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

The 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 15th year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 26–9, 12–2 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They defeated North Florida, Jacksonville and Stetson to become champions of the ASUN Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.

2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record26–9 (12–2 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chelsea Banbury
  • Chelsea Lyles
  • Jenna Cobb
Home arenaAlico Arena
2016–17 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stetson131 .929  267  .788
Florida Gulf Coast122 .857  269  .743
Jacksonville113 .786  239  .719
Kennesaw State86 .571  1020  .333
NJIT410 .286  1119  .367
North Florida311 .214  1020  .333
Lipscomb311 .214  624  .200
USC Upstate212 .143  921  .300
2017 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017; 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

2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrMuskego HS Muskego, WI
G 4 Chandler Ryan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMorton HS Groveland, IL
G 10 Tayler Goodall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoColumbus North HS Columbus, IN
G 11 Erica Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrLee Summit North HS
Johnson County CC
Columbus, IN
F 12 Samantha Kisiel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrEvergreen Evergreen, CO
G 13 Jordin Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrSoutheastern HS
Brown
Fishers, IN
F 20 Haley Laughter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoCarolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 21 Mcla McGhee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrPattonville
George Mason
Bridgeton, MO
G 22 China Dow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrChristian Academy of Louisville
Middle Tennessee
Louisville, KY
G 23 Morgan Meacham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrHeritage Hall HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 24 Taylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrCudahy HS Cudahy, WI
G 25 Sydnei McCaskill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrDr. Phillips HS
Georgia
Orlando, FL
F 31 Nasrin Ulel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMurrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA
F 32 Rosemarie Julien 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrTreasure Coast HS
Chipola College
Port St. Lucie, FL
G 42 Tytionia Adderly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCardinal Newman Jupiter, FL
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
11/11/2016*
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
W 101–34  3–5
Alico Arena (1,117)
Fort Myers, FL
12/09/2016*
5:15 pm, ESPN3
Siena W 66–42  4–5
Alico Arena (2,034)
Fort Myers, FL
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at FIU W 65–50  5–5
FIU Arena (380)
Boca Raton, FL
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina A&T W 67–41  6–5
Alico Arena (1,084)
Fort Myers, FL
12/17/2016*
3:00 pm
at Illinois L 73–82  6–6
State Farm Center (1,051)
Champaign, IL
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga W 68–55  7–6
Alico Arena (1,014)
Fort Myers, FL
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Thomas (FL) W 71–48  8–6
Alico Arena (1,014)
Fort Myers, FL
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hampton
Hilton Garden Inn FCGU Classic
W 60–49  9–6
Alico Arena (1,117)
Fort Myers, FL
12/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Riverside
Hilton Garden Inn FCGU Classic
W 60–45  10–6
Alico Arena (1,036)
Fort Myers, FL
01/02/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Savannah State W 89–40  11–6
Alico Arena (1,115)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 84–71  12–6 (1–0)
Edmunds Center (1,063)
DeLand, FL
01/14/2017
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 90–63  13–6 (2–0)
Allen Arena (205)
Nashville, TN
01/16/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 75–56  14–6 (3–0)
KSU Convocation Center (1,123)
Kennesaw, GA
01/21/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 73–53  15–6 (4–0)
Alico Arena (1,459)
Fort Myers, FL
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 93–43  16–6 (5–0)
Alico Arena (1,821)
Fort Myers, FL
01/28/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 60–57  17–6 (6–0)
Alico Arena (2,122)
Fort Myers, FL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida W 68–51  18–6 (7–0)
UNF Arena (403)
Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 65–73  18–7 (7–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (700)
Jacksonville, FL
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 69–46  19–7 (8–1)
Alico Arena (1,907)
Fort Myers, FL
02/11/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 69–35  20–7 (9–1)
Alico Arena (1,904)
Fort Myers, FL
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 98–50  21–7 (10–1)
Alico Arena (1,648)
Fort Myers, FL
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 80–50  22–7 (11–1)
G. B. Hodge Center (418)
Spartanburg, SC
02/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 77–46  23–7 (12–1)
Fleisher Center (200)
Newark, NJ
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson L 64–67  23–8 (12–2)
Alico Arena (3,384)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (7) North Florida
Quarterfinals
W 59–42  24–8
Alico Arena (1,039)
Fort Myers, FL
03/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (3) Jacksonville
Semifinals
W 68–64  25–8
Alico Arena (1,203)
Fort Myers, FL
03/12/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) at (1) Stetson
Championship Game
W 77–70  26–8
Edmunds Center (2,088)
DeLand, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(13 S) at (4 S) No. 16 Miami (FL)
First Round
L 60–62  26–9
Watsco Center (2,232)
Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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See also

References

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