Hatters Host FIU and FAU for Senior Day

#17 Stetson (16-11) \| #13 FIU (21-5) \| #14 FAU (16-7)
Dual 1	#17 Stetson vs. #13 FIU \| 10:00 a.m.
Dual 2	#13 FIU vs. #15 FAU \| 12:00 p.m.
Dual 3	#17 Stetson vs. #15 FAU \| 2:00 p.m.
Location	Cooper Beach Courts, DeLand, Fla. Attendance limited to Player Pass List only
Live Scoring	GoHattters.com/stats
Game Notes	Stetson Notes

Preview
No. 17 Stetson will host No. 13 FIU and No. 14 FAU in a tri-match Saturday at the Cooper Beach Courts. Stetson will play at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. with the two visiting teams squaring off at noon. Live scoring will be available at GoHattters.com/stats. Attendance limited to Player Pass List only.

The Hatters will also honor six members of their program before the 10 a.m. match - Devin Corah, Ana Costa, Alicia Harrington, Yasmin Kuck, Brittany McLean and Carly Perales.

Head-to-Head
FAU has won all three head-to-head meetings with Stetson this season by identical 3-2 scores. FIU defeated Stetson 4-1 in the only previous meeting on Feb. 28.

In the Polls
The Hatters are ranked 17th in the nation in this week's AVCA Poll. It is Stetson's 59th consecutive appearance in the AVCA poll.

Home Sweet Home
Stetson is 75-21 (.781) all-time the Cooper Beach Courts, including 5-3 this season.

Super Schedule
The Hatters have already played 16 ranked opponents this season (6-10 in those duals) and will play two more ranked opponents on Saturday. Stetson is in a stretch of playing 13 ranked opponents in a span of 17 duals.

Pair of the Week
Ana Costa and Carly Perales are the first ASUN pair to win four ASUN Pair of the Week Awards in the same season (March 10, 24, 31, April 13). Perales holds the conference record for most ASUN Pair of the Week Awards all-time with nine, and Costa now has five.

MoVR Rankings
Ana Costa and Carly Perales have a MoVR ranking of 57.28, which ranks them 11th and 12th among all individuals in the NCAA.

Milestone Wins
With her 97th career win on March 24, senior Carly Perales surpassed former teammate Rachel Noble (2016-19) for the most dual match victories in program history ... With her 100th career win on March 28, Perales became the first player in school and conference history to record 100 dual match victories.

Closing in on 200 Wins
The Stetson beach volleyball program is in its 10th season of competition. The Hatters have an all-time record of 194-88 and own the third-highest all-time wins total in the NCAA behind USC (229) and Florida State (224).

The Head Coach
Stetson head coach Kristina Hernandez, a four-time ASUN Coach of the Year, is in her eighth season with the Hatters. She has a record of 172-69. She is the third all-time winningest coach in the NCAA and second among active coaches.

Up Next
Stetson will compete for its fourth straight ASUN Championship next weekend at the Cooper Beach Courts.

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