2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team will represent Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. FGCU is a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions
Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2013–14 record26–8 (17–1 A-Sun)
Head coachKarl Smesko (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Abby Scharlow
  • Chelsea Dermyer
  • Chelsea Lyles
Home arenaAlico Arena
2013–14 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
FGCU†17–1 .944  26–8  .765
Stetson16–2 .889  27–8  .771
Northern Kentucky*13–5 .722  18–13  .581
USC Upstate11–7 .611  17–15  .531
Jacksonville10–8 .556  13–17  .433
Mercer9–9 .500  17–14  .548
East Tennessee State5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Kennesaw State4–14 .222  6–24  .200
Lipscomb3–15 .167  6–24  .200
North Florida2–16 .111  6–23  .207
† 2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament

*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition winner
As of March 16, 2014; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster changes

Departures
  • Lerrin Cook, (now Lerrin Michel) a senior with the 2012–13 team, graduated.[1]
  • Brittany Kennedy, a senior with the 2012–13 team, graduated, and signed a professional contract with the Saarlouis Royals located in Saarlouis, Germany.[1][2]
  • Betsy Adams, who played one year at FGCU after four years at Valparaiso completed her remaining year of eligibility. She played three seasons for the Crusaders, then missed her senior year with an injury, and transferred to FGCU as a graduate student.[3]
  • Joyce Iamstrong, a senior with the 2012–13 team, graduated.[4]

Incoming players

Status changes

Taylor Gradinjan played limited minutes in 2012–13 due to an ACL tear, but re-injured the same knee in September and will miss this entire season. Kaneisha Atwater transferred to FGCU from Virginia Commonwealth; the NCAA initially denied the request for a waiver of the standard rule requiring transfers to sit out a year because she is moving institutions to be closer to her son but later approved the request after FGCU appealed the decision.[6] Stephanie Haas played the 2012–13 as a walk-on, but earned a scholarship for the current season. Jessica Cattani is a freshman who tried out and made the team as a walk-on. Jenna Cobb joined the team a year ago as a transfer from Butler, but sat out the 2012–13 season per transfer rules.[7]

Roster
2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 DyTiesha Dunson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoWestover HS Albany, Ga.
G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMuskego High School Muskego, Wisc
G 2 Kaneisha Atwater 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoVCU/Fort Pierce Westwood HS Fort Pierce, Fla.
F 3 Katie Meador 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSalem Community HS Salem, Ill.
F 4 Bethany Murrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoNew Palestine HS New Palestine, Ind.
G 5 Sarah Hansen (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrGeneral McLane HS McKean, Pa.
G 11 Amanda Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSeymour HS Seymour, Ind.
G 12 Stephanie Haas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMagnificat HS Avon Lake, Ohio
F 13 Anthi Chatzigiakoumi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGeneral Sr. HS of Kallithea Athens, Greece
G 14 Whitney Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoR.J. Reynolds HS Winston-Salem, N.C.
G 15 Randa Payne (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMansfield St. Peters HS Mansfield, Ohio
F 20 Haley Laughter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCarolina Day School Asheville, N.C.
G 21 Jaime Gluesing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSolon HS Solon, Ohio
G 22 Jenna Cobb (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrMiami Trace HS/Butler New Holland, Ohio
G 23 Morgan Blumer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrMilton HS Milton, Wisc.
G 24 Taylor Gradinjan  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrCudahy HS Cudahy, Wisc.
Head coach

Karl Smesko (Kent State '93)

Assistant coach(es)

Abby Scharlow (Wisconsin-Green Bay '05)
Chelsea Dermyer (FGCU '07)
Chelsea Lyles (FGCU '10)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-17

Schedule

All conference games not shown on ESPN3 will be shown on A-Sun.TV. The home game against Bethune-Cookman will also be shown on A-Sun.TV.

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
11/08/2013*
6 p.m.		 at FIU W 75–55  1–0
  25 – Knight  9 – Hansen  4 – Hansen  U.S. Century Bank Arena (506)
Miami, FL
11/12/2013*
7:05 p.m.		 Bethune-Cookman W 71–38  2–0
  14 – Knight  10 – Hansen  2 – Tied  Alico Arena (1,828)
Ft. Myers, FL
11/20/2013*
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 Charlotte W 78–73  3–0
  19 – Haas  7 – Tied  4 – Knight  Alico Arena (1,673)
Ft. Myers, FL
11/23/2013*
8 p.m.		 at Southern Miss W 76–74  3–1
  24 – Hansen  6 – Tied  4 – Cobb  Reed Green Coliseum (1,109)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/26/2013*
7:30 p.m.		 vs. TCU
Hardwood Tournament of Hope		 W 68–47  3–2
  21 – Knight  7 – Hansen  4 – Haas  Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (100)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/27/2013*
5 p.m.		 vs. Stanford
Hardwood Tournament of Hope		 W 82–59  3–3
  15 – Atwater  6 – Tied  5 – Cobb  Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center 
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/29/2013*
2:30 p.m.		 vs. South Dakota State
Hardwood Tournament of Hope		 W 84–59  4–3
  18 – Haas  8 – Hansen  6 – Cobb  Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (100)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
12/04/2013*
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 South Florida W 60–55  5–3
  22 – Haas  10 – Knight  4 – Haas  Alico Arena (1,721)
Ft. Myers, FL
12/17/2013*
8 p.m.		 at No. 12 LSU W 69–46  5–4
  15 – Hansen  5 – Cobb  3 – Haas  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,190)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/20/2013*
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 Saint Francis (PA)
FGCU Hilton Garden Inn/
Homewood Suites Classic		 W 75–68  6–4
  17 – Tied  12 – Tied  5 – Cobb  Alico Arena (1,453)
Ft. Myers, FL
12/21/2013*
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 Virginia
FGCU Hilton Garden Inn/
Homewood Suites Classic		 W 85–56  6–5
  13 – Atwater  5 – Hansen  7 – Hansen  Alico Arena (1,832)
Ft. Myers, FL
12/29/2013*
6:05 p.m., ESPN3		 St. Joseph W 76–64  6–6
  28 – Hansen  5 – Tied  3 – Haas  Alico Arena (1,946)
Ft. Myers, FL
01/04/2014
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 Stetson W 72–56  7–6
(1–0)		  20 – Knight  14 – Hansen  5 – Dunson  Alico Arena (1,786)
Ft. Myers, FL
01/09/2014
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 East Tennessee State W 73–58  8–6
(2–0)		  21 – Knight  6 – Tied  6 – Dunson  Alico Arena (1,877)
Ft. Myers, FL
01/11/2014
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 USC Upstate W 72–45  9–6
(3–0)		  12 – Tied  8 – Meador  4 – Dunson  Alico Arena (1,630)
Ft. Myers, FL
01/16/2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at Kennesaw State W 69–55  10–6
(4–0)		  17 – Dunson  7 – Hansen  6 – Hansen  KSU Convocation Center (659)
Kennesaw, GA
01/18/2014
3:00 p.m.		 at Mercer W 69–57  11–6
(5–0)		  18 – Knight  7 – Atwater  5 – Dunson  Hawkins Arena (784)
Macon, GA
01/23/2014
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 Jacksonville W 56–49  12–6
(6–0)		  20 – Knight  9 – Hansen  3 – Tied  Alico Arena (1,814)
Ft. Myers, FL
01/25/2014
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 North Florida W 54–34  13–6
(7–0)		  14 – Haas  6 – Hansen  4 – Dunson  Alico Arena (1,503)
Ft. Myers, FL
01/30/2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at Lipscomb W 85–67  14–6
(8–0)		  18 – Hansen  6 – Tied  6 – Dunson  Allen Arena (235)
Nashville, TN
02/01/2014
7:00 p.m.		 at Northern Kentucky W 63–43  14–7
(8–1)		  19 – Knight  6 – Dunson  2 – Tied  The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,211)
Highland Heights, KY
02/06/2014
7:00 p.m.		 at East Tennessee State W 70–45  15–7
(9–1)		  14 – Cobb  9 – Hansen  5 – Dunson  ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (486)
Johnson City, TN
02/08/2014
2:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at USC Upstate W 76–69  16–7
(10–1)		  26 – Hansen  8 – Hansen  8 – Dunson  G.B. Hodge Center (345)
Spartanburg, SC
02/13/2014
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 Mercer W 99–57  17–7
(11–1)		  23 – Dunson  10 – Hansen  6 – Atwater  Alico Arena (1,561)
Ft. Myers, FL
02/15/2014
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 Kennesaw State W 76–42  18–7
(12–1)		  23 – Cobb  8 – Knight  7 – Dunson  Alico Arena (2,004)
Ft. Myers, FL
02/20/2014
5:00 p.m.		 at Jacksonville W 62–43  19–7
(13–1)		  17 – Haas  10 – Hansen  4 – Tied  Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (589)
Jacksonville, FL
02/22/2014
4:30 p.m.		 at North Florida W 80–54  20–7
(14–1)		  17 – Hansen  5 – Tied  5 – Dunson  UNF Arena (382)
Jacksonville, FL
02/27/2014
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 Lipscomb W 108–67  21–7
(15–1)		  16 – Atwater  10 – Hansen  9 – Dunson  Alico Arena (1,549)
Ft. Myers, FL
03/01/2014
7:05 p.m., ESPN3		 Northern Kentucky W 67–53  22–7
(16–1)		  17 – Knight  10 – Hansen  7 – Dunson  Alico Arena (1,795)
Ft. Myers, FL
03/08/2014
1:00 p.m.		 at Stetson W 74–73 OT 23–7
(17–1)		  16 – Haas  10 – Knight  4 – Dunson  Edmunds Center (649)
DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/11/2014
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Lipscomb
Quarterfinals		 W 92–53  24–7
  18 – Hansen  8 – Meador  5 – Haas  Alico Arena (1,279)
Ft. Myers, FL
03/15/2014
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Mercer
Semifinals		 W 64–47  25–7
  22 – Cobb  7 – Tied  4 – Dunson  Alico Arena (1,684)
Ft. Myers, FL
03/16/2014
3:00 PM, CSS		 Stetson
Championship game		 W 72–70 OT 26–7
  19 – Cobb  11 – Atwater  6 – Dunson  Alico Arena (1,821)
Ft. Myers, FL
NCAA Tournament
03/22/2014*
11:00 AM, ESPN2		 vs. Oklahoma State
First round		 W 61–60 OT 26–8
  16 – Cobb  11 – Knight  4 – Tied  Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

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