Atlantic Sun Champions: 1989, 2005, 2011 NCAA Tournament: 2005, 2011 WNIT: 2012 Schedule & Results Stetson Game #9 4-4 Overall, 0-0 A-Sun Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Stetson Hatters (4-4) at Florida Atlantic Owls (5-4) NOVEMBER 9 Fri. & vs. Hofstra ...................... L, 75-77 Date/Time: December 15, 2012 • 2:00 p.m. 10 Sat. at USF ............................ L, 48-70 Location: FAU Arena, Boca Raton, Fla. 16 Fri. Florida A&M ................. W, 88-67 18 Sun. at Florida State ............... L, 44-76 Series: Stetson leads 21-14 20 Tue. Bethune-Cookman ...... W, 66-52 Previous: Dec. 21, 2012: Stetson def. FAU 52-37 in DeLand, Fla. 25 Sun. Ball State ...................... W, 78-66 DECEMBER Coaches: Stetson - Lynn Bria is 61-74 in her fifth season at Stetson 4 Tue. Lynn University ........... W, 66-51 FAU - Kellie Lewis-Jay is 5-4 in her first season at FAU 8 Sat. at Charlotte..................... L, 73-81 15 Sat. at Florida Atlantic 2:00 pm Broadcast: Live audio will be available for free on HatterVision (GoHatters.com). Bill 18 Tue. # Georgia Southern 1:00 pm Topping (play-by-play) will call the action. 19 Wed. # UNC Asheville 1:00 pm 31 Mon. * at Mercer 2:00 pm JANUARY 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 3 F Cherisse Burris 5-10 So. Blue Springs, Mo. 8.0 3.3 FEBRUARY 22 G Jama Sharp 5-7 So. Mooresville, Ind. 10.6 4.3 2 Sat. * at North Florida 2:00 pm 23 G Shanasa Sanders 5-7 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. 13.1 5.8 4 Mon. * at Jacksonville 7:00 pm 24 F Sasha Sims 6-0 Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. 8.8 4.0 9 Sat. * ETSU 1:00 pm 11 Mon. * USC Upstate 7:00 pm 30 G Victoria McGowan 5-5 Sr. Inkster, Mich. 16.9 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 1 G C.J. Coddington 5-10 So. Davie, Fla. 3.5 1.4 28 Thur. * Kennesaw State 5:00 pm MARCH 4 G Sydni Payne 5-9 Fr. Conyers, Ga. 0.0 0.0 2 Sat. * Mercer 1:00 pm 5 G/F Simone Taylor 6-0 R-Jr. Delray Beach, Fla. 4.3 3.1 6/7 W/Th. $ A-Sun Quarterfinals (CSS) TBA 11 G Ashley Dennis 6-0 Sr. Bexley, Ohio 1.4 0.6 8 Fri. $ A-Sun Semifinals (CSS) TBA 9 Sat. $ A-Sun Championship (ESPN3) TBA 13 F Jazmin Garcia 5-10 So. Peekskill, N.Y. 1.0 1.3 25 G Ashley Buis 5-11 Sr. Linden, Ind. 1.7 0.7 & - WBI Tip-Off Classic, Daytona Beach, Fla. 31 F Amena Brent 6-1 Fr. Homewood, Ill. 0.0 1.0 # - 25th Annual Hatter Classic, DeLand, Fla. 34 F Janelle Mills 6-1 Sr. Wesley Chapel, Fla. 0.8 0.9 * - Atlantic Sun Conference game $ - Atlantic Sun Championship, Macon, Ga. 40 F Cha Cha Williams 6-1 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. 0.0 0.2 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 Mercer 0-0 .000 5-3 .625 Pronunciations: Bria (BREE-uh), Buis (BIAS), Cherisse (sha-REESE), Jama (JAY-muh), Shanasa (sha-NAH-suh) Stetson 0-0 .000 4-4 .571 FGCU 0-0 .000 4-4 .500 ETSU 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 USC Upstate 0-0 .000 4-5 .444 Stetson Quick Facts Jacksonville 0-0 .000 3-5 .375 Stetson By The Numbers Location ........................................DeLand, Fla. Northern Kentucky 0-0 .000 2-5 .286 Founded ................................................... 1883 North Florida 0-0 .000 2-6 .250 Enrollment (All Campuses) ...................... 3,961 Kennesaw State 0-0 .000 2-6 .250 Nickname ...............................................Hatters Lipscomb 0-0 .000 1-6 .143 1 Colors ........................ Hunter Green and White Conference .................................... Atlantic Sun Thursday Stetson’s ranking among Atlantic Sun Home Court ............... Edmunds Center (4,000) Kennesaw State at UNC Asheville, 7:00 p.m. Conference teams in scoring (67.1 ppg), field President ................................ Dr. Wendy Libby ETSU at LSU, 8:00 p.m. goal percentage (.413), three-point field goal Athletic Director .................................Jeff Altier Friday Women’s Basketball SID ........... Jamie Bataille Jacksonville State at North Florida, 3:30 p.m. percentage (.354), and free throw percentage SID Cell .....................................(386) 748-4586 Saturday (.770). SID Email [email protected] Stetson at FAU, 2:00 p.m. Twitter ...........@StetsonHatters, @StetsonWBB UMES at North Florida, 3:30 p.m. News and Notes The Hatters Nickname Preview The unlikely combination of a famous hat The Stetson women’s basketball team seeks its first road win of the year Saturday as the manufacturer and a university produced a Hatters visit the Florida Atlantic Owls. The Hatters (4-4) are coming off a hard-fought 81-73 novel nickname for Stetson University. The defeat at Charlotte on Saturday. The Owls (5-4) lost in overtime at Wisconsin on Monday by athletic teams are called “Hatters,” reflecting an almost identical score, 82-73. the university’s association with John B. Stetson, maker of the well-known Stetson The All-Time Series vs. Florida Atlantic hats. It all began in 1883 when Henry DeLand Today will mark the 36th meeting between Stetson and Florida Atlantic, two former rivals in founded the DeLand Academy. Three years the Atlantic Sun. Stetson leads the all-time series 21-14, but FAU has won nine of the 15 later, after a disastrous freeze affecting meetings played in Boca Raton. Stetson defeated FAU 52-37 last year in DeLand. the citrus industry left DeLand in financial distress, Stetson, who had a winter home in Recap vs. Charlotte DeLand, became interested in the school. The Stetson women’s basketball team kept the game tight but came up on the short end At Deland’s request, Stetson was made of a 81-73 decision at Charlotte Saturday night at Halton Arena. Victoria McGowan led the chairman of the Board of Trustees in 1889 Hatters (4-4) with 23 points, while Shanasa Sanders added 12 points and nine rebounds. and the university was renamed in Stetson cut a 15-point defivit down to six at halftime, and trimmed an 18-point second-half his honor. Stetson University deficit down to seven. Sasha Sims registered 10 points, four assists, and three blocks for fielded the first football team the Hatters. She is now tied with Kaisa Tuure for fourth place among Stetson’s career block in Florida in 1901. The name leaders with 77. “Hatter” was used then and is still in use today. Last Year vs. FAU Stetson shot 50 percent from three-point territory (9-18) and claimed a 52-37 victory over Florida Atlantic in the championship game of the Hatter Classic at the Edmunds Center on 2012-13 Hatter Awards Dec. 21. Junior guard Shanasa Sanders was named tournament Most Valuable Player while junior guard Victoria McGowan (Inkster, Mich.) led all scorers with 11 points. Sanders flirted McGowan = A-Sun Player of the Week with a double-double in finishing with nine points and a career-high 12 rebounds plus a team- For the first time this season and for the high three assists. Cherisse Burris notched eight points and eight rebounds, a scoring total fifth time in her career, Victoria McGowan also equaled by Jama Sharp and Sasha Sims. was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 27. McGowan Home Cooking averaged 21.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.5 The Hatters have won eight straight home games (4-0 this season), 20 of their last 21, and 23 assists while leading the Hatters to a pair of their last 25 games at the Edmunds Center. However, Stetson has lost its last six straight of victories. Against B-CU, she scored a games away from the Edmunds Center. season-high 27 points, including 13 in a row during a key second half-run, while adding Mid-Major Poll eight rebounds and five steals. Against In the Dec. 4 CollegeInsider.com Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, the Hatters are receiving Ball State, McGowan tied with teammate seven votes for an unofficial #39 ranking. Shanasa Sanders with a game-high 16 points. She hit four of the Hatters’ school- Second Half Lead Changes record 14 three-pointers while dishing out In Stetson’s season-opener against Hofstra, the lead changed hands six times in the final 10 seven assists. For the week McGowan shot minutes. In the Hatters’ seven games since, the lead has not changed hands at all in the final 54 percent (13-for-24) from the field and 75 10 minutes of any game. In addition, each of the last seven games have all been decided by percent (9-for-12) from behind the arc. The eight points or more. The Hofstra game was decided by just two points.