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| Courtesy of Linwood Ferguson |
Today the A-Sun released the women's basketball preseason polls and awards. Representing FGCU on the preseason First Team All Atlantic Sun is senior guard Sarah Hansen, a unanimous choice, and redshirt sophomore guard Whitney Knight. Hansen, a McKean, Pa. product, was also chosen as the preseason A-Sun Player of the Year (in addition to being fan voted as POY). Also, the fans voted the Eagles' DyTiesha Dunson as the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year.
FGCU, in both the coaches and media polls, landed at the top of the A-Sun. In the Coaches Poll, the Eagles had 97 points with 7 total first place votes. With 327 points and 30 place votes, they also topped the Media Poll.
Full polls:
Preseason Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
1. FGCU (7) 97
2. Stetson (2) 86
3. Mercer (1) 83
4. Northern Kentucky 66
T-5. ETSU 49
T-5. North Florida 49
7. Jacksonville 43
8. USC Upstate 41
9. Lipscomb 22
10. Kennesaw State 14
Preseason Women’s Basketball Media Poll
1. FGCU (30) 327
2. Stetson (2) 285
3. Mercer (1) 244
4. Northern Kentucky 183
5. USC Upstate 163
6. North Florida 158
7. ETSU 151
8. Jacksonville 132
9. Kennesaw State 89
10. Lipscomb 83
In other FGCU WBB news, the NCAA denied a wavier, in order to play immediately, for VCU transfer Kaneisha Atwater. Atwater, a Ft. Pierce native, averaged 6.2 ppg in 30 games for the Rams last season. Per Seth Soffian & News-Press, she wanted to be closer to her one year old son Andarios.
In the same News-Press article, FGCU women's basketball Karl Smesko coach had this to say.
"In my opinion, Kaneisha’s case is exactly why you need to have exceptions to rules. That’s why the NCAA has these waiver opportunities in place. It seems pretty simple when you look at the facts: a young mother transfers solely for the purpose of being more involved with the raising of her son."
FGCU is planning on appealing the NCAA's denial.
FGCU is planning on appealing the NCAA's denial.
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