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. With 31 wins in the regular season, the most wins in school history.

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	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Dunson, DyTieshaDyTiesha Dunson	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Westover HS	Albany, GA
1.5 !G	1	Cattani, JessicaJessica Cattani (W)	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Muskego High School	Muskego, WI
1.5 !G	2	Atwater, KaneishaKaneisha Atwater	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	VCU/Fort Pierce Westwood HS	Fort Pierce, FL
3.5 !F	3	Meador, KatieKatie Meador	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Salem Community HS	Salem, IL
3.5 !F	4	Murrell, BethanyBethany Murrell	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	New Palestine HS	New Palestine, IN
1.5 !G	5	Schrann, KadyKady Schrann	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	York Catholic HS Vanderbilt	York, PA
1.5 !G	10	Goodall, TaylerTayler Goodall	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Columbus North HS	Columbus, IN
1.5 !G	11	Moore, AmandaAmanda Moore	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Seymour HS	Seymour, IN
1.5 !G	12	Haas, StephanieStephanie Haas	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Magnificat HS	Avon Lake, OH
3.5 !F	13	Chatzigiakoumi, AnthiAnthi Chatzigiakoumi	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	General Sr. HS of Kallithea	Athens, Greece
1.5 !G	14	Knight, WhitneyWhitney Knight	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	R.J. Reynolds HS	Winston-Salem, NC
1.5 !G	15	Payne, RandaRanda Payne (W)	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Mansfield St. Peters HS	Mansfield, OH
3.5 !F	20	Laughter, HaleyHaley Laughter	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Carolina Day School	Asheville, NC
1.5 !G	21	Gluesing, JaimeJaime Gluesing	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Solon HS	Solon, OH
1.5 !G	22	Cobb, JennaJenna Cobb (C)	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Miami Trace HS/Butler	New Holland, OH
1.5 !G	23	Blumer, MorganMorgan Blumer	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Milton HS	Milton, WI
1.5 !G	24	Gradinjan, TaylorTaylor Gradinjan	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Cudahy HS	Cudahy, WI

Head coach

Karl Smesko (Kent State)

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-18

Schedule

^[2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		George Washington	W 88–75	1–0	Alico Arena (1,879) Fort Myers, FL
11/18/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		FIU	W 97–49	2–0	Alico Arena (1,562) Fort Myers, FL
11/20/2014* 7:00 PM		at Auburn	L 69–72	2–1	Auburn Arena (1,534) Auburn, AL
11/23/2014* 5:00 PM, ESPN3		Ave Maria	W 102–54	3–1	Alico Arena (1,402) Fort Myers, FL
11/27/2014* 3:30 PM		vs. Wichita State Paradise Jam Tournament	W 56–39	4–1	Sports and Fitness Center (525) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2014* 3:30 PM		vs. Clemson Paradise Jam Tournament	W 86–61	5–1	Sports and Fitness Center (486) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2014* 1:15 PM		vs. Ohio State Paradise Jam Tournament	L 83–90 ^OT	5–2	Sports and Fitness Center (421) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/06/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Southern Miss	W 78–62	6–2	Alico Arena (1,624) Fort Myers, FL
12/11/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Providence	W 68–58	7–2	Alico Arena (1,503) Fort Myers, FL
12/17/2014* 7:00 PM		at Bethune-Cookman	W 91–46	8–2	Moore Gymnasium (93) Daytona Beach, FL
12/19/2014* 3:30 PM, ESPN3		Northern Colorado	W 69–56	9–2	Alico Arena (1,207) Fort Myers, FL
12/22/2014* 7:00 PM		at Arkansas State	W 74–68	10–2	Convocation Center (996) Jonesboro, AR
12/28/2014* 4:00 PM		vs. Cal State Northridge Hawk Classic semifinals	W 73–64	11–2	Hagan Arena (1,278) Philadelphia, PA
12/29/2014* 4:00 PM		vs. Quinnipiac Hawk Classic championship	W 71–65	12–2	Hagan Arena (1,051) Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2015* 7:00 PM		at Harvard	W 68–58	13–2	Lavietes Pavilion (412) Cambridge, MA
01/10/2015 4:00 PM, ESPN3		Stetson	W 57–55	14–2 (1–0)	Alico Arena (3,253) Fort Myers, FL
01/14/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		North Florida	W 75–42	15–2 (2–0)	Alico Arena (1,504) Fort Myers, FL
01/17/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Jacksonville	W 60–37	16–2 (3–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (612) Jacksonville, FL
01/22/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 79–61	17–2 (4–0)	Alico Arena (1,426) Fort Myers, FL
01/24/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Kennesaw State	W 61–47	18–2 (5–0)	Alico Arena (2,309) Fort Myers, FL
01/29/2015 7:30 PM, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 71–49	19–2 (6–0)	Allen Arena (N/A) Nashville, TN
01/31/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	W 67–46	20–2 (7–0)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,684) Highland Heights, KY
02/07/2015 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Stetson	W 61–39	21–2 (8–0)	Edmunds Center (2,015) DeLand, FL
02/12/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	W 75–47	22–2 (9–0)	Alico Arena (2,633) Fort Myers, FL
02/14/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 69–43	23–2 (10–0)	Alico Arena (1,762) Fort Myers, FL
02/19/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#22	at Kennesaw State	W 71–60	24–2 (11–0)	KSU Convocation Center (356) Kennesaw, GA
02/21/2015 2:00 PM, ESPN3	#22	at USC Upstate	W 75–59	25–2 (12–0)	G. B. Hodge Center (275) Spartanburg, SC
02/25/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#21	at North Florida	W 56–24	26–2 (13–0)	UNF Arena (386) Jacksonville, FL
02/28/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#21	Jacksonville	W 78–47	27–2 (14–0)	Alico Arena (3,121) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/06/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#20	North Florida Quarterfinals	W 74–35	28–2	Alico Arena (1,806) Fort Myers, FL
03/11/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#20	Jacksonville Semifinals	W 62–42	29–2	Alico Arena (2,562) Fort Myers, FL
03/15/2015 2:30 PM, ESPN3	#20	Northern Kentucky Championship	W 60–43	30–2	Alico Arena (3,011) Fort Myers, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/21/2015* 11:00 AM, ESPN2	#20	vs. Oklahoma State First Round	W 75–67	31–2	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,591) Tallahassee, FL
03/23/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#20	at #7 Florida State Second Round	L 47–65	31–3	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,772) Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
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

References

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

External links

Official site

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

Media

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References

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