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Ranking asun conference fgcu12/29/2023 ![]() Morehouse is FGCU's ninth ASUN Player of the Year honoree, joining Kierstan Bell (2022, 2021), Keri Jewett-Giles (2020), Nasrin Ulel (2019), Sarah Hansen (2013, 2014) and Whitney Knight (2016, 2015) on that prestigious list. She is an amazing player, and has had a special season." She is an exceptional point guard who can distribute the ball to her teammates, and also someone who can score and always willing to put in the effort defensively. "TK has been an amazing playing for all three seasons," said FGCU head women's basketball coach Karl Smesko. "She has made the first team all three seasons, and it's exciting to see her win Player of the Year. ![]() Groves HS/Walsh), who was named the ASUN Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year earlier Friday, was also named to the ASUN Women's Basketball First-Team All-Conference list. Junior guard Alyza Winston ( Muskegon, Mich./Muskegon HS/Mississippi State) was named to the ASUN Conference Women's Basketball Third-Team list. 24 FGCU women's basketball team earned more awards from the ASUN Conference on Friday, as fifth-year guard Tishara Morehouse ( Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King HS/Nebraska CC) earned the ASUN Women's Basketball Player of the Year honor and earned a spot on the ASUN Women's Basketball First-Team list for the third consecutive season. Lipscomb won every single conference series on their schedule during the regular season for the first time in program history and won the most conference games in their 20th season in the league.Story Links FORT MYERS, Fla. – The No. Joining Vergara on the all-tournament team for Lipscomb was Ketchup, Kelly, Lundgrin and Trace Wilhoit. Pitcher Michael Dunkelberger (3-6) got the win for Lipscomb while FGCU's Nick Love (5-3) picked up the loss. The Bisons had the chance to end the game in the seventh inning on the run rule after loading the bases with Mason Lundgrin up with two outs. "I don't like to think what would have happened if we didn’t put up (16) because they could really hit." "Our message was the same as before, just have good at-bats because that’s a good offensive team over there," Forehand said. Lipscomb got 12 hits in the first five innings and finished with 16 in eight innings. Juliet native and transfer who played at Vanderbilt and Tennessee, entered from the bullpen and retired the first three batters he faced and the next three in the ninth. Vergara's next homer came in the fourth inning and gave Lipscomb an 8-2 lead and his third, a three-run shot, came in the fifth to put the Bisons up 12-3 advantage.įGCU threated to start a rally in the eighth inning by getting two runners on base with no outs. The Bisons had back-to-back homers with Vergara's first home run coming after Ketchup's. Sophomore Mason Lundgrin hit a solo home run in the first inning and Caleb Ketchup added a 2-run shot in the second to give Lipscomb a record 105 home runs on the season. ![]() Vergara now has 21 home runs on the season, which is tied for the team lead with Austin Kelly. He tied the tournament record for home runs in a single game, which has stood since 1990. Vergara, a junior from Colleyville, Texas, and transfer from Weatherford College, was named the tournament MVP. We’ve been best buddies for a long time and I know how good he is and what that team’s about." Dave Tollett (FGCU coach) does an awesome job. ![]() "The resiliency of these (players) I’m just overwhelmed. "We lost the first two games in the tournament, and we came back," said Jeff Foreheand, who was named the ASun Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. The Bisons then won 7-3 against Liberty on Saturday to make it to the championship game. Beating Jacksonville 4-3 on Friday extended the season to earn a semifinal berth. Lipscomb had to battle back after losing to Liberty (12-11) on Tuesday and FGCU (6-5) on Thursday in the pool format. There has been speculation that Lipscomb will be placed in the Vanderbilt regional if the Commodores are selected to host. ![]()
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