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

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 received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the championship game where they lost to South Dakota.

2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions
WNIT, Runner Up
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2015–16 record33–6 (14–0 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chelsea Dermyer
  • Nicki Collen
  • Chelsea Lyles
Home arenaAlico Arena
2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast140 1.000  335  .868
Jacksonville113 .786  2211  .667
USC Upstate104 .714  2212  .647
Stetson95 .643  2012  .625
Kennesaw State68 .429  1119  .367
North Florida311 .214  723  .233
Lipscomb212 .143  525  .167
NJIT113 .071  426  .133
2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 DyTiesha Dunson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrWestover HS Albany, GA
G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoMuskego HS Muskego, WI
G 2 Kaneisha Atwater 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrFort Pierece Westwood HS
VCU
Fort Pierce, FL
F 3 Katie Meador 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSalem Community HS Salem, IL
F 4 Bethany Murrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNew Palestine HS New Palestine, IN
G 5 Kady Schrann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrYork Catholic HS
Vanderbilt
York, PA
G 10 Tayler Goodall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrColumbus North HS Columbus, IN
G 11 Amanda Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSeymour HS Seymour, IN
G 12 Stephanie Haas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMagnificat HS Avon Lake, OH
G 14 Whitney Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrR.J. Reynolds HS Winston-Salem, NC
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) SrSolon HS Solon, OH
G 24 Taylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoCudahy HS Cudahy, WI
G 25 Sydnei McCaskill (I)  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrDr. Phillips HS
Georgia
Orlando, FL
G 33 China Dow (I)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrChristian 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 Myers, 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 Myers, 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 Myers, FL
12/19/2015*
11:00 am
vs. No. 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 Myers, FL
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Auburn W 52–45  11–4
Alico Arena (1,710)
Fort Myers, FL
01/02/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 64–44  12–4
Alico Arena (2,217)
Fort Myers, 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 Myers, FL
01/16/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 54–43  14–4 (2–0)
Alico Arena (1,628)
Fort Myers, FL
01/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 70–37  15–4 (3–0)
Alico Arena (1,482)
Fort Myers, 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 Myers, FL
02/06/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 75–50  20–4 (8–0)
Alico Arena (1,654)
Fort Myers, 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 Myers, FL
02/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 91–52  25–4 (13–0)
Alico Arena (2,074)
Fort Myers, 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 Myers, FL
03/09/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson
Semifinals
W 61–46  28–4
Alico Arena (1,505)
Fort Myers, FL
03/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville
Championship Game
L 54–56  28–5
Alico Arena (2,133)
Fort Myers, FL
WNIT
03/18/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bethune-Cookman
First Round
W 78–51  29–5
Alico Arena (1,033)
Fort Myers, FL
03/21/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wake Forest
Second Round
W 68–47  30–5
Alico Arena (1,505)
Fort Myers, FL
03/23/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tulane
Third Round
W 73–61  31–5
Alico Arena (1,641)
Fort Myers, FL
03/28/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hofstra
Quarterfinals
W 61–46  32–5
Alico Arena (3,307)
Fort Myers, FL
03/31/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Michigan
Semifinals
W 71–62  33–5
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, 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

References

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