2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles FGCU wordmark.png 175 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 26–8 17–1 Karl Smesko 12th Abby Scharlow Chelsea Dermyer Chelsea Lyles Alico Arena Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions NCAA Women's Tournament first round The 2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. FGCU was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Roster changes Departures Lerrin Cook, (now Lerrin Michel) a senior with the 2012–13 team, graduated. Brittany Kennedy, a senior with the 2012–13 team, graduated, and signed a professional contract with the Saarlouis Royals located in Saarlouis, Germany. Betsy Adams, who played one year at FGCU after four years at Valparaiso completed her remaining year of eligibility. She played three seasons for the Crusaders, then missed her senior year with an injury, and transferred to FGCU as a graduate student. Joyce Iamstrong, a senior with the 2012–13 team, graduated. Incoming players Kaneisha Atwater—sophomore transfer from Virginia Commonwealth Randa Payne—a walk-on freshman from Mansfield, Ohio Haley Laughter—a freshman from Asheville, North Carolina Morgan Blumer—a freshman from Milton, Wisconsin Status changes Taylor Gradinjan played limited minutes in 2012–13 due to an ACL tear, but re-injured the same knee in September and will miss this entire season. Kaneisha Atwater transferred to FGCU from Virginia Commonwealth; the NCAA initially denied the request for a waiver of the standard rule requiring transfers to sit out a year because she is moving institutions to be closer to her son but later approved the request after FGCU appealed the decision. Stephanie Haas played the 2012–13 as a walk-on, but earned a scholarship for the current season. Jessica Cattani is a freshman who tried out and made the team as a walk-on. Jenna Cobb joined the team a year ago as a transfer from Butler, but sat out the 2012–13 season per transfer rules. Roster w 2013 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles y #00287A #00885A #ba9e66 #ba9e66 w DyTiesha Dunson n 0 G 5 8 So Albany, Ga. Westover HS w Jessica Cattani n 1 G 5 7 Fr Muskego, Wisc Muskego High School W w Kaneisha Atwater n 2 G 5 7 So Fort Pierce, Fla. VCU/Fort Pierce Westwood HS w Katie Meador n 3 F 5 11 So Salem, Ill. Salem Community HS w Bethany Murrell n 4 F 5 10 So New Palestine, Ind. New Palestine HS w Sarah Hansen n 5 G 5 10 Sr y McKean, Pa. General McLane HS C w Amanda Moore n 11 G 5 10 So Seymour, Ind. Seymour HS w Stephanie Haas n 12 G 5 8 So Avon Lake, Ohio Magnificat HS w Anthi Chatzigiakoumi n 13 F 6 1 Jr Athens, Greece General Sr. HS of Kallithea w Whitney Knight y 14 G 6 3 So y Winston-Salem, N.C. R.J. Reynolds HS w Randa Payne n 15 G 5 9 Fr Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield St. Peters HS W w Haley Laughter n 20 F 5 11 Fr Asheville, N.C. Carolina Day School w Jaime Gluesing n 21 G 5 10 So Solon, Ohio Solon HS w Jenna Cobb n 22 G 5 7 Jr y New Holland, Ohio Miami Trace HS/Butler C w Morgan Blumer n 23 G 5 11 Fr Milton, Wisc. Milton HS w Taylor Gradinjan n 24 G 5 9 Fr y Cudahy, Wisc. Cudahy HS y Karl Smesko (Kent State '93) Abby Scharlow (Wisconsin-Green Bay '05)Chelsea Dermyer (FGCU '07) Chelsea Lyles (FGCU '10) http://www.fgcuathletics.com/wbasketball/roster/ 2013-08-17 Schedule All conference games not shown on ESPN3 will be shown on A-Sun.TV. The home game against Bethune-Cookman will also be shown on A-Sun.TV. no yes yes 11/08/2013 yes 6 p.m. yes no FIU U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL Knight 25 Hansen 9 Hansen 4 75–55 506 1–0 11/12/2013 yes 7:05 p.m. no Bethune-Cookman Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL Knight 14 Hansen 10 Tied 2 71–38 1,828 2–0 11/20/2013 yes 7:05 p.m. no Charlotte Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Haas 19 Tied 7 Knight 4 78–73 1,673 3–0 11/23/2013 yes 8 p.m. yes no Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS Hansen 24 Tied 6 Cobb 4 74-76 1,109 3–1 11/26/2013 yes 7:30 p.m. yes no TCU Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hardwood Tournament of Hope Knight 21 Hansen 7 Haas 4 47-68 100 3–2 11/27/2013 yes 5 p.m. yes no Stanford Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hardwood Tournament of Hope Atwater 15 Tied 6 Cobb 5 59-83   3–3 11/29/2013 yes 2:30 p.m. yes no South Dakota State Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hardwood Tournament of Hope Haas 18 Hansen 8 Cobb 6 84–59 100 4–3 12/04/2013 yes 7:05 p.m. no South Florida Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Haas 22 Knight 10 Haas 4 60–55 1,721 5–3 12/17/2013 yes 8 p.m. yes no 12 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA Hansen 15 Cobb 5 Haas 3 46-69 2,190 5–4 12/20/2013 yes 7:05 p.m. no Saint Francis (PA) Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL FGCU Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites Classic ESPN3 Tied 17 Tied 12 Cobb 5 75–68 1,453 6–4 12/21/2013 yes 7:05 p.m. no Virginia Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL FGCU Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites Classic ESPN3 Atwater 13 Hansen 5 Hansen 7 56-85 1,832 6–5 12/29/2013 yes 6:05 p.m. no St. Joseph Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Hansen 28 Tied 5 Haas 3 64-76 1,946 6–6 01/04/2014 7:05 p.m. no Stetson Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Knight 20 Hansen 14 Dunson 5 72–56 1,786 7–6 1–0 01/09/2014 7:05 p.m. no East Tennessee State Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Knight 21 Tied 6 Dunson 6 73–58 1,877 8–6 2–0 01/11/2014 7:05 p.m. no USC Upstate Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Tied 12 Meador 8 Dunson 4 72–45 1,630 9–6 3–0 01/16/2014 7:00 p.m. yes no Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA ESPN3 Dunson 17 Hansen 7 Hansen 6 69–55 659 10–6 4–0 01/18/2014 3:00 p.m. yes no Mercer Hawkins Arena Macon, GA Knight 18 Atwater 7 Dunson 5 69–57 784 11–6 5–0 01/23/2014 7:05 p.m. no Jacksonville Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Knight 20 Hansen 9 Tied 3 56–49 1,814 12–6 6–0 01/25/2014 7:05 p.m. no North Florida Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Haas 14 Hansen 6 Dunson 4 54–34 1,503 13–6 7–0 01/30/2014 7:00 p.m. yes no Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN ESPN3 Hansen 18 Tied 6 Dunson 6 85–67 235 14–6 8–0 02/01/2014 7:00 p.m. yes no Northern Kentucky The Bank of Kentucky Center Highland Heights, KY Knight 19 Dunson 6 Tied 2 43-63 1,211 14–7 8–1 02/06/2014 7:00 p.m. yes no East Tennessee State ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center Johnson City, TN Cobb 14 Hansen 9 Dunson 5 70–45 486 15–7 9–1 02/08/2014 2:00 p.m. yes no USC Upstate G.B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 Hansen 26 Hansen 8 Dunson 8 76–69 345 16–7 10–1 02/13/2014 7:05 p.m. no Mercer Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Dunson 23 Hansen 10 Atwater 6 99–57 1,561 17–7 11–1 02/15/2014 7:05 p.m. no Kennesaw State Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Cobb 23 Knight 8 Dunson 7 76–42 2,004 18–7 12–1 02/20/2014 5:00 p.m. yes no Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Haas 17 Hansen 10 Tied 4 62–43 589 19–7 13–1 02/22/2014 4:30 p.m. yes no North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Hansen 17 Tied 5 Dunson 5 80–54 382 20–7 14–1 02/27/2014 7:05 p.m. no Lipscomb Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Atwater 16 Hansen 10 Dunson 9 108–67 1,549 21–7 15–1 03/01/2014 7:05 p.m. no Northern Kentucky Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL ESPN3 Knight 17 Hansen 10 Dunson 7 67–53 1,795 22–7 16–1 03/08/2014 1:00 p.m. yes no Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL Haas 16 Knight 10 Dunson 4 74–73 OT 649 23–7 17–1 |- ! colspan=11 style="background:#Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 1; color:white;"|Atlantic Sun Tournament 03/11/2014 7:00 pm no Lipscomb Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL Quarterfinals ESPN3 Hansen 18 Meador 8 Haas 5 92–53 1,279 24–7 03/15/2014 1:00 pm no Mercer Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL Semifinals ESPN3 Cobb 22 Tied 7 Dunson 4 64–47 1,684 25–7 03/16/2014 3:00 pm no Stetson Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL Championship game CSS Cobb 19 Atwater 11 Dunson 6 72–70 OT 1,821 26–7 |- ! colspan=11 style="background:#Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 1; color:white;"|NCAA tournament 03/22/2014 yes 11:00 am yes no Oklahoma State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana First round ESPN2 Cobb 16 Knight 11 Tied 4 60–61 OT   26–8 EST References September 9, 2013 Women's basketball: Ex-FGCU guard Brittany Kennedy signs with German team http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/sep/09/womens-basketball-ex-fgcu-guard-brittany-kennedy/ Naplesnews.com 6 Oct 2013 September 9, 2013 Florida Gulf Coast University Graduates May 2013 http://hurricane2012.com/news/2013/may/01/florida-gulf-coast-university-graduates-may-2013/ 6 Oct 2013 Betsy Adams http://www.fgcuathletics.com/wbasketball/roster/2012-13/2669/betsy-adams/ FGCU 7 Oct 2013 https://archive.today/20131008013638/http://www.fgcuathletics.com/wbasketball/roster/2012-13/2669/betsy-adams/ 2013-10-08 dead Braun Mike FGCU summer graduates get their day Aug 5, 2013 http://www.news-press.com/article/20130805/SS12/308050026/FGCU-summer-graduates-get-their-day News-Press.com Gannett 6 Oct 2013 June 22, 2013 Women's basketball: FGCU signs guard Randa Payne http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/jun/22/womens-basketball-fgcu-signs-guard-randa-payne/ NaplesNews.com 8 Nov 2013 Soffian Seth FGCU women's basketball holds first practice Sep 30, 2013 http://www.news-press.com/article/20130930/SPORTS/130930035/FGCU-women-s-basketball-holds-first-practice- News-press.com A Gannett Company 6 Oct 2013 Soffian Seth FGCU's Atwater wins eligibility appeal to play this season Nov 1, 2013 http://www.news-press.com/article/20131101/FGCU/131101032/FGCU-s-Atwater-wins-eligibility-appeal-play-season Nov 4, 2013 A Gannett Company Florida Gulf Coast Category:Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball seasons Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball Florida Gulf Coast