Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
ASUN (30-4, 13-1)
Big Wins: 11/23 vs DePaul (89-84), 12/20 Harvard (65-56), 12/29 South Dakota State (87-78)
Bad Losses: 11/25 vs Belmont (65-75), 12/17 at Chattanooga (61-68), 2/1 at North Florida (73-75)
Coach: Karl Smesko
Probable Starters:
Taylor Gradinjan, Senior, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.7 apg
Erica Nelson, Senior, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 3.5 apg
Tytionia Adderly, Sophomore, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 9.1 rpg
Rosemarie Julien, Senoir, Forward, 13.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Nasrin Ulel, Sophomore, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Key Role Players:
China Dow, Senior, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jessica Cattani, Senior, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 1.0 apg
Lisa Zderadicka, Junior, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 2.9 apg, 1.2 spg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.7 (28th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.4 (62, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.7 (48, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.6 (203, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 11.8 (2, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (53, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.6 (223, 4)
Rebound Margin: 1,0 (156, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.4 (30, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (14, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2017 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Miami (FL)
2016 NIT First Round win over Bethune-Cookman
2016 NIT Second Round win over Wake Forest
2016 NIT Third Round win over Tulane
2016 NIT Quarterfinal win over Hofstra
2016 NIT Semifinal win over Michigan
2016 NIT Championship loss to South Dakota
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over Oklahoma State
2015 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Florida State
2014 NCAA Round of 64 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
*all team stats through 3/1