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
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v. George Washington W, 88-75 v. FIU W, 97-49 at Auburn L, 72-69 v. Ave Maria W, 102-54 v. Wichita State # W, 56-39 v. Clemson # W, 86-61 v. Ohio State # L, 90-83 (2ot)
Sunday, Dec. 28 - Monday, Dec. 29 Hagan Arena | Philadelphia
v. Cal State-Northridge v. Saint Joseph’s/Quinnipiac
December
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v. Southern Miss v. Providence at Bethune-Cookman v. Northern Colorado at Arkansas State v. Cal-State Northridge TBD ^
W, 78-62 W, 68-58 W, 91-46 W, 69-56 W, 74-68 ^ 4 p.m. 4 p.m.
January
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at Harvard 7 v. Stetson * 4 v. North Florida * 7 at Jacksonville * 7 v. USC Upstate * 7 v. Kennesaw State * 7 at Lipscomb * 7:30 at Northern Kentucky * 7
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February
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at Stetson * v. Northern Kentucky * v. Lipscomb * at Kennesaw State * at USC Upstate * at North Florida * v. Jacksonville *
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TRENDING TODAY AT #FGCU 1. FGCU currently ranks second in the nation with 10.4 3-pointers made per game. The team sits behind only Sacramento State (13.3). 2. As of Christmas Eve, the Eagles hold their best ever RPI rating at 31 among the nation’s 349 teams. 3. FGCU has seen three Atlantic Sun Player of the Week awards this season in Kaneisha Atwater, Taylor Gradinjan & Whitney Knight. 4. The Eagles currently average 1.10 points per possession to rank ninth in the nation, just .12 points per possession behind top-ranked UConn. 5. With 125 made long-range buckets, 39 percent of the team’s points come from beyond-the-arc.
March 6 Atlantic Sun Quarterfinal TBD 11 Atlantic Sun Semifinal TBD 15 Atlantic Sun Championship TBD
all times EST # Paradise Jam | U.S. Virgin Islands ^ St. Joseph’s Hawk Invitational | P hiladelphia, Pa. * Atlantic Sun Conference
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PROBABLE STARTERS KANEISHA ATWATER G | 5’7 | Jr. | Fort Pierce, Fla. 14.3 ppg | 26 steals | 28.8 min
STEPH HAAS G | 5’8 | Jr. | Avon Lake, Ohio 12.5 ppg | .495 fg % | 23.3 min
WHITNEY KNIGHT G | 6’3 | R-Jr. | Winston-Salem, N.C. 14.4 ppg | 5.3 rpg | 29 steals | 26.1 min
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JENNA COBB
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TAYLOR GRADINJAN
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G | 5’7 | R-Sr. | New Holland, Ohio 8.9 ppg | 36 assists | 32.3 min
G | 5’9 | R-Fr. | Cudahy, Wisc. 6.9 ppg | .574 fg% | 13.6 min
TODAY’S BUZZ FGCU’s probable starters have been responsible for at least 55% of the team’s production thus far