As the 2020-21 season inches closer, we will be pumping out Player Preview articles, catching up with the 7 returning players from last year’s squad. If you missed any of our articles introducing the 6 newcomers to the program, be sure to check those out along with our other Summer Flyers as well. To kick off our first Player Preview, we caught up with a … Continue reading Player Preview (20-21): Dakota Rivers
Under Head Coach Karl Smesko, rebuilding has never an option for FGCU Women’s Basketball. Year in and year out, Smesko loses an abundance of star players to graduation, only to replenish the roster by the following season. He has truly perfected the cycle of retooling and reloading the program with high quality transfers and promising freshmen, without missing a beat. This past year, the Women’s … Continue reading Summer Flyer: Newcomers for FGCU Women’s Basketball – 2020-21
In what will be the last of the 2020 Fresh Faces series, we will be (re)introducing you to incoming transfer, Eli Abaev. We previously wrote about Eli in our first Summer Flyer, but as new information and insight has come to light, we will be wrapping up the series by revamping that article. As always, if you missed any of the first 5 installments in … Continue reading Summer Flyer / Fresh Faces: Eli Abaev
FGCU (10-21, 7-9) played an extremely tough game against UNA (13-16, 8-8) but, unfortunately, came up short in an OT loss. It was Senior Day at Alico so Tracy Hector Jr made his return to the starting lineup. Additionally, scout team guys, Ryan Rocuant and Kyle Hoffman got their first career starts. To begin the game, Rocuant won the tip, positioned himself in the low … Continue reading RECAP: Eagles Come Up Short in 78-73 Overtime Loss to UNA
Entering the contest in a 3-way tie for 5th place in the ASUN standings, FGCU (10-20, 7-8) took care of business against Jacksonville (13-17, 6-9) at home in Alico Arena. The game started out fast, with both teams trading blows for the first 5 minutes until JU managed to pull ahead by a few baskets. The next 5+ minutes saw FGCU hit a few shots … Continue reading RECAP: FGCU Grinds Out a Tough Victory at Home Versus Jacksonville
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