DeLand, Fla. Coach
Emmett Rutkowski looks to follow up last season's 3
rd place finish in the ASUN standings with a tough schedule for the 2023 season.
"We are excited about our 2023 schedule as it will be our most challenging in recent years. Hosting NC State, an ACC opponent, and USF, an in state rival, gives us an opportunity to showcase our program and Stetson University on a national level," said Rutkowski. "The team is maturing and developing each year and I am looking forward to taking the next step with this group in advancing into the NCAA tournament."
Stetson will start the season with three exhibition games to get the team prepared for the season. The Hatters will take on Daytona State on August 11 at 9:00am in DeLand. The team will then visit Georgia Southern on August 16 at 6:00pm before returning home to play a match against Rollins on August 19 at 7:00pm.
The regular season for the Hatters will begin against the College of Charleston on August 24 at 7:00pm before traveling down on I-4 to take on the UCF Knights for a 7:00pm game on August 26.
The Hatters then host St. Thomas on September 1 at 7:00pm and NC State on September 4 at 7:00pm. Both UCF and NC State were ranked in the top 75 in the NCAA rankings last season.
The Hatters then travel out west, to take on Grand Canyon and UNLV. The games will be on September 8 and September 10 respectively with both games starting at 7:00pm.
Stetson begins conference play with a few more non-conference games sprinkled throughout the months of September and October. September 16 starts conference play as the Hatters take on North Florida at 7:00pm. That will be followed by a nonconference game against Florida Atlantic on September 19 at 6:00pm. The Hatters will then face off against FGCU on September 23 at 7:00pm in Fort Myers. The Hatters then have a four-game home stand where they play two conference and two non-conference games. First, they take on USF on September 26 at 7:00pm. Then they host Jacksonville and Queens on September 30 and October 7 at 7:00pm. Rounding out the home stand the Hatters will take on Embry-Riddle October 11 at 6:00pm.
Conference play finishes with games against Central Arkansas on October 14, Lipscomb on October 21, and Bellarmine on October 28. Central Arkansas finished last season 2
nd in the ASUN standings with Lipscomb finishing 1
st.
Admission to the Hatters' home games at the ATC are just $5 each.
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