WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES FGCU Athletics Communication Contact: Jamie Church jachurch@fgcu.edu | (c) 973.459.1289 | (o) 239.590.7097 | @jlchurch Saturday, Dec. 5 | 7 p.m. Alico Arena | Fort Myers, Fla.
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)
ESPN3 pxp: David Moulton analyst: J. Webb Horton
December
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v. Southern Miss 7 v. Providence 7 at Bethune-Cookman 7 v. Northern Colorado 4:30 at Arkansas State 7 v. Cal-State Northridge ^ 4 TBD ^ 4
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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 third in the nation with 11.6 3-pointers made per game. The team sits behind only Sacramento State (13.5) and Ohio (12.2). 2. The Eagles sank 34 threes against opponents in the Virgin Islands, while allowing just 14 #RainingThrees 3. Junior Whitney Knight was named #ASunWBB Player of the Week after averaging 18.3 ppg & being named the Paradise Jam MVP. 4. For the sixth-straight season, the Eagles were selected to finish atop the #ASunWBB standings. 5. Despite losing to OSU, the Eagles earned the Paradise Jam Island Division Championship by holding the advantage in point differential.
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 DyTIESHA DUNSON G | 5’8 | Jr. | Albany, Ga. 5.7 ppg | 30 assists | 27.3 min
KANEISHA ATWATER G | 5’7 | Jr. | Fort Pierce, Fla. 11.4 ppg | 13 steals | 28.0 min
STEPH HAAS facebook.com/FGCUAthletics facebook.com/FGCUwbb
G | 5’8 | Jr. | Avon Lake, Ohio
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WHITNEY KNIGHT
13.7 ppg | .456 fg % | 24.3 min
G | 6’3 | R-Jr. | Winston-Salem, N.C. 15.1 ppg | 5.3 rpg | 16 blocks | 25.6 min
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JENNA COBB G | 5’7 | R-Sr. | New Holland, Ohio 10.9 ppg | 21 assists | 31.6 min
TODAY’S BUZZ A look deeper at Knight’s 18.3 ppg performance at the Paradise Jam