2014-15 Atlantic Sun Champions: 1989, 2005, 2011, 2013 NCAA Tournament: 2005, 2011, 2013 WNIT: 2012, 2014 Schedule & Results Stetson Game #13 • Dec. 31, 2014 • 1:00 p.m. • Edmunds Center • DeLand, Fla. 9-3 Overall, 0-0 A-Sun Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Series: First Meeting NOVEMBER (5-1) UNCW Seahawks Streak: None 14 Fri. Bethune-Cookman ..............W, 91-61 Last Meeting: None 19 Wed. at UCF ...................................W, 67-49 (4-6) 22 Sat. at Indiana State .....................W, 62-52 Head Coach: Adell Harris 28 Fri. $ vs. Marist ...............................W, 57-50 School Record: 14-59 (Third Season) 29 Sat. $ at #13 Baylor ..........................L, 42-96 30 Sun. $ vs. Utah State .......................W, 84-64 vs. DECEMBER (4-2) 3 Wed. at USF ....................................L, 62-78 Stetson Hatters 5 Fri. Webber International ..........W, 90-27 (9-3) 6 Sat. Warner ................................W, 101-40 Head Coach: Lynn Bria LIVE STATS 14 Sun. at Florida ................................L, 54-59 School Record: 117-90 (7th Season) Scan or StetsonStats.com 19 Fri. % Campbell ..............................W, 76-63 20 Sat. % Texas State ..........................W, 75-57 31 Wed. UNC Wilmington (E3) 1:00 pm Televison/Internet: ESPN3/WatchESPN | Radio: WSBB myam1230.com JANUARY 3 Sat. at Valparaiso 2:35 pm 10 Sat. * at Florida Gulf Coast (E3) 4:05 pm 14 Wed. * Jacksonville (E3) 7:00 pm 2014-15 Roster 17 Sat. * at North Florida (E3) 2:00 pm Stetson’s Probable Starters 22 Thur. * Kennesaw State (E3) 7:00 pm 24 Sat. * USC Upstate (E3) 1:00 pm No. Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG 29 Thur. * at Northern Kentucky (E3) 7:00 pm 1 G C.J. Coddington 5-10 Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 7.5 5.4 31 Sat. * at Lipscomb (E3) 5:00 pm 4 F Amber Porter 6-3 So. Woodbridge, Va. 13.5 8.3 FEBRUARY 10 G Brianti Saunders 5-4 So. Hilliard, Fla. 13.1 4.7 7 Sat. * Florida Gulf Coast (E3) 1:00 pm 12 Thur. * Lipscomb (E3) 7:00 pm 12 G Myeisha Hall 5-8 Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla. 12.4 4.3 14 Sat. * Northern Kentucky (E3) 1:00 pm 22 G Jama Sharp 5-7 Sr. Mooresville, Ind. 13.4 4.7 * 19 Thur. * at USC Upstate (E3) 7:00 pm Reserves *-apg 21 Sat. * at Kennesaw State (E3) 2:00 pm 15 G DeAsia Beal 5-9 So. Covington, Ky. 2.9 2.6 25 Thur. * at Jacksonville 7:00 pm 21 G/F Sarah Sagerer 6-3 Fr. Vocklabruck, Austria 5.9 4.3 28 Sat. * North Florida (E3) 1:00 pm MARCH 25 G Aisha Turner 5-7 So. College Park, Ga. 5.0 2.3 6 Fri. ^ Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals TBA 33 F Keevana Edwards 5-11 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 1.8 1.8 11 Wed. ^ Atlantic Sun Semifinals TBA Inactives 15 Sun. ^ Atlantic Sun Championship TBA 3 F Cherisse Burris 5-10 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. injured $ - Basketball Travelers Classic, Waco, Texas 11 G/F Alex Ciabattoni 6-0 Jr. Adelaide, South Australia transfer % - 27th annual Hatter Classic, DeLand, Fla. 32 F Jo Paine 6-0 So. Oregon City, Ore. transfer * - Atlantic Sun Conference game ^ - Campus Sites Head Coach: Lynn Bria (Charleston [W.Va.], 1990), 7th Season (E3) - ESPN3 / WatchESPN Pam Brown (Charlotte, 2006), 3rd Season All times Eastern and subject to change Assistant Coach: Home games in Bold Assistant Coach: David Saur (Thiel, 2011), 2nd Season Assistant Coach: Daniel Barber (Florida, 2012), 1st Season Atlantic Sun Standings PRONUNCIATIONS: Aisha (EE-sha), Bria (BREE-uh), Brianti (Bree-AHN-tee), Cherisse (sha- A-Sun Pct. Overall Pct. REESE), Ciabattoni (Chabba-TOE-nee), DeAsia Beal (Dee-Ā-zha BEEL), Jama (JAY-muh), Keevana FGCU 0-0 .000 12-2 .857 (KEE-vah-nuh), Myeisha (My-EE-sha), Sagerer (SY-guh-er), Saur (Sour) Kennesaw State 0-0 .000 10-3 .769 Stetson 0-0 .000 9-3 .750 Northern Kentucky 0-0 .000 7-5 .583 Stetson Quick Facts USC Upstate 0-0 .000 7-5 .583 Stetson By The Numbers ........................................DeLand, Fla. North Florida 0-0 .000 7-6 .538 Location Founded ................................................... 1883 Lipscomb 0-0 .000 4-8 .333 Enrollment (All Campuses) ...................... 4,127 Jacksonville 0-0 .000 3-8 .273 Nickname ...............................................Hatters 995 Colors ........................ Hunter Green and White Wednesday Conference .................................... Atlantic Sun The number of points Jama Sharp has UNC Wilmington at Stetson, 1:00 pm Home Court ............... Edmunds Center (4,000) scored in her career. She needs five points President ................................ Dr. Wendy Libby Thursday to become the 21st player in school history to Athletic Director .................................Jeff Altier Mercer at North Florida, 2:00 pm Women’s Basketball SID ........... Jamie Bataille score 1000 points. Thomas at Jacksonville, 2:00 pm SID Cell .....................................(386) 748-4586 SID Email [email protected] Twitter ...........@StetsonHatters, @StetsonWBB 2014-15 Game Notes Stetson Women’s Basketball 2 News and Notes Streaking Preview Team Streaks After a season-long 11-day layoff, the Stetson Hatters return to the court to face the UNCW Seahawks • Stetson has hit at least one three-pointer in on New Year’s Eve. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Edmunds Center. 149 straight games • Stetson has won 32 straight games when The All-Time Series vs. UNC Wilmington - 1st Meeting opponents score 55 points or less Stetson and UNC Wilmington will be meeting for the first-ever time. • Stetson has won 23 straight non-conference home games Home Cooking • Stetson has won six straight home games (5-0 Stetson has won six straight home games (5-0 this year), 21 of its last 22, 37 of its last 39, and 49 of this season) its last 52 games at the Edmunds Center. The Hatters have won 23 straight home games against non- conference opponents. Individual Streaks • Jama Sharp has not missed a game in her Home vs. Road career (114 games) The Hatters have been outstanding at home this season, averaging 86.6 points per game and outscoring • Jama Sharp has recorded at least one assist their opponents by an average of 37 points. Stetson is also shooting better than 50% from the floor and in 57 straight games averaging over 18 assists per game at home. Here is a look at the team’s home/road comparison: • Jama Sharp has started 51 consecutive games. Statistic Home Away/Neutral • Brianti Saunders has made 11 consecutive free Record 5-0 4-3 throws Points Scored 86.6 61.1 Points Allowed 49.6 64.0 • Jama Sharp has scored in double figures in FG% .510 .372 seven straight games (14.6 ppg) Opp FG% .310 .379 3FG% .342 .331 Assists 18.2 13.0 Great Starts Stetson’s 9-3 mark is the team’s best 12-game start since 2011, when the Hatters were 9-3 at the same point in the season. This is only the fifth time in school history Stetson has been 9-3 or better after 12 Milestone Watch games. The Hatters were 10-2 in 2000-01, 9-3 in 1995-96, and 10-2 in 1986-87. • Jama Sharp needs five points for 1000 • Jama Sharp needs 30 assists for 400 Reaching 10 Wins If the Hatters reach 10 wins today, it will be just the second time the team has done so by the end of December. The Hatters were 11-3 at the end of December in 2011-12. RPI Watch The 2014 Calendar Year Today marks the final game of the 2014 calendar year for the Hatters. What a year it has been as Stetson • Stetson is ranked 45th in the Dec. 29th NCAA has posted a 28-7 record over the past 12 months. RPI Quality Wins Stetson’s win over Indiana State is still the only blemish on the Sycamores schedule so far. Indiana State The Hatters Nickname (10-1) has wins over Butler, Saint Louis (twice), ETSU, South Alabama, Indiana, IUPUI, Indianapolis, SMU, and No. 25 St. John’s. Also, Marist is 6-1 since Stetson defeated the Red Foxes on Nov. 28. The The unlikely combination of a famous hat one loss came to Baylor on Nov. 30. manufacturer and a university produced a novel nickname for Stetson University. The Streaking athletic teams are called “Hatters,” reflecting Jama Sharp has scored in double figures in seven straight games (14.6 ppg) ... Amber Porter is averaging the university’s association with John B. 16.8 ppg over the past four games ... C.J. Coddington is averaging 10.8 ppg over the past five games Stetson, maker of the well-known Stetson ... Brianti Saunders has made 11 consecutive free throws ... The Hatters have 36 assists in the past two games. hats. It all began in 1883 when Henry DeLand founded the DeLand Academy. Three years Sharp Approaching 1000 Points later, after a disastrous freeze affecting Jama Sharp is just five points shy of the 1000-point mark for her career. She would become the 21st the citrus industry left DeLand in financial player in school history to reach that milestone. distress, Stetson, who had a winter home in DeLand, became interested in the school. Defense Paves the Way At DeLand’s request, Stetson was made Stetson’s defense has been a big key to the team’s 9-3 start. In the nine victories this season, the Hatters chairman of the Board of Trustees in 1889 have allowed just 51.4 points per game, and opponents have shot just 31.4%. Including all 12 games, and the university was renamed in the Hatters lead the Atlantic Sun in fewest points allowed per game (58.0), lowest opponent field goal pct.