2019 ASUN women's basketball tournament

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2019 ASUN women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteAlico Arena
Fort Myers, Florida
ChampionsFlorida Gulf Coast (6th title)
Winning coachKarl Smesko (6th title)
MVPKeri Jewett-Giles (Florida Gulf Coast)
TelevisionESPN+
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2018–19 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 16 0   1.000 28 5   .848
Stetson 11 5   .688 16 16   .500
North Alabama 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Liberty 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
North Florida 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Jacksonville 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Kennesaw State 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
NJIT 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
Lipscomb 2 14   .125 4 25   .138
2019 ASUN Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019 ASUN women's basketball tournament was the 33re edition of the ASUN Conference championship. It took place March 8, 13, and 17 in several arenas at campus sites. Florida Gulf Coast won the conference tournament championship game over Liberty, 72–49.[1]

Format[edit]

The ASUN Championship is a three-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams will compete in the championship, with the higher seeded team in each matchup hosting the game.

Seeds[edit]

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Florida Gulf Coast 16–0 25–4
2 Stetson 11–5 16–14
3 Liberty 10–6 14–15 2–0 vs. North Alabama
4 North Alabama 10–6 19–7 0–2 vs. Liberty
5 North Florida 9–7 14–13
6 Jacksonville 7–9 14–15
7 Kennesaw State 4–12 8–21
8 NJIT 3–13 6–23
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule[edit]

Game Matchup# Time* Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8
1 No. 8 NJIT at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 7:00 pm ESPN+ 1,542
2 No. 7 Kennesaw State at No. 2 Stetson 7:00 pm 286
3 No. 6 Jacksonville at No. 3 Liberty 7:00 pm 190
4 No. 5 North Florida at No. 4 North Alabama 7:30 pm 1,041
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 13
5 No. 7 Kennesaw State at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 7:00 pm ESPN+ 1,822
6 No. 5 North Florida at No. 3 Liberty 7:00 pm 365
Championship – Sunday, March 17
7 No. 3 Liberty at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 3:00 pm ESPN+ 2,557
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket[edit]

[2]

Quarterfinals
March 8
ESPN+
Semifinals
March 13
ESPN+
Championship
March 17
ESPN+
         
1 Florida Gulf Coast 58
8 NJIT 45
1 Florida Gulf Coast 77
7 Kennesaw State 48
2 Stetson 59
7 Kennesaw State 67
3 Liberty 49
1 Florida Gulf Coast 72
3 Liberty 65
6 Jacksonville 53
3 Liberty 65
5 North Florida 51
4 North Alabama 53
5 North Florida 55

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Grosskopf, Kyle (March 18, 2019). "FGCU women win ASUN Championship - Basketball, Sports". Eagle News - Florida Gulf Coast University. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Atlantic Sun Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun. Retrieved February 24, 2018.

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