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

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.

## 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.
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 11/08/2013* 6 p.m. | at FIU | W 75–55 | 1–0 | 25 – Knight | 9 – Hansen | 4 – Hansen | U.S. Century Bank Arena (506) Miami, FL |
| 11/12/2013* 7:05 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman | W 71–38 | 2–0 | 14 – Knight | 10 – Hansen | 2 – Tied | Alico Arena (1,828) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 11/20/2013* 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | Charlotte | W 78–73 | 3–0 | 19 – Haas | 7 – Tied | 4 – Knight | Alico Arena (1,673) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 11/23/2013* 8 p.m. | at Southern Miss | L 74-76 | 3–1 | 24 – Hansen | 6 – Tied | 4 – Cobb | Reed Green Coliseum (1,109) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/26/2013* 7:30 p.m. | vs. TCU Hardwood Tournament of Hope | L 47-68 | 3–2 | 21 – Knight | 7 – Hansen | 4 – Haas | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (100) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 11/27/2013* 5 p.m. | vs. Stanford Hardwood Tournament of Hope | L 59-83 | 3–3 | 15 – Atwater | 6 – Tied | 5 – Cobb | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 11/29/2013* 2:30 p.m. | vs. South Dakota State Hardwood Tournament of Hope | W 84–59 | 4–3 | 18 – Haas | 8 – Hansen | 6 – Cobb | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (100) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 12/04/2013* 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | South Florida | W 60–55 | 5–3 | 22 – Haas | 10 – Knight | 4 – Haas | Alico Arena (1,721) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 12/17/2013* 8 p.m. | at No. 12 LSU | L 46-69 | 5–4 | 15 – Hansen | 5 – Cobb | 3 – Haas | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,190) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/20/2013* 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | Saint Francis (PA) FGCU Hilton Garden Inn/ Homewood Suites Classic | W 75–68 | 6–4 | 17 – Tied | 12 – Tied | 5 – Cobb | Alico Arena (1,453) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 12/21/2013* 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | Virginia FGCU Hilton Garden Inn/ Homewood Suites Classic | L 56-85 | 6–5 | 13 – Atwater | 5 – Hansen | 7 – Hansen | Alico Arena (1,832) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 12/29/2013* 6:05 p.m., ESPN3 | St. Joseph | L 64-76 | 6–6 | 28 – Hansen | 5 – Tied | 3 – Haas | Alico Arena (1,946) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 01/04/2014 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | Stetson | W 72–56 | 7–6 (1–0) | 20 – Knight | 14 – Hansen | 5 – Dunson | Alico Arena (1,786) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 01/09/2014 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | East Tennessee State | W 73–58 | 8–6 (2–0) | 21 – Knight | 6 – Tied | 6 – Dunson | Alico Arena (1,877) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 01/11/2014 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | USC Upstate | W 72–45 | 9–6 (3–0) | 12 – Tied | 8 – Meador | 4 – Dunson | Alico Arena (1,630) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | W 69–55 | 10–6 (4–0) | 17 – Dunson | 7 – Hansen | 6 – Hansen | KSU Convocation Center (659) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/18/2014 3:00 p.m. | at Mercer | W 69–57 | 11–6 (5–0) | 18 – Knight | 7 – Atwater | 5 – Dunson | Hawkins Arena (784) Macon, GA |
| 01/23/2014 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | Jacksonville | W 56–49 | 12–6 (6–0) | 20 – Knight | 9 – Hansen | 3 – Tied | Alico Arena (1,814) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 01/25/2014 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | North Florida | W 54–34 | 13–6 (7–0) | 14 – Haas | 6 – Hansen | 4 – Dunson | Alico Arena (1,503) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Lipscomb | W 85–67 | 14–6 (8–0) | 18 – Hansen | 6 – Tied | 6 – Dunson | Allen Arena (235) Nashville, TN |
| 02/01/2014 7:00 p.m. | at Northern Kentucky | L 43-63 | 14–7 (8–1) | 19 – Knight | 6 – Dunson | 2 – Tied | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,211) Highland Heights, KY |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | W 70–45 | 15–7 (9–1) | 14 – Cobb | 9 – Hansen | 5 – Dunson | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (486) Johnson City, TN |
| 02/08/2014 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at USC Upstate | W 76–69 | 16–7 (10–1) | 26 – Hansen | 8 – Hansen | 8 – Dunson | G.B. Hodge Center (345) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/13/2014 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | Mercer | W 99–57 | 17–7 (11–1) | 23 – Dunson | 10 – Hansen | 6 – Atwater | Alico Arena (1,561) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 02/15/2014 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | Kennesaw State | W 76–42 | 18–7 (12–1) | 23 – Cobb | 8 – Knight | 7 – Dunson | Alico Arena (2,004) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 02/20/2014 5:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville | W 62–43 | 19–7 (13–1) | 17 – Haas | 10 – Hansen | 4 – Tied | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (589) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/22/2014 4:30 p.m. | at North Florida | W 80–54 | 20–7 (14–1) | 17 – Hansen | 5 – Tied | 5 – Dunson | UNF Arena (382) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/27/2014 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | Lipscomb | W 108–67 | 21–7 (15–1) | 16 – Atwater | 10 – Hansen | 9 – Dunson | Alico Arena (1,549) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 03/01/2014 7:05 p.m., ESPN3 | Northern Kentucky | W 67–53 | 22–7 (16–1) | 17 – Knight | 10 – Hansen | 7 – Dunson | Alico Arena (1,795) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 03/08/2014 1:00 p.m. | at Stetson | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 23–7 (17–1) | 16 – Haas | 10 – Knight | 4 – Dunson | Edmunds Center (649) DeLand, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Tournament ||||||||
| 03/11/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lipscomb Quarterfinals | W 92–53 | 24–7 | 18 – Hansen | 8 – Meador | 5 – Haas | Alico Arena (1,279) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 03/15/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Mercer Semifinals | W 64–47 | 25–7 | 22 – Cobb | 7 – Tied | 4 – Dunson | Alico Arena (1,684) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 03/16/2014 3:00 pm, CSS | Stetson Championship game | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 26–7 | 19 – Cobb | 11 – Atwater | 6 – Dunson | Alico Arena (1,821) Ft. Myers, FL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||||
| 03/22/2014* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | vs. Oklahoma State First round | L 60–61 $^{OT}$ | 26–8 | 16 – Cobb | 11 – Knight | 4 – Tied | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST. ||||||||