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2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

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2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
ASUN regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceASUN
Record29–5 (16–0 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chelsea Lyles
  • Shannon Murphy
  • Camryn Brown
Home arenaAlico Arena
Seasons
2023–24 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 16 0   1.000 29 5   .853
Stetson 12 4   .750 17 15   .531
Central Arkansas 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Lipscomb 10 6   .625 17 13   .567
Eastern Kentucky 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
North Alabama 8 8   .500 12 18   .400
Austin Peay 8 8   .500 17 16   .515
Kennesaw State 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Jacksonville 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
Bellarmine* 5 11   .313 10 19   .345
North Florida 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Queens* 1 15   .063 7 22   .241
*Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 ASUN tournament winner

The 2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 22nd-year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Roster

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2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Casey Santoro 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Bellevue HS
Kent State
Bellevue, OH
G 1 Emani Jefferson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Northport HS
Wright State
Memphis
Miami, FL
G 2 Sofia Persson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Lulea Gymnasieskola
Odessa
San Francisco
Eckerd
Arvika, Sweden
G 3 Cerina Rolle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Eustis HS Eustis, FL
G 4 Dolly Cairns 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Saratoga Springs HS
Rhode Island
Saratoga Springs, NY
G 5 Ajulu Thatha 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Decatur Central HS
SIU Edwardsville
Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Jordan Campbell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So IMG Academy Purcellville, VA
G/F 11 Maddie Antenucci 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Indian Hill Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Alyssa Jimenez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Horizon HS
Nevada
Thornton, CO
F 14 Shekinah Guthrie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Centennial
Palm Beach Atlantic
Atlanta, GA
G 20 Maca Retamales 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Liceo San Pedro Poveda HS
Florida SouthWestern State
Santiago, Chile
G 21 Kierra Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Brookwood Vancouver, WA
G 22 Brylee Bartram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Seffner
Vanderbilt
Tampa, FL
G 23 Ashley Baez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Hyde School
Chipola College
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F 24 Uju Ezeudu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Reynoldsburg
Denver
Reynoldsburg, OH
G 32 Emani Theodule 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr American Heritage HS
Warner
Miramar, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Brown W 80–58  1–0
Pizzitola Sports Center (648)
Providence, RI
November 10, 2023*
10:00 p.m.
at No. 21 USC L 51–67  1–1
Galen Center (4,712)
Los Angeles, CA
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU W 81–48  2–1
Alico Arena (1,503)
Fort Myers, FL
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kentucky W 59–48  3–1
Alico Arena (1,863)
Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Delaware
Gulf Coast Showcase first round
W 83–68  4–1
Hertz Arena (1,034)
Estero, FL
November 25, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 5 Iowa
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 62–100  4–2
Hertz Arena (4,257)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 18 North Carolina
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd-place game
W 65–64  5–2
Hertz Arena (2,120)
Estero, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ave Maria W 108–31  6–2
Alico Arena (1,349)
Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion L 42–55  6–3
Chartway Arena (1,759)
Norfolk, VA
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gardner–Webb W 102–53  7–3
Alico Arena (1,251)
Fort Myers, FL
December 10, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Duke L 63–82  7–4
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,573)
Durham, NC
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drexel
Homewood Suites Classic
W 61–35  8–4
Alico Arena (1,416)
Fort Myers, FL
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Miss
Homewood Suites Classic
W 78–62  9–4
Alico Arena (1,319)
Fort Myers, FL
December 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Webber International W 106–42  10–4
Alico Arena (1,443)
Fort Myers, FL
ASUN Regular Season
January 4, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 69–47  11–4
(1–0)
Swisher Gymnasium (75)
Jacksonville, FL
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Florida W 70–38  12–4
(2–0)
UNF Arena (346)
Jacksonville, FL
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stetson W 66–51  13–4
(3–0)
Edmunds Center (252)
DeLand, FL
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Queens W 82–57  14–4
(4–0)
Alico Arena (1,708)
Fort Myers, FL
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 93–56  15–4
(5–0)
Alico Arena (1,734)
Fort Myers, FL
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lipscomb W 75–54  16–4
(6–0)
Allen Arena (521)
Nashville, TN
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay W 65–54  17–4
(7–0)
F&M Bank Arena (2,061)
Clarksville, TN
January 31, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Bellarmine W 72–55  18–4
(8–0)
Freedom Hall (362)
Louisville, KY
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky W 82–69  19–4
(9–0)
Alico Arena (1,804)
Fort Myers, FL
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 65–43  20–4
(10–4)
Alico Arena (1,602)
Fort Myers, FL
February 10, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Alabama W 84–42  21–4
(11–0)
Alico Arena (1,821)
Fort Myers, FL
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 77–42  22–4
(12–0)
KSU Convocation Center (739)
Kennesaw, GA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Queens W 86–60  23–4
(13–0)
Curry Arena (125)
Charlotte, NC
February 24, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stetson W 68–52  24–4
(14–0)
Alico Arena (1,984)
Fort Myers, FL
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Florida W 75–33  25–4
(15–0)
Alico Arena (1,830)
Fort Myers, FL
March 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville W 80–55  26–4
(16–0)
Alico Arena (1,814)
Fort Myers, FL
ASUN women's tournament
March 9, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) (9) Jacksonville
Quarterfinals
W 76–69  27–4
Alico Arena (1,261)
Fort Myers, FL
March 12, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) (7) Austin Peay
Semifinals
W 74–52  28–4
Alico Arena (1,487)
Fort Myers, FL
March 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) (3) Central Arkansas
Championship
W 76–47  29–4
Alico Arena (2,259)
Fort Myers, FL
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPNews
(12 A1) vs. (5 A1) No. 18 Oklahoma
First round
L 70–73  29–5
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,753)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A1=Albany 1.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[1]

Rankings

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2023.