Category: Sports & Recreation

Dipper joins lacrosse coaching staff

Stetson University head women’s lacrosse coach Nicole Moore has every intention of making the Hatters into a national power. While those lofty goals won’t come immediately, with the addition of Brittany Dipper to her coaching staff, she was able to add someone with intimate knowledge of what it takes to reach the very highest level […]

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GPS Series starts tonight for students

Stetson’s Campus Life and Student Success division is offering the GPS: Guide for Proactive Success workshops once again this semester to aid students in staying on track with their academic and personal lives at the university. All the workshops take place at 5:15 p.m. each Tuesday in Sage Hall, room 257. The first one is […]

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Men’s Basketball schedule announced

Head Coach Casey Alexander and the Stetson men’s basketball coaching staff announced the team’s 2012-13 schedule on Monday.  A challenging slate highlighted by seven opponents that saw postseason action after the conference tournaments last year, including NCAA Tournament Third Round competitors USF and VCU, the Hatters will use the stiff competition to prepare for a […]

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Inaugural A-Sun Champion Will Get NCAA Bid

The A-Sun Women’s Lacrosse champion will qualify automatically for the NCAA Tournament in the league’s inaugural season of competition, thanks to bracket expansion announced by the NCAA earlier this month. “Expanded competitive opportunities for our student-athletes is always a pleasure to announce,” A-Sun Commissioner Ted Gumbart said. “Now the A-Sun can add women’s lacrosse to […]

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FCS tournament expansion opens door for PFL

INDIANAPOLIS – Beginning in 2013, the Pioneer Football League will gain access to the Division I Football Championship through an automatic bid as a result of the NCAA Board of Directors approving a budget that will allow expansion of the tournament to 24 teams that season. That expansion means that the Stetson Hatters will have […]

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Tennis adds Noblet and Levanovich to staff

Director of Tennis Pierre Pilote announced the addition of two new members to the Stetson tennis staff on Thursday. Christophe Noblet is a new Assistant Coach, while former Hatter star Maksim Levanovich will be a Volunteer Assistant Coach. Noblet comes to Stetson after a stint as a graduate assistant for men’s and women’s tennis at Columbus […]

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Values Conversations yield results

After a comprehensive, university-wide review, Stetson University’s updated core values were announced this week in a Values Research Project report. The Values Conversations that spanned 2011-2012 were co-facilitated by Associate Professor of History and American Studies Emily Mieras and Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Chris Kandus. Mieras and Kandus submitted the […]

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Mendoza named to Hermann Trophy Watch List

Kansas City, Kan. – Stetson senior Jonathan Mendoza was named as one of 42 male student-athletes on the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List, as announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on Monday afternoon. The MAC Hermann Trophy is the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer.  The list of […]

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Women’s Soccer ready for new beginnings

With a brand new facility housing state-of-the-art amenities at the Stetson Soccer Complex, and 13 newcomers adding depth to this fall’s squad, it certainly feels like a new day for Stetson Women’s Soccer as the 2012 campaign is set to begin in exactly one week. Stetson returns 10 letter winners and five starters from a […]

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Athletics expands social media platforms

The Stetson University athletics department is proud to announce the expansion of its social media presence, giving fans more opportunities to keep up with Hatter Athletics.  Between Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Foursquare, you can stay on top of everything involving Stetson Athletics. At the heart of the changes is the addition of Twitter pages for […]

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Men’s Soccer schedule announced

Stetson Men’s Soccer Head Coach T. Logan Fleck announced the Hatters 2012 schedule on Wednesday afternoon.  The slate includes three NCAA Tournament participants from a year ago. “It’s a very ambitious schedule,” Fleck said on Wednesday. “All of the boys on the team realize that we’re attempting to have a stronger schedule than we’ve ever […]

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First class of football recruits welcomed

The arrival on campus on Monday of more than 100 football recruits marked the start of a new era for both Stetson Athletics and Stetson University. The fresh-faced recruits reported for the start of the first football training camp in more than 50 years. The players and their families were welcomed to campus during a […]

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Stetson Football completes coaching staff

With more than 100 football recruits scheduled to arrive on the Stetson University campus this weekend, head football coach Roger Hughes has taken another step toward the return of Hatters football in 2013. Hughes, who has been working virtually around the clock since first arriving on the Stetson campus last June, has completed his initial […]

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Women’s Soccer celebrates 20 years

The Stetson women’s soccer program will celebrate 20 years of Hatter history this weekend, highlighted by an Alumni Contest and postgame festivities for current and former players on Saturday, August 4. “It’s a new beginning for Stetson Soccer,” Head Coach Julie Orlowski said earlier this week.  “We have a new facility and a lot of […]

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Former Hatter earns All-American honor

Former Stetson University golfer Sam Ryder has been named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar for the 2011-2012 season by the Golf Coaches Association of America. It is the second consecutive year Ryder, a Longwood, Fla., native, has received the award. He is one of the 146 Division I golfers to be honored. Ryder competed in […]

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Men’s Soccer hires Dietterle as assistant coach

Bruce Dietterle will join the Stetson men’s soccer coaching staff as an assistant for the 2012 season, as was announced by Hatters Head Coach T. Logan Fleck on Thursday afternoon. “Bruce is a fine young coach,” Fleck said of Dietterle on Thursday. “He will bring plenty of energy and enthusiasm to the program.  We’re all […]

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John B joins Celebrity Mascot Games

Stetson University will be one of two host sites for the 20th Annual Celebrity Mascot Games hosted by the Central Florida Sports Commission to benefit New Hope For Kids. Stetson’s own mascot, John B, will join a talented group of mascots participating in this year’s event at both Stetson’s Edmunds Center and Orlando’s Amway Center from […]

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Volleyball names Kris Wojieck assistant coach

Stetson University volleyball head coach Tim Loesch announced the hiring Tuesday of Kris Wojieck as an assistant coach for both the Hatters court volleyball and sand volleyball programs. “We welcome Kris to the Stetson volleyball family,” Loesch said.  “Her good work at UNC Pembroke and Queens University shows that she is ready for the challenge […]

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