2019 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament is the 33rd edition of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship. It will take place from March 8, 13 and 17, 2019 in several arenas at campus sites. Florida Gulf Coast won the conference tournament championship game over Liberty, 72–49.[1]

2019 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201819
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteAlico Arena
Fort Myers, Florida
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (6th title)
Winning coachKarl Smesko (6th title)
MVPKeri Jewett-Giles (Florida Gulf Coast)
TelevisionESPN+
2018–19 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast160 1.000  285  .848
Stetson115 .688  1616  .500
North Alabama106 .625  219  .700
Liberty106 .625  1616  .500
North Florida97 .563  1514  .517
Jacksonville79 .438  1416  .467
Kennesaw State412 .250  922  .290
NJIT313 .188  624  .200
Lipscomb214 .125  425  .138
2019 ASUN Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The ASUN Championship is a three-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams will compete in the championship, with the higher seeded team in each matchup hosting the game.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Florida Gulf Coast 16–0 25–4
2 Stetson 11–5 16–14
3 Liberty 10–6 14–15 2–0 vs. North Alabama
4 North Alabama 10–6 19–7 0–2 vs. Liberty
5 North Florida 9–7 14–13
6 Jacksonville 7–9 14–15
7 Kennesaw State 4–12 8–21
8 NJIT 3–13 6–23
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Game Matchup# Time* Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
1 No. 8 NJIT at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast
7:00 pm
ESPN+
1,542
2 No. 7 Kennesaw State at No. 2 Stetson
7:00 pm
286
3 No. 6 Jacksonville at No. 3 Liberty
7:00 pm
190
4 No. 5 North Florida at No. 4 North Alabama
7:30 pm
1,041
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 13
5 No. 7 Kennesaw State at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast
7:00 pm
ESPN+
1,822
6 No. 5 North Florida at No. 3 Liberty
7:00 pm
365
Championship – Sunday, March 17
7 No. 3 Liberty at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast
3:00 pm
ESPN+
2,557
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

[2]

  Quarterfinals
March 8
ESPN+
Semifinals
March 13
ESPN+
Championship
March 17
ESPN+
                           
  1 Florida Gulf Coast 58  
8 NJIT 45  
  1 Florida Gulf Coast 77  
    7 Kennesaw State 48  
2 Stetson 59
  7 Kennesaw State 67  
    3 Liberty 49
  1 Florida Gulf Coast 72
  3 Liberty 65  
6 Jacksonville 53  
3 Liberty 65
    5 North Florida 51  
4 North Alabama 53
  5 North Florida 55  

See also

References

  1. Grosskopf, About The Author Kyle (2019-03-18). "FGCU women win ASUN Championship - Basketball, Sports". Eagle News - Florida Gulf Coast University. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  2. "2019 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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