Hatters Begin Final Week With Tournament Seeding On The Line

STETSON (5-5, 4-5 ASUN) at JACKSONVILLE (2-11, 0-9 ASUN) STETSON (5-5, 4-5 ASUN) at NORTH FLORIDA (8-8, 7-3 ASUN)
JU Game UNF Game 1 UNF Game 2	Wednesday, March 17 \| 6 p.m. Friday, March 19 \| 7 p.m. Saturday, March 20 \| 7 p.m.
Locations	Swisher Gym & UNF Arena, Jacksonville, Fla.
ESPN+ Links	JU: None \| UNF Game 1 \| UNF Game 2
Live Stats	JU Live Stats \| UNF Live Stats
Programs	JU Game Notes \| UNF Game Notes
Social Media	Twitter \| Instagram \| Facebook
Standings	ASUN Volleyball

Preview
The Stetson Hatters will travel to Jacksonville, Fla. this week for their final three regular season matches with conference tournament seeding on the line. First, the Hatters will make a return visit to Swisher Gym to face the Dolphins at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Stetson will then travel to UNF for a two-game set with the Ospreys at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The two UNF matches will be streamed live on ESPN+.

What's at Stake
Stetson would need to win all 3 matches to claim the No. 2 seed and home court advantage for the ASUN South Divisional game. Otherwise, Stetson will be the No. 3 seed in the division and travel to the No. 2 seed.

All-Time Series
Jacksonville leads the all-time series 65-20. The Hatters have won four straight in the series including all three matches this year. UNF leads the all-time series 20-11. The Hatters have won the last five of the last six. The teams split their two-game set in DeLand earlier this season.

Digs Leader
Chelcie Spence is Stetson's all-time digs leader with 1,527 career digs. She is just the 15th player in ASUN history (rally scoring era) to surpass 1500 career digs.

Players of the Week
Elena Djokovic has earned a pair of ASUN Player of the Week awards this season. Likewise, Chelcie Spence has twice been selected as the ASUN Defensive Player of the Week.

By The Numbers:
This season, Stetson is
- 5-1 when winning the first set
- 4-1 when hitting .200 or better
- 5-1 when having more digs than its opponent
- 5-0 when having more blocks than its opponent

Team Rankings
Stetson currently leads the ASUN and ranks ninth in the NCAA in team digs-per-set (19.3).

Individual ASUN/NCAA Rankings
- Elena Djokovic 4.3 kills/set - 2nd in ASUN / 38th in NCAA
- Chelcie Spence 5.57 digs/set - 1st in ASUN / 20th in NCAA
- Naina Ivanova 9.9 assists/set - 3rd in ASUN / 69th in NCAA
- Kaylee Oscarson .331 attack pct. - 4th in ASUN
- Naina Ivanova 0.31 aces/set - 8th in ASUN
- Elena Djokovic 3.5 digs/set - 8th in ASUN

The Head Coach
Head Coach Yang Deng is in her 4th season with the Hatters. She holds an overall record of 36-56, including a 33-33 mark over the past three seasons.

Up Next
The ASUN Divisional Round will be played on March 26 or 27. The final four teams remaining after the Divisional round will head to Kennesaw, Ga. for the ASUN semifinals and championship (April 2-3).

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Players Mentioned

#10 Elena Djokovic: OH; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#12 Naina Ivanova: L/S; 5' 10"; Senior

#22 Kaylee Oscarson: MB; 6' 5"; Sophomore

#6 Chelcie Spence: DS; 5' 2"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#10 Elena Djokovic
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: OH

#12 Naina Ivanova
: 5' 10"; Senior
: L/S

#22 Kaylee Oscarson
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: MB

#6 Chelcie Spence
: 5' 2"; Senior
: DS

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Hatters Begin Final Week With Tournament Seeding On The Line

Players Mentioned

#10 Elena Djokovic

#12 Naina Ivanova

#22 Kaylee Oscarson

#6 Chelcie Spence

Players Mentioned

#10 Elena Djokovic

#12 Naina Ivanova

#22 Kaylee Oscarson

#6 Chelcie Spence