2018 ASUN women's basketball tournament
The 2018 ASUN women's basketball tournament was the 32nd edition of the ASUN Conference championship. It took place March 2, 7 and 11, 2018 in several arenas at campus sites.[1]
| 2018 ASUN women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Florida Gulf Coast (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Karl Smesko (5th title) |
| MVP | China Dow (Florida Gulf Coast) |
| Attendance | 9,221 |
| Television | ESPN3 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 ASUN Tournament winner As of 19 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
The ASUN Championship is a three-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams competed in the championship, with the higher seeded team in each matchup hosting the game.[2]
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 13–1 | 27–4 | |
| 2 | Jacksonville | 12–2 | 22–7 | |
| 3 | Stetson | 8–6 | 17–13 | |
| 4 | Lipscomb | 7–7 | 11–18 | |
| 5 | USC Upstate | 6–8 | 11–18 | |
| 6 | North Florida | 5–9 | 12–17 | |
| 7 | Kennesaw State | 3–11 | 7–18 | |
| 8 | NJIT | 2–12 | 4–25 | |
| Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. | ||||
Schedule
| Game | Matchup# | Time* | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2 | |||||
| 1 | No. 8 NJIT at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast | 7:00 PM | ESPN3 | 2,006 | |
| 2 | No. 5 USC Upstate at No. 4 Lipscomb | 8:00 PM | 401 | ||
| 3 | No. 6 North Florida at No. 3 Stetson | 7:00 PM | 437 | ||
| 4 | No. 7 Kennesaw State at No. 2 Jacksonville | 7:00 PM | 379 | ||
| Semifinals – Wednesday, March 7 | |||||
| 5 | #4 Lipscomb at #1 Florida Gulf Coast | 7:00 PM | ESPN3 | 2,022 | |
| 6 | #6 North Florida at #2 Jacksonville | 7:00 PM | 1,010 | ||
| Championship – Sunday, March 11 | |||||
| 7 | #2 Jacksonville at #1 Florida Gulf Coast | 3:00 PM | ESPN3 | 2,966 | |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals March 2 ESPN3 | Semifinals March 7 ESPN3 | Championship March 11 ESPN3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | NJIT | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 105 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lipscomb | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lipscomb | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | USC Upstate | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stetson | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | North Florida | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | North Florida | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacksonville | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Kennesaw State | 52 | ||||||||||||
References
- "2018 ASUN Women's Basketball Championship" (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- "Championship Format". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
External links
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