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Volleyball Seniors 2018

Volleyball Athletic Communications

Hatters Host FGCU, Liberty To Close Regular Season

Thursday Is Senior Night for Four Hatters

TUESDAY | 6 p.m. vs. Florida Gulf Coast
THURSDAY | 6 p.m. vs. Liberty (Senior Night)
EDMUNDS CENTER | DeLand, Fla.
TICKETS | $5 General Admission
LIVE VIDEO | ESPN+ (Tue.) / Facebook Live (Thur.)
LIVE STATS | GoHatters.com/sidearmstats/wvball
TWITTER | @StetsonVB
TEXT ALERTS | HatCheck
PDF NOTES | Stetson (PDF)

Winners of four in a row, the Stetson Hatters will host their final two regular season contests this week as the welcome FGCU and Liberty to the Edmunds Center.  Stetson and ASUN leader FGCU will square off at 6 p.m. Tuesday on ESPN+, while the Hatters and Flames will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday on Facebook Live.

Tickets are just $5 and can be purchased online or at the Edmunds Center Ticket Office.  Stetson students, faculty and staff are admitted free with a Stetson ID.

Thursday will also be Senior Night for the Hatters, who will honor Hao Jin, Julie Varga, Anna Bezhan, and Charlotte Earnhart prior to the match.

"The seniors have been doing a great job on and off the court, both by leading and by supporting their teammates," head coach Yang Deng said. "It's been good to see."

Stetson (16-10, 8-6 ASUN) will try to take down their second ASUN leader of the season when they first-place FGCU (13-1 ASUN) on Tuesday. The Eagles have won 11 in a row.  The Hatters snapped Kennesaw's 14-game win streak back on Oct. 27.

Thursday's match between the Hatters and the Flames (13-15, 9-7 ASUN) could be a battle for fourth place.  Regardless of the result, Stetson knows Liberty will be its ASUN quarterfinal opponent on Nov. 15.

"These matches can really help prepare us for the conference tournament," Deng said. "We need to improve our consistency and level of performance."

The Hatters are hot as they have been all season, winning four in a row for the first time since 2014.  Offensively, Stetson is hitting .292 combined over that stretch with Riley Nieporte (38 kills), Julie Varga (36 kills), and Eva Deisa (32 kills) helping carry the load.  

Chelcie Spence has moved up to fourth on the Hatters' single-season digs list with 446.  Hao Jin (97) and Brianna Schmid (95) are each closing in on 100 blocks for the season.

Stetson is looking to even up the season series against both FGCU and Liberty.  The Hatters have been outstanding at home this year, going 7-2 overall and 5-1 in ASUN play.  

In addition to the video coverage, live stats, the Stetson volleyball twitter feed, and the HatCheck text messaging service will provide live updates as well.

About Stetson University Athletics: Stetson University's Athletics Program has a vision of developing a culture of champions athletically, academically and within the community. This vision is accomplished through a mission of recruiting and developing student-athletes, coaches and staff, creating a culture of champions, within and outside of competition. The department operates with five core values: Championship Culture, Integrity, Excellence, Pride/Tradition and Leadership. To learn more about the Vision, Mission and Core Values for Stetson Athletics, visit GoHatters.com and click on Mission Statement under the Inside Athletics tab.
 
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Players Mentioned

Anna Bezhan

#7 Anna Bezhan

OH
5' 10"
Senior
Eva Deisa

#23 Eva Deisa

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Charlotte Earnhart

#10 Charlotte Earnhart

OH/RS
5' 10"
Senior
Hao Jin

#22 Hao Jin

MB
6' 2"
Senior
Riley Nieporte

#8 Riley Nieporte

OH
5' 9"
Sophomore
Brianna Schmid

#2 Brianna Schmid

MB
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Chelcie Spence

#6 Chelcie Spence

DS
5' 2"
Sophomore
Julie Varga

#16 Julie Varga

RS/OH
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Anna Bezhan

#7 Anna Bezhan

5' 10"
Senior
OH
Eva Deisa

#23 Eva Deisa

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Charlotte Earnhart

#10 Charlotte Earnhart

5' 10"
Senior
OH/RS
Hao Jin

#22 Hao Jin

6' 2"
Senior
MB
Riley Nieporte

#8 Riley Nieporte

5' 9"
Sophomore
OH
Brianna Schmid

#2 Brianna Schmid

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
MB
Chelcie Spence

#6 Chelcie Spence

5' 2"
Sophomore
DS
Julie Varga

#16 Julie Varga

6' 0"
Senior
RS/OH