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
G 0 Dunson, DyTieshaDyTiesha Dunson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Westover HS Albany, GA
G 1 Cattani, JessicaJessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Muskego HS Muskego, WI
G 2 Atwater, KaneishaKaneisha Atwater 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Fort Pierece Westwood HS
VCU
Fort Pierce, FL
F 3 Meador, KatieKatie Meador 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Salem Community HS Salem, IL
F 4 Murrell, BethanyBethany Murrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr New Palestine HS New Palestine, IN
G 5 Schrann, KadyKady Schrann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr York Catholic HS
Vanderbilt
York, PA
G 10 Goodall, TaylerTayler Goodall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Columbus North HS Columbus, IN
G 11 Moore, AmandaAmanda Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Seymour HS Seymour, IN
G 12 Haas, StephanieStephanie Haas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Magnificat HS Avon Lake, OH
G 14 Knight, WhitneyWhitney Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr R.J. Reynolds HS Winston-Salem, NC
F 20 Laughter, HaleyHaley Laughter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Carolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 21 Gluesing, JaimeJaime Gluesing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Solon HS Solon, OH
G 24 Gradinjan, TaylorTaylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Cudahy HS Cudahy, WI
G 25 McCaskill, SydneiSydnei McCaskill (I)  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Dr. Phillips HS
Georgia
Orlando, FL
G 33 Dow, ChinaChina Dow (I)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Christian Academy of Louisville
Middle Tennessee
Louisville, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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

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See also

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