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

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2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stetson	13	–	1		.929			26	–	7		.788
Florida Gulf Coast †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	9		.743
Jacksonville	11	–	3		.786			23	–	9		.719
Kennesaw State	8	–	6		.571			10	–	20		.333
NJIT	4	–	10		.286			11	–	19		.367
North Florida	3	–	11		.214			10	–	20		.333
Lipscomb	3	–	11		.214			6	–	24		.200
USC Upstate	2	–	12		.143			9	–	21		.300
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team will represent Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Muskego HS Muskego, WI G 4 Chandler Ryan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Morton HS Groveland, IL G 10 Tayler Goodall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Columbus North HS Columbus, IN G 11 Erica Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Lee Summit North HS Johnson County CC Columbus, IN F 12 Samantha Kisiel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Evergreen Evergreen, CO G 13 Jordin Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Southeastern HS Brown Fishers, IN F 20 Haley Laughter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Carolina Day School Asheville, NC G 21 Mikala McGhee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Pattonville George Mason Bridgeton, MO G 22 China Dow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Christian Academy of Louisville Middle Tennessee Louisville, KY G 23 Morgan Meacham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Heritage Hall HS Oklahoma City, OK G 24 Taylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Cudahy HS Cudahy, WI G 25 Sydnei McCaskill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Dr. Phillips HS Georgia Orlando, FL F 31 Nasrin Ulel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Murrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA F 32 Rosemarie Julien 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Treasure Coast HS Chipola College Port St. Lucie, FL G 42 Tytionia Adderly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cardinal Newman Jupiter, FL	Head coach Karl Smesko (Kent State) Assistant coach(es) Chelsea Banbury (Florida Gulf Coast) Chelsea Lyles (Florida Gulf Coast) Jenna Cobb (Florida Gulf Coast) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 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			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
12/09/2016* 5:15 PM, ESPN3		Siena			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
12/11/2016* 2:00 PM		at FIU			FIU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		North Carolina A&T			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
12/17/2016* 3:00 PM		at Illinois			State Farm Center  Champaign, IL
12/20/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Chattanooga			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		St. Thomas (FL)			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
12/29/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Hampton Hilton Garden Inn FCGU Classic			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
12/30/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		UC Riverside Hilton Garden Inn FCGU Classic			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
01/02/2017* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Savannah State			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/07/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Stetson			Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
01/14/2017 1:30 PM, ESPN3		at Lipscomb			Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
01/16/2017 12:00 PM, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State			KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
01/21/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3		NJIT			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
01/23/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		USC Upstate			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
01/28/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3		Jacksonville			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at North Florida			UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3		at Jacksonville			Swisher Gymnasium  Jacksonville, FL
02/08/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		North Florida			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
02/11/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3		Kennesaw State			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
02/13/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Lipscomb			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
02/18/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center  Spartanburg, SC
02/20/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at NJIT			Fleisher Center  Newark, NJ
02/25/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Stetson			Alico Arena  Fort Meyers, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

Poll	Pre- 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																				N/A
Coaches

See also

• 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

External links

• Official site