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2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

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2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
Record26–3 (16–0 A-Sun)
Head coach
Associate head coachChelsea Lyles
Assistant coaches
  • Shannon Murphy
  • Mandi Pierce
Home arenaAlico Arena
Seasons
2020–21 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 Florida Gulf Coast 16 0   1.000 23 2   .920
Liberty 12 4   .750 17 7   .708
North Florida 11 5   .688 13 10   .565
Lipscomb 8 6   .571 11 9   .550
Stetson 7 9   .438 9 12   .429
North Alabama* 6 9   .400 7 17   .292
Bellarmine* 5 11   .313 5 16   .238
Kennesaw State 2 11   .154 7 11   .389
Jacksonville 1 13   .071 3 16   .158
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2021 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by nineteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, they played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

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The Eagles went 30–3 overall and 15–1 in conference play. They won their first two games of the ASUN tournament against Lipscomb and North Florida before the championship and subsequently the rest of the season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Davion Wingate 0 G 5'6" RS-Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated
Erna Normil 1 G/F 5'10" RS-Junior Lake Worth, FL Graduated
Keri Jewett-Giles 3 G 5'6" RS-Senior Fort Myers, FL Graduated
Chandler Ryan 4 G 5'7" RS-Junior Groveland, IL Graduated
Anja Marinkovic 5 G 5'8" RS-Junior Sombor, Serbia Graduated
Kerstie Phills 13 G 5'9" RS-Junior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Ashley Panem 23 G 5'9" RS-Freshman Broomfield, CO Transferred to Western Nebraska Community College
Nasrin Ulel 24 G/F 5'9" Senior Murrieta, CA Graduated
Ashli O'Neal 34 G 5'5" Graduate Student Wyoming, OH Graduated
Tytionia Adderly 42 F 5'10" Senior Jupiter, FL Graduated

Additions

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Kierstan Bell 1 G 6'1" Sophomore Alliance, OH Transferred from Ohio State
Andrea Cecil 3 G 6'1" Graduate Student Oak Harbor, OH Transferred from Bowling Green
Tishara Morehouse 4 G 5'3" Junior Milwaukee, WI Transferred from Western Nebraska Community College
Aaliyah Stanley 5 p 5'6" Sophomore Boynton Beach, FL Transferred from Eastern Michigan

Source: [1]

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maddie Antenucci
G/F
Cincinnati, Ohio Indian Hill High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Oct 8, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Seneca Hackley
G
Colorado Springs, CO St. Mary's High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Nov 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Tomia Johnson
G
Aurora, CO Grandview High School 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A Jul 19, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tomia Johnson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Grandview High School Aurora, CO
G 1 Kierstan Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Canton McKinley
Ohio State
Alliance, OH
G 2 Alyssa Blair 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Sun Prairie Sun Prairie, WI
G 3 Andrea Cecil 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Oak Harbor High School
Bowling Green
Oak Harbor, OH
G 4 Tishara Morehouse 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Rufus King International High School
Western Nebraska CC
Milwaukee, WI
G 5 Aaliyah Stanley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Oxbridge Academy
Eastern Michigan
Boynton Beach, FL
G 10 Sheahen Dowling 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Trinity Chicago, IL
G/F 11 Maddie Antenucci 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, OH
G 15 Tyra Cox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Lake Highland Prep
William & Mary
Orlando, FL
G 20 Tanner Bryant 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Miami Trace Washington Court House, OH
G 21 Kierra Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Brookwood Lawrenceville, GA
G 24 Seneca Hackley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Mary's High School Colorado Springs, CO
G 32 Emma List 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Discovery Canyon
Albany
Colorado Springs, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 6, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Memorial W 86–40  1–0
Alico Arena (630)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2020*
5:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 24 Missouri State
Gulf Coast Showcase
L 49–74  1–1
Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2020*
3:30 p.m., FloHoops
No. 14 Arkansas
Gulf Coast Showcase
L 80–86  1–2
Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2020*
11:30 a.m., FloHoops
Davidson
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 84–61  2–2
Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Temple W 78–69  3–2
Alico Arena (708)
Fort Myers, FL
December 13, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF W 70–57  4–2
Addition Financial Arena (969)
Orlando, FL
December 17, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Webber International University W 91–55  5–2
Alico Arena (649)
Fort Myers, FL
December 20, 2020*
12:00 p.m.
at FIU W 86–68  6–2
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (57)
Miami, FL
December 21, 2020*
12:00 p.m.
at FIU W 80–66  7–2
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (48)
Miami, FL
ASUN Conference regular season
January 16, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bellarmine W 81–58  8–2
(1–0)
Freedom Hall (182)
Louisville, KY
January 17, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bellarmine W 81–52  9–2
(2–0)
Freedom Hall (169)
Louisville, KY
January 23, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb W 103–49  10–2
(3–0)
Alico Arena (815)
Fort Myers, FL
January 24, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb W 92–48  11–2
(4–0)
Alico Arena (719)
Fort Myers, FL
January 29, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stetson W 72–55  12–2
(5–0)
Edmunds Center (50)
DeLand, FL
January 30, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stetson W 84–62  13–2
(6–0)
Edmunds Center (50)
DeLand, FL
February 6, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Alabama W 97–70  14–2
(7–0)
Flowers Hall (176)
Florence, AL
February 7, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Alabama W 83–73  15–2
(8–0)
Flowers Hall (161)
Florence, FL
February 13, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 104–60  16–2
(9–0)
Alico Arena (785)
Fort Myers, FL
February 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 88–38  17–2
(10–0)
Alico Arena (717)
Fort Myers, FL
February 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 89–64  18–2
(11–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (133)
Jacksonville, FL
February 21, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 87–58  19–2
(12–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (180)
Jacksonville, FL
February 27, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
North Florida W 94–45  20–2
(13–0)
Alico Arena (803)
Fort Myers, FL
February 28, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Florida W 66–54  21–2
(14–0)
Alico Arena (920)
Fort Myers, FL
March 5, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Liberty W 80–60  22–2
(15–0)
Alico Arena (1,004)
Fort Myers, FL
March 6, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
Liberty W 65–50  23–2
(16–0)
Alico Arena (921)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 11, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 24 (9) Jacksonville
Quarterfinals
W 87–62  24–2
KSU Convocation Center (148)
Kennesaw, GA
March 12, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 24 (4) Lipscomb
Semifinals
W 59–44  25–2
KSU Convocation Center (211)
Kennesaw, GA
March 14, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) No. 24 (2) Liberty
Championship
W 84–62  26–2
KSU Convocation Center (388)
Kennesaw, GA
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
(11 RW) No. 24 (6 RW) No. 16 Michigan
First round
L 66–87  26–3
Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
RW=River Walk Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
APRVRVRV2424Not released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV24212125

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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