2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
ASUN regular season and Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	ASUN
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	33–4 (17–1 ASUN)
Head coach	Karl Smesko (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Chelsea Lyles Shannon Murphy Camryn Brown
Home arena	Alico Arena

2022–23 ASUN women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Florida Gulf Coast†	17	–	1		.944			33	–	4		.892
Liberty	16	–	2		.889			24	–	9		.727
Lipscomb	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Austin Peay	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
Eastern Kentucky	11	–	7		.611			18	–	14		.563
Kennesaw State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	16		.484
North Alabama	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Jacksonville State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
Stetson	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Jacksonville	6	–	12		.333			12	–	17		.414
North Florida	5	–	13		.278			8	–	20		.286
Bellarmine*	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Central Arkansas	3	–	15		.167			8	–	21		.276
Queens*	3	–	15		.167			8	–	21		.276
† 2023 ASUN Tournament winner As of March 20, 2023

The 2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by twenty-first year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Roster

2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kaela Webb 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Detroit Country Day Providence Pontiac, MI G 1 Alyza Winston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Muskegon Mississippi State Muskegon, MI G 2 Sophia Stiles 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Malta HS Montana Malta, MT G 3 Cerina Rolle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Eustis HS Eustis, FL G 4 Tishara Morehouse 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Rufus King Western Nebraska Milwaukee, WI G 10 Jordan Campbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr IMG Academy Purcelleville, VA G/F 11 Maddie Antenucci 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Indian Hill Cincinnati, OH F 14 Shekinah Guthrie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Centennial Palm Beach Atlantic Atlanta, GA G 20 Sha Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Wylie E. Groves Walsh Southfield, MI G 21 Kierra Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Brookwood Vancouver, WA G 22 Brylee Bartram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Seffner Vanderbilt Tampa, FL G 24 Seneca Jackley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So St. Mary's Colorado Springs, CO G 32 Emma List 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Discovery Canyon Albany Colorado Springs, CO G 34 Milan Schimmel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Nixyaawii Community School Cincinnati Mission, OR F 42 Uju Ezeudu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Reynoldsburg Denver Reynoldsburg, OH	Head coach Karl Smesko (Kent State) Assistant coach(es) Chelsea Lyles (Florida Gulf Coast) Shannon Murphy (Florida Gulf Coast) Camryn Brown (High Point) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Source

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	W 81–62	1–0	Alico Arena (2,757) Fort Myers, FL
November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	W 92–63	2–0	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (431) Miami, FL
November 18, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii Bank of Hawai'i Classic	W 65–45	3–0	Stan Sheriff Center (1,239) Honolulu, HI
November 20, 2022* 4:30 p.m.		vs. San Diego Bank of Hawai'i Classic	W 68–60	4–0	Stan Sheriff Center (105) Honolulu, HI
November 25, 2022* 5:00 p.m.		vs. No. 2 Stanford Rainbow Wahine Showdown	L 69–93	4–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
November 26, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 63–50	5–1	Stan Sheriff Center (1,340) Honolulu, HI
November 27, 2022* 5:30 p.m.		vs. Grambling State Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 73–67	6–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 4, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ave Maria	W 88–35	7–1	Alico Arena (1,207) Fort Myers, FL
December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Palm Beach Atlantic	W 93–36	8–1	Alico Arena (1,215) Fort Myers, FL
December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duke	L 48–71	8–2	Alico Arena (2,183) Fort Myers, FL
December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., SECN+		at Kentucky	W 69–63	9–2	Memorial Coliseum (3,267) Lexington, KY
December 21, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mercer	W 91–81	10–2	Hawkins Arena (672) Macon, GA
December 28, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown	W 89–75	11–2	Alico Arena (1,404) Fort Myers, FL
December 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercer	W 64–57	12–2	Alico Arena (1,252) Fort Myers, FL
ASUN Regular Season
January 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	W 70–53	13–2 (1–0)	Alico Arena (1,509) Fort Myers, FL
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 77–51	14–2 (2–0)	Alico Arena (1,497) Fort Myers, FL
January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 86–58	15–2 (3–0)	Flowers Hall (504) Florence, AL
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	W 74–51	16–2 (4–0)	Alico Arena (1,463) Fort Myers, FL
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 86–31	17–2 (5–0)	Alico Arena (1,405) Fort Myers, FL
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Queens	W 95–56	18–2 (6–0)	Curry Arena (132) Charlotte, NC
January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty	L 78–88 OT	18–3 (6–1)	Liberty Arena (1,242) Lynchburg, VA
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 84–61	19–3 (7–1)	Alico Arena (1,629) Fort Myers, FL
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 86–44	20–3 (8–1)	Alico Arena (1,703) Fort Myers, FL
February 2, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 77–31	21–3 (9–1)	Swisher Gymnasium (100) Jacksonville, FL
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Florida	W 106–51	22–3 (10–1)	UNF Arena (449) Jacksonville, FL
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	W 100–58	23–3 (11–1)	Alico Arena (1,806) Fort Myers, FL
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	W 67–57	24–3 (12–1)	Edmunds Center (155) DeLand, FL
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 78–61	25–3 (13–1)	Alico Arena (1,819) Fort Myers, FL
February 18, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		Austin Peay	W 55–42	26–3 (14–1)	Alico Arena (2,201) Fort Myers, FL
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 82–56	27–3 (15–1)	KSU Convocation Center (471) Kennesaw, GA
February 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	W 76–46	28–3 (16–1)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (745) Jacksonville, AL
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 101–59	29–3 (17–1)	Allen Arena (508) Nashville, TN
ASUN Women's Tournament
March 5, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(9) Stetson Quarterfinals	W 66–48	30–3	Alico Arena (1,350) Fort Myers, FL
March 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(4) Austin Peay Semifinals	W 51–34	31–3	Alico Arena (1,820) Fort Myers, FL
March 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	(2) Liberty Championship Game	W 84–60	32–3	Alico Arena (2,694) Fort Myers, FL
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU	(12 G2)	vs. (5 G2) No. 23 Washington State First Round	W 74–63	33–3	Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
March 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	(12 G2)	at (4 G2) No. 10т Villanova Second Round	L 57–76	33–4	Finneran Pavilion (4,361) Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV*	25^	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25т	24	24	23	22	24

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

See also

• 2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team