2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 31–5, 12–1 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season champions. They also won the ASUN Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they upset Missouri in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.

2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
Record	31–5 (12–1 A-Sun)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Chelsea Banbury Chelsea Lyles Jenna Cobb
Home arena	Alico Arena

2017–18 ASUN women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast †	13	–	1		.929			31	–	5		.861
Jacksonville	12	–	2		.857			24	–	9		.727
Stetson	8	–	6		.571			17	–	15		.531
Lipscomb	7	–	7		.500			12	–	19		.387
USC Upstate	6	–	8		.429			11	–	19		.367
North Florida	5	–	9		.357			13	–	18		.419
Kennesaw State	3	–	11		.214			7	–	19		.269
NJIT	2	–	12		.143			4	–	26		.133
† 2018 ASUN Tournament winner As of 19 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Media

All home games and conference road are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Road games are also broadcast on the FGCU Portal.

Roster

2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Davion Wingate  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Stephenson HS Stony Brook Atlanta, GA G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Muskego HS Muskego, WI G 2 Alyssa Blair 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Sun Prairie Sun Prairie, WI G 3 Keri Jewett-Giles  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Dunbar HS Southern Miss Fort Myers, FL G 4 Chandler Ryan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Morton HS Groveland, IL G 5 Lisa Zderadicka 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr HAK Korneuburg Houston Baptist Vienna, Austria G 10 Sheahen Dowling 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Trinity Chicago, IL G 11 Erica Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Lee Summit North HS Johnson County CC Columbus, IN F 12 Samantha Kisiel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Evergreen Evergreen, CO G 13 Kerstie Phills  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Charlotte Christian HS Wagner Charlotte, NC G/F 21 Liberty Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dallas Bryan Adams HS Forney, TX G 22 China Dow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Christian Academy of Louisville Middle Tennessee Louisville, KY G 24 Taylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Cudahy HS Cudahy, WI F 31 Nasrin Ulel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Murrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA F 32 Rosemarie Julien 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Treasure Coast HS Chipola College Port St. Lucie, FL G 42 Tytionia Adderly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So 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 Last update: December 15, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Illinois	W 85–61	1–0	Alico Arena (2,202) Fort Myers, FL
11/15/2017* 7:00 pm		at FIU	W 88–52	2–0	FIU Arena (360) Miami, FL
11/17/2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Kent State Akron Classic	W 80–62	3–0	James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, OH
11/18/2017* 2:30 pm		at Akron Akron Classic	W 82–63	4–0	James A. Rhodes Arena (611) Akron, OH
11/20/2017* 7:00 pm		at Siena	W 63–50	5–0	Alumni Recreation Center (573) Loudonville, NY
11/23/2017* 3:30 pm		vs. DePaul Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals	W 89–84 OT	6–0	Mandalay Bay Arena  Paradise, NV
11/24/2017* 8:30 pm		vs. No. 9 Ohio State Play4Kay Shootout semifinals	L 62–104	6–1	Mandalay Bay Arena  Paradise, NV
11/25/2017* 8:30 pm		vs. Belmont Play4Kay Shootout 3rd place game	L 65–75	6–2	Mandalay Bay Arena  Paradise, NV
12/03/2017* 3:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	W 94–55	7–2	Moody Coliseum (1,103) Abilene, TX
12/05/2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Southeastern	W 76–66	8–2	Alico Arena (1,576) Fort Myers, FL
12/08/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 20 Kentucky	W 70–64	9–2	Alico Arena (2,343) Fort Myers, FL
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Ave Maria	W 99–35	10–2	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
12/17/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Chattanooga	L 61–68	10–3	McKenzie Arena (1,457) Chattanooga, TN
12/20/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Harvard FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic	W 65–56	11–3	Alico Arena (2,297) Fort Myers, FL
12/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SIU Edwardsville FGCU Hilton Inn Garden Classic	W 66–49	12–3	Alico Arena (1,845) Fort Myers, FL
12/29/2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3		South Dakota State	W 87–78	13–3	Alico Arena (2,234) Fort Myers, FL
12/30/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Memorial	W 82–43	14–3	Alico Arena (1,589) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/06/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Stetson	W 80–40	15–3 (1–0)	Alico Arena (2,407) Fort Myers, FL
01/13/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	W 90–66	16–3 (2–0)	Alico Arena (2,068) Fort Myers, FL
01/15/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 93–60	17–3 (3–0)	Alico Arena (2,347) Fort Myers, FL
01/20/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	W 78–57	18–3 (4–0)	KSU Convocation Center (961) Kennesaw, GA
01/22/2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 68–54	19–3 (5–0)	Allen Arena (503) Nashville, TN
01/27/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Jacksonville	W 63–58	20–3 (6–0)	Alico Arena (2,814) Fort Myers, FL
02/01/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at North Florida	L 73–75	20–4 (6–1)	UNF Arena (341) Jacksonville, FL
02/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Jacksonville	W 65–63	21–4 (7–1)	Swisher Gymnasium (601) Jacksonville, FL
02/06/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		North Florida	W 67–62	22–4 (8–1)	Alico Arena (2,413) Fort Myers, FL
02/10/2018 1:30 pm, ESPN3		at USC Upstate	W 88–44	23–4 (9–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (315) Spartanburg, SC
02/12/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT	W 89–43	24–4 (10–1)	Wellness and Events Center (289) Newark, NJ
02/17/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 88–52	25–4 (11–1)	Alico Arena (2,620) Fort Myers, FL
02/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kennesaw State	W 78–51	26–4 (12–1)	Alico Arena (2,604) Fort Myers, FL
02/24/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stetson	W 74–60	27–4 (13–1)	Edmunds Center (446) Lakeland, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/02/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(8) NJIT Quarterfinals	W 83–62	28–4	Alico Arena (2,006) Fort Myers, FL
03/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(4) Lipscomb Semifinals	W 105–55	29–4	Alico Arena (2,022) Fort Myers, FL
03/11/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(2) Jacksonville Championship Game	W 68–58	30–4	Alico Arena (2,966) Fort Myers, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN2	(12 L)	vs. (5 L) No. 17 Missouri First Round	W 80–70	31–4	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, CA
03/19/2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(12 L)	at (4 L) No. 15 Stanford Second Round	L 70–90	31–5	Maples Pavilion (2,049) Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	N/A	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team