2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions
WNIT, Runner Up
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2015–16 record 33–6 (14–0 A-Sun)
Head coach Karl Smesko (14th season)
Assistant coach Chelsea Dermyer
Assistant coach Nicki Collen
Assistant coach Chelsea Lyles
Home arena Alico Arena
2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast14–0 1.000  33–5  .868
Jacksonville †11–3 .786  22–11  .667
USC Upstate10–4 .714  22–12  .647
Stetson9–5 .643  20–12  .625
Kennesaw State6–8 .429  11–19  .367
North Florida3–11 .214  7–23  .233
Lipscomb2–12 .143  5–25  .167
NJIT1–13 .071  4–26  .133
† 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team will represent Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 33–6, 14–0 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the A-Sun Women's Tournament where they lost to Jacksonville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the championship game where they lost to South Dakota.

Media

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

Roster

2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 DyTiesha Dunson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrWestover HS Albany, GA
G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoMuskego HS Muskego, WI
G 2 Kaneisha Atwater 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrFort Pierece Westwood HS
VCU		 Fort Pierce, FL
F 3 Katie Meador 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSalem Community HS Salem, IL
F 4 Bethany Murrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNew Palestine HS New Palestine, IN
G 5 Kady Schrann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrYork Catholic HS
Vanderbilt		 York, PA
G 10 Tayler Goodall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrColumbus North HS Columbus, IN
G 11 Amanda Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSeymour HS Seymour, IN
G 12 Stephanie Haas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMagnificat HS Avon Lake, OH
G 14 Whitney Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrR.J. Reynolds HS Winston-Salem, NC
F 20 Haley Laughter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrCarolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 21 Jaime Gluesing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSolon HS Solon, OH
G 24 Taylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoCudahy HS Cudahy, WI
G 25 Sydnei McCaskill (I)  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrDr. Phillips HS
Georgia		 Orlando, FL
G 33 China Dow (I)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrChristian Academy of Louisville
Middle Tennessee		 Louisville, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:30 PM		 at North Carolina A&T W 60–36  1–0
 Corbett Sports Center (702)
Greensboro, NC
11/17/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Florida Atlantic L 55–62  1–1
 Alico Arena (1,704)
Fort Myers, FL
11/20/2015*
1:00 PM		 vs. Ohio
Akron Classic		 L 57–69  1–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (1,556)
Akron, OH
11/21/2015*
3:30 PM		 at Akron
Akron Classic		 W 82–64  2–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (743)
Akron, OH
11/23/2015*
7:00 PM		 at FIU W 81–53  3–2
 FIU Arena (347)
Miami, FL
11/28/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Arkansas State L 48–62  3–3
 Alico Arena (1,280)
Fort Myers, FL
12/03/2015*
7:00 PM		 at George Washington W 64–60  4–3
 Charles E. Smith Center (875)
Washington, D.C.
12/05/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Harvard W 74–65  5–3
 Alico Arena (1,697)
Fort Myers, FL
12/12/2015*
2:30 PM, FS2		 at Providence W 50–41  6–3
 Alumni Hall (211)
Providence, RI
12/15/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 St. Thomas W 86–33  7–3
 Alico Arena (1,135)
Fort Myers, FL
12/19/2015*
11:00 AM		 vs. No. 9 Mississippi State
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 60–65  7–4
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2015*
2:30 PM		 vs. Arizona
Puerto Rico Classic		 W 57–55  8–4
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2015*
11:00 AM		 vs. Western Michigan
Puerto Rico Classic		 W 60–42  9–4
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/28/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Quinnipiac W 71–70 OT 10–4
 Alico Arena (1,533)
Fort Myers, FL
12/30/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Auburn W 52–45  11–4
 Alico Arena (1,710)
Fort Myers, FL
01/02/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Hartford W 64–44  12–4
 Alico Arena (2,217)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/09/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3		 Stetson W 61–48  13–4 (1–0)
 Alico Arena (2,842)
Fort Myers, FL
01/16/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3		 USC Upstate W 54–43  14–4 (2–0)
 Alico Arena (1,628)
Fort Myers, FL
01/18/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 NJIT W 70–37  15–4 (3–0)
 Alico Arena (1,482)
Fort Myers, FL
01/24/2016
4:30 PM, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb W 71–39  16–4 (4–0)
 Allen Arena (1,183)
Nashville, TN
01/26/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Kennesaw State W 78–47  17–4 (5–0)
 KSU Convocation Center (173)
Kennesaw, GA
01/30/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at North Florida W 65–38  18–4 (6–0)
 UNF Arena (423)
Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Jacksonville W 58–39  19–4 (7–0)
 Alico Arena (2,011)
Fort Myers, FL
02/06/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3		 North Florida W 75–50  20–4 (8–0)
 Alico Arena (1,654)
Fort Myers, FL
02/10/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Jacksonville W 59–55 OT 21–4 (9–0)
 Swisher Gymnasium (379)
Jacksonville, FL
02/13/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at NJIT W 53–32  22–4 (10–0)
 Fleisher Center (500)
Newark, NJ
02/15/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate W 56–44  23–4 (11–0)
 G. B. Hodge Center (210)
Spartanburg, SC
02/20/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3		 Kennesaw State W 63–41  24–4 (12–0)
 Alico Arena (2,367)
Fort Myers, FL
02/22/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Lipscomb W 91–52  25–4 (13–0)
 Alico Arena (2,074)
Fort Myers, FL
02/27/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Stetson W 60–46  26–4 (14–0)
 Edmunds Center (590)
DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 NJIT
Quarterfinals		 W 60–31  27–4
 Alico Arena (1,284)
Fort Myers, FL
03/09/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Stetson
Semifinals		 W 61–46  28–4
 Alico Arena (1,505)
Fort Myers, FL
03/13/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Jacksonville
Championship Game		 L 54–56  28–5
 Alico Arena (2,133)
Fort Myers, FL
WNIT
03/18/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Bethune-Cookman
First Round		 W 78–51  29–5
 Alico Arena (1,033)
Fort Myers, FL
03/21/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Wake Forest
Second Round		 W 68–47  30–5
 Alico Arena (1,505)
Fort Myers, FL
03/23/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Tulane
Third Round		 W 73–61  31–5
 Alico Arena (1,641)
Fort Myers, FL
03/28/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Hofstra
Quarterfinals		 W 61–46  32–5
 Alico Arena (3,307)
Fort Myers, FL
03/31/2016*
8:00 PM, ESPN3		 Michigan
Semifinals		 W 71–62  33–5
 Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
04/02/2016*
3:00 PM, CBSSN		 at South Dakota
Championship Game		 L 65–71  33–6
 DakotaDome (7,415)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fgcuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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