Florida Gulf Coast Women's Basketball 2016 NIT Tournament Capsule

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Atlantic Sun (28-5, 14-0)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/3 at George Washington (64-60), 12/28 Quinnipiac (71-70), 12/30 Auburn (52-45)
Bad Losses: 11/17 Florida Atlantic (55-62), 11/20 vs Ohio (57-69), 11/28 Arkansas State (48-62)
Coach: Karl Smesko
 
Probable Starters:
DyTiesha Dunson, Senior, Guard, 5.5 ppg, 4.5 apg
Taylor Gradinjan, Sophomore, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 1.0 apg, 4.2 rpg
Kaneisha Atwater, Senior, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 2.8 apg, 5.7 rpg
Jaime Gluesing, Senior, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 1.1 apg
Whitney Knight, Senior, Guard, 12.9 ppg, 2.2 apg, 6.7 rpg, 3.1 bpg
 
Key Roleplayers:
Stephanie Haas, Senior, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 1.2 apg
Katie Meador, Senior, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.5 (157th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 49.3 (2, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.7 (215, 4)               
Field-Goal Defense: 35.7 (23, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.6 (7, 1)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.4 (205, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.1 (210, 6)
Rebound Margin: -0.9 (200, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.5 (84, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.8 (2, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2014    NCAA First Round loss to Oklahoma State
2013    NIT      First Round loss to Winthrop
2012    NCAA Round of 64 loss to St. Bonaventure
2011    NIT      Round of 64 win over Drexel
2011    NIT      Round of 32 loss to Florida
2010    NIT      Round of 64 loss to Miami
2009    NIT      First Round win over George Washington
2009    NIT      Second Round loss to South Florida
2008    NIT      First Round win over South Florida
2008    NIT      Second Round loss to Florida
2015    NCAA First Round win over Oklahoma State
2015    NCAA Second Round loss to Florida State
 
*all team stats through 3/3