2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Conference:Atlantic Sun Conference
Short Conf:A-Sun
Coachrank:25
Record:31–5
Conf Record:12–1
Hc Year:16th
Asst Coach1:Chelsea Banbury
Asst Coach2:Chelsea Lyles
Asst Coach3:Jenna Cobb
Champion:Atlantic Sun Regular Season and Tournament Champions
Bowl:NCAA Women's Tournament
Bowl Result:second round

The 2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represents Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, play their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.[1] [2] [3] They finish the season 31–5, 12–1 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season champions. They also won the ASUN Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they upset Missouri in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.

Media

All home games and conference road are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Road games are also broadcast on the FGCU Portal.

Schedule

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Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics - WBB Quick Facts . Fgcuathletics.com . 2017-10-26 . 2017-12-15.
  2. Web site: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Women's Basketball - Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More . ESPN . 2017-12-15.
  3. Web site: FGCU Eagles . FGCU Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games . Sports.yahoo.com . 2017-12-15.
  4. Web site: Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule . Fgcuathletics.com . 2017-12-15.