FGCU WBB vs Webber Recap

Davion Wingate (23) and Anja Marinkovic (20) combined for 43 points to lead the FGCU women's basketball team (2-0) to a 99-48 win over Webber International on Thursday inside Alico Arena.

The victory pushed FGCU's record in home openers to 16-2 all-time, which includes wins in four straight. It's also the second consecutive season that the Eagles put up 99 points in their first home contest.

"I thought we got out to a slower start this game as opposed to the last one, but we managed to go on some runs," FGCU head coach Karl Smesko said of his team, who went on a 14-4 run in the first quarter and a 16-2 run midway through the second quarter. "Davion was explosive offensively, and Anja came in off the bench and knocked in a lot of shots. We were able to extend the lead late in the first half and a little more in the second half."

Wingate continued her torrid start to the season by finishing 10-for-14 from the field with three steals in 20 minutes of action. She has a team-high 37 points through two games.

Meanwhile, Marinkovic tallied her 20 points in just 12 minutes on 5-for-6 shooting from the field and a perfect 6-for-6 finish at the charity stripe. She was fouled on a 3-point attempt in the third quarter and made all three from the line, and then added a four-point play late in the fourth quarter.

The duo led a group of eight players to finish with at least six points for the Eagles, who had 10 players reach the scoring column overall. Tyra Cox and Ashli O'Neal each had nine points, while O'Neal added three assists.

Keri Jewett-Giles, who was the third and final player in double-figure scoring with 11, tied Tytionia Adderly for the team-high in assists with four, while adding a game-high four steals. Adderly led all player with seven rebounds.

Notes:
Adderly pushed her career rebound total up to 861, which is now just 27 shy of surpassing Sarah Hansen (887, 2010-14) for the program's career record.

Several players continued inching toward 1,000 points in their NCAA careers on Thursday - Nasrin Ulel with 950, Jewett-Giles with 937, Wingate with 915 and O'Neal with 872.

FGCU is now 4-0 all-time against Webber International. Thursday's tilt was the first time the two teams have met since Nov. 28, 2011.

The Eagles celebrated their 2018-19 A-SUN regular season and tournament championships, along with NCAA Tournament appearance, prior to the game with several banner drops.

Up Next:
With the win, FGCU will now prepare for a big home matchup against UCF next Tuesday. Just like the Eagles, the Knights also made the NCAA Tournament and knocked off the ACC's Pittsburgh 74-58 in their season opener.