BROWN/FGCU PREVIEW

Fort Myers, FL- FGCU (10-2) faces Brown University (7-4), Wednesday at 5 PM from Alico Arena. The Eagles look to win their 3rd game in a row.

Stats (BU):

Brown averages 65.1 ppg, shoot 39.5% (272/698) from the field, and 29.2% (79/271) from beyond the arc. The Bears average 37.5 team rebounds per game. Brown dishes out 14.4 assists, 11.8 steals, and 4.4 blocks per game. The Bears average 15.3 team turnovers per game.

Stats (FGCU):

FGCU averages 75.0 ppg, shoot 45.0% (323/717) from the field, and 33.5% (129/385) from beyond the arc. The Eagles average 32.8 team rebounds per game. FGCU dishes out 15.3 assists, 8.1 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game. The Eagles average 13.7 team turnovers per game.

3 Players To Watch For (BU):

5’9 JR G Kyla Jones 16.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg

5’8 FR G Grace Arnoli 10.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg

5’8 FR G MacKenzie Leahy 7.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg

3 Players To Watch For (FGCU):

5’3 5th G TK Morehouse 15.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg

5’8 SR G Alyza Winston 14.7 ppg, 1.8 rpg

6’0 5th G Sha Carter 11.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg

Overview:

The Eagles look to win their 3rd game in a row, as they face Ivy League member: Brown University. Monique LeBlanc, the Elizabeth F. Turner ’98 Coaching Chair for Women’s Basketball, enters her third season as the head coach of the Bears in 2022-23 after joining Brown in April 2020. The Bears are led offensively by Kyla Jones, who I’d averaging 16.2 ppg. Brown University’s wins this season have come against Wagner, Sacred Heart, UMASS Lowell, Monmouth, Central Connecticut State, Hartford, and Mitchell College. Their setbacks came against Fairfield, Duquesne, Holy Cross, and Providence. The Bears are members of the Ivy League.

FGCU closes out their non-conference schedule at home this week, and hopes to continue the same success into ASUN Conference play. TK Morehouse (15.0 ppg), and Alyza Winston (14.7 ppg), continue to lead the Eagles offensively, and the backcourt is in great hands with the best tandem in the ASUN Conference, as well as one of the best tandems in the nation. Sha Carter (11.0 ppg) has been a huge addition to this team, and is playing the best basketball of her collegiate career, at the highest level with the Eagles. Look for the Eagles to continue their winning ways at home Wednesday night from Alico Arena.