2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were coached by 13th year head coach Karl Smesko and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 31–3, 14–0 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season title. They also won the Atlantic Sun Tournament to earn an automatic to the 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Florida State in the second round.

2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division Tournament Champions Atlantic Sun Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 20
Record	31–3 (14–0 A-Sun)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Chelsea Dermyer (7th season) Nicki Collen[1] (1st season) Chelsea Lyles (4th season)
Home arena	Alico Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast†	14	–	0		1.000			31	–	3		.912
Stetson	11	–	3		.786			23	–	8		.742
Northern Kentucky*	8	–	6		.571			19	–	14		.576
Kennesaw State	6	–	8		.429			17	–	13		.567
USC Upstate	6	–	8		.429			14	–	16		.467
Jacksonville	6	–	8		.429			12	–	17		.414
Lipscomb	3	–	11		.214			8	–	21		.276
North Florida	2	–	12		.143			11	–	19		.367
† 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 23, 2015 Rankings from AP poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

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

2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 DyTiesha Dunson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Westover HS Albany, GA G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Muskego High School Muskego, WI G 2 Kaneisha Atwater 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr VCU/Fort Pierce Westwood HS Fort Pierce, FL F 3 Katie Meador 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Salem Community HS Salem, IL F 4 Bethany Murrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr New Palestine HS New Palestine, IN G 5 Kady Schrann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr York Catholic HS Vanderbilt York, PA G 10 Tayler Goodall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Columbus North HS Columbus, IN G 11 Amanda Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Seymour HS Seymour, IN G 12 Stephanie Haas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Magnificat HS Avon Lake, OH F 13 Anthi Chatzigiakoumi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr General Sr. HS of Kallithea Athens, Greece G 14 Whitney Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr R.J. Reynolds HS Winston-Salem, NC G 15 Randa Payne (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Mansfield St. Peters HS Mansfield, OH F 20 Haley Laughter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Carolina Day School Asheville, NC G 21 Jaime Gluesing 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Solon HS Solon, OH G 22 Jenna Cobb (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Miami Trace HS/Butler New Holland, OH G 23 Morgan Blumer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Milton HS Milton, WI G 24 Taylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Cudahy HS Cudahy, WI	Head coach Karl Smesko (Kent State) Assistant coach(es) Chelsea Dermyer (Florida Gulf Coast) Nicki Collen (Marquette) Chelsea Lyles (Florida Gulf Coast) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-10-18

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		George Washington	W 88–75	1–0	Alico Arena (1,879) Fort Myers, FL
11/18/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		FIU	W 97–49	2–0	Alico Arena (1,562) Fort Myers, FL
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm		at Auburn	L 69–72	2–1	Auburn Arena (1,534) Auburn, AL
11/23/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Ave Maria	W 102–54	3–1	Alico Arena (1,402) Fort Myers, FL
11/27/2014* 3:30 pm		vs. Wichita State Paradise Jam tournament	W 56–39	4–1	Sports and Fitness Center (525) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2014* 3:30 pm		vs. Clemson Paradise Jam Tournament	W 86–61	5–1	Sports and Fitness Center (486) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/29/2014* 1:15 pm		vs. Ohio State Paradise Jam Tournament	L 83–90 OT	5–2	Sports and Fitness Center (421) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/06/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Southern Miss	W 78–62	6–2	Alico Arena (1,624) Fort Myers, FL
12/11/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Providence	W 68–58	7–2	Alico Arena (1,503) Fort Myers, FL
12/17/2014* 7:00 pm		at Bethune-Cookman	W 91–46	8–2	Moore Gymnasium (93) Daytona Beach, FL
12/19/2014* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Northern Colorado	W 69–56	9–2	Alico Arena (1,207) Fort Myers, FL
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm		at Arkansas State	W 74–68	10–2	Convocation Center (996) Jonesboro, AR
12/28/2014* 4:00 pm		vs. Cal State Northridge Hawk Classic semifinals	W 73–64	11–2	Hagan Arena (1,278) Philadelphia, PA
12/29/2014* 4:00 pm		vs. Quinnipiac Hawk Classic championship	W 71–65	12–2	Hagan Arena (1,051) Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2015* 7:00 pm		at Harvard	W 68–58	13–2	Lavietes Pavilion (412) Cambridge, MA
01/10/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Stetson	W 57–55	14–2 (1–0)	Alico Arena (3,253) Fort Myers, FL
01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		North Florida	W 75–42	15–2 (2–0)	Alico Arena (1,504) Fort Myers, FL
01/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Jacksonville	W 60–37	16–2 (3–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (612) Jacksonville, FL
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 79–61	17–2 (4–0)	Alico Arena (1,426) Fort Myers, FL
01/24/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kennesaw State	W 61–47	18–2 (5–0)	Alico Arena (2,309) Fort Myers, FL
01/29/2015 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 71–49	19–2 (6–0)	Allen Arena (N/A) Nashville, TN
01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	W 67–46	20–2 (7–0)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,684) Highland Heights, KY
02/07/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stetson	W 61–39	21–2 (8–0)	Edmunds Center (2,015) DeLand, FL
02/12/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	W 75–47	22–2 (9–0)	Alico Arena (2,633) Fort Myers, FL
02/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 69–43	23–2 (10–0)	Alico Arena (1,762) Fort Myers, FL
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 22	at Kennesaw State	W 71–60	24–2 (11–0)	KSU Convocation Center (356) Kennesaw, GA
02/21/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 22	at USC Upstate	W 75–59	25–2 (12–0)	G. B. Hodge Center (275) Spartanburg, SC
02/25/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 21	at North Florida	W 56–24	26–2 (13–0)	UNF Arena (386) Jacksonville, FL
02/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 21	Jacksonville	W 78–47	27–2 (14–0)	Alico Arena (3,121) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 20	North Florida Quarterfinals	W 74–35	28–2	Alico Arena (1,806) Fort Myers, FL
03/11/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 20	Jacksonville Semifinals	W 62–42	29–2	Alico Arena (2,562) Fort Myers, FL
03/15/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3	No. 20	Northern Kentucky Championship	W 60–43	30–2	Alico Arena (3,011) Fort Myers, FL
NCAA Women's tournament
03/21/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN2	No. 20	vs. Oklahoma State First Round	W 75–67	31–2	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,591) Tallahassee, FL
03/23/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 20	at No. 7 Florida State Second Round	L 47–65	31–3	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,772) Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 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	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	22	21	20	20	20
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	24	22	21	21	21

See also

• 2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team