GAME DAY INFORMATION
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DATE: Feb. 29, 2024
TIME: 7:00 PM |
LOCATION: Edmunds Center
DeLand, Fla. |
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THE LEAD
The Hatters four game win streak and their undefeated conference road record came to an end on Saturday at the hands of FGCU. Depsite the loss,
Jamiya Turner provided a season-high 21 points and nine rebounds while
Khamya McNeal drained four three-pointers. With the regular season road schedule concluded, the Hatters return home to host Jacksonville on Thursday and UNF on Saturday, the latter being senior day. Tip-off against the Dolphins is scheduled for 7:00 PM on Feb. 29 at the Edmunds Center with all the action streamed on ESPN+ and live stats at gohatters.com.
INSIDE THE SERIES
This will be the 52nd time these two programs from the Sunshine State meet. Through their 51 previous match-ups, the Hatters hold a 34-17 record. While the Hatters narrowly lead on the road 13-10, they have controlled home court, racking up an 18-5 record. They last meet earlier this season on Jan. 6 when the Hatters won 59-53. They were led by McNeal's 12 points while the defense limited the Dolphins to just 28.8% shooting. In the long standing history between the two, they first met back on Dec. 16, 2000 when the Hatters took the inaugural game 79-68. Stetson began the series on a 10-game win streak and enter this weekend's match-up riding a four-game streak against the Dolphins.
SCOUTING THE HATTERS (15-13, 10-4 ASUN)
Stetson approaches the midweek game sitting second in the conference with an overall record of 15-13. They have won eight of their last ten games, including two separate four game win streaks straight, and now hold a 10-4 record in the ASUN after falling to FGCU.
Jamiya Turner paced the Hatters in the loss with a season-high 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field. The redshirt-senior only attempted two shots from the line, hitting both, while she also drained a three-pointer. She has reached double-digit points in 18 games this season and has pulled in five or more rebounds on 17 occasions, most recently grabbing nine against FGCU.
Overall, the offensive output for Stetson has been fronted by Turner, who maintains a team-leading 310 points, 11.1 per game. Turner showcases a 44.7 percent shooting accuracy from the field (119 of 266) and a 68.3 percent clip from the free-throw line. The redshirt-senior has reached milestones such as 500 career rebounds and 1,000 career points. She averages 5.4 rebounds per game and leads the team with 58 assists.
As a team, Stetson averages 58.7 points per game, as opposed to a conference third fewest average points allowed (59.5), on 602-1572 shooting from the field (38.3%) and 113-469 from three-point range. They boast an ASUN seventh-most 1026 total rebounds, 36.6 rebounds per game. Stetson has forced opponents into 466 turnovers and capitalized on them with 12.4 points off turnovers.
SCOUTING THE DOLPHINS (10-17, 6-8 ASUN)
Jacksonville currently holds a record of 10-17, sitting 8th place in the ASUN Conference standings after winning their last four games. They started off the year with stiff competition from Miami, Florida State, Alabama and LSU but have recently picked up a pair of wins over UNF, Kennesaw State and Queens.
In the 2023-24 Preseason Coaches' Poll, the coaches selected Jacksonville ninth in the poll with 48 points after finishing the prior season with a 6-11 conference record. They were also selected ninth in the media poll with 214 points.
The Jacksonville offense is spearheaded by Edyn Battle, who averages a conference-leading 19.9 points per game. The junior guard is shooting 42.2 percent from the floor (196-465) and 70.3 percent from the line. She averages 3.7 rebounds per game and leads the team with 69 assists.
As a team, Jacksonville averages 65.6 points per game, as opposed to a conference tenth-most average points allowed (71.0), on 591-1466 shooting from the field (40.3%) and 134-409 from three-point range. They've tallied an ASUN low 910 total rebounds, 33.7 per game.
On the defensive end, they allow opponents to shoot 42.2 percent from the field (677-1603) and 29.8 percent from three-point range (164-551), 11th and 3rd in the ASUN. The defense has also forced 504 turnovers, scoring 16.7 points off them, while tallying 241 steals and 59 blocks.
NEXT UP
Stetson will finish the 2024 regular season by hosting the North Florida Ospreys for senior day. Tip-off for that game is scheduled for 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 2 at the Edmunds Center. All the action will be streamed on ESPN+ while live stats will be available at gohatters.com.
