. FGCU ranks second in the nation in 3-pointers made per contest:
NCAA D-I TEAM - 3-Pointers Made Per Game Team 3-pt FG/gm 1. FGCU 10.5 2. Villanova 9.6 3. BYU 9.4 4. Fresno State 8.9 5. Sacramento State 8.8 THREE IS THE KEY HOME COOKIN’ • The Eagles are 5-0 when shooting 23 or more three-pointers. Alico Arena has become one of the most intimidating places for opposing • FGCU are 6-0 when they drain five or more shots from behind the arc. teams in all of Division I women’s basketball. The Eagles have accumulated • The Blue and Green are also undefeated when they knock down more a 43-3 record on their home court since moving to Division I, good for a .935 3-point shots than their opponent. winning percentage. Only Tennessee, who has a .943 winning percentage • FGCU is holding their opponents to .240 (24-of-100) from behind the arc, (328-20), has a higher all-time winning percentage at home (Thompsonwhile the Eagles have drained 63-of-179 (.352) three-pointers this season. Boling Arena). • FGCU took 76 combined three-pointers (made 26) in two games at the Caribbean Challenge in Cancun, Mexico (Nov 25 & 27). FILLIN’ THE STAT SHEET Playing in just her second game after suffering a knee injury in the final 8 MINUTES OF PAIN game of the 2009-10 season (at Miami; 3/18/10), junior Courtney Chihil Over their last two contests, the Eagles have used huge runs from the came very close to becoming the first player in FGCU history to register a 16-minute mark to the 8-minute mark to pull away from their opponents. triple-double against Troy. Chihil’s dominating performance on both ends The Blue and Green have outscored the opposition 42-11 over the last two of the court featured 10 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and five assists games during that 8-minute span. over 37 minutes. Her seven steals were a career-high and also rank second all-time in the FGCU record books for steals in a single game. At UNF (12/2/10), FGCU used a 22-4 run (shot 7-of-10) to open up a big lead over the Ospreys. At JU (12/4/10), FGCU used a 20-7 run (shot 8-of-9) to blow open the game with the Dolphins.
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