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

2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball

Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2013–14 record	26–8 (17–1 A-Sun)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (12th year)
Assistant coach	Abby Scharlow
Assistant coach	Chelsea Dermyer
Assistant coach	Chelsea Lyles
Home arena	Alico Arena

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
FGCU†	17	–	1	.944	26	–	8	.765
Stetson	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Northern Kentucky*	13	–	5	.722	18	–	13	.581
USC Upstate	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Jacksonville	10	–	8	.556	13	–	17	.433
Mercer	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
East Tennessee State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
Kennesaw State	4	–	14	.222	6	–	24	.200
Lipscomb	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200
North Florida	2	–	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

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.

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

Kaneisha Atwater—sophomore transfer from Virginia Commonwealth^[5]
Randa Payne—a walk-on freshman from Mansfield, Ohio^[5]
Haley Laughter—a freshman from Asheville, North Carolina^[5]
Morgan Blumer—a freshman from Milton, Wisconsin^[5]

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Dunson, DyTieshaDyTiesha Dunson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Westover HS	Albany, Ga.
1.5 !G	1	Cattani, JessicaJessica Cattani (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Muskego High School	Muskego, Wisc
1.5 !G	2	Atwater, KaneishaKaneisha Atwater	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	VCU/Fort Pierce Westwood HS	Fort Pierce, Fla.
3.5 !F	3	Meador, KatieKatie Meador	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Salem Community HS	Salem, Ill.
3.5 !F	4	Murrell, BethanyBethany Murrell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	New Palestine HS	New Palestine, Ind.
1.5 !G	5	Hansen, SarahSarah Hansen (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	General McLane HS	McKean, Pa.
1.5 !G	11	Moore, AmandaAmanda Moore	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Seymour HS	Seymour, Ind.
1.5 !G	12	Haas, StephanieStephanie Haas	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Magnificat HS	Avon Lake, Ohio
3.5 !F	13	Chatzigiakoumi, AnthiAnthi Chatzigiakoumi	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	General Sr. HS of Kallithea	Athens, Greece
1.5 !G	14	Knight, WhitneyWhitney Knight	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.5 !RS So	R.J. Reynolds HS	Winston-Salem, N.C.
1.5 !G	15	Payne, RandaRanda Payne (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Mansfield St. Peters HS	Mansfield, Ohio
3.5 !F	20	Laughter, HaleyHaley Laughter	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Carolina Day School	Asheville, N.C.
1.5 !G	21	Gluesing, JaimeJaime Gluesing	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Solon HS	Solon, Ohio
1.5 !G	22	Cobb, JennaJenna Cobb (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Miami Trace HS/Butler	New Holland, Ohio
1.5 !G	23	Blumer, MorganMorgan Blumer	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Milton HS	Milton, Wisc.
1.5 !G	24	Gradinjan, TaylorTaylor Gradinjan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Cudahy 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

Injured
Current redshirt

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	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance)
11/08/2013*	at FIU	W 75–55	1–0	25 - Knight	9 - Hansen	4 - Hansen	U.S. Century Bank Arena (506)
11/12/2013*	Bethune-Cookman	W 71–38	2–0	14 - Knight	10 - Hansen	2 - Murrell, Knight, Cobb	Alico Arena (1828)
11/20/2013*	Charlotte	W 78–73	3–0	19 - Haas	7 - Atwater, Hansen	4 - Knight	Alico Arena (1673)
11/23/2013*	at Southern Miss	L 76–74	3–1	24 - Hansen	6 - Hansen, Hass	4 - Cobb	Reed Green Coliseum (1109)
11/26/2013*	vs. TCU (Hardwood Tournament of Hope)	L 68–47	3–2	21 - Knight	7 - Hansen	4 - Haas	Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (100)
11/27/2013*	vs. Stanford (Hardwood Tournament of Hope)	L 82–59	3–3	15 - Atwater	6 - Atwater,Cobb	5 - Cobb	Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center
11/29/2013*	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)
12/04/2013*	South Florida (BLUEOUT)	W 60–55	5–3	22 - Haas	10 - Knight	4 - Haas	Alico Arena (1721)
12/17/2013*	at #12 LSU	L 69–46	5–4	15 - Hansen	5 - Cobb	3 - Haas	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2190)
12/20/2013*	Saint Francis [PA] (FGCU Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites Classic)	W 75–68	6–4	17 - Hansen, Cobb	12 - Hansen, Knight	5 - Cobb	Alico Arena (1453)
12/21/2013*	Virginia (FGCU Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites Classic-GREENOUT)	L 85–56	6–5	13 - Atwater	5 - Hansen	7 - Hansen	Alico Arena (1832)
12/29/2013*	St. Joseph	L 76–64	6–6	28 - Hansen	5 - Haas, Knight	3 - Haas	Alico Arena (1946)
01/04/2014	Stetson (WHITEOUT)	W 72–56	7–6 (1–0)	20 - Knight	14 - Hansen	5 - Dunson	Alico Arena (1786)
01/09/2014	East Tennessee State (GREENOUT)	W 73–58	8–6 (2–0)	21 - Knight	6 - Hansen, Haas	6 - Dunson	Alico Arena (1877)
01/11/2014	USC Upstate	W 72–45	9–6 (3–0)	12 - Knight, Cobb	8 - Meador	4 - Dunson	Alico Arena (1630)
01/16/2014	at Kennesaw State	W 69–55	10–6 (4–0)	17 - Dunson	7 - Hansen	6 - Hansen	KSU Convocation Center (659)
01/18/2014	at Mercer	W 69–57	11–6 (5–0)	18 - Knight	7 - Atwater	5 - Dunson	Hawkins Arena (784)
01/23/2014	Jacksonville	W 56–49	12–6 (6–0)	20 - Knight	9 - Hansen	3 - Dunson, Cobb	Alico Arena (1814)
01/25/2014	North Florida	W 54–34	13–6 (7–0)	14 - Haas	6 - Hansen	4 - Dunson	Alico Arena (1503)
01/30/2014	at Lipscomb	W 85–67	14–6 (8–0)	18 - Hansen	6 - Meador, Hansen, Haas	6 - Dunson	Allen Arena (235)
02/01/2014	at Northern Kentucky	L 63–43	14–7 (8–1)	19 - Knight	6 - Dunson	2 - Dunson, Knight, Cobb	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1211)
02/06/2014	at East Tennessee State	W 70–45	15–7 (9–1)	14 - Cobb	9 - Hansen	5 - Dunson	ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (486)
02/08/2014	at USC Upstate	W 76–69	16–7 (10–1)	26 - Hansen	8 - Hansen	8 - Dunson	G.B. Hodge Center (345)
02/13/2014	Mercer (PINKOUT)	W 99–57	17–7 (11–1)	23 - Dunson	10 - Hansen	6 - Atwater	Alico Arena (1561)
02/15/2014	Kennesaw State (REDOUT)	W 76–42	18–7 (12–1)	23 - Cobb	8 - Knight	7 - Dunson	Alico Arena (2004)
02/20/2014	at Jacksonville	W 62–43	19–7 (13–1)	17 - Haas	10 - Hansen	4 - Dunson, Atwater, Cobb	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (589)
02/22/2014	at North Florida	W 80–54	20–7 (14–1)	17 - Hansen	5 - Dunson, Hansen	5 - Dunson	UNF Arena (382)
02/27/2014	Lipscomb	W 108–67	21–7 (15–1)	16 - Atwater	10 - Hansen	9 - Dunson	Alico Arena (1549)
03/01/2014	Northern Kentucky	W 67–53	22–7 (16–1)	17 - Knight	10 - Hansen	7 - Dunson	Alico Arena (1795)
03/08/2014	at Stetson	W 74–73 ^OT	23–7 (17–1)	16 - Haas	10 - Knight	4 - Dunson	Edmunds Center (649)
2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/11/2014	Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals)	W 92–53	24–7	18 - Hansen	8 - Meador	5 - Haas	Alico Arena (1279)
03/15/2014	Mercer (Atlantic Sun Semifinals)	W 64–47	25–7	22 - Cobb	7 - Atwater, Knight, Meador	4 - Dunson	Alico Arena (1684)
03/16/2014	Stetson (Atlantic Sun Championship)	W 72–70 ^OT	26–7	19 - Cobb	11 - Atwater	6 - Dunson	Alico Arena (1821)
2014 NCAA Tournament
03/22/2014*	vs. Oklahoma State (NCAA first round)	L 61–60 ^OT	26–8	16 - Cobb	11 - Knight	4 - Atwater,Dunson	Mackey Arena
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Florida Gulf Coast University Graduates May 2013". September 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 Oct 2013.
↑ "Women's basketball: Ex-FGCU guard Brittany Kennedy signs with German team". Naplesnews.com. September 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 Oct 2013.
↑ "Betsy Adams". FGCU. Retrieved 7 Oct 2013.
↑ Braun, Mike (Aug 5, 2013). "FGCU summer graduates get their day". News-Press.com (Gannett). Retrieved 6 Oct 2013.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Women's basketball: FGCU signs guard Randa Payne". NaplesNews.com. June 22, 2013. Retrieved 8 Nov 2013.
↑ Soffian, Seth (Nov 1, 2013). "FGCU's Atwater wins eligibility appeal to play this season". A Gannett Company. Retrieved Nov 4, 2013.
↑ Soffian, Seth (Sep 30, 2013). "FGCU women's basketball holds first practice". News-press.com (A Gannett Company). Retrieved 6 Oct 2013.

External links

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