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Shelby Connors 2017
Steve Simoneau

Volleyball Athletic Communications

Hatters Head North To Face Lipscomb and Kennesaw

Shelby Connors Approaching Milestone

The Stetson volleyball team (1-12, 0-1 ASUN) will play a pair of ASUN matches on the road this weekend as the Hatters travel to Lipscomb and Kennesaw State to battle the Lady Bisons (6-7, 0-1) and the Owls (7-3, 1-0).

Stetson is coming off a 3-0 setback to FGCU in the ASUN opener last Saturday.  Hao Jin led the Hatters with nine kills.

KSU and Lipscomb battled each other through five sets last weekend with the Owls earning a 3-2 victory.  Both programs shared the league's regular season title in 2016.  Lipscomb is currently ranked 13th in the VolleyballMag.com Top 25 Mid-Major poll.  

Friday's match will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and Saturday's match will be streamed on Facebook Live.  In addition, live stats, the Stetson volleyball twitter feed, and the HatCheck text messaging service will provide live updates as well.

Strength of Schedule
The Hatters have played quite a challenging schedule this season.  As of Sept. 28, 10 of Stetson's 13 opponents own a winning record, and another (Bucknell) is 7-7.

ASUN Leaders
The Hatters currently lead the league with a 15.8 digs-per-set average,  Last season, the Hatters were last in the ASUN with a 12.8 digs-per-set average.  Stetson also ranks third in the league with a 1.96 blocks-per-set average.  

Trending Upward
Over the past five matches, Hao Jin is hitting at a .379 clip (43-4-103). That stretch includes a 16-0-26 (.615) performance vs. North Dakota State. She has raised her season attack percentage from .159 to .246.

Milestone Ahead
Shelby Connors will be looking to play in her 100th career match on Saturday.  She enters the weekend with 602 career kills and 336 career blocks. 

Up Next
Stetson will enjoy a four-match homestand beginning Oct. 6 against NJIT.
 
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Players Mentioned

Shelby Connors

#11 Shelby Connors

MB
6' 2"
Senior
Hao Jin

#22 Hao Jin

MB
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Shelby Connors

#11 Shelby Connors

6' 2"
Senior
MB
Hao Jin

#22 Hao Jin

6' 2"
Junior
MB