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2024–25 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

2024–25 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
ASUN regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record27–3 (18–0 ASUN)
Head coach
  • Karl Smesko (23rd season; first 2 games)
  • Chelsea Lyles (since 11/13/24)
Assistant coaches
  • Camryn Brown
  • Sheahen Dowling
  • Lisa Zderadicka
  • Keri Jewett-Giles
Home arenaAlico Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 18 – 0   1.000 27 – 3   .900
Central Arkansas 15 – 3   .833 21 – 8   .724
Lipscomb 12 – 6   .667 19 – 10   .655
Eastern Kentucky 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645
Stetson 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
Bellarmine 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548
Jacksonville 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
North Alabama 8 – 10   .444 13 – 16   .448
West Georgia* 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
Austin Peay 7 – 11   .389 12 – 17   .414
Queens* 4 – 14   .222 10 – 19   .345
North Florida 1 – 17   .056 5 – 26   .161
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2025 ASUN tournament winner
As of February 27, 2025

The 2024–25 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represents Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles play their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

After coaching the first two games of the season, on November 13, 2024, longtime head coach Karl Smesko announced that he would be stepping down from his position after 22+ seasons in order to take the head coaching position of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream,[1] with assistant coach Chelsea Lyles being named his successor the following day, becoming just the second head coach in program history.[2]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 29–5, 16–0 in ASUN play, to finish as ASUN regular season champions for the seventh consecutive season.[3] They defeated Jacksonville,[4] Austin Peay,[5] and Central Arkansas to win their eighth consecutive ASUN tournament title and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[6] They received the #12 seed in the Albany Regional 1,[7] where they would fall to #5 region seed Oklahoma in the first round.[8]

Roster

2024–25 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Karina Gordon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So East Carolina Hallandale Beach, Florida
G 1 Emani Jefferson (5Y) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Memphis Miami, Florida
G 3 Cerina Rolle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Eustis High School Eustis, Florida
G 4 Dolly Cairns (5Y) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Rhode Island Saratoga Springs, New York
G 5 Alahna Paige (5Y) 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Daemen Rochester, New York
G 7 Khamari Mitchell-Steen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Northern Kentucky Oak Ridge, Tennessee
F 10 Maca Retamales 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Florida SouthWestern State Santiago, Chile
G 11 Maddie Antenucci 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Indian Hill High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 12 Kaelyn Flowers 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Blackman High School Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 14 Casey Santoro (5Y) 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Kent State Bellevue, Ohio
G 23 Jordan Campbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr IMG Academy Purcellville, Virginia
G 24 Lauryn Taylor (5Y) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Francis Marion Blythewood, South Carolina
G 32 Skyler Gill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Kansas Wichita, Kansas
G 33 Emani Theodule 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Warner Miramar, Florida
G 34 Anna Mortag (5Y) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Butler Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 56–57  0–1
 John M. Belk Arena (811)
Davidson, NC
November 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Columbia L 51–62  0–2
 Levien Gymnasium (762)
New York, NY
November 17, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		NJIT W 73–53  1–2
 Alico Arena (1,732)
Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Georgetown
Atlantic Slam 		W 66–57  2–2
 Eastlink Centre (1,026)
Charlottetown, PE
November 24, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Cincinnati
Atlantic Slam 		W 59–52  3–2
 Eastlink Centre (804)
Charlottetown, PE
November 29, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist
Homewood Suites Classic 		W 66–56  4–2
 Alico Arena (1,466)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga
Homewood Suites Classic 		W 61–53  5–2
 Alico Arena (1,505)
Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New College W 91–32  6–2
 Alico Arena (1,334)
Fort Myers, FL
December 8, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ave Maria W 82–43  7–2
 Alico Arena (1,345)
Fort Myers, FL
December 16, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana State L 49–58  7–3
 Alico Arena (1,429)
Fort Myers, FL
December 20, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Carolina A&T
FGCU Holiday Classic 		W 79–48  8–3
 Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
December 21, 2024*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State
FGCU Holiday Classic 		W 67–54  9–3
 Alico Arena (1,444)
Fort Myers, FL
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Queens W 81–58  10–3
(1–0) 		Alico Arena (1,540)
Fort Myers, FL
January 4, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		West Georgia W 63–49  11–3
(2–0) 		Alico Arena (1,632)
Fort Myers, FL
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Florida W 89–54  12–3
(3–0) 		UNF Arena (359)
Jacksonville, FL
January 11, 2025
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville W 92–50  13–3
(4–0) 		Swisher Gymnasium (450)
Jacksonville, FL
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Queens W 69–47  14–3
(5–0) 		Curry Arena (184)
Charlotte, NC
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at West Georgia W 95–62  15–3
(6–0) 		The Coliseum (287)
Carrollton, GA
January 23, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 80–63  16–3
(7–0) 		Alico Arena (1,854)
Fort Myers, FL
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky W 85–56  17–3
(8–0) 		Alico Arena (2,017)
Fort Myers, FL
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lipscomb W 63–50  18–3
(9–0) 		Alico Arena (1,789)
Fort Myers, FL
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay W 45–35  19–3
(10–0) 		Alico Arena (2,399)
Fort Myers, FL
February 6, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine W 74–57  20–3
(11–0) 		Knights Hall (345)
Louisville, KY
February 8, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Kentucky W 68–65  21–3
(12–0) 		Baptist Health Arena (386)
Richmond, KY
February 12, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		North Florida W 78–49  22–3
(13–0) 		Alico Arena (1,694)
Fort Myers, FL
February 15, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stetson W 65–43  23–3
(14–0) 		Alico Arena (2,339)
Fort Myers, FL
February 20, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Arkansas W 95–71  24–3
(15–0) 		Farris Center (1,458)
Conway, AR
February 22, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Alabama W 60–50  25–3
(16–0) 		CB&S Bank Arena (1,618)
Florence, AL
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville W 78-64  26–3
(17–0) 		Alico Arena (1,710)
Fort Myers, FL
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stetson W 86–60  27–3
(18–0) 		Insight Credit Union Arena (356)
DeLand, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Atlanta Dream Hire Karl Smesko As Next Head Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "FGCU women's basketball welcomes new head coach ahead of season opener". NBC 2. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "FGCU women close out perfect ASUN regular season with win over Jacksonville". The News-Press. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Fends Off Late Charge by Jacksonville to Advance to ASUN Semifinals". Eagle Media. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "FGCU Women's Basketball wins ASUN Semifinal Game over Austin Peay". WGCU. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "FGCU beats Central Arkansas for ASUN women's basketball title, earns 10th NCAA Tournament berth". Naples Daily News. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  8. ^ "Fifth-seeded Oklahoma edges Florida Gulf Coast 73-70". AP News. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". FGCU Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  10. ^ "Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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