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Reuters
31-05-2025
- General
- Reuters
Report: FGCU Athletics vacates 82 wins, 2 ASUN titles
May 31 - The NCAA concluded its investigation of Florida Gulf Coast athletics and the university will vacate 82 combined wins and two Atlantic Sun Championships between 2022 and 2024, the Fort Myers News-Press reported Friday. Last month, the NCAA placed FGCU Athletics on two years of probation and fined the program $25,000 in a settlement agreement. The investigation concluded that FGCU allowed student-athletes to compete before certifying their eligibility. The programs involved were men's tennis, softball, baseball, men's and women's basketball and women's golf. Per the News-Press, the diamond sports both vacated ASUN titles. The softball program vacated 31 wins, its 2024 conference championship and an NCAA Tournament win over Florida Atlantic. The baseball program vacated 22 victories, their 2024 co-championship and a win over the 16-ranked Florida State Seminoles on March 4. The troubles for the Fort Myers, Fla. school started in the summer of 2023 when tennis coach Davidson Kozlowski violated NCAA rules in the recruitment of Harrison Gold, a student from Bucknell University. Gold continued to take classes at the Lewisburg, Pa. university, but trained with the Eagles, lived in southwest Florida and ran up $10,000 in hotel costs. Kozlowski, who had just been hired from Drake University in June 2023, was fired seven months later before ever coaching a match. During an internal investigation of Kozlowski, FGCU discovered that 18 athletes in 10 different sports practiced or competed prior to becoming eligible. These occurred in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years. The university self-reported and cooperated with the NCAA over a 16-month review. Seventeen of the 18 student-athletes were eventually reinstated. The men's basketball team vacated nine victories, including a win over No. 7 Florida Atlantic on Dec. 30, 2023. The men's tennis team vacated its entire 2024 season, when they lost 14 of 19 matches. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
ASUN baseball championship canceled due to rain, Stetson earns AQ bid to NCAA tournament
Florida Gulf Coast baseball's season came to a controversial end on Sunday night. FGCU led Stetson 6-5 in the seventh inning when a rain delay came, which lasted over six hours. The game was never resumed, as the Atlantic Sun was forced to cancel the game and declare both teams co-tournament winners, despite FGCU being named the winner of Sunday's game. However, Stetson was declared the ASUN's automatic qualifier to the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament, as announced by Atlantic Sun Conference commissioner after the game was called. REQUIRED READING: NCAA baseball tournament: Regional host sites for College World Series bracket "Despite tremendous efforts, we were unable to complete the 2025 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament due to inclement weather," ASUN commissioner Jeff Bacon said in a statement. "Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) has been declared the winner of today's first championship game and, with FGCU and Stetson University (Stetson) having a 1-1 record versus each other, both FGCU and Stetson will be recognized as 2025 ASUN co-tournament champions. "Per ASUN policy, Stetson University will be awarded our 2025 automatic qualifier. Congratulations to both teams for an outstanding season, and best wishes to the Hatters as they continue on." Stetson was the No. 1 overall seed of the ASUN tournament, and had a 24-6 conference record this season compared to FGCU's 16-14 mark. Stetson was also in the winner's bracket of the double-elimination tournament, entering the championship with a 3-0 record (and having beaten the Eagles in the second round of the winner's bracket 5-4 on May 22). REQUIRED READING: NCAA baseball tournament bracket: Who has received automatic bid to CWS field? That meant FGCU (3-1 in tournament play) would have needed to beat the Hatters a second time to win the automatic qualifier from the ASUN. An email sent to the Atlantic Sun asking for clarification on the policy was not immediately returned to the USA TODAY Sports Network. Stetson now awaits its name to be called on Monday, when the full 64-team NCAA baseball tournament field will be revealed. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ASUN baseball championship canceled, Stetson earns AQ bid
USA Today
26-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
ASUN baseball championship canceled due to rain, Stetson earns AQ bid to NCAA tournament
ASUN baseball championship canceled due to rain, Stetson earns AQ bid to NCAA tournament Show Caption Hide Caption UNC baseball press conference vs Boston College in ACC Tournament Following UNC baseball's win vs. Boston College in the 2025 ACC Tournament, three Tar Heels discussed the comeback and looked ahead to Florida State. Florida Gulf Coast baseball's season came to a controversial end on Sunday night. FGCU led Stetson 6-5 in the seventh inning when a rain delay came, which lasted over six hours. The game was never resumed, as the Atlantic Sun was forced to cancel the game and declare both teams co-tournament winners, despite FGCU being named the winner of Sunday's game. However, Stetson was declared the ASUN's automatic qualifier to the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament, as announced by Atlantic Sun Conference commissioner after the game was called. REQUIRED READING: NCAA baseball tournament: Regional host sites for College World Series bracket "Despite tremendous efforts, we were unable to complete the 2025 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament due to inclement weather," ASUN commissioner Jeff Bacon said in a statement. "Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) has been declared the winner of today's first championship game and, with FGCU and Stetson University (Stetson) having a 1-1 record versus each other, both FGCU and Stetson will be recognized as 2025 ASUN co-tournament champions. "Per ASUN policy, Stetson University will be awarded our 2025 automatic qualifier. Congratulations to both teams for an outstanding season, and best wishes to the Hatters as they continue on." Stetson was the No. 1 overall seed of the ASUN tournament, and had a 24-6 conference record this season compared to FGCU's 16-14 mark. Stetson was also in the winner's bracket of the double-elimination tournament, entering the championship with a 3-0 record (and having beaten the Eagles in the second round of the winner's bracket 5-4 on May 22). REQUIRED READING: NCAA baseball tournament bracket: Who has received automatic bid to CWS field? That meant FGCU (3-1 in tournament play) would have needed to beat the Hatters a second time to win the automatic qualifier from the ASUN. An email sent to the Atlantic Sun asking for clarification on the policy was not immediately returned to the USA TODAY Sports Network. Stetson now awaits its name to be called on Monday, when the full 64-team NCAA baseball tournament field will be revealed.
Washington Post
24-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Jacksonville meets Incarnate Word in CBI Tournament
Incarnate Word Cardinals (18-16, 10-12 Southland) vs. Jacksonville Dolphins (19-13, 13-7 ASUN) Daytona Beach, Florida; Monday, 12 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville takes on Incarnate Word in the College Basketball Invitational. The Dolphins are 13-7 against ASUN opponents and 6-6 in non-conference play. Jacksonville is 0-2 in one-possession games. The Cardinals' record in Southland action is 10-12. Incarnate Word is fifth in the Southland with 10.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Jayden Williams averaging 2.3.
Washington Post
24-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Cleveland State and Queens play in CBI Tournament
Queens Royals (20-14, 12-8 ASUN) vs. Cleveland State Vikings (21-12, 15-7 Horizon League) Daytona Beach, Florida; Monday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland State takes on Queens in the College Basketball Invitational. The Vikings have gone 15-7 against Horizon League teams, with a 6-5 record in non-conference play. Cleveland State averages 72.8 points while outscoring opponents by 6.8 points per game. The Royals are 12-8 against ASUN teams. Queens leads the ASUN scoring 11.8 fast break points per game. Cleveland State's average of 6.5 made 3-pointers per game is 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Queens gives up. Queens has shot at a 44.9% rate from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points greater than the 42.4% shooting opponents of Cleveland State have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Tahj Staveskie averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Vikings, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 35.6% from beyond the arc. Tevin Smith is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games. Leo Colimerio is scoring 13.9 points per game with 5.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Royals. Chris Ashby is averaging 16.3 points and 2.0 rebounds while shooting 39.4% over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Vikings: 4-6, averaging 69.6 points, 28.5 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points per game. Royals: 5-5, averaging 79.2 points, 31.1 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 5.5 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.6 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
