The 2019 ASUN women's basketball tournament was the 33re edition of the ASUN Conference championship. It took place March 8, 13, and 17 in several arenas at campus sites. Florida Gulf Coast won the conference tournament championship game over Liberty, 72–49.[1]
2019 ASUN women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2018–19 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Campus sites |
Finals site | Alico Arena Fort Myers, Florida |
Champions | Florida Gulf Coast (6th title) |
Winning coach | Karl Smesko (6th title) |
MVP | Keri Jewett-Giles (Florida Gulf Coast) |
Television | ESPN+ |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 ASUN Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Format
editThe 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
editSeed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
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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
editGame | Matchup# | Time* | Television | Attendance | |
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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
editQuarterfinals 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Grosskopf, Kyle (March 18, 2019). "FGCU women win ASUN Championship - Basketball, Sports". Eagle News - Florida Gulf Coast University. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Retrieved February 24, 2018.