College Sports

An eagle on No. 2 propelled FGCU Eagle Lousiane Gauthier to fourth place individually at the NCAA Women's Golf Lubbock Regional Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas, qualifying the junior for the NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, California, May 16-21.

A negotiated settlement in an NCAA infractions case has been made with Florida Gulf Coast University.The negotiated resolution, announced Friday, stems from an infractions case from July 2023 to May 2024 within the university's men's tennis program. The penalties levied by the NCAA against FGCU in the case include a $25,000 fine; the men's tennis program was prohibited from recruitment efforts January 6-21, 2025; the issuance of a 2-year probation; and vacation of selected team contests.

An FGCU men's basketball player ended his freshman year with a memorable game and a confident mindset for next year.Freshman Tristen Guillouette played a significant role for his team in the College Basketball Invitational tournament. The FGCU Eagles played their first game against Army of the NCAA Patriot League March 24.

Florida Gulf Coast University's Chelsea Lyles has announced she is stepping down as head women's basketball coach of the Eagles.The university posted the information on its women's athletics site Monday and issued a release.

The FGCU women's basketball Eagles, ranked 14th in the NCAA DI tournament, were beaten by the 3rd ranked Oklahoma Sooners Saturday 81-58 in the first round of March Madness action.The loss was the second year in a row the Eagles were ousted from the tournament by the Sooners.

The FGCU Eagles women's basketball team, winner of a ninth straight ASUN championship Saturday, were selected as the 14 seed to play against 3 seed Oklahoma Sooners during Sunday's 2025 NCAA DI women's basketball tournament bracket selection show.The game will be Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma.

FGCU Softball bested the Florida Atlantic Owls 3-2 Saturday in a College World Series regional game in Gainesville but were eliminated later in the day by South Alabama 5-1.After a prolonged rain delay, FGCU took to the field at Pressley Stadium to face off against the Owls. Avery Viancos was a force at the plate going 3-for-4 in the first game and either scored or drove in every run scored by the Eagles on the night.

The Florida Gulf Coast University softball team sharpened skills this week in anticipation of the Eagles' regional World Series game Friday against the fourth-ranked University of Florida Gators.That game is scheduled at noon in Gainesville.Eagles coach David Deiros said the team's plan from Day One was plotted out — win-it-all.