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Eagles take nation by storm

Updates Date: 
Thu, 03/28/2013
Men’s basketball team puts FGCU on the map

In less than two weeks, the men’s basketball team has taken FGCU from virtual anonymity to the national darling with its stunning wins against two powerhouses in the NCAA Tournament.

Felipe DeSousa

Felipe DeSousa

 

Felipe DeSousa was recently named to the Soccer America All-Freshman second team.

FGCU junior right-hander Ricky Knapp

FGCU junior right-hander Ricky Knapp

 

FGCU junior right-hander Ricky Knapp, last year’s Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year, hopes to repeat his success from last year.

FGCU Freshman Edward Figueroa

FGCU Freshman Edward Figueroa

Freshman Edward Figueroa broke the school’s 54-hole scoring record.

FGCU Junior Chris Rudloff

FGCU Junior Chris Rudloff

Junior Chris Rudloff ran the second fastest time ever at FGCU.

FGCU Hockey Club Champions

 

FGCU's 10-year-old hockey club this Spring delivered what no other university sports team yet has: a national championship. Defeating Michigan's Grand Valley State, 4-2, in the finals capped a romp through the American Collegiate Hockey Association tournament and a stellar 37-2-1 season for the club. At a brief ceremony, the hockey club presented the ACHA Division II National Championship medal to FGCU President Wilson Bradshaw.

FGCU Tennis Player Tianyu Bao

Tianyu Bao

Freshman Tianyu Bao

 

FGCU Basketball Player Bernard Thompson

Bernard Thompson

Bernard Thompson was a unanimous choice to the A-Sun All-Freshmen team.

FGCU Swimming & Diving

FGCU Freshman Emma Svensson

Freshman Emma Svensson finished the Georgia Tech Invitational last November with three individual NCAA qualifying times.

FGCU Volleyball

FGCU’s volleyball

FGCU’s volleyball team made it to the Atlantic Sun Conference semifinals this year.