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FGCU Professor Wins 2024 Women in Business APEX Award

Joaquin Escalante, Staff Writer October 3, 2024

The 2024 Women in Business Apex Award is an annual event that recognizes and rewards women in business who have displayed excellent leadership, community involvement and career success in Southwest Florida.   This...

Come on Barbie, show kids a realistic body

February 4, 2016

After years of criticism aimed toward the iconic Barbie doll’s unrealistic size and image, Mattel has released a new line of dolls that represent women of different sizes and cultural backgrounds. These...

In a late shower, FGCU women’s basketball wins non-conference finale

January 3, 2016

Exactly a year ago, FGCU women’s basketball paid a visit to Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This year, to finish their 2015-16 nonconference play, the Eagles skipped the cold and hosted the University...

Women’s basketball takes down Auburn

Women’s basketball takes down Auburn

December 31, 2015

The Eagles took down the Auburn Tigers in a highly anticipated matchup at Alico Arena Wednesday night. The teams traded the lead four times and were each held scoreless for long periods of time in the...

Eagles to host Auburn

December 30, 2015

​Last year, the Eagles took a 72-69 loss to Auburn University on the Tigers' court. This year, the matchup will be hosted at the nest. ​In its most recent victory, FGCU stretched its bench to take...

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FGCU goes the extra mile for a victory over Quinnipiac

December 29, 2015

In its first overtime of the season, the FGCU women’s basketball team continued to build depth on the bench. A 71-70 victory over Quinnipiac gave the Eagles a third consecutive win, also adding its tenth...

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...

We like sports and we care who knows

September 30, 2015

A woman walks into a bar; her friends are not there, and she is not meeting a date. Her jersey is not pink or fitted, and there is no punch line to this anecdote. A woman walks into a bar because it’s...

FGCU women keep on winning

February 4, 2015

The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s basketball team has now won 15 consecutive games following last weekend’s victories over Lipscomb and Northern Kentucky University. They Eagles improved to...

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