"I thought it was a little bit of an uneven performance," FGCU head coach Karl Smesko said. "We had some really good stretches. At the same time, we had some lapses and Saint Francis kept coming at us and would make some runs on us to make it a tight game in the fourth quarter. Fortunately, Chandler hit some big shots and Nas had some really good plays. And Ty's work on the boards was really a difference maker for us."
"I thought it was good overall team effort tonight," said Saint Francis interim head coach Susan Robinson-Fruchtl. "We put of things in this week that extended 2-3 zone with man principles, but I thought our team did a really good job with being active in it."
"FGCU is a really good team. They have a great history, a great legacy being in the NCAA Tournament and Karl (Smesko) does an awesome job with his players. They're very disciplined. They only take layups or threes. They stuck to their game plan and I give them credit, but I thought our biggest battle that we won was on the boards. It was the first time we out-rebounded a team."
"FGCU is a really good team. They have a great history, a great legacy being in the NCAA Tournament and Karl (Smesko) does an awesome job with his players. They're very disciplined. They only take layups or threes. They stuck to their game plan and I give them credit, but I thought our biggest battle that we won was on the boards. It was the first time we out-rebounded a team."
Saint Francis had just trimmed its deficit to five on a 3-pointer from senior Jess Kovatch with 6:16 left in the fourth when redshirt sophomore Ryan drew a charge on a play where the hosts could have cut it to a one possession game. In doing so, it ignited her offensively as the redshirt sophomore scored 12 points, while junior Nasrin Ulel added a pair of layups in a 16-2 run that put the game away.
"One thing I like about Chandler is even though she was missing early, it didn't faze her," Smesko said. "She knows if she's open, she should shoot it, and she did a good job with that tonight."
In addition to producing her second 20 plus point effort over the past three games, Ulel added six rebounds and three assists while finishing 8-for-22 from the field. She attempted 15 3-point field goals, which was one shy of matching the program's single-game record.
Redshirt junior Keri Jewett-Giles added 18 points, a game-high four steals, three assists and three rebounds.
Ryan finished with 15 points, all from 3-point range.
Junior Tytionia Adderly pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds while tying a career-high in assists (5) and scoring five points. With her 14 rebounds, Adderly now has 619 career rebounds and is 22 shy of passing Robyn Swain (640, 2002-04) for fourth all-time. For her five offensive boards, she now has 257 while her nine defensive rebounds put her at 362 and is 20 away from passing Taylor Grandijan (381, 2012-13, 14-18) for sixth all-time.
Redshirt senior Destiny Washington-Mabon tied her season-high with nine points while adding six rebounds and a game-high three blocks.
Redshirt sophomore Kerstie Phills made some key plays, as well, before finishing with seven points, three rebounds and two blocks. After previously making a single 3-pointer eight times in her career, she recorded a pair of long distance makes for the first time.
Redshirt senior Lisa Zderadicka, who was the seventh player to reach the scoring column, finished with a game-high six assists and three rebounds.
FGCU led by four through the opening quarter and stretched it to as many as 11 in the second quarter on a 3-pointer from Ulel with 2:47 left. The Eagles then opened the second half on a 12-0 run that featured five points from Jewett-Giles. Ulel converted a layup to conclude the run and give her team a 53-35 lead with 3:28 left in the quarter.
Saint Francis then went on a 13-4 run, but Ulel made a pair of free throws with 0.7 seconds left in the quarter to keep the advantage in double digits.
Phills had a big 3-pointer and a block early in the final quarter before Saint Francis trimmed it to five, setting up the final six minutes of action.
As a team, the Eagles assisted on 21 of 29 field goals and finished 18-for-52 from 3-point range. It was a season-high for made shots from long distance, and it was the 11th time in program history the team has recorded that many in a game. In fact, four of those have come since the start of the 2017-18 season, and they finished three attempts short of matching the team's single-game record in that category.
The Eagles also had nine turnovers in contrast to Saint Francis's 19.
Kovatch led the Red Flashes with 21 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double.
Sophomore Karson Swogger followed Kovatch with 12 points and three rebounds. Swogger had seven of the Red Flashes 19 turnovers.
Senior Courtney Zezza was one point shy of a double-double as she finished with nine points and 10 rebounds before fouling out of the game.
Up Next:
The Eagles will look to push its winning streak to five when they host Johnson and Wales (Fla.) on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. It represents the first of four games for the Eagles in Alico Arena over a seven-day stretch.
"One thing I like about Chandler is even though she was missing early, it didn't faze her," Smesko said. "She knows if she's open, she should shoot it, and she did a good job with that tonight."
In addition to producing her second 20 plus point effort over the past three games, Ulel added six rebounds and three assists while finishing 8-for-22 from the field. She attempted 15 3-point field goals, which was one shy of matching the program's single-game record.
Redshirt junior Keri Jewett-Giles added 18 points, a game-high four steals, three assists and three rebounds.
Ryan finished with 15 points, all from 3-point range.
Junior Tytionia Adderly pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds while tying a career-high in assists (5) and scoring five points. With her 14 rebounds, Adderly now has 619 career rebounds and is 22 shy of passing Robyn Swain (640, 2002-04) for fourth all-time. For her five offensive boards, she now has 257 while her nine defensive rebounds put her at 362 and is 20 away from passing Taylor Grandijan (381, 2012-13, 14-18) for sixth all-time.
Redshirt senior Destiny Washington-Mabon tied her season-high with nine points while adding six rebounds and a game-high three blocks.
Redshirt sophomore Kerstie Phills made some key plays, as well, before finishing with seven points, three rebounds and two blocks. After previously making a single 3-pointer eight times in her career, she recorded a pair of long distance makes for the first time.
Redshirt senior Lisa Zderadicka, who was the seventh player to reach the scoring column, finished with a game-high six assists and three rebounds.
FGCU led by four through the opening quarter and stretched it to as many as 11 in the second quarter on a 3-pointer from Ulel with 2:47 left. The Eagles then opened the second half on a 12-0 run that featured five points from Jewett-Giles. Ulel converted a layup to conclude the run and give her team a 53-35 lead with 3:28 left in the quarter.
Saint Francis then went on a 13-4 run, but Ulel made a pair of free throws with 0.7 seconds left in the quarter to keep the advantage in double digits.
Phills had a big 3-pointer and a block early in the final quarter before Saint Francis trimmed it to five, setting up the final six minutes of action.
As a team, the Eagles assisted on 21 of 29 field goals and finished 18-for-52 from 3-point range. It was a season-high for made shots from long distance, and it was the 11th time in program history the team has recorded that many in a game. In fact, four of those have come since the start of the 2017-18 season, and they finished three attempts short of matching the team's single-game record in that category.
The Eagles also had nine turnovers in contrast to Saint Francis's 19.
Kovatch led the Red Flashes with 21 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double.
Sophomore Karson Swogger followed Kovatch with 12 points and three rebounds. Swogger had seven of the Red Flashes 19 turnovers.
Senior Courtney Zezza was one point shy of a double-double as she finished with nine points and 10 rebounds before fouling out of the game.
Up Next:
The Eagles will look to push its winning streak to five when they host Johnson and Wales (Fla.) on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. It represents the first of four games for the Eagles in Alico Arena over a seven-day stretch.
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