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ASUN/MAAC Challenge
Opponents FGCU vs Manhattan (2-0) | FGCU vs Fairfield (1-1) 
Date | Time Friday, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. | Saturday, Nov. 20 at 12 p.m.
Location HP Fieldhouse at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla.
Live Statistics here (same link for every game)
TV ESPN3 | vs Manhattan (here) | vs Fairfield (here)
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ORLANDO, Fla. --- The FGCU women's basketball team (3-0) will continue a five-game stretch away from home this weekend with matchups against Manhattan and Fairfield as part of the ASUN/MAAC Challenge at the HP Fieldhouse at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex.
 
The eight-game event, which features four women's games and four men's games, will kick off with FGCU facing Manhattan (2-0) at 11 a.m. on Friday. The Eagles then open Saturday with a 12 p.m. tilt against Fairfield (1-1). All of the eight games will be aired on ESPN3 with the other one - a men's game between Iona and Liberty on Friday at 5 p.m. - to be shown on ESPNU.
 
ASUN/MAAC SCHEDULE

Friday, Nov. 19
Game 1: Manhattan vs FGCU, 11 a.m. (WBB)
Game 2: Fairfield vs Stetson, 1:30 p.m. (WBB)
Game 3: Iona vs Liberty, 5 p.m. (MBB)
Game 4: Manhattan vs North Alabama, 7:30 p.m. (MBB)

Saturday, Nov. 20
Game 5: Fairfield vs FGCU, 12 p.m. (WBB)
Game 6: Manhattan vs Stetson, 2:30 p.m. (WBB)
Game 7: Manhattan vs Liberty, 6 p.m. (MBB)
Game 8: Iona vs North Alabama, 8:30 p.m. (MBB)
 
FGCU VS THE MAAC
The Green and Blue are 5-1 all-time against the MAAC with the most familiar opponent being Quinnipiac, which lost two of three against FGCU between 2014-16. The Eagles are also 1-0 against Rider (2009) and 2-0 against Siena (2016-17).
 
11/28/09 - W, 78-46 vs Rider (Alico Arena)
12/29/14 - W, 71-65 vs Quinnipiac (Philadelphia, Pa.)
12/28/15 - W, 71-70 vs Quinnipiac (Alico Arena)
11/11/16 - L, 66-56 vs Quinnipiac (Hamden, Conn.)
12/9/16 - W, 66-42 vs Siena (Alico Arena)
11/20/17 - W, 63-50 vs Siena (Loudonville, N.Y.)
 
GEAUX EAGLES
FGCU is coming off an 88-74 win over LSU on the road Sunday. It was the sixth all-time win against an SEC team for the Eagles and their 19th over a Power 5 school overall. On top of that, it was the program's largest-ever win over a Power 5 team on the road, its seventh overall double-digit win over a Power 5 and the first such double-digit win on the road.
 
The previous double-digit wins over Power 5 teams for FGCU is as follows:

12/21/11 - 69-41 over Virginia Tech (Alico Arena)
11/28/14 - 86-61 over Clemson (U.S. Virgin Islands)
3/21/16 - 67-48 over Wake Forest (Alico Arena)
11/12/17 - 85-61 over Illinois (Alico Arena)
3/17/18 - 80-70 over Missouri (Stanford, Calif.)
12/29/19 - 78-56 over Duke (Alico Arena)
 
ROAD STREAKING
While this weekend's games will count as neutral site matchups, FGCU is currently riding a nation-best 22-game road winning streak.
 

1. FGCU 22
2. Missouri State 13
3. California Baptist 12
Princeton 12
5. Baylor 10
UNLV 12
 
In terms of streaks, the Eagles also currently have the third-longest conference winning streak (22) in the country behind UConn (43) and Princeton (26).
 
LINDY'S PRESEASON RANKINGS
FGCU was ranked 24th in the Lindy's preseason top 25 poll.
 
1. UConn
2. South Carolina
3. Stanford
4. Maryland
5. Baylor
6. Louisville
7. NC State
8. Indiana
9. Iowa
10. Michigan
11. Oregon
12. Iowa State
13. Kentucky
14. Oregon State
15. Florida State
16. West Virginia
17. Ohio State
18. South Florida
19. Tennessee
20. Georgia Tech
21.Virginia Tech
22. Michigan State
23. Texas A&M
24. FGCU
25. UCLA
 
MID-MAJOR RANKINGS
With the team's hot start, FGCU has jumped Missouri State for the No. 1 spot in the first regular season CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll. The Eagles were previously slotted second in the preseason poll in early November.
 
Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Votes Previous Conference
1. FGCU (15) 2-0 752 2 ASUN
2. Missouri State (14) 3-0 749 1 Missouri Valley
3. BYU (1) 2-0 707 3 West Coast
4. Belmont (1) 2-1 661 4 Ohio Valley
5. Stephen F. Austin 2-0 619 7 Western Athletic
6. South Dakota State 1-1 582 6 Summit
7. Gonzaga 2-0 578 8 West Coast
8. California Baptist 1-0 568 10 Western Athletic
9. Princeton 3-0 461 23 Ivy League
10. IUPUI 1-1 454 12 Horizon
 
BEST IN NCAA HISTORY
FGCU entered the 2021-22 season with an all-time winning percentage of .841, the highest among all Division I institutions. In fact, the Eagles are the only Division I team above .800 as Tennessee sits in second at .799.
 
# # School  1st Yr.  Yrs.  Record  Pct.
1. FGCU  2002-03  19  519-98 .841
2. Tennessee  1902-03  67  1,401-351 .799
3. UConn  1974-75  47  1,210-306  .798
4. Stanford  1974-75  47  1,149-342  .771
5. La. Tech  1974-75  47  1,153-362  .761
6. Notre Dame  1977-78  44  1,022-361  .739
7. Green Bay  1973-74  48  1,039-370  .737
8. Texas  1974-75  47  1,128-419  .729
9. Maryland  1971-72  50  1,055-434  .709
10. SFA  1968-69  53  1,127-466  .707
 
STATE DOMINANCE
FGCU has won at least 30 more games over the past seven seasons than any other Division I team in the state of Florida.
 
Rk. School Wins
1. FGCU 205
2. Florida State 169
3. South Florida 157
4. Miami 140
5. Bethune-Cookman 120
6. Stetson 123
7. UCF 121
8. Jacksonville 117
9. Florida 95
10. North Florida 86
11. Florida Atlantic 73
12. Florida A&M 55
13. Florida International 45
 
AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
Entering this year, FGCU produced 205 wins over the past seven seasons, which is the most among all mid-majors and fifth-most among any Division I program – behind UConn (240), Baylor (228), South Carolina (210) and Maryland (206). In fact, it puts them ahead of schools such as Louisville (204), Mississippi State (196), Notre Dame (195), Stanford (199), Oregon State (177) and Oregon (172). On top of that, the program is one of only five in the nation at the Division I level with four 30-win seasons during that stretch – joining UConn, Baylor, Notre Dame and South Carolina.
 
RARE AIR
The Eagles have registered a level of sustained success matched by only two other Division I schools as Coach Smesko has guided FGCU to 11 straight 25-win seasons. Baylor and UConn are the only other teams to have 11 straight. FGCU has also recorded 17-straight 20-win seasons dating back to 2004-05.
 
THREE-POINT DEFENSE SUCCESS
The Eagles not only shine from behind the arc on offense but are also one of the top teams in the nation in three-point defense. Through three games, Eagles' opponents are shooting just 11.1 percent from distance which includes an 0-11 performance by Temple. The 11 missed threes without a make is the most by an FGCU opponent in the Division I era.
 
RARE TERRITORY
Tyra Cox finished last season with more steals than turnovers, her third straight season accomplishing the feat for FGCU. She became just the second player in program history with three such seasons but will have to do it one more time to catch her former teammate, Alyssa Blair, who did it all four years for the Green and Blue.
 
Alyssa Blair 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Tyra Cox 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Courtney Chihil 2008-09, 2011-12
Brittany Kennedy 2011-12, 2012-13
DyTiesha Dunson 2012-13, 2013-14
Whitney Knight 2014-15, 2015-16
Jessica Cattani 2015-16, 2017-18
Ty Adderly  2017-18, 2019-20
Emma List 2020-21
Andrea Cecil 2020-21
Seneca Hackley 2020-21

EXTREME CARE
The Eagles take care of the ball like few else in NCAA women's basketball. Every single player on the team had a positive assist to turnover ratio last year as the team ranked third nationally at 1.48 in 2020-21. Emma List ranked 41st in the country individually at 2.21.
 
SMESKO'S PREPARATION
Coach Smesko's game preparation is one of the most crucial factors in the Eagles' all-time success. Overall, in 19+ seasons at FGCU, he holds a record of 195-33 (.855) in games where he has four or more days to prepare.
 
BELL AND FGCU PICKED TO REPEAT, MOREHOUSE NAMED PRESEASON ALL-ASUN
Kierstan Bell was picked to repeat as the ASUN's player of the year while FGCU was tabbed to, once again, win the ASUN crown. Tishara Morehouse joined Bell on the preseason all-conference team.
 
2021-22 ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll
Place Team (1st-Place Votes) Points
1. FGCU (12) 144
2. North Florida 128
3. Liberty 119
4. Lipscomb 99
5. Stetson 93
6. Jacksonville State 70
7. Kennesaw State 65
8. Central Arkansas 50
9. North Alabama 47
10. Eastern Kentucky 45
T11. Bellarmine 38
T11. Jacksonville 38
 
2021-22 ASUN Preseason Media Poll
Place Team (1st-Place Votes) Points
1. FGCU (20) 262
2. Liberty 232
3. North Florida (2) 210
4. Jacksonville State 158
5. Lipscomb 156
6. Stetson 140
7. Central Arkansas 136
8. North Alabama 112
9. Eastern Kentucky 96
10. Kennesaw State 82
11. Bellarmine 78
12. Jacksonville 54
 
BELL NAMED TO NCAA STARTING 5 FOR THIRD TIME
After her tremendous start to the season, Kierstan Bell was named to the NCAA's Starting 5 on Nov. 17, which recognizes the top five players nationally from the previous week. It was the third time in her career that she earned the honor, including Dec. 30 and Feb. 24 of last year.
 
Bell led the Eagles to three wins, including a home win over Temple and a road win over LSU by averaging 26.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, four assists, 2.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.

Other selections to the starting 5 included Portland's Lucy Cochrane, Indiana's Mackenzie Holmes, Kansas State's Ayoka Lee and LSU's Khayla Pointer, who had 23 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against FGCU along with a triple-double in her other game.
 
BELL REACHES 1,000 CAREER POINTS
With a 3-pointer just under five minutes into the second half against Temple on Nov. 12, Kierstan Bell joined the NCAA's 1,000 point club. In 59 career games, which includes her time at Ohio State in 2019-20, the Buckeye State native has now produced 1,038 points, or 17.6 per contest. In 29 games at FGCU alone, she has 712 points, or 24.6 per game.
 
TRIO WITH 1,000
With Kierstan Bell joining the 1,000 point club, FGCU has three such players with that accomplishment on this year's roster as she joins Kendall Spray (1,575) and Andrea Cecil (1,033). Others could join the club, as well, as the next closest players are Kaela Webb (821), Kerstie Phills (781) and Tishara Morehouse (535).
 
SPRAY JOINS BELL IN EARNING TWO OF ASUN'S WEEKLY AWARDS
Kendall Spray, who joined FGCU from Clemson in the offseason, got off to a hot start for the Eagles and was named the ASUN's newcomer of the week. The graduate senior went 14-for-24 (.583) from long distance while averaging 14.7 points and 4.3 rebounds along with one assist and one steal per game to start the year.
 
In addition to her starting 5 honor, Kierstan Bell earned the season's first ASUN player of the week honor. It was the seventh of her career, which ties her with Whitney Knight for the most such selections in program history. On top of that, she also moves into a tie for the eighth-most in conference history.
 
BELL ON VERGE OF DOUBLE-DOUBLE HISTORY
Kierstan Bell has compiled 17 double-doubles over just 29 games in an FGCU uniform, which already puts her just four shy of becoming the program's all-time leader.
 

1. Sarah Hansen 20
2. Whitney Knight 19
3. Kierstan Bell 17
4. Ty Adderly 14
5. Adrianne McNally 6
 
AMONG THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY
Among active NCAA players, Kendall Spray, Kierstan Bell and Kaela Webb each rank among the nation's best in one or more categories.
 
Spray, in fact, is on the way to finishing her career among the NCAA's top all-time career 3-point shooters. She enters this weekend just 23 shy of reaching 400 in her career with her current total of 377 ranking second among active players behind Maryland's Katie Benzan (390). Both are potentially chasing Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell's all-time career record of 497. On top of that, Spray ranks 16th among active players with 1,575 career points, third in 3-point field goals per game (3.04), 24th in 3-point percentage (.390), 20th in games played (124), 23rd in field goals made (531), 18th in field goal attempts (1,298), first in 3-point attempts (967) and second in 3-point attempts per game (7.80).
 
Bell, meanwhile, ranks 45th among active players in double-doubles with 19, which includes her time at Ohio State. Her 1,038 career points checks in 157th among all active players while her 17.6 PPG over two-plus seasons ranks 11th-best.
 
Webb's .391 career 3-point percentage is 23rd among active players.
 
MAKING AN IMPACT
Karli Seay, who has averaged 8.7 points while shooting nearly 40 percent from the field over the season's first three games, has totaled eight steals. In doing so, she ranks 54th nationally in total steals.
 
DISHING IT OUT
Tishara Morehouse, who is averaging 13.3 points per game, has also totaled 15 assists through three contests, which ranks her 48th in the country in total assists and 91st in assists per game.
 
FUN WITH NUMBERS
               
Double-Digit Assist Games
Player Season Career
Emma List 0 1
 
RAINING THREES LEGACY
At FGCU, Smesko has turned FGCU into one of the premier 3-point shooting teams in the nation. In fact, the Eagles have made at least one 3-point field goal in 507 straight games (504 entering this year), which includes every game in the program's Division I era. In 2020-21, the Eagles led the nation in 3-point field goals made (343), 3-point field goals attempted (1,030) and 3-point field goals per game (11.8) for the second season in a row. In 2017-18, the Green and Blue made an NCAA Division I single season record 431 3-pointers, which remains a record entering this season.
 
Here's FGCU's year-by-year 3-point history:
 
Year Made Att. Pct.
2002-03 212 535 0.396
2003-04 118 406 0.291
2004-05 253 722 0.350
2005-06 242 747 0.324
2006-07 337 891 0.378
2007-08 255 734 0.347
2008-09 296 763 0.388
2009-10 317 876 0.362
2010-11 350 940 0.372
2011-12 342 925 0.370
2012-13 319 974 0.328
2013-14 347 1,000 0.347
2014-15 327 928 0.352
2015-16 372 1,194 0.312
2016-17 338 1,058 0.319
2017-18 431 1,190 0.362
2018-19 364 1,111 0.328
2019-20 397 1,155 0.344
2020-21 343 1,030 0.333
2021-22 36 111 0.324
Totals 5,784 16,755 0.345
 
FGCU has also made at least 10 or more 3-point field goals in a single game over 300 times, including a single-season record 25 times in 2017-18. They have at least 15 games with at least 10 or more in each of the past 13 seasons.
 
Here's a list of FGCU's all-time games with at least 10 made 3-pointers:
 
2002-03 6
2003-04 1
2004-05 11
2005-06 8
2006-07 18
2007-08 9
2008-09 15
2009-10 17
2010-11 18
2011-12 19
2012-13 15
2013-14 18
2014-15 20
2015-16 19
2016-17 18
2017-18 25
2018-19 20
2019-20 23
2020-21 22
2021-22 2
TOTAL 304
 
On top of that, the 2017-18 team produced three of the program's seven games all-time with at least 20 or more, and the Eagles have added four games with 19 over the past three seasons. The program's single-game record of 22 was initially set on Jan. 12, 2013 in a 97-60 win over ETSU (22-for-43) on the road, and the 2017-18 team tied the mark at Abilene Christian (22-for-45) on Dec. 3 and at home against Lipscomb (22-for-44) on March 7. The latter represents the program's postseason mark, and they own three of the top seven single-game totals in NCAA Division I history entering the 2021-22 season. In fact, there has been only 32 times since 1988 that an NCAA Division I team had made at least 20 3-point field goals in a game, and FGCU owns seven of those, or 21.9 percent.
 
In 2020-21, FGCU became the first team in NCAA Division I women's basketball history to record six straight seasons with at least 1,000 3-point field goal attempts. Sacramento State achieved the yearly benchmark over four straight seasons from 2013-17 while DePaul's three-year streak ended last season. The 2013-14 FGCU squad joined Sacramento State as the first two teams to attempt 1,000 in a season.
 
Prior to breaking the single-season record for made 3-point field goals in 2017-18, FGCU claimed a then single-season NCAA record 342 in 2011-12, which was the first year they were eligible for NCAA statistical championships. Had they been eligible in 2010-11, they also would have led the nation with 350 – 26 more than the second-place team. The 2009-10 team would have finished second. In fact, over the past 10 years, the Green and Blue have finished among the nation's top five in made 3-point field goals every year, including four first-place finishes.
 
Here's how FGCU has finished nationally in total 3-point field goals made since 2011-12, including where the team ranks this year.
 
Year Total Finish
2011-12 342 1st
2012-13 319 3rd
2013-14 347 2nd
2014-15 327 5th
2015-16 372 2nd
2016-17 338 3rd
2017-18 431 1st
2018-19 364 4th
2019-20 397 1st
2020-21 343 1st
2021-22 36 3rd
 
In addition to the aforementioned record, the 2011-12 team also set a then NCAA single season record for most 3-point field goals made per game at 10.7, and they followed it up in 2012-13 by making 9.4 per game, which was the most in the nation. In 2017-18, FGCU joined DePaul as the first two teams to eclipse 400 made 3-point field goals in a season in NCAA Division I history. In fact, the Eagles stood out in the NCAA's deepest 3-point shooting year as eight teams averaged 10 or more made per game in 2017-18, which was equal to the total from the previous two seasons combined and the same as 2009-15 combined. Six teams reached the milestone in 2018-19, four more followed in 2019-20, and five more a season ago. Among the 17 teams to average at least 10 or more made per game over a single season, FGCU is the only school to do it six times.
 
Here's how FGCU has finished nationally in total 3-point field goals made per game since 2011-12, including where they rank so far this year.
 
Season Avg. Finish
2021-22 12.0 4th
2020-21 11.8 1st
2019-20 12.0 1st
2018-19 11.0 2nd
2017-18 12.0 2nd
2016-17 9.7 5th
2015-16 9.5 T-6th
2014-15 9.6 3rd
2013-14 10.2 2nd
2012-13 9.4 1st
2011-12 10.7 1st
 
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SUPPORT THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM
Do you enjoy watching or following the FGCU women's basketball program? Would you like to play a role in the growth of the program and help take it to heights never before experienced? If so, you can reach out to Director of Advancement, Matt Ring, about opportunities to make an impact on the experiences of our student-athletes. He can be reached by email at mring@fgcu.edu or by office phone at 239-745-4434.

COACH SMESKO
FGCU head coach Karl Smesko maintains a record of 584-125 (.823) overall in his career, which is the third-highest winning percentage among active Division I coaches behind only UConn's Geno Auriemma and Baylor's Kim Mulkey. He has also led the Eagles to a 217-17 (.927) mark in ASUN regular season play and a 27-2 (.931) record in ASUN tournament play. Over the past 10 seasons, he has guided FGCU to a 153-5 (.968) record in conference play with six undefeated seasons. The 11-time ASUN Coach of the Year has led the program to 11-straight 25-win seasons and 17-consecutive 20-win campaigns, including 30-plus wins in four of the past seven years. On top of all that, the Eagles are 523-98 all-time since Smesko started the program in the 2002-03 season, and the Green and Blue's .841 all-time winning percentage is the best in NCAA Division I women's basketball history.
 
#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (https://ift.tt/1E0CJiI), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
 
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 85 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 42 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 21, 2020-21), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2021) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 23 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, and 2020 Fall semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
 
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