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Atlantic Sun Champions: 1989, 2005, 2011 NCAA Tournament: 2005, 2011 WNIT: 2012 Schedule & Results Stetson Game #12 7-4 Overall, 0-0 A-Sun Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Stetson Hatters (7-4, 0-0 A-Sun) NOVEMBER 9 Fri. & vs. Hofstra ...................... L, 75-77 at Mercer Bears (6-5, 0-0 A-Sun) 10 Sat. at USF ............................ L, 48-70 16 Fri. Florida A&M ................. W, 88-67 Date/Time: December 31, 2012 • 2:00 p.m. 18 Sun. at Florida State ............... L, 44-76 Location: Hawkins Arena, Macon, Ga. 20 Tue. Bethune-Cookman ...... W, 66-52 25 Sun. Ball State ...................... W, 78-66 Series: Stetson leads 33-29 • Stetson has won four straight DECEMBER Previous: Stetson defeated Mercer 68-46 on Jan. 28, 2012 at Mercer 4 Tue. Lynn University ........... W, 66-51 8 Sat. at Charlotte..................... L, 73-81 Coaches: Stetson - Lynn Bria is 64-74 in her fifth season at Stetson 15 Sat. at Florida Atlantic........... W, 78-66 Mercer - Susie Gardner is 12-28 in her second season at Mercer 18 Tue. # Georgia Southern ........ W, 70-39 19 Wed. # UNC Asheville .............. W, 74-37 Broadcast: Live video will be available for free on HatterVision and ASun.TV. Live audio 31 Mon. * at Mercer 2:00 pm will be available on WSBB 1230 AM New Smyrna Beach, 1490 AM DeLand, JANUARY and myam1230.com. Robbie Aaron will call the action. 2 Wed. * at Kennesaw State 2:30 pm 5 Sat. * North Florida 1:00 pm 7 Mon. * Jacksonville 3:00 pm 2012-13 Roster 12 Sat. * at USC Upstate 2:00 pm 14 Mon. * at ETSU 7:00 pm Stetson’s Probable Starters 19 Sat. * Lipscomb (ESPN3) 1:00 pm No. Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG 21 Mon. * Northern Kentucky 7:00 pm 26 Sat. * at Florida Gulf Coast 7:05 pm 1 G C.J. Coddington 5-10 So. Davie, Fla. 3.9 1.6 FEBRUARY 3 F Cherisse Burris 5-10 So. Blue Springs, Mo. 8.9 3.7 2 Sat. * at North Florida 2:00 pm 22 G Jama Sharp 5-7 So. Mooresville, Ind. 11.1 4.0 4 Mon. * at Jacksonville 7:00 pm 23 G Shanasa Sanders 5-7 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. 12.9 5.9 9 Sat. * ETSU 1:00 pm 11 Mon. * USC Upstate 7:00 pm 30 G Victoria McGowan 5-5 Sr. Inkster, Mich. 16.7 6.4 16 Sat. * at Northern Kentucky 4:30 pm 18 Mon. * at Lipscomb 7:30 pm Reserves 23 Sat. * Florida Gulf Coast 1:00 pm 4 G Sydni Payne 5-9 Fr. Conyers, Ga. 0.7 0.0 28 Thur. * Kennesaw State 5:00 pm MARCH 5 G/F Simone Taylor 6-0 R-Jr. Delray Beach, Fla. 3.8 3.6 2 Sat. * Mercer 1:00 pm 11 G Ashley Dennis 6-0 Sr. Bexley, Ohio 2.7 0.9 6/7 W/Th. $ A-Sun Quarterfinals (CSS) TBA 13 F Jazmin Garcia 5-10 So. Peekskill, N.Y. 1.0 1.2 8 Fri. $ A-Sun Semifinals (CSS) TBA 9 Sat. $ A-Sun Championship (ESPN3) TBA 24 F Sasha Sims 6-0 Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. 8.1 3.8 25 G Ashley Buis 5-11 Sr. Linden, Ind. 1.5 0.6 & - WBI Tip-Off Classic, Daytona Beach, Fla. 31 F Amena Brent 6-1 Fr. Homewood, Ill. 0.0 0.8 # - 25th Annual Hatter Classic, DeLand, Fla. 34 F Janelle Mills 6-1 Sr. Wesley Chapel, Fla. 0.5 1.1 * - Atlantic Sun Conference game $ - Atlantic Sun Championship, Macon, Ga. 40 F Cha Cha Williams 6-1 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. 0.0 0.1 Home games in Bold All times Eastern and subject to change Head Coach: Lynn Bria (Charleston [W.Va.], 1990) - 5th Season Assistant Coach: Nicole Woods (Belmont-Abbey, 2006) - 2nd Season Atlantic Sun Standings Assistant Coach: Pam Brown (Charlotte, 2006) - 1st Season A-Sun Pct. Overall Pct. Assistant Coach: Jenna Burkett (Robert Morris, 2007) - 1st Season Stetson 0-0 .000 7-4 .636 Pronunciations: Bria (BREE-uh), Buis (BIAS), Cherisse (sha-REESE), Jama (JAY-muh), Shanasa (sha-NAH-suh) FGCU 0-0 .000 7-5 .583 Mercer 0-0 .000 6-5 .545 USC Upstate 0-0 .000 4-7 .364 Jacksonville 0-0 .000 4-7 .364 Stetson Quick Facts North Florida 0-0 .000 4-7 .364 Stetson By The Numbers Location ........................................DeLand, Fla. Kennesaw State 0-0 .000 4-8 .333 Founded ................................................... 1883 Northern Kentucky 0-0 .000 3-6 .333 Enrollment (All Campuses) ...................... 3,961 ETSU 0-0 .000 2-5 .286 Nickname ...............................................Hatters Lipscomb 0-0 .000 1-9 .100 51.7% Colors ........................ Hunter Green and White Conference .................................... Atlantic Sun Monday Stetson’s field goal percentage over the last Home Court ............... Edmunds Center (4,000) Lipscomb at North Florida,* 2:00 p.m. two games. The Hatters shot .518 vs. Georgia President ................................ Dr. Wendy Libby Stetson at Mercer,* 2:00 p.m. Southern and .517 vs. UNC Asheville marking Athletic Director .................................Jeff Altier FGCU at Kennesaw State,* 2:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball SID ........... Jamie Bataille Northern Kentucky at Jacksonville,* 5:00 p.m. the first time in six years that the Hatters shot 50% or better in back-to-back games. SID Cell .....................................(386) 748-4586 SID Email [email protected] Twitter ...........@StetsonHatters, @StetsonWBB News and Notes The Hatters Nickname Preview The unlikely combination of a famous hat The start of the 2012-13 Atlantic Sun Conference season begins today as the Stetson Hatters manufacturer and a university produced a visit the Mercer Bears. Stetson went 7-4 in non-conference play, including a 6-0 mark at novel nickname for Stetson University. The home. After starting the season 1-3, the Hatters have won six of their last seven games, athletic teams are called “Hatters,” reflecting including their last three in a row. the university’s association with John B. Stetson, maker of the well-known Stetson Stetson’s Recent Atlantic Sun Conference Success hats. It all began in 1883 when Henry DeLand Over the last two seasons, Stetson is 25-13 in Atlantic Sun regular season games, 5-1 in founded the DeLand Academy. Three years A-Sun tournament games, and both years reached the A-Sun Tournament Finals. The later, after a disastrous freeze affecting Hatters won the A-Sun Championship in 2011. the citrus industry left DeLand in financial distress, Stetson, who had a winter home in The All-Time Series vs. Mercer DeLand, became interested in the school. Today will mark the 63rd all-time meeting between Stetson and Mercer. Stetson leads the all- At Deland’s request, Stetson was made time series 33-29 and have won the last four head-to-head meetings. Last year the Hatters chairman of the Board of Trustees in 1889 won 89-84 at Mercer and 68-46 in DeLand. and the university was renamed in his honor. Stetson University Quick Hatters: News and Notes fielded the first football team • The Hatters have won three straight and six of their last seven games in Florida in 1901. The name • Stetson is 10-2 in the month of December over the last two seasons (6-1 last yr, 4-1 this yr) “Hatter” was used then and • Stetson is 19-12 in the 2012 calendar year and going for its 20th win today is still in use today. • Stetson’s seven non-conference wins is tied for the A-Sun lead • Stetson is 30-14 (.682) over the last two seasons in Atlantic Sun regular season and post season games combinbed 2012-13 Hatter Awards • Victoria McGowan is 10 points shy of 1200 in her career • The top three individual field goal pct. leaders in the A-Sun are all Hatters - Jama Sharp McGowan = A-Sun Player of the Week (,523), Victoria McGowan (513), and Cherisse Burris (.500) For the first time this season and for the fifth time in her career, Victoria McGowan A-Sun Statistical Leaders was named the Atlantic Sun Conference The Hatters currently lead the A-Sun in the top four team offensive categories - scoring (69.0 Player of the Week on Nov. 27. McGowan ppg), field goal percentage (.436), three-point field goal percentage (.366), and free throw averaged 21.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.5 percentage (.762). Individually, Jama Sharp leads the A-Sun in field goal percentage (.436) assists while leading the Hatters to a pair and Victoria McGowan leads the league in three-point field goal pct. (.457). of victories. Against B-CU, she scored a season-high 27 points, including 13 in a row McGowan Named Hatter Classic MVP during a key second half-run, while adding Senior Victoria McGowan was named Hatter Classic MVP after averaging 16.0 points, 6.5 eight rebounds and five steals. Against rebounds, and 6.0 assists in the Hatter victories over Georgia Southern and UNC Asheville. Ball State, McGowan tied with teammate It was her third straight appearance on the Hatter Classic all-tournament team and her Shanasa Sanders with a game-high 16 third tournament MVP award (Atlantic Sun-2011, Winthrop Invitational-2011). Sophomore points. She hit four of the Hatters’ school- Cherisse Burris joined McGowan on the all-tournament team after scoring a career-high 18 record 14 three-pointers while dishing out points in the win over UNC Asheville. seven assists. For the week McGowan shot 54 percent (13-for-24) from the field and 75 Home Cooking percent (9-for-12) from behind the arc. The The Hatters have won 10 straight home games (6-0 this season), tying for the 16th-longest Sports Management major currently ranks active streak in the nation and the second longest in the state of Florida (UF).