| Game 23 |
at FGCU (19-4, 10-0 ASUN; 31-5, 13-1 ASUN in 2017-18) |
| Date | Time |
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | 7pm |
| Location | Arena |
Fort Myers, FL | Alico Arena |
| Live Video |
ESPN+ | Tom James (PBP); J. Webb Horton (Analyst) |
| Live Stats |
In-game statistics (free) |
| All-time series |
FGCU leads 10-0 |
| Game Notes |
NJIT Notes (PDF) | FGCU Notes (PDF) |
NEWARK, NJ—NJIT (5-17, 2-7 ASUN) will visit undefeated FGCU (19-4, 10-0 ASUN) on Tuesday at 7pm inside Alico Arena.
NJIT is coming off a 70-47 loss at Kennesaw State on February 9. Graduate student
Tatianna Torres led the Highlanders with 15 points and eight rebounds while junior forward
Danielle Tunstall added 13 points.
The Highlanders are led by graduate student
Kelly Guarino's 13.4ppg followed by Tunstall at 11.1ppg.
Guarino's 61 three-pointers and 84.7 percent from the free throw line rank first in the ASUN.
Tunstall's 7.9rpg ranks in the top five in the ASUN.
Watch Game Live on ESPN+
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
A simple way to find ESPN+ is on NJIT's official athletics website, www.njithighlanders.com. Near the middle of the home page under the headlines section, an upcoming events calendar lists scheduled NJIT contests. After finding the event, click the camera icon to the left of the event listing. That brings you to an ESPN+ portal where you can access the desired program.
All-Time Series
FGCU leads the all-time series, 10-0.
The first time the two teams met dates back to March 6, 2008 in Edinburg, Texas at the Division I Independent Tournament. The Eagles won 75-63.
Scouting the Eagles of FGCU
Lisa Zderadicka corralled the game-clinching steal as time expired to give the FGCU (19-4, 10-0 ASUN) a 65-64 win over Liberty on the road in the Vines Center Saturday afternoon.
Zderadicka starred for the Eagles with 15 points, a game-high eight steals, four rebounds and four assists. Her steal total is the most for an opponent in Vines Center history, and it ties Brittany Kennedy's (Jan. 4, 2012 vs Lipscomb) program record for the most in a conference game.
The 10 straight wins represents the 15th double-digit winning streak in program history, as well as just the eighth encompassing only regular season games.
FGCU ranks 12th nationally in scoring margin, 13th in turnover margin, 22nd in assist/turnover ratio, 21st in scoring offense, 23rd in win-loss percentage and 25th in assists.
The Eagles have held opponents to single-digit quarters 13 times in conference play.
FGCU is 180-16 all-time in regular season conference games and 19-2 in the postseason tournament since becoming eligible in 2011-12, which has led to 13 combined titles.
At home, the Eagles own a dominant 96-2 (.980) record in the regular season against the ASUN and are 117-4 (.967) against conference teams overall since 2011-12. Furthermore, they're 114-10 (.919) against current ASUN teams all-time and have won 87 of the past 88 conference home games dating back to Jan. 10, 2009.
Nasrin Ulel has scored 155 points in 10 ASUN games so far - 24 more than her total from all of last year over 14 games. Ulel ranks third in the ASUN in points per game (15.4).
Junior forward Tytionia Adderly ranks third in the league in rebounds per game (8.3).
Guard Chandler Ryan tops the ASUN in three-point field goal percentage (44.2) and ranks sixth in three-point field goals made (50).
Next Up
NJIT will return home for two straight -- first welcoming North Florida on February 16 at 1pm in NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. As part of the doubleheader, the NJIT men will face off against the Ospreys at 4pm.
