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

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.

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
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 20
2014–15 record31–3 (14–0 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chelsea Dermyer (7th season)
  • Nicki Collen[1] (1st season)
  • Chelsea Lyles (4th season)
Home arenaAlico Arena
2014–15 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast†14–0 1.000  31–3  .912
Stetson11–3 .786  23–8  .742
Northern Kentucky*8–6 .571  19–14  .576
Kennesaw State6–8 .429  17–13  .567
USC Upstate6–8 .429  14–16  .467
Jacksonville6–8 .429  12–17  .414
Lipscomb3–11 .214  8–21  .276
North Florida2–12 .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

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 DyTiesha Dunson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWestover HS Albany, GA
G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrMuskego High School Muskego, WI
G 2 Kaneisha Atwater 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrVCU/Fort Pierce Westwood HS Fort Pierce, FL
F 3 Katie Meador 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSalem Community HS Salem, IL
F 4 Bethany Murrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNew Palestine HS New Palestine, IN
G 5 Kady Schrann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrYork Catholic HS
Vanderbilt		 York, PA
G 10 Tayler Goodall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrColumbus North HS Columbus, IN
G 11 Amanda Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSeymour HS Seymour, IN
G 12 Stephanie Haas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMagnificat HS Avon Lake, OH
F 13 Anthi Chatzigiakoumi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGeneral Sr. HS of Kallithea Athens, Greece
G 14 Whitney Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrR.J. Reynolds HS Winston-Salem, NC
G 15 Randa Payne (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrMansfield St. Peters HS Mansfield, OH
F 20 Haley Laughter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrCarolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 21 Jaime Gluesing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSolon HS Solon, OH
G 22 Jenna Cobb (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrMiami Trace HS/Butler New Holland, OH
G 23 Morgan Blumer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrMilton HS Milton, WI
G 24 Taylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrCudahy HS Cudahy, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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		 No. 22 at Kennesaw State W 71–60  24–2 (11–0)
 KSU Convocation Center (356)
Kennesaw, GA
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 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		 No. 21 at North Florida W 56–24  26–2 (13–0)
 UNF Arena (386)
Jacksonville, FL
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 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		 No. 20 North Florida
Quarterfinals		 W 74–35  28–2
 Alico Arena (1,806)
Fort Myers, FL
03/11/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 No. 20 Jacksonville
Semifinals		 W 62–42  29–2
 Alico Arena (2,562)
Fort Myers, FL
03/15/2015
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 No. 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		 No. 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		 No. 20 at No. 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.
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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
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