2019–20 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 30–3, 15–1 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season.

2019–20 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Cancún Challenge champions
Atlantic Sun regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. RV
2019–20 record30–3 (15–1 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chelsea Lyles
  • Shannon Murphy
  • Mandi Pierce
Home arenaAlico Arena
2019–20 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast15–1 .938  28–3  .903
North Alabama*11–5 .688  20–8  .714
Liberty11–5 .688  18–11  .621
Jacksonville10–6 .625  18–11  .621
North Florida8–8 .500  15–14  .517
Kennesaw State6–10 .375  13–15  .464
Stetson6–10 .375  12–17  .414
Lipscomb4–12 .250  7–22  .241
NJIT1–15 .063  4–25  .138
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Florida Gulf Coast was scheduled to play in the conference tournament championship game versus Liberty, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Post-season play ended there as the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the pandemic.[1]

Roster
2019–20 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Davion Wingate 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrStephenson
Stony Brook		 Atlanta, GA
G/F 1 Erna Normil 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrLake Worth
Florida Southwestern		 Lake Worth, FL
G 2 Alyssa Blair 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSun Prairie Sun Prairie, WI
G 3 Keri Jewett-Giles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrDunbar
Southern Miss		 Fort Myers, FL
G 4 Chandler Ryan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrMorton Groveland, IL
G 5 Anja Marinkovic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrNorthern Secondary
Detroit Mercy		 Sombor, Serbia
G 10 Sheahen Dowling 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrTrinity Chicago, IL
G 13 Kerstie Phills 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrCharlotte Christian
Wagner		 Charlotte, NC
G 15 Tyra Cox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoLake Highland Prep
William & Mary		 Orlando, FL
G/F 20 Tanner Bryant 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMiami Trace Washington Court House, OH
G 21 Kierra Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBrookwood Lawrenceville, GA
G 23 Ashley Panem 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrFairview Broomfield, CO
G/F 31 Nasrin Ulel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMurrieta Murrieta, CA
G 32 Emma List 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoDiscovery Canyon
Albany		 Colorado Springs, CO
G 34 Ashli O'Neal 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GSWyoming
Indiana State		 Wyoming, OH
F 42 Tytionia Adderly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrCardinal Newman Jupiter, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 4, 2020

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., C-USA TV		 at FIU W 100–54  1–0
 FIU Arena (369)
Miami, FL
November 7, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Webber International W 99–48  2–0
 Alico Arena (1,902)
Fort Myers, FL
November 13, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UCF W 72–50  3–0
 Alico Arena (3,077)
Fort Myers, FL
November 17, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Princeton L 53–67  3–1
 Jadwin Gymnasium (763)
Princeton, NJ
November 19, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Johnson & Wales W 89–56  4–1
 Alico Arena (1,647)
Fort Myers, FL
November 22, 2019*
2:00 p.m.		 Saint Francis W 97–64  5–1
 Alico Arena (888)
Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2019*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops		 vs. Notre Dame
Cancún Challenge		 W 69–60  6–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (235)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2019*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops		 vs. No. 20 South Florida
Cancún Challenge		 W 81–77  7–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (198)
Cancún, Mexico
November 30, 2019*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops		 vs. South Dakota State
Cancún Challenge		 W 71–70  8–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (157)
Cancún, Mexico
December 4, 2019*
3:00 p.m.		 at Houston W 57–45  9–1
 Fertitta Center (130)
Houston, TX
December 9, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Florida Memorial W 91–47  10–1
 Alico Arena (1,938)
Fort Myers, FL
December 17, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Central Connecticut W 94–60  11–1
 Alico Arena (1,708)
Fort Myers, FL
December 19, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 LSU L 63–74  11–2
 Alico Arena (2,335)
Fort Myers, FL
December 22, 2019*
12:00 p.m., Owls TV		 at Temple W 93–67  12–2
 McGonigle Hall (1,211)
Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Duke W 78–56  13–2
 Alico Arena (3,267)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 4, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Lipscomb W 82–56  14–2
(1–0)		 Alico Arena (2,186)
Fort Myers, FL
January 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Liberty W 64–57  15–2
(2–0)		 Alico Arena (2,514)
Fort Myers, FL
January 11, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Stetson W 89–47  16–2
(3–0)		 Edmunds Center (245)
DeLand, FL
January 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at North Florida W 72–50  17–2
(4–0)		 UNF Arena (335)
Jacksonville, FL
January 18, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at North Alabama W 74–63  18–2
(5–0)		 Flowers Hall (1,127)
Florence, AL
January 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Kennesaw State W 90–63  19–2
(6–0)		 Alico Arena (2,779)
Fort Myers, FL
January 25, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 NJIT W 82–39  20–2
(7–0)		 Alico Arena (2,161)
Fort Myers, FL
February 1, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Liberty W 74–65  21–2
(8–0)		 Vines Center (1,603)
Lynchburg, VA
February 3, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Jacksonville W 81–68  22–2
(9–0)		 Swisher Gymnasium (327)
Jacksonville, FL
February 8, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 North Florida W 76–65  23–2
(10–0)		 Alico Arena (2,649)
Fort Myers, FL
February 10, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Stetson W 67–54  24–2
(11–0)		 Alico Arena (2,594)
Fort Myers, FL
February 15, 2020
2:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Lipscomb W 78–45  25–2
(12–0)		 Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
February 17, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Kennesaw State W 89–64  26–2
(13–0)		 KSU Convocation Center (675)
Kennesaw, GA
February 22, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at NJIT W 68–39  27–2
(14–0)		 Wellness and Events Center (200)
Newark, NJ
February 29, 2020
3:30 p.m., ESPN+		 North Alabama L 55–61  27–3
(14–1)		 Alico Arena (3,218)
Fort Myers, FL
March 2, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Jacksonville W 77–64  28–3
(15–1)		 Alico Arena (2,317)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 7, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (1) (8) Lipscomb
Quarterfinals		 W 105–71  29–3
 Alico Arena (1,710)
Fort Myers, FL
March 11, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (1) (5) North Florida
Semifinals		 W 73–57  30–3
 Alico Arena (1,978)
Fort Myers, FL
March 15, 2020
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (1) (3) Liberty
Final		 Canceled Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

Rankings
Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 25 25 RV RV 24 24 22 22 23 24 24 24 N/A
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.

See also

References
  1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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