2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 15th year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 12–2 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They defeated North Florida, Jacksonville and Stetson to become champions of the ASUN Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.

2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	26–9 (12–2 A-Sun)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Chelsea Banbury Chelsea Lyles Jenna Cobb
Home arena	Alico Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 ASUN women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stetson	13	–	1		.929			26	–	7		.788
Florida Gulf Coast †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	9		.743
Jacksonville	11	–	3		.786			23	–	9		.719
Kennesaw State	8	–	6		.571			10	–	20		.333
NJIT	4	–	10		.286			11	–	19		.367
North Florida	3	–	11		.214			10	–	20		.333
Lipscomb	3	–	11		.214			6	–	24		.200
USC Upstate	2	–	12		.143			9	–	21		.300
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

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

2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Muskego HS Muskego, WI G 4 Chandler Ryan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Morton HS Groveland, IL G 10 Tayler Goodall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Columbus North HS Columbus, IN G 11 Erica Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Lee Summit North HS Johnson County CC Columbus, IN F 12 Samantha Kisiel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Evergreen Evergreen, CO G 13 Jordin Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Southeastern HS Brown Fishers, IN F 20 Haley Laughter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Carolina Day School Asheville, NC G 21 Mcla McGhee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Pattonville George Mason Bridgeton, MO G 22 China Dow 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Christian Academy of Louisville Middle Tennessee Louisville, KY G 23 Morgan Meacham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Heritage Hall HS Oklahoma City, OK G 24 Taylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Cudahy HS Cudahy, WI G 25 Sydnei McCaskill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Dr. Phillips HS Georgia Orlando, FL F 31 Nasrin Ulel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Murrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA F 32 Rosemarie Julien 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Treasure Coast HS Chipola College Port St. Lucie, FL G 42 Tytionia Adderly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr 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

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 2:00 pm		at Quinnipiac	L 56–66	0–1	TD Bank Sports Center (505) Hamden, CT
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		at Hartford	W 70–63	1–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (505) Hartford, CT
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		FIU	W 89–42	2–1	Alico Arena (1,679) Fort Myers, FL
11/18/2016* 2:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 74–77 2OT	2–2	Bank of Colorado Arena (2,550) Greeley, CO
11/25/2016* 5:00 pm		vs. No. 7 Ohio State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	L 66–79	2–3	Germain Arena  Estero, FL
11/26/2016* 1:30 pm		vs. George Washington Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round	L 49–76	2–4	Germain Arena  Estero, FL
11/27/2016* 11:00 am		vs. Kent State Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game	L 64–77	2–5	Germain Arena  Estero, FL
12/04/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Ave Maria Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round	W 101–34	3–5	Alico Arena (1,117) Fort Myers, FL
12/09/2016* 5:15 pm, ESPN3		Siena	W 66–42	4–5	Alico Arena (2,034) Fort Myers, FL
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		at FIU	W 65–50	5–5	FIU Arena (380) Boca Raton, FL
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		North Carolina A&T	W 67–41	6–5	Alico Arena (1,084) Fort Myers, FL
12/17/2016* 3:00 pm		at Illinois	L 73–82	6–6	State Farm Center (1,051) Champaign, IL
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Chattanooga	W 68–55	7–6	Alico Arena (1,014) Fort Myers, FL
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		St. Thomas (FL)	W 71–48	8–6	Alico Arena (1,014) Fort Myers, FL
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Hampton Hilton Garden Inn FCGU Classic	W 60–49	9–6	Alico Arena (1,117) Fort Myers, FL
12/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UC Riverside Hilton Garden Inn FCGU Classic	W 60–45	10–6	Alico Arena (1,036) Fort Myers, FL
01/02/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Savannah State	W 89–40	11–6	Alico Arena (1,115) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stetson	W 84–71	12–6 (1–0)	Edmunds Center (1,063) DeLand, FL
01/14/2017 1:30 pm, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 90–63	13–6 (2–0)	Allen Arena (205) Nashville, TN
01/16/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	W 75–56	14–6 (3–0)	KSU Convocation Center (1,123) Kennesaw, GA
01/21/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	W 73–53	15–6 (4–0)	Alico Arena (1,459) Fort Myers, FL
01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 93–43	16–6 (5–0)	Alico Arena (1,821) Fort Myers, FL
01/28/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Jacksonville	W 60–57	17–6 (6–0)	Alico Arena (2,122) Fort Myers, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at North Florida	W 68–51	18–6 (7–0)	UNF Arena (403) Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Jacksonville	L 65–73	18–7 (7–1)	Swisher Gymnasium (700) Jacksonville, FL
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		North Florida	W 69–46	19–7 (8–1)	Alico Arena (1,907) Fort Myers, FL
02/11/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Kennesaw State	W 69–35	20–7 (9–1)	Alico Arena (1,904) Fort Myers, FL
02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 98–50	21–7 (10–1)	Alico Arena (1,648) Fort Myers, FL
02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at USC Upstate	W 80–50	22–7 (11–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (418) Spartanburg, SC
02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT	W 77–46	23–7 (12–1)	Fleisher Center (200) Newark, NJ
02/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Stetson	L 64–67	23–8 (12–2)	Alico Arena (3,384) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	(7) North Florida Quarterfinals	W 59–42	24–8	Alico Arena (1,039) Fort Myers, FL
03/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	(3) Jacksonville Semifinals	W 68–64	25–8	Alico Arena (1,203) Fort Myers, FL
03/12/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	at (1) Stetson Championship Game	W 77–70	26–8	Edmunds Center (2,088) DeLand, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	(13 S)	at (4 S) No. 16 Miami (FL) First Round	L 60–62	26–9	Watsco Center (2,232) Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 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	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

See also

• 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team