Sophomore Sarah Hansen (McKean, Pa./General McLane HS) finished with game-highs in points (16) and rebounds (9), as the FGCU women’s basketball team used a balanced attack to defeat the Bears of Mercer, 92-55, at Alico Arena on Thursday night. Every player that saw the floor for the Green and Blue scored at least two points in the win.

The FGCU men's tennis team will open the 2012 dual match season at home by hosting SMU on Friday and FAMU on Saturday at the FGCU Tennis Complex, both starting at 1 p.m.

The Eagles, who are off to the best A-Sun start in program history (9-0), will look to stay undefeated in conference play when they play host to the Bears of Mercer n on Jan. 26 at Alico Arena. Tip off at 'The Nest' is set for 7:05 p.m. ET.

The FGCU softball team was selected third in the Atlantic Sun Conference preseason coaches’ poll, the league announced Wednesday. Jacksonville earned top billing, edging out Lipscomb and the Eagles.

Midway through their first season as head coaches, Stetson’s Casey Alexander, FGCU’s Andy Enfield and Kennesaw State’s Lewis Preston already have their own unique story to tell.

Behind another torrid shooting night from the field that included a season-high 13 three-pointers, the FGCU men's basketball team defeated visiting Longwood in convincing fashion, 101-58, in a non-conference contest Tuesday night at Alico Arena. The win is the fourth in five games for the Eagles, who even their record at 10-10 on the season, equaling their win total from all of last year. The 100-point outing is FGCU’s second since joining Division I in 2007-08, while it also set a record for its largest win in D-1 history.

Senior Courtney Chihil (Tipp City, Ohio/Alter HS) has been named to CollegeSports360's Primetime Performer Honor Roll. Chihil earned the honor after leading the Green and Blue to a 59-55 win over A-Sun rival Stetson last week (Jan. 21).

The Florida Gulf Coast women's basketball team earned the No. 3 spot, for the second consecutive week, in this week’s version of the CollegeInsider.com Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 poll that was released on Tuesday evening (Jan. 24).