2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record31–5 (12–1 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chelsea Banbury
  • Chelsea Lyles
  • Jenna Cobb
Home arenaAlico Arena
Seasons
2017–18 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 13 1   .929 31 5   .861
Jacksonville 12 2   .857 24 9   .727
Stetson 8 6   .571 17 15   .531
Lipscomb 7 7   .500 12 19   .387
USC Upstate 6 8   .429 11 19   .367
North Florida 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
Kennesaw State 3 11   .214 7 19   .269
NJIT 2 12   .143 4 26   .133
2018 ASUN Tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 31–5, 12–1 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season champions. They also won the ASUN Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they upset Missouri in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.

Media

All home games and conference road are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Road games are also broadcast on the FGCU Portal.

Roster

2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Davion Wingate Current redshirt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Stephenson HS
Stony Brook
Atlanta, GA
G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Muskego HS Muskego, WI
G 2 Alyssa Blair 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Sun Prairie Sun Prairie, WI
G 3 Keri Jewett-Giles Current redshirt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Dunbar HS
Southern Miss
Fort Myers, FL
G 4 Chandler Ryan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Morton HS Groveland, IL
G 5 Lisa Zderadicka 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr HAK Korneuburg
Houston Baptist
Vienna, Austria
G 10 Sheahen Dowling 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Trinity Chicago, IL
G 11 Erica Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Lee Summit North HS
Johnson County CC
Columbus, IN
F 12 Samantha Kisiel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Evergreen Evergreen, CO
G 13 Kerstie Phills Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Charlotte Christian HS
Wagner
Charlotte, NC
G/F 21 Liberty Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dallas Bryan Adams HS Forney, TX
G 22 China Dow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Christian Academy of Louisville
Middle Tennessee
Louisville, KY
G 24 Taylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Cudahy HS Cudahy, WI
F 31 Nasrin Ulel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Murrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA
F 32 Rosemarie Julien 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Treasure Coast HS
Chipola College
Port St. Lucie, FL
G 42 Tytionia Adderly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Cardinal Newman Jupiter, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois W 85–61  1–0
Alico Arena (2,202)
Fort Myers, FL
11/15/2017*
7:00 pm
at FIU W 88–52  2–0
FIU Arena (360)
Miami, FL
11/17/2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Kent State
Akron Classic
W 80–62  3–0
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
11/18/2017*
2:30 pm
at Akron
Akron Classic
W 82–63  4–0
James A. Rhodes Arena (611)
Akron, OH
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm
at Siena W 63–50  5–0
Alumni Recreation Center (573)
Loudonville, NY
11/23/2017*
3:30 pm
vs. DePaul
Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals
W 89–84 OT 6–0
Mandalay Bay Arena 
Paradise, NV
11/24/2017*
8:30 pm
vs. No. 9 Ohio State
Play4Kay Shootout semifinals
L 62–104  6–1
Mandalay Bay Arena 
Paradise, NV
11/25/2017*
8:30 pm
vs. Belmont
Play4Kay Shootout 3rd place game
L 65–75  6–2
Mandalay Bay Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/03/2017*
3:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 94–55  7–2
Moody Coliseum (1,103)
Abilene, TX
12/05/2017*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Southeastern W 76–66  8–2
Alico Arena (1,576)
Fort Myers, FL
12/08/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 20 Kentucky W 70–64  9–2
Alico Arena (2,343)
Fort Myers, FL
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Ave Maria W 99–35  10–2
Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
12/17/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Chattanooga L 61–68  10–3
McKenzie Arena (1,457)
Chattanooga, TN
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Harvard
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic
W 65–56  11–3
Alico Arena (2,297)
Fort Myers, FL
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville
FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic
W 66–49  12–3
Alico Arena (1,845)
Fort Myers, FL
12/29/2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota State W 87–78  13–3
Alico Arena (2,234)
Fort Myers, FL
12/30/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Memorial W 82–43  14–3
Alico Arena (1,589)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/06/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 80–40  15–3 (1–0)
Alico Arena (2,407)
Fort Myers, FL
01/13/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 90–66  16–3 (2–0)
Alico Arena (2,068)
Fort Myers, FL
01/15/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 93–60  17–3 (3–0)
Alico Arena (2,347)
Fort Myers, FL
01/20/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 78–57  18–3 (4–0)
KSU Convocation Center (961)
Kennesaw, GA
01/22/2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 68–54  19–3 (5–0)
Allen Arena (503)
Nashville, TN
01/27/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 63–58  20–3 (6–0)
Alico Arena (2,814)
Fort Myers, FL
02/01/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida L 73–75  20–4 (6–1)
UNF Arena (341)
Jacksonville, FL
02/03/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville W 65–63  21–4 (7–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (601)
Jacksonville, FL
02/06/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 67–62  22–4 (8–1)
Alico Arena (2,413)
Fort Myers, FL
02/10/2018
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 88–44  23–4 (9–1)
G. B. Hodge Center (315)
Spartanburg, SC
02/12/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 89–43  24–4 (10–1)
Wellness and Events Center (289)
Newark, NJ
02/17/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 88–52  25–4 (11–1)
Alico Arena (2,620)
Fort Myers, FL
02/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 78–51  26–4 (12–1)
Alico Arena (2,604)
Fort Myers, FL
02/24/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 74–60  27–4 (13–1)
Edmunds Center (446)
Lakeland, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (8) NJIT
Quarterfinals
W 83–62  28–4
Alico Arena (2,006)
Fort Myers, FL
03/07/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (4) Lipscomb
Semifinals
W 105–55  29–4
Alico Arena (2,022)
Fort Myers, FL
03/11/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (2) Jacksonville
Championship Game
W 68–58  30–4
Alico Arena (2,966)
Fort Myers, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(12 L) vs. (5 L) No. 17 Missouri
First Round
W 80–70  31–4
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
03/19/2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(12 L) at (4 L) No. 15 Stanford
Second Round
L 70–90  31–5
Maples Pavilion (2,049)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics - WBB Quick Facts" (PDF). Fgcuathletics.com. October 26, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Women's Basketball - Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  3. ^ FGCU Eagles. "FGCU Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fgcuathletics.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.