{"id":19699,"date":"2013-03-08T15:51:25","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T20:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=19699"},"modified":"2013-03-08T16:00:28","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T21:00:28","slug":"fgcus-offense-powers-them-to-asunwbb-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2013\/03\/fgcus-offense-powers-them-to-asunwbb-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"FGCU&#8217;s Offense Powers Them to #ASunWBB Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/fgcus-offense-powers-them-to-asunwbb-finale\/azul-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19700\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19700\" title=\"azul 1\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/azul-1-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/azul-1-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/azul-1.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>FGCU (27-5; 18-0) put on a dominating performance in the 2013 General Shale<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19703\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/fgcus-offense-powers-them-to-asunwbb-finale\/fgcu1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19703\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-19703\" title=\"fgcu1\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fgcu1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Semifinal game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Atlantic Sun Championship Semifinal to defeat fifth-seeded North Florida 73-44 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Led by a record setting performance by senior guard Joyce Iamstrong, the Eagles extended the nation&#8217;s fourth-best winning streak to 21 and collected their 41st consecutive win over a conference opponent, which is second in the nation behind Baylor (46).<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Iamstrong went a perfect 9-for-9 from the field to tie an A-Sun Championship record for field goal percentage. Iamstrong marked the second most attempts for the record only behind Georgia Southern&#8217;s Phylette Blake who went 10-for-10 vs. Florida A&amp;M in 1988. The senior, Iamstrong scored 19 of the Eagles&#8217; 27 first-half points after having a career-high 23 point night in the quarterfinal vs. Kennesaw State.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles hit 12 three-pointers in the game to set a new A-Sun Championship record that they had previously set in 2011&#8217;s semifinal and finals against Kennesaw State and Stetson. Iamstrong and teammate Jaime Gluesing combined for seven from behind the arc.<\/p>\n<p>FGCU&#8217;s Brittany Kennedy, the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year, pulled down a team-high seven rebounds while adding a game-high eight assists.<\/p>\n<p>A-Sun Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Sarah Hansen collected seven points, five rebounds and three steals for the Eagles. Hansen is only one point away from tying as the Eagles all-time point scorer with 1,415 points.<\/p>\n<p>The Ospreys&#8217; Ki Conner collected a team-high 11 points, while teammate Jadhken Kerr contributed ten rebounds to end UNF&#8217;s season with a 12-19 record. The Eagles improve to 27-5 on the season and have not recorded a loss since December 22nd to UCF.<\/p>\n<p>FGCU, No. 11 in the CollegeInsider.com Women&#8217;s Mid-Major Poll, will go on to play in its second consecutive A-Sun Championship final in just their second year of post-season eligibility, where they will face the winner of the second semifinal between No. 2 Stetson and No. 3 Mercer. The Atlantic Sun Championship is scheduled for Saturday at 5:30 PM and can be seen on CSS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FGCU (27-5; 18-0) put on a dominating performance in the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Championship Semifinal to defeat fifth-seeded North Florida 73-44 on Friday. 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