2018–19 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventeenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 28–4, 16–0 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season. Florida Gulf Coast won the conference tournament championship game over Liberty, 72–49.^[1] They lost in the first round to Miami (FL).

2018–19 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	28–5 (16–0 A-Sun)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Chelsea Banbury Chelsea Lyles Jenna Cobb
Home arena	Alico Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 ASUN women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Media

All home games and conference road are shown on ESPN+ or A-Sun.TV. Road games are also broadcast on the FGCU Portal.

Roster

2018–19 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Davion Wingate 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Stephenson Stony Brook Atlanta, GA G/F 1 Erna Normil 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lake Worth Florida Southwestern Lake Worth, FL G 2 Alyssa Blair 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Sun Prairie Sun Prairie, WI G 3 Keri Jewett-Giles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Dunbar Southern Miss Fort Myers, FL G 4 Chandler Ryan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Morton Groveland, IL G 5 Lisa Zderadicka 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr HAK Korneuburg Houston Baptist Vienna, Austria G 10 Sheahen Dowling 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Trinity Chicago, IL G 13 Kerstie Phills 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Charlotte Christian Wagner Charlotte, NC G 14 Brittany Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Pickerington North Quinnipiac Pickerington, OH G 15 Tyra Cox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Lake Highland Prep William & Mary Orlando, FL G/F 20 Tanner Bryant 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Miami Trace Washington Court House, OH G/F 22 Destiny Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN G 23 Ashley Panem 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Fairview Broomfield, CO G/F 31 Nasrin Ulel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Murrieta Murrieta, CA F 42 Tytionia Adderly 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Cardinal Newman Jupiter, FL G Emma List  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Discovery Canyon Campus Albany Colorado Springs, CO G Anja Marinkovic  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Northern Secondary Detroit Mercy Toronto, Ontario	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 Last update: January 31, 2019

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota State	L 62–80	0–1	Frost Arena (1,678) Brookings, SD
November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Memorial	W 99–68	1–1	Alico Arena (2,003) Fort Myers, FL
November 16, 2018* 5:00 pm, Facebook Live		FIU	W 100–58	2–1	Alico Arena (1,869) Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2018* 9:30 pm		vs. No. 8 Stanford Rainbow Wahine Shootout	L 65–88	2–2	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2018* 7:30 pm, Big West Network		at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Shootout	W 73–67	3–2	Stan Sheriff Center (1,268) Honolulu, HI
November 25, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. American Rainbow Wahine Shootout	W 90–71	4–2	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
November 28, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Houston	W 76–71	5–2	Alico Arena (2,021) Fort Myers, FL
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 83–69	6–2	DeGol Arena (471) Loretto, PA
December 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Johnson & Wales (FL)	W 109–64	7–2	Alico Arena (1,761) Fort Myers, FL
December 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Abilene Christian	W 81–65	8–2	Alico Arena (1,758) Fort Myers, FL
December 19, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Coppin State Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Classic	W 93–61	9–2	Alico Arena (1,728) Fort Myers, FL
December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UAB Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Classic	L 60–62	9–3	Alico Arena (1,721) Fort Myers, FL
December 30, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCNE		at Duke	L 41–57	9–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,310) Durham, NC
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Liberty	W 68–50	10–4 (1–0)	Alico Arena (2,225) Fort Myers, FL
January 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 68–52	11–4 (2–0)	Flowers Hall (744) Florence, AL
January 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	W 105–66	12–4 (3–0)	UNF Arena (423) Jacksonville, FL
January 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 69–46	13–4 (4–0)	KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
January 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 82–40	14–4 (5–0)	Alico Arena (2,133) Fort Myers, FL
January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	W 80–48	15–4 (6–0)	Alico Arena (2,203) Fort Myers, FL
January 29, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 67–35	16–4 (7–0)	Wellness and Events Center (200) Newark, NJ
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 82–58	17–4 (8–0)	Alico Arena (2,523) Fort Myers, FL
February 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 76–51	18–4 (9–0)	Alico Arena (2,208) Fort Myers, FL
February 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	W 65–64	19–4 (10–0)	Vines Center (1,410) Lynchburg, VA
February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	W 61–42	20–4 (11–0)	Alico Arena (2,481) Fort Myers, FL
February 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 73–40	21–4 (12–0)	Edmunds Center (475) DeLand, FL
February 19, 2019 7:30 pm, Facebook Live		at Lipscomb	W 80–46	22–4 (13–0)	Allen Arena (135) Nashville, TN
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 79–48	23–4 (14–0)	Alico Arena (2,522) Fort Myers, FL
March 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 68–62	24–4 (15–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (513) Jacksonville, FL
March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	W 61–42	25–4 (16–0)	Alico Arena (2,751) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	(8) NJIT Quarterfinals	W 58–45	26–4	Alico Arena (1,542) Fort Myers, FL
March 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	(7) Kennesaw State Semifinals	W 77–48	27–4	Alico Arena (1,822) Fort Myers, FL
March 17, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	(3) Liberty Championship Game	W 72–49	28–4	Alico Arena (2,557) Fort Myers, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	(13 P)	at (4 P) No. 19 Miami (FL) First Round	L 62–69	28–5	Watsco Center (3,003) Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

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																RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.

See also

• 2018–19 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

References

1. Grosskopf, Kyle (March 18, 2019). "FGCU women win ASUN Championship - Basketball, Sports". Eagle News - Florida Gulf Coast University. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
2. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2019.