Women's Basketball Cruises to 68-50 Win Over Eckerd in Exhibition Action

Baseball	FGCU	13	7 inn.
May 8	Florida A&M (Game 1)	3

Baseball	FGCU	13	7 inn.
May 8	Florida A&M (Game 2)	4

Softball	FGCU	6	Nashville, Tenn.
May 8	No. 6 Stetson	14

Softball	FGCU	6	Nashville, Tenn.
May 9	No. 5 Kennesaw State	4

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May 10	No. 1 North Florida	2

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M Golf	NCAA Tallahassee Regional - RD1		Tallahassee, Fla.
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M Golf	NCAA Tallahassee Regional - RD2		Tallahassee, Fla.
May 17, 10:20 a.m.

Baseball	Stetson	6	Swanson Stadium
May 17, 10:20 a.m.	FGCU	9

M Golf	NCAA Tallahassee Regional - Final RD		Tallahassee, Fla.
May 18, 9:40 a.m.

Baseball	Stetson		Swanson Stadium
May 18, 1:00 p.m.	FGCU

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May 24, 1:00 p.m.	Day Three

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Women's Basketball Cruises to 68-50 Win Over Eckerd in Exhibition Action

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11/5/2011 | Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena) | Attendance: 567

	1st	2nd	Final
Eckerd College	23	27	50
Florida Gulf Coast	24	44	68

Stats at a Glance	ECW	FGCU
FG Percentage	.408 (20-49)	.434 (23-53)
3P FG Percentage	.167 (3-18)	.385 (10-26)
FT Percentage	.583 (7-12)	.800 (12-15)
Offensive Rebounds	10	8
Defensive Rebounds	24	23
Total Rebounds	34	31
Turnovers	18	13
Steals	5	7
Bench Points	12	16

Statistical Leaders	ECW	FGCU
Points	Taylor Bestry - 12	CHIHIL - 14
Rebounds	Kati Rausberg - 8	JACKSON - 6
Assists	Amy Buccilla - 4	JACKSON - 7
Steals	Linsey Niles - 1 Taylor Bestry - 1 Kayla Bowlin - 1 Taylor Young - 1 Krystal Charles - 1	HANSEN - 4
Blocks	Emilie Hesseldal - 2	JACKSON - 2

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Four Eagles scored in double figures as the FGCU women's basketball team drained 10 three-pointers in a 68-50 win over Eckerd College on Saturday morning at Alico Arena.

Senior Courtney Chihil (Tipp City, Ohio/Alter HS) finished with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-of-5 from behind the arch. Chihil also added three rebounds and a pair of assists in a win. Senior Sarah Whitfield (Eugene, Ore./South Eugene HS/Lane CC) recorded 12 points and four rebounds. Freshman Whitney Knight (Winston-Salem, N.C./R.J. Reynolds HS) and redshirt-sophomore Sarah Hansen (McKean, Pa.General McLane HS) each chipped in with 10 points. Senior Nicoya Jackson (Houston, Texas/Cypress Springs HS/Southwestern Christian) filled the stat sheet with seven points, seven assists and six rebounds. Senior Kelsey Jacobson (Barnesville, Minn./Moorhead HS) drained 3-of-8 shots from long range to finish with nine points.

Taylor Bestry led the Tritons with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting. Kati Rausberg added six points and pulled down a game-high eight rebounds, while Krystal Charles contributed eight points on 4-of-5 shooting.

The Eagles, who led the nation in three-pointers made per game (10.9) last season, knocked down 10 three-point field goals, including seven in the second half, to pull away in the final 20 minutes after holding just a one-point edge at halftime (24-23).

FGCU will open the regular season with a trip to Seton Hall on Friday, Nov. 11. Led by second-year head coach Anne Donovan, the Pirates are coming off an 8-22 season, where they finished 1-15 in BIG EAST play. The Eagles defeated Seton Hall, 64-57, in the 2010-11 season opener for both squads on Nov. 12, 2010.