Box Score The Hatters fell to North Florida 59-78 Friday night in Jacksonville. Confirming that Stetson is now locked into the #2 seed for the ASUN Championship and will play the winner of the #7 seed vs #8 seed on Tuesday night in DeLand.
 
Stetson jumped out to a 6-2 early lead with Stephan Swenson scoring the first basket of the game and Jalen Blackmon adding the next four points. The Ospreys would tie the game at seven and start to pull away. Blackmon tried to pull the Hatters back as he scored eight of the first eleven points for the team. North Florida continued to pull away and hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to lead the visiting Hatters 29-42 at halftime. 
 
The Hatters continued to fight back in the second half but could only get one three to drop while North Florida scored seven from behind the arc. Stetson continued to fight throughout the second half, however on this night, the Hatters ended up falling 59-78 in a game where the shooting touch was missing.  
 
Blackmon led the team in scoring with 22 points while Aubin Gateretse scored 12 and Swenson rounded out the double-digit scoring for the Hatters with 10. Gateretse missed getting his ninth double-double of the season as he grabbed nine rebounds to lead the team. 
 
Stetson will return to DeLand as the #2 seed for the ASUN Championship. They will host a game between #7 and #8 seed on Monday March 4^th and then they will play the winner on Tuesday March 5^th. Both games will be played at 7pm in the Edmunds Center. Tickets are now on sale at GoHatters.com/tix. 
 
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