The Hatters will stay home for their Breast Cancer Awareness match against Lipscomb on Friday October 13th at 6pm. They will then continue their home stand the following day for a game against Austin Peay State University also at 6pm .

History
The Hatters have faced Lipscomb 32 times. The teams first played Lipscomb 23, 2001 and their most recent matchup was on October 9, 2022. Stetson and Austin Peay have played each other two times with both teams winning a game. The teams met last on October 7, 2022 as the Hatters won 3-2 at home.

Scouting the Hatters (9-9, ASUN 4-2)
The Hatters are coming off of a tough 1-1 weekend. The Hatters lost 3-0 to FGCU Friday night in a game in which they showed fight and determination against one of the top ASUN teams. Stetson split the first two sets against North Alabama, before taking control and finishing the match in four sets the following evening. After the weekend the Hatters sit with a 4-2 record in conference, leaving them in fifth place. On the offensive side, Annabelle Standish leads the team in kills with 224 followed by Sophia Groom who has 148. Nyah Molina leads the team in assists with 505. Defensively Haruka Sugimoto leads the team in digs with 269 and Groom leads the team with 80 total blocks.

Scouting the Opponents (Lipscomb 11-5, ASUN 6-0) (APSU 9-10, ASUN 2-4)
Lipscomb is led by Jada DiVita in kills with 174 and is followed by Meg Mersman who has 162. Courtney Jones and Berkley Mischler are close in kills with Jones having 141 and Mischler having 95. Delaney Smith leads in service aces with 32.APSU is led by Mikayla Powell in kills with 275 with Elizabeth Wheat following with 134. Kalliann Cook leads in digs with 219. APSU will come into the matchup with 802 assists and 156.5 blocks. 

Up Next
Stetson will go on the road next weekend as they will make two stops Kentucky. First up will be Eastern Kentucky. Those two teams will face off on Friday October 20 at 6pm. The following evening Stetson will battle against Bellarmine at 4pm.

Make sure to wear your pink this weekend and come support your Hats!