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The FGCU womens basketball team following the loss to Jacksonville in the A-Sun Conference Championship. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

March sadness: FGCU women fall in final moments of A-Sun final

March 13, 2016

It was like deja vu. The FGCU women’s basketball team hoped to join the men in the NCAA tournament this year. With a  21-game win streak, its fourth perfect conference season and a double-digit lead...

Fans can show their school pride with the Facebook temporary profile photos for March Madness. EN Photo)

Share your FGCU pride with Facebook’s March Madness profile frames

March 12, 2016

Let all your friends and family know that the Eagles are going dancing with Facebook’s new customizable profile frames. Following FB’s creative and colorful filters for “Pray for Paris” and the...

FGCU senior Julian DeBose lifts the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship trophy during halftime of the womens semifinal game when the team was honored on Wednesday night. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

FGCU to host NCAA Selection Show watch party at Alico

March 12, 2016

The public is invited to the FGCU men's basketball team's Selection Show watch party when the Eagles' next opponent is revealed in the NCAA tournament. The Viewing Party will be held at 5 p.m. at Alico...

Karl Smesko watches during FGCUs first round game in the NCAA tournament against Oklahoma State. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

FGCU head coach Karl Smesko named Mid-Major Coach of the Year

March 11, 2016

As the FGCU women's basketball team makes its second-consecutive appearance in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship game, espnW named head coach Karl Smesko the Mid-Major Coach of the Year. Smesko,...

Whitney Knight dribbles down the court during Wednesday nights A-Sun semifinal game against Stetson. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

Whitney Knight just fine after injury scare in A-Sun semifinal

March 11, 2016

FGCU guard Whitney Knight practiced fully at Thursday's practice a day after struggling to finish the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship semifinal. FGCU's Assistant Director of Athletics Communication...

FGCU senior guard Kaneisha Atwater celebrates FGCUs 61-46 win over Stetson in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship Tournament semifinal game at Alico Arena. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

FGCU women’s hoops edges Stetson for spot in conference final

March 10, 2016

Eight FGCU seniors defended their collegiate careers in the closest conference battle the regular season champions have seen all yearFGCU took a 61-46 win Wednesday evening over Stetson to seal its spot...

FGCU going dancing for first time since 2013

March 7, 2016

In an instant classic, the FGCU men’s basketball team defeated Stetson in overtime, 80-78. This win marks the program’s second Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championship and will punch its ticket...

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Dunk City heads to NCAA tournament after defeating Stetson

March 7, 2016

FGCU has made it back to the Big Dance for the first time since its illustrious 2013 Dunk City run. The Eagles made history in a packed Alico Arena, where they hosted and won the final game of the Atlantic...

Back in The Dance

Back in The Dance

March 17, 2014

For the second time in the last three years, the Florida Gulf Coast University women’s basketball team beat the Stetson Hatters in the Atlantic Sun Conference final at Alico Arena, 72-70, and is advancing...

This is not the end of Dunk City

March 12, 2014

Poof. Just like that, the dream was over. The dream of making the NCAA tournament was crushed. Mercer was celebrating on the Alico Arena floor because they were going dancing. The Bears did what Florida...

De-throned: Dunk City eliminated from A-Sun by Mercer

De-throned: Dunk City eliminated from A-Sun by Mercer

March 9, 2014

The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team fell in the Atlantic Sun Conference title game to second-seeded Mercer University, 68-60, in front of a record crowd of 4,702 and a national crowd...

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