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 year)
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
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida Gulf Coast	14	–	0	1.000	33	–	6	.846
Jacksonville †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	11	.667
USC Upstate	10	–	4	.714	22	–	12	.647
Stetson	9	–	5	.643	20	–	12	.625
Kennesaw State	6	–	8	.429	11	–	19	.367
North Florida	3	–	11	.214	7	–	23	.233
Lipscomb	2	–	12	.143	5	–	25	.167
NJIT	1	–	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 were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the championship game where they lost to South Dakota. With 33 wins in the regular season, the most wins in school history, which broke the previous record of 31 wins from last season.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Dunson, DyTieshaDyTiesha Dunson	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Westover HS	Albany, GA
1.5 !G	1	Cattani, JessicaJessica Cattani (W)	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.5 !RS So	Muskego HS	Muskego, WI
1.5 !G	2	Atwater, KaneishaKaneisha Atwater	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Fort Pierece Westwood HS VCU	Fort Pierce, FL
3.5 !F	3	Meador, KatieKatie Meador	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.0 !Sr	Salem Community HS	Salem, IL
3.5 !F	4	Murrell, BethanyBethany Murrell	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	New Palestine HS	New Palestine, IN
1.5 !G	5	Schrann, KadyKady Schrann	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	York Catholic HS Vanderbilt	York, PA
1.5 !G	10	Goodall, TaylerTayler Goodall	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Columbus North HS	Columbus, IN
1.5 !G	11	Moore, AmandaAmanda Moore	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	Seymour HS	Seymour, IN
1.5 !G	12	Haas, StephanieStephanie Haas	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Magnificat HS	Avon Lake, OH
1.5 !G	14	Knight, WhitneyWhitney Knight	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	R.J. Reynolds HS	Winston-Salem, NC
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)	4.0 !Sr	Solon HS	Solon, OH
1.5 !G	24	Gradinjan, TaylorTaylor Gradinjan	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.5 !RS So	Cudahy HS	Cudahy, WI
1.5 !G	25	McCaskill, SydneiSydnei McCaskill (I)	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.0 !Jr	Dr. Phillips HS Georgia	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	33	Dow, ChinaChina Dow (I)	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Christian Academy of Louisville Middle Tennessee	Louisville, KY

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

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	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 Meyers, 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 Meyers, 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 Meyers, FL
12/19/2015* 11:00 AM	vs. #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 Meyers, FL
12/30/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Auburn	W 52–45	11–4	Alico Arena (1,710) Fort Meyers, FL
01/02/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Hartford	W 64–44	12–4	Alico Arena (2,217) Fort Meyers, 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 Meyers, FL
01/16/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN3	USC Upstate	W 54–43	14–4 (2–0)	Alico Arena (1,628) Fort Meyers, FL
01/18/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	NJIT	W 70–37	15–4 (3–0)	Alico Arena (1,482) Fort Meyers, 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 Meyers, FL
02/06/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN3	North Florida	W 75–50	20–4 (8–0)	Alico Arena (1,654) Fort Meyers, 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 Meyers, FL
02/22/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Lipscomb	W 91–52	25–4 (13–0)	Alico Arena (2,074) Fort Meyers, 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 Meyers, FL
03/09/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Stetson Semifinals	W 61–46	28–4	Alico Arena (1,505) Fort Meyers, FL
03/13/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Jacksonville Championship Game	L 54–56	28–5	Alico Arena (2,133) Fort Meyers, FL
WNIT
03/18/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Bethune-Cookman First Round	W 78–51	29–5	Alico Arena (1,033) Fort Meyers, FL
03/21/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Wake Forest Second Round	W 68–47	30–5	Alico Arena (1,505) Fort Meyers, FL
03/23/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Tulane Third Round	W 73–61	31–5	Alico Arena (1,641) Fort Meyers, FL
03/28/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Hofstra Quarterfinals	W 61–46	32–5	Alico Arena (3,307) Fort Meyers, FL
03/31/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN3	Michigan Semifinals	W 71–62	33–5	Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Meyers, 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

Main article: 2015–16 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	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

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

External links

Official site

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball

Venues	Alico Arena (2002–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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

Media

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References

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