JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 19, 2024) – East Tennessee State University women's basketball concludes the 2024 calendar year at the FGCU against IU Indy at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, and against mid-major No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21.
Gameday Information vs. IU Indy
DATE: Friday, Dec. 20
TIME: 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Fort Myers, Fla. | Alico Arena
TEAMS: ETSU (7-5) vs. IU Indy (1-9)
LIVE VIDEO: None
LIVE STATS:
ETSUBucs.com (StatBroadcast)
TWITTER/X:
@ETSU_WBB
TICKETS:
FGCU Tickets
Gameday Information vs. No. 14 FGCU
DATE: Saturday, Dec. 21
TIME: 4:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Fort Myers, Fla. | Alico Arena
TEAMS: ETSU (7-5) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (7-3)
LIVE VIDEO:
ESPN+ (Maura Sheridan and Kelly Burke)
LIVE STATS:
ETSUBucs.com (StatBroadcast)
TWITTER/X:
@ETSU_WBB
TICKETS:
FGCU Tickets
ETSU enters the weekend at 7-5 after starting its road trip with a win at UNC Asheville in assistant coach
Honey Brown's return after spending four years as the head coach of the Bulldogs, and in head coach
Brenda Mock Brown's second trip back to her old stomping grounds. Mock Brown is now 3-0 against her former school.
Freshman guard
Carmen Richardson set a career high with 16 points and six rebounds in the win. 5th year guard
Courtney Moore added 16, and junior forward
Meghan Downing scored seven with ten rebounds.
Friday's tilt will mark the first ever game between ETSU and IU Indy, formerly IUPUI. The Jaguars enter the contest at 1-9 on the season after getting a season-opening win in a rout of Evansville. IU Indy hasn't won since, dropping games to Purdue, Marquette and Ball State, among others.
The Jaguars are led by Shania Nichols-Vannett, who averages 12.8 points per game on 50% shooting from 3-point range. Faith Stinson also averages 9.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game for IU Indy.
Florida Gulf Coast enters their tournament at 7-3 and ranked 14th in the CollegeInsider Women's Mid Major Top 25. The Eagles dropped a pair of early contests to Davidson and Columbia, and their last game before the tournament to Montana State. FGCU boasts wins over Cincinnati and Georgetown, among others.
Emani Jefferson leads the Eagles with 13 points per game on 62.7% shooting from the field. Maddie Antenucci averages 10.8 per game, but hasn't played in the month of December. Lauryn Taylor and Cerina Rolle post 8.0 and 7.5 points to combine with 6.7 and 6.3 rebounds per contest, respectively.
The Bucs are 2-14 all-time against their former ASUN foe. Saturday's game will mark the first time ETSU and FGCU have met since the Blue & Gold returned to the SoCon.
For more information on Buccaneer women's basketball, follow @ETSU_WBB on X (Twitter) and Instagram, and visit ETSUBucs.com.
