All of the momentum the Stetson baseball team had built over six dominant innings against Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday night at Melching Field melted in one at bat. That momentum jumped to the third base dugout in the seventh inning when Eagles’ first baseman Nick Rivera and Hatters relief pitcher Josh Thorne locked in […]
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Injuries are a part of life, and for athletes, they are an unfortunate but statistical inevitability. However, there is a side to this battle that gets little attention. Injuries can not only change the outcome of a game, a season, or a team; they can change the direction of one’s life. Catherine Coston was a […]
Continue ReadingStetson sand volleyball’s No. 3 pairing of senior Savannah Byl (Brandenton, Fla.) and graduate student Holly Reschke (Naples, Fla.) have been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pair of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. Byl and Reschke went 2-0 against FGCU this past Friday to open Atlantic Sun play. The duo won in straight […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Sport Programs is extremely proud of Club Equestrian’s recent success at the Savannah College of Art and Design’s (SCAD) Two-Day Show. The beauty of the SCAD facilities, coupled with the beauty of horses in motion and the unspoken communication between rider and mount, made for a truly memorable day. Equestrian is an art form and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is no stranger to serving as a host institution for March Madness. Five times, Stetson has served as host for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, including the 2014 Second and Third Rounds at the Amway Center. However, in all five instances the tournament games were played in Orlando. Now, for the first time, […]
Continue ReadingAfter spending much of their time on buses and planes over the last week, the Stetson baseball team will return to the friendly confines of Melching Field this weekend for a four-game series against Harvard. Friday’s game, which is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start, is Faculty/Staff Appreciation night. Woody O’Cain, executive director of Alumni […]
Continue ReadingStetson sand volleyball’s No. 2 pairing of senior Maren Rygh (Tonsberg, Norway) and sophomore Kristin Lind (Tierp, Sweden) have been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pair of the Week, the league announced today. Rygh and Lind went a perfect 3-0 last week and helped lead Stetson to a pair of wins over Florida Atlantic and […]
Continue ReadingAll season long, the Stetson women’s basketball team has been focused on improving every day, working together on a consistent basis, and ultimately playing its best basketball come postseason play. Well, the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship has arrived, and the No. 2 seeded Hatters (22-6) enter the tournament on a season-high six-game winning streak. But […]
Continue ReadingStetson women’s tennis picked up its sixth straight win with a 7-0 victory over Oakland, Thursday at Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. The win improves the Hatters to 7-1 on the season. Director of Tennis Pierre Pilote was pleased with his young squad’s effort against the Golden Grizzlies. “We improved again in singles play against Oakland,” […]
Continue ReadingJunior Cory Reid didn’t need a lot of time to make a mark on the Stetson baseball program. The Port St. Lucie native, and transfer from the State College of Florida in Bradenton, picked up his first Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week award for his play in five games for the Hatters last […]
Continue ReadingJama Sharp and Kyle Sikora are the Female and Male Student-Athlete of the Month for January 2015. Jama Sharp: Female Student-Athlete for January Jama Sharp has the rare ability to characterize herself with a word most athletes can only dream of: perfect. Now in her fourth and final season as a member of the Women’s […]
Continue ReadingDivine Miracle Myles is his given name, and he most certainly earned it. He earned it because he wasn’t supposed to live. His mother’s pregnancy was wrought with complications. Doctors were so certain he was going to be stillborn they almost threw him away after he was delivered. But the Stetson freshman – and a […]
Continue ReadingWith the start of the 2015 college baseball season just around the corner, fans of Stetson baseball will have a chance to get an early look at the Hatters on Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, at the new Wayne G. Sanborn Community Center on Alabama Avenue. The annual Dick Westervelt First Pitch Banquet is Stetson Baseball’s […]
Continue ReadingStetson University senior guard Jama Sharp (Mooresville, Ind.) has been selected as one of just 30 national candidates for the prestigious 2015 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson sand volleyball team is ranked 13th in the nation in the inaugural DiG 2015 Collegiate Sand Volleyball poll, the magazine recently announced. The defending Atlantic Sun Conference champions, the Hatters are the highest ranked conference team in the preseason poll. UNF is ranked just behind Stetson at No. 14. Among teams in the […]
Continue ReadingFor the second time this season, Stetson University senior guard Jama Sharp (Mooresville, Ind.) has been named the Atlantic Sun Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Sharp averaged 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.5 steals, and 3.5 assists per game last week to help lead Stetson to a pair of victories. She […]
Continue ReadingStetson senior Kentwan Smith has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Smith, a forward, was honored for his efforts in Stetson’s 63-59 loss at Florida State on Dec. 22. He scored a season-high 21 points, while adding seven rebounds and four assists. He was 8-of-13 […]
Continue ReadingYou can forgive Aisha Turner for having a few butterflies during last Sunday’s game at Florida. It had been 21 months since the sophomore guard last put on a uniform and laced up her sneakers, at the end of her freshman season at Clemson University. She decided to transfer to Stetson late in 2013, and […]
Continue ReadingFirst player in Stetson’s history to earn recognition on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team Stetson University sophomore Donald Payne capped a remarkable 2014 football season by becoming the first player in school history to earn recognition on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team. The Walter Camp All-America team is considered to be […]
Continue ReadingSAINT LOUIS, Mo. – Stetson safety Donald Payne, Dayton running back Connor Kacsor, Davidson running back Jeffrey Keil, Drake defensive lineman Mack Marrin and San Diego head coach Dale Lindsey were the recipients of the Pioneer Football League’s top honors in a vote of the league’s coaches. In addition to these awards, the league will […]
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