2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division Tournament Champions
Atlantic Sun Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
Ranking
Coaches #21
AP #20
2014–15 record 31–3 (14–0 A-Sun)
Head coach Karl Smesko (13th year)
Assistant coach Chelsea Dermyer (7th year)
Assistant coach Nicki Collen[1] (1st year)
Assistant coach Chelsea Lyles (4th year)
Home arena Alico Arena
2014–15 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#20 Florida Gulf Coast† 14 – 0   1.000     31 – 3   .912
Stetson 11 – 3   .786     23 – 8   .742
Northern Kentucky* 8 – 6   .571     19 – 14   .576
Kennesaw State 6 – 8   .429     17 – 13   .567
USC Upstate 6 – 8   .429     14 – 16   .467
Jacksonville 6 – 8   .429     12 – 17   .414
Lipscomb 3 – 11   .214     8 – 21   .276
North Florida 2 – 12   .143     11 – 19   .367
† 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

The 2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team will represent Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were coached by 13th year head coach Karl Smesko and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 31-3, 14-0 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season title. They also won the Atlantic Sun Tournament to earn an automatic to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost to Florida State in the second round.

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

2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Dunson, DyTieshaDyTiesha Dunson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Westover HS Albany, GA
G 1 Cattani, JessicaJessica Cattani (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Muskego High School Muskego, WI
G 2 Atwater, KaneishaKaneisha Atwater style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr VCU/Fort Pierce Westwood HS Fort Pierce, FL
F 3 Meador, KatieKatie Meador style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Salem Community HS Salem, IL
F 4 Murrell, BethanyBethany Murrell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr New Palestine HS New Palestine, IN
G 5 Schrann, KadyKady Schrann style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr York Catholic HS
Vanderbilt		 York, PA
G 10 Goodall, TaylerTayler Goodall style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Columbus North HS Columbus, IN
G 11 Moore, AmandaAmanda Moore style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Seymour HS Seymour, IN
G 12 Haas, StephanieStephanie Haas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Magnificat HS Avon Lake, OH
F 13 Chatzigiakoumi, AnthiAnthi Chatzigiakoumi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr General Sr. HS of Kallithea Athens, Greece
G 14 Knight, WhitneyWhitney Knight style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr R.J. Reynolds HS Winston-Salem, NC
G 15 Payne, RandaRanda Payne (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Mansfield St. Peters HS Mansfield, OH
F 20 Laughter, HaleyHaley Laughter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Carolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 21 Gluesing, JaimeJaime Gluesing style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Solon HS Solon, OH
G 22 Cobb, JennaJenna Cobb (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Miami Trace HS/Butler New Holland, OH
G 23 Blumer, MorganMorgan Blumer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Milton HS Milton, WI
G 24 Gradinjan, TaylorTaylor Gradinjan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Cudahy HS Cudahy, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chelsea Dermyer (Florida Gulf Coast)
  • Nicki Collen (Marquette)
  • Chelsea Lyles (Florida Gulf Coast)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-18

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* George Washington W 88–75  1–0 Alico Arena (1,879)
11/18/2014* FIU W 97–49  2–0 Alico Arena (1,562)
11/20/2014* at Auburn L 69–72  2–1 Auburn Arena (1,534)
11/23/2014* Ave Maria W 102–54  3–1 Alico Arena (1,402)
11/27/2014* vs. Wichita State
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 W 56–39  4–1 Sports and Fitness Center (525)
11/28/2014* vs. Clemson
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 W 86–61  5–1 Sports and Fitness Center (486)
11/29/2014* vs. Ohio State
(Paradise Jam Tournament)		 L 83–90 OT 5–2 Sports and Fitness Center (421)
12/06/2014* Southern Miss W 78–62  6–2 Alico Arena (1,624)
12/11/2014* Providence W 68–58  7–2 Alico Arena (1,503)
12/17/2014* at Bethune-Cookman W 91–46  8–2 Moore Gymnasium (93)
12/19/2014* Northern Colorado W 69–56  9–2 Alico Arena (1,207)
12/22/2014* at Arkansas State W 74–68  10–2 Convocation Center (996)
12/28/2014* vs. Cal State Northridge
(Hawk Classic semifinals)		 W 73–64  11–2 Hagan Arena (1,278)
12/29/2014* vs. Quinnipiac
(Hawk Classic championship)		 W 71–65  12–2 Hagan Arena (1,051)
01/02/2015* at Harvard W 68–58  13–2 Lavietes Pavilion (412)
01/10/2015 Stetson W 57–55  14–2 (1–0) Alico Arena (3,253)
01/14/2015 North Florida W 75–42  15–2 (2–0) Alico Arena (1,504)
01/17/2015 at Jacksonville W 60–37  16–2 (3–0) Swisher Gymnasium (612)
01/22/2015 USC Upstate W 79–61  17–2 (4–0) Alico Arena (1,426)
01/24/2015 Kennesaw State W 61–47  18–2 (5–0) Alico Arena (2,309)
01/29/2015 at Lipscomb W 71–49  19–2 (6–0) Allen Arena (N/A)
01/31/2015 at Northern Kentucky W 67–46  20–2 (7–0) The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,684)
02/07/2015 at Stetson W 61–39  21–2 (8–0) Edmunds Center (2,015)
02/12/2015 Northern Kentucky W 75–47  22–2 (9–0) Alico Arena (2,633)
02/14/2015 Lipscomb W 69–43  23–2 (10–0) Alico Arena (1,762)
02/19/2015 #22 at Kennesaw State W 71–60  24–2 (11–0) KSU Convocation Center (356)
02/21/2015 #22 at USC Upstate W 75–59  25–2 (12–0) G. B. Hodge Center (275)
02/25/2015 #21 at North Florida W 56–24  26–2 (13–0) UNF Arena (386)
02/28/2015 #21 Jacksonville W 78–47  27–2 (14–0) Alico Arena (3,121)
Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/06/2015 #20 North Florida
(Quarterfinals)		 W 74–35  28–2 Alico Arena (1,806)
03/11/2015 #20 Jacksonville
(Semifinals)		 W 62–42  29–2 Alico Arena (2,562)
03/15/2015 #20 Northern Kentucky
(Championship)		 W 60–43  30–2 Alico Arena (3,011)
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015* #20 vs. Oklahoma State
(First Round)		 W 75–67  31–2 Donald L. Tucker Center (4,591)
03/23/2015* #20 at #7 Florida State
(Second Round)		 L 47–65  31–3 Donald L. Tucker Center (4,772)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

 Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre-
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 22 21 20 20 20
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 24 22 21 21 21

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nicki Collen named to FGCU women's hoops staff". News-press.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  2. ↑ http://www.fgcuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

External links