11/25/2025
Zachary Gibbons
FORT MYERS, Fla.—Florida Gulf Coast University women’s basketball team lost 82-64 to Indiana University at Alico Arena in Fort Myers on Tuesday, Nov. 25.
FGCU held a 16-13 lead over Indiana after the first quarter thanks to seven points from Sinai Douglas including a 3-pointer.
Indiana tied the game at 23-23 with five minutes left in the second quarter on a shot by Shay Ciezky. The Hoosiers then took control gaining a 34-25 lead with 48 seconds left in the second, mostly due to Lenée Beaumont who scored eight points including a pair of threes. The Eagles responded with three points from Douglas going into half down 34-28.
Indiana controlled the third taking a 61-36 lead with 1:45 left in the quarter thanks to 11 points from Beaumont including three 3-pointers and nine points from Ciezky including a three. FGCU answered with a shot by Karina Gordon but Indiana responded with a free throw taking a 62-38 lead into the final quarter.
The Hoosiers held an 80-56 lead with 2:04 left in the game largely due to five points from Nevaeh Caffey and four points from Ciezky.
The Eagles responded with a pair of free throws by Eve Alexander and a shot by Anna Mortag making it 80-60.
Indiana’s final point came on a shot by Phoenix Stotijn. FGCU’s final points came on shots by Maca Retamales and Shameir Quimby.
Douglas finished with 12 points including a three and grabbed seven rebounds for the Eagles. Anna Mortag scored 11 points including a three and had five rebounds
FGCU finished 20 of 48 shooting including four 3-pointers, they made 20 of 27 from the free throw line, had 32 rebounds and nine assists. The Eagles forced 15 turnovers scoring 23 points off those turnovers.
Ciezky led the Hoosiers scoring 26 points including four 3-pointers. Beaumont added 23 points with five made threes.
Indiana finished 31 of 56 shooting including 10 made threes, they finished 10 of 16 from the line, had 29 rebounds and 17 assists. The Hoosiers forced 20 turnovers and scoring 22 points off of them.
FGCU Head Coach Raina Harmon spoke with FGCU Athletics following the game.
“I thought we came out understanding the scouting report and really battling. We were ahead after the opening 10 minutes, which is good. For us, we’re just looking to get better every game, and I thought we did that today. You look at the George Mason game and the way we completely collapsed in the second half. We had a similar stretch in the third quarter today, but we found a way to bounce back. I challenged them not to lose by more than 20, and I told them we needed to win the fourth quarter, and I thought we did exactly that. We’ve got to work on some things in the middle, but we’re progressing, and I think we’re getting better every day,” coach Harmon said.
FGCU (1-3) heads to Las Vegas, NV. for the Resorts World Classic where they will play Stanford University on Friday, Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. at the Resorts World Event Center.
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