2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles FGCU wordmark.png 175 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 33–6 14–0 Karl Smesko 14th Chelsea Dermyer Nicki Collen Chelsea Lyles Alico Arena Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions WNIT Runner Up The 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 33–6, 14–0 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the A-Sun women's tournament, where they lost to Jacksonville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game where they lost to South Dakota. Media All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Road games will also be broadcast on the FGCU Portal. Roster w 2015 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles y y w DyTiesha Dunson n 0 G 5 8 SR Albany, GA Westover HS w Jessica Cattani n 1 G 5 7 SO yes Muskego, WI Muskego HS W w Kaneisha Atwater n 2 G 5 7 SR Fort Pierce, FL Fort Pierece Westwood HSVCU w Katie Meador n 3 F 5 11 SR Salem, IL Salem Community HS w Bethany Murrell n 4 F 5 10 SR New Palestine, IN New Palestine HS w Kady Schrann n 5 G 5 9 SR y York, PA York Catholic HSVanderbilt w Tayler Goodall n 10 G 5 9 FR y Columbus, IN Columbus North HS w Amanda Moore n 11 G 5 10 SR Seymour, IN Seymour HS w Stephanie Haas n 12 G 5 8 SR Avon Lake, OH Magnificat HS w Whitney Knight y 14 G 6 3 SR yes Winston-Salem, NC R.J. Reynolds HS w Haley Laughter n 20 F 5 11 FR y Asheville, NC Carolina Day School w Jaime Gluesing n 21 G 5 10 SR Solon, OH Solon HS w Taylor Gradinjan n 24 G 5 9 SO y Cudahy, WI Cudahy HS w Sydnei McCaskill n 25 G 5 6 JR Orlando, FL Dr. Phillips HSGeorgia yes I w China Dow n 33 G 5 8 JR Louisville, KY Christian Academy of LouisvilleMiddle Tennessee yes I Karl Smesko (Kent State) Chelsea Dermyer (Florida Gulf Coast) Nicki Collen (Marquette) Chelsea Lyles (Florida Gulf Coast University) http://www.fgcuathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball Schedule http://www.fgcuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00885A; color:#00287A;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 5:30 pm yes yes North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC 702 60–36 1–0 11/17/2015 7:00 pm yes Florida Atlantic Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,704 ESPN3 55–62 1–1 11/20/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Ohio James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH Akron Classic 1,556 57–69 1–2 11/21/2015 3:30 pm yes yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH Akron Classic 743 82–64 2–2 11/23/2015 7:00 pm yes yes FIU FIU Arena Miami, FL 347 81–53 3–2 11/28/2015 7:00 pm yes Arkansas State Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,280 ESPN3 48–62 3–3 12/03/2015 7:00 pm yes yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 875 64–60 4–3 12/05/2015 7:00 pm yes Harvard Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,697 ESPN3 74–65 5–3 12/12/2015 2:30 pm yes yes Providence Alumni Hall Providence, RI 211 FS2 50–41 6–3 12/15/2015 7:00 pm yes St. Thomas Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,135 ESPN3 86–33 7–3 12/19/2015 11:00 am yes yes Mississippi State 9 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR Puerto Rico Classic   60–65 7–4 12/20/2015 2:30 pm yes yes Arizona Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR Puerto Rico Classic   57–55 8–4 12/21/2015 11:00 am yes yes Western Michigan Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR Puerto Rico Classic   60–42 9–4 12/28/2015 7:00 pm yes Quinnipiac Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,533 ESPN3 71–70 OT 10–4 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes Auburn Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,710 ESPN3 52–45 11–4 01/02/2016 7:00 pm yes Hartford Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 2,217 ESPN3 64–44 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00885A; color:#00287A;"| Atlantic Sun regular season 01/09/2016 4:00 pm Stetson Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 2,842 ESPN3 61–48 13–4 (1–0) 01/16/2016 4:00 pm USC Upstate Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,628 ESPN3 54–43 14–4 (2–0) 01/18/2016 7:00 pm NJIT Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,482 ESPN3 70–37 15–4 (3–0) 01/24/2016 4:30 pm yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 1,183 ESPN3 71–39 16–4 (4–0) 01/26/2016 2:00 pm yes Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA 173 ESPN3 78–47 17–4 (5–0) 01/30/2016 2:00 pm yes North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 423 ESPN3 65–38 18–4 (6–0) 02/04/2016 7:00 pm Jacksonville Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 2,011 ESPN3 58–39 19–4 (7–0) 02/06/2016 4:00 pm North Florida Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,654 ESPN3 75–50 20–4 (8–0) 02/10/2016 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL 379 ESPN3 59–55 OT 21–4 (9–0) 02/13/2016 1:00 pm yes NJIT Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 500 ESPN3 53–32 22–4 (10–0) 02/15/2016 7:00 pm yes USC Upstate G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 210 ESPN3 56–44 23–4 (11–0) 02/20/2016 4:00 pm Kennesaw State Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 2,367 ESPN3 63–41 24–4 (12–0) 02/22/2016 7:00 pm Lipscomb Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 2,074 ESPN3 91–52 25–4 (13–0) 02/27/2016 1:00 pm yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 590 ESPN3 60–46 26–4 (14–0) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00885A; color:#00287A;"| Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament 03/04/2016 7:00 pm NJIT Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL Quarterfinals 1,284 ESPN3 60–31 27–4 03/09/2016 7:00 pm Stetson Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL Semifinals 1,505 ESPN3 61–46 28–4 03/13/2016 2:00 pm Jacksonville Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL Championship Game 2,133 ESPN3 54–56 28–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00885A; color:#00287A;"| WNIT 03/18/2016 7:00 pm yes Bethune-Cookman Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL First Round 1,033 ESPN3 78–51 29–5 03/21/2016 7:00 pm yes Wake Forest Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL Second Round 1,505 ESPN3 68–47 30–5 03/23/2016 7:00 pm yes Tulane Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL Third Round 1,641 ESPN3 73–61 31–5 03/28/2016 7:00 pm yes Hofstra Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL Quarterfinals 3,307 ESPN3 61–46 32–5 03/31/2016 8:00 pm yes Michigan Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL Semifinals 4,633 ESPN3 71–62 33–5 04/02/2016 3:00 pm yes yes South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD Championship Game 7,415 CBSSN 65–71 33–6 AP Poll Eastern Time Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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