2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record	2–5 (0–0 A-Sun)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (15th year)
Assistant coach	Chelsea Banbury
Assistant coach	Chelsea Lyles
Assistant coach	Jenna Cobb
Home arena	Alico Arena

2016–17 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stetson	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
North Florida	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
USC Upstate	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
NJIT	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125

† 2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team will represent Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

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

2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Cattani, JessicaJessica Cattani (W)	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Muskego HS	Muskego, WI
1.5 !G	4	Ryan, ChandlerChandler Ryan	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Morton HS	Groveland, IL
1.5 !G	10	Goodall, TaylerTayler Goodall	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.5 !RS So	Columbus North HS	Columbus, IN
1.5 !G	11	Nelson, EricaErica Nelson	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lee Summit North HS Johnson County CC	Columbus, IN
3.5 !F	12	Kisiel, SamanthaSamantha Kisiel	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Evergreen	Evergreen, CO
1.5 !G	13	Alexander, JordinJordin Alexander	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Southeastern HS Brown	Fishers, IN
3.5 !F	20	Laughter, HaleyHaley Laughter	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.5 !RS So	Carolina Day School	Asheville, NC
1.5 !G	21	McGhee, MikalaMikala McGhee	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Pattonville George Mason	Bridgeton, MO
1.5 !G	22	Dow, ChinaChina Dow	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Christian Academy of Louisville Middle Tennessee	Louisville, KY
1.5 !G	23	Meacham, MorganMorgan Meacham	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Heritage Hall HS	Oklahoma City, OK
1.5 !G	24	Gradinjan, TaylorTaylor Gradinjan	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Cudahy HS	Cudahy, WI
1.5 !G	25	McCaskill, SydneiSydnei McCaskill	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Dr. Phillips HS Georgia	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	31	Ulel, NasrinNasrin Ulel	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Murrieta Valley HS	Murrieta, CA
3.5 !F	32	Julien, RosemarieRosemarie Julien	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Treasure Coast HS Chipola College	Port St. Lucie, FL
1.5 !G	42	Adderly, TytioniaTytionia Adderly	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Cardinal Newman	Jupiter, FL

Head coach

Karl Smesko (Kent State)

Assistant coach(es)

Chelsea Banbury (Florida Gulf Coast)
Chelsea Lyles (Florida Gulf Coast)
Jenna Cobb (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
11/12/2016* 2:00 PM	at Quinnipiac	L 56–66	0–1	TD Bank Sports Center (505) Hamden, CT
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM	at Hartford	W 70–63	1–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (505) Hartford, CT
11/15/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	FIU	W 89–42	2–1	Alico Arena (1,679) Fort Myers, FL
11/18/2016* 2:00 PM	at Northern Colorado	L 74–77 ^2OT	2–2	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,550) Greeley, CO
11/25/2016* 5:00 PM	vs. No. 7 Ohio State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	L 66–79	2–3	Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/26/2016* 1:30 PM	vs. George Washington Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round	L 49–76	2–4	Germain Arena Estero, FL
11/27/2016* 11:00 AM	vs. Kent State Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game	L 64–77	2–5	Germain Arena Estero, FL
12/04/2016* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	Ave Maria Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
12/09/2016* 5:15 PM, ESPN3	Siena			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
12/11/2016* 2:00 PM	at FIU			FIU Arena Boca Raton, FL
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	North Carolina A&T			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
12/17/2016* 3:00 PM	at Illinois			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
12/20/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Chattanooga			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	St. Thomas (FL)			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
12/29/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Hampton Hilton Garden Inn FCGU Classic			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
12/30/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	UC Riverside Hilton Garden Inn FCGU Classic			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
01/02/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Savannah State			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/07/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3	at Stetson			Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
01/14/2017 1:30 PM, ESPN3	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
01/16/2017 12:00 PM, ESPN3	at Kennesaw State			KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
01/21/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	NJIT			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
01/23/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	USC Upstate			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
01/28/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	Jacksonville			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at North Florida			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3	at Jacksonville			Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
02/08/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	North Florida			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
02/11/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	Kennesaw State			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
02/13/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Lipscomb			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
02/18/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
02/20/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at NJIT			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
02/25/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Stetson			Alico Arena Fort Meyers, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 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																				N/A
Coaches

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 2016–17

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2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

Media

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References

External links