The Hatters will travel down to Fort Myers for a match against FGCU on Friday October 6 at 7pm before returning home to take on North Alabama on Saturday October 7 at 6pm.

History
The Hatters have faced Florida Gulf Coast 33 times. The teams first played September 29, 2007 and their most recent matchup was on November 1, 2022. Stetson and North Alabama have played each other six times with Stetson coming out victorious each match up. The teams first met on October 6, 2018 as the Hatters won 3-0. Their most recent match was on October 14, 2022 with Stetson winning 3-1.

Scouting the Hatters (8-8, ASUN 3-1)
The Hatters are coming off of a shaky 1-1 weekend. The Hatters had a chance to come back and reverse sweep Kennesaw State however fell short in the fifth set which saw them fall to 2-1 in conference play. Stetson won the first two sets against Queens before finally winning the match in the fifth set with a couple of athletes fighting through injuries. Stetson is currently tied with Bellarmine at fourth in the conference. On the offensive side, Annabelle Standish leads the team in kills with 198 followed by Sophia Groom who has 126. Nyah Molina leads the team in assists with 421. Defensively Haruka Sugimoto leads the team in digs with 235 and Groom leads the team with 73 total blocks.

Scouting the Opponents (FGCU 11-5, ASUN 4-0) (UNA 10-7, ASUN 2-3)
The Eagles are led by Alexandra Zakutney in kills with 154 and is followed by Shelby Kent who has 144. Lily Tessier and Alexandra Zakutney are close in kills with Tessier having 137 and Zakutney having 132. Florida Gulf Coast comes into the match with 665 assists.

The Lions are led by Anna Katherine Griggs in kills with 195 with Avery Markham following with 140. Luana Bulara leads in digs with 222. The lions come into the matchup with 776 assists and 103 blocks.

Up Next
Stetson will continue conference play and host Lipscomb at the J. Ollie Edmunds Center on Friday, October 13, 2023 at 6:00PM.