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FGCU women's basketball Eagles head off to NCAA March Madness at noon Thursday from Alico Arena

FGCU celebrates its win over Central Arkansas in the ASUN Women’s Basketball Championship game on Saturday, March 15, 2025. FGCU won 68-51 to take its 12th ASUN title. The Eagles have won 12 of 14 ASUN titles since 2013 and have made the championship game every year since becoming eligible in 2012.
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FGCU celebrates its win over Central Arkansas in the ASUN Women’s Basketball Championship game on Saturday, March 15, 2025. FGCU won 68-51 to take its 12th ASUN title. The Eagles have won 12 of 14 ASUN titles since 2013 and have made the championship game every year since becoming eligible in 2012.

Anticipating their March Madness rematch with the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma, the FGCU women's basketball Eagles will take their leave of campus from Alico Arena on Thursday.

The Eagles-Sooners rematch will be played at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at OU's Lloyd Noble Center.

There will be an official send-off at noon tomorrow by the area fountain for the women’s basketball team as members leave for their March Madness matchup.

FGCU wins ninth straight ASUN Women's Basketball Title

The Eagles, ranked the 14th seed, will board their buses and be off to Southwest Florida International Airport shortly thereafter.

FGCU Head Coach Chelsea Lyles is confident going into the big game: "Our girls are pretty tough. These girls do not back down from a challenge. We just have to stick together as a team, because it's going to be 6,000 people cheering against you. So we've just got to be able to execute our game plan and be able to do some things defensively to disrupt them."

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