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Kaniesha Atwater leaps for a layup during a recent home game. (Photo: Linwood Ferguson)

Atwater scores 25 for FGCU in close game with No. 9 Mississippi State

December 19, 2015

Despite a powerful second half, the FGCU women’s basketball team was unable to earn a win against the No. 9-ranked Mississippi State in the 2015 Puerto Rican Classic on Saturday afternoon. FGCU fell...

Georgia transfer Sydnei McCaskill reaches up for a layup during her Alico debut Tuesday night against St. Thomas. (Photo: Linwood Fergusen)

McCaskill makes Alico debut, Laughter earns career-high 25 points for FGCU

December 15, 2015

Haley Laughter gave the performance of her career in front of a home crowd in Tuesday night’s 86-33 win over St. Thomas University. The redshirt sophomore, who has been making an important impact this...

FGCU clinches win over UMass with Tuckers dramatic last minute and-one

FGCU clinches win over UMass with Tucker’s dramatic last minute and-one

December 13, 2015

With 10 seconds left in the game and the FGCU men’s basketball team down 76-74 against UMass, FGCU freshman Rayjon Tucker wouldn’t let the Minutemen come away with a win in Alico Arena. FGCU ended...

Whitney Knight makes triumphant return to FGCU court

December 13, 2015

Whitney Knight returned to action after missing the first eight games of the season due to a foot injury. Her presence was felt by the Eagles with her double-double, propelling FGCU to a 50-41 victory...

Golden State tearing apart the competition and the record books

December 9, 2015

It seems like every night the defending NBA champion the Golden State Warriors are making history. With the best start in the history of the NBA, the Warriors are 23-0. After defeating the Pacers last...

Atwater named A-Sun Women’s Basketball Player of the Week

December 8, 2015

With FGCU star forward Whitney Knight out, Kaniesha Atwater, to no one’s surprise, stepped up to the occasion. While her leadership was to be expected, her career topping play has been more than expected...

Photo by Linwood Ferguson

FGCU adds win over Harvard to the season

December 7, 2015

The FGCU women’s basketball team took a 74­65 win over Harvard at Alico Arena, Dec. 5. This is the Eagles’ first win at home during the 2015­16 season, improving their overall season record to 5­3. With...

Eagles fall short to Aggies

December 3, 2015

FGCU faced the 18th ranked team in the Nation and lost by 10. The Eagles seemed to never fade away completely, even when the game threatened to get ugly time and time again.  Just when fans thought the...

1000 points!

Single mother and star point guard Kaneisha Atwater scores 1,000th point

December 2, 2015

Everyone has a different story about what his or her life was like at 18 years old. For Kaneisha Atwater, her story continues to follow her. Last week, in a Monday evening away game against FIU, single...

FGCU Dunk City freshmen class not what was expected

FGCU Dunk City freshmen class not what was expected

December 2, 2015

When Dunk City fans caught wind of FGCU’s freshman Rayjon Tucker, the “USA Today” No. 1 sleeper and highest recruit the university has ever gotten, the excitement was unreal. People talked about...

Men’s basketball takes a landslide win over Ave Maria

Men’s basketball takes a landslide win over Ave Maria

November 29, 2015

Last year, FGCU had a difficult time against local opponent Ave Maria. The overlooked school down the road had given the team a difficult game, something Southwest Florida was not expecting. This year,...

Redshirt Freshman guard Zach Johnson drives around opponent from Bowling Green in Sunday evenings final game of the Hilton FGCU Classic. EN Photo/ Matt Shipley

FGCU loses final game of the Hilton Garden Inn Classic

November 24, 2015

After defeating the North Dakota Fighting Hawks 73-60 in its second game of the Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Classic, the FGCU men’s basketball team faced off against the Bowling Green Falcons. In their final...

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