2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 33–6, 14–0 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the A-Sun women's tournament, where they lost to Jacksonville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game where they lost to South Dakota.

2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions
WNIT, Runner Up
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	33–6 (14–0 A-Sun)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Chelsea Dermyer Nicki Collen Chelsea Lyles
Home arena	Alico Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast	14	–	0		1.000			33	–	5		.868
Jacksonville †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	11		.667
USC Upstate	10	–	4		.714			22	–	12		.647
Stetson	9	–	5		.643			20	–	12		.625
Kennesaw State	6	–	8		.429			11	–	19		.367
North Florida	3	–	11		.214			7	–	23		.233
Lipscomb	2	–	12		.143			5	–	25		.167
NJIT	1	–	13		.071			4	–	26		.133
† 2016 Atlantic Sun tournament winner As of April 2, 2016 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

2015–16 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) Sr Westover HS Albany, GA G 1 Jessica Cattani (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Muskego HS Muskego, WI G 2 Kaneisha Atwater 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Fort Pierece Westwood HS VCU Fort Pierce, FL F 3 Katie Meador 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Salem Community HS Salem, IL F 4 Bethany Murrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr New Palestine HS New Palestine, IN G 5 Kady Schrann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr York Catholic HS Vanderbilt York, PA G 10 Tayler Goodall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Columbus North HS Columbus, IN G 11 Amanda Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Seymour HS Seymour, IN G 12 Stephanie Haas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Magnificat HS Avon Lake, OH G 14 Whitney Knight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr R.J. Reynolds HS Winston-Salem, NC 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) Sr Solon HS Solon, OH G 24 Taylor Gradinjan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Cudahy HS Cudahy, WI G 25 Sydnei McCaskill (I)  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Dr. Phillips HS Georgia Orlando, FL G 33 China Dow (I)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Christian Academy of Louisville Middle Tennessee Louisville, KY	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

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm		at North Carolina A&T	W 60–36	1–0	Corbett Sports Center (702) Greensboro, NC
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Atlantic	L 55–62	1–1	Alico Arena (1,704) Fort Myers, FL
11/20/2015* 1:00 pm		vs. Ohio Akron Classic	L 57–69	1–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,556) Akron, OH
11/21/2015* 3:30 pm		at Akron Akron Classic	W 82–64	2–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (743) Akron, OH
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm		at FIU	W 81–53	3–2	FIU Arena (347) Miami, FL
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Arkansas State	L 48–62	3–3	Alico Arena (1,280) Fort Myers, FL
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm		at George Washington	W 64–60	4–3	Charles E. Smith Center (875) Washington, D.C.
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Harvard	W 74–65	5–3	Alico Arena (1,697) Fort Myers, FL
12/12/2015* 2:30 pm, FS2		at Providence	W 50–41	6–3	Alumni Hall (211) Providence, RI
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		St. Thomas	W 86–33	7–3	Alico Arena (1,135) Fort Myers, FL
12/19/2015* 11:00 am		vs. No. 9 Mississippi State Puerto Rico Classic	L 60–65	7–4	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez  Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2015* 2:30 pm		vs. Arizona Puerto Rico Classic	W 57–55	8–4	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez  Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2015* 11:00 am		vs. Western Michigan Puerto Rico Classic	W 60–42	9–4	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez  Trujillo Alto, PR
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Quinnipiac	W 71–70 OT	10–4	Alico Arena (1,533) Fort Myers, FL
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Auburn	W 52–45	11–4	Alico Arena (1,710) Fort Myers, FL
01/02/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	W 64–44	12–4	Alico Arena (2,217) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/09/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Stetson	W 61–48	13–4 (1–0)	Alico Arena (2,842) Fort Myers, FL
01/16/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 54–43	14–4 (2–0)	Alico Arena (1,628) Fort Myers, FL
01/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	W 70–37	15–4 (3–0)	Alico Arena (1,482) Fort Myers, FL
01/24/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 71–39	16–4 (4–0)	Allen Arena (1,183) Nashville, TN
01/26/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	W 78–47	17–4 (5–0)	KSU Convocation Center (173) Kennesaw, GA
01/30/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at North Florida	W 65–38	18–4 (6–0)	UNF Arena (423) Jacksonville, FL
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Jacksonville	W 58–39	19–4 (7–0)	Alico Arena (2,011) Fort Myers, FL
02/06/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		North Florida	W 75–50	20–4 (8–0)	Alico Arena (1,654) Fort Myers, FL
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Jacksonville	W 59–55 OT	21–4 (9–0)	Swisher Gymnasium (379) Jacksonville, FL
02/13/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT	W 53–32	22–4 (10–0)	Fleisher Center (500) Newark, NJ
02/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at USC Upstate	W 56–44	23–4 (11–0)	G. B. Hodge Center (210) Spartanburg, SC
02/20/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Kennesaw State	W 63–41	24–4 (12–0)	Alico Arena (2,367) Fort Myers, FL
02/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 91–52	25–4 (13–0)	Alico Arena (2,074) Fort Myers, FL
02/27/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stetson	W 60–46	26–4 (14–0)	Edmunds Center (590) DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT Quarterfinals	W 60–31	27–4	Alico Arena (1,284) Fort Myers, FL
03/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Stetson Semifinals	W 61–46	28–4	Alico Arena (1,505) Fort Myers, FL
03/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Jacksonville Championship Game	L 54–56	28–5	Alico Arena (2,133) Fort Myers, FL
WNIT
03/18/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bethune-Cookman First Round	W 78–51	29–5	Alico Arena (1,033) Fort Myers, FL
03/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Wake Forest Second Round	W 68–47	30–5	Alico Arena (1,505) Fort Myers, FL
03/23/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Tulane Third Round	W 73–61	31–5	Alico Arena (1,641) Fort Myers, FL
03/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Hofstra Quarterfinals	W 61–46	32–5	Alico Arena (3,307) Fort Myers, FL
03/31/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Michigan Semifinals	W 71–62	33–5	Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL
04/02/2016* 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at South Dakota Championship Game	L 65–71	33–6	DakotaDome (7,415) Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 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	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

See also

• 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team