For 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 […]
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Stetson 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 […]
Continue ReadingGetting a 4.0 at Stetson University is no easy feat. Add in a double major and participation in a varsity sport and it’s nothing short of incredible. Now, consider that all of this was done with English as a second language and, well, that is Carmen Bernecker. A native of Holzmaden, Germany, Carmen came to […]
Continue ReadingLegendary Stetson men’s basketball coach Glenn Wilkes was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The National Association of Basketball Coaches elected Wilkes last April. Joining Wilkes in the Class of 2014 are Grant Hill, Darrell Griffith, Shaquille O’Neal, Zelmo Beaty, Dale Brown, Gary Williams, and Howard […]
Continue ReadingFormer Stetson Hatter Corey Kluber capped his great season as a member of the Cleveland Indians by being selected as the American League Cy Young Award winner. The award was announced live on the MLB Network on Wednesday night. Kluber, who played for the Hatters from 2005-07, completed his first full season in the big […]
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – If there is a trait shared by candidates on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, it’s playing with a relentless motor.Which is how the award’s namesake played during his Hall of Fame career.On Tuesday, four more players were nominated for the Buchanan Award which honors the outstanding defensive player in the FCS. […]
Continue ReadingFormer Stetson Hatter, and Volusia County native, Jacob deGrom capped a stellar first season with the New York Mets by earning NL Rookie of the Year honors. deGrom, who played at Stetson from 2008-10, finished his rookie season in New York with a 9-6 record and a 2.69 ERA in 140.1 innings of work. He […]
Continue ReadingEarlier today, Stetson head men’s soccer coach Ernie Yarborough was honored as the Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year. Yarborough not only guided Stetson to its winningest season in three years, but also to the program’s first conference tournament appearance since 2011. Stetson opens A-Sun Tournament play on Wednesday when the Hatters face Northern […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Ross Morison was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic team for men’s soccer, the league office announced on Monday. Chosen by the A-Sun’s Sports Information Directors and media relations personnel, the all-academic team consists of 11 student-athletes representing all eight league members. Players are chosen based on both athletic and academic achievements. To […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson volleyball team celebrated Senior Day with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-18) victory over USC Upstate Sunday afternoon at the Edmunds Center. Madison Akins posted 10 kills without committing an error as the Hatters (16-10, 7-5 Atlantic Sun) completed a season sweep over the Spartans (10-18, 1-11). Stetson finished the 2014 home schedule with […]
Continue ReadingIt was a short pass on second and eight in the final seconds of the third quarter, but by the time Stetson’s Kegan Moore was hauled down from behind 78 yards later, it changed the entire complexion of the day for the homestanding Hatters. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Cole Mazza crashed […]
Continue ReadingResearch on violent video games, mid-term elections lead news Dr. Chris Ferguson’s research that analyzes the effects that violent video games have on human behavior captured more national attention in major media markets this week. Also, several issues surrounding this year’s mid-term elections were discussed by Stetson faculty experts in many news outlets across the […]
Continue Reading(UPDATE Nov. 2014: deGrom has been named NL Rookie of the Year. Kluber won the AL Cy Young Award.) by Jack Roth Since baseball started at Stetson University in 1895, 10 Hatters have made it to “the show” – Major League Baseball. Impressively, three have made it since 2009, and — even more impressive – […]
Continue ReadingFor the average person, the first day at a new job might entail setting up an office, touring a building, or perhaps filling out paperwork at human resources. For Stetson University volleyball coach Kristina Hernandez, her first day on campus last March was slightly more hectic. Hernandez hosted an official recruiting visit for a 6-2 […]
Continue ReadingStetson men’s basketball participated in the annual International Walk to School Day on Wednesday at Blue Lake Elementary School. International Walk to School Day, which first began in 1997, is a global event celebrated each year in over 40 countries. The purpose of the event is to encourage school-aged children to walk or ride their […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson women’s volleyball dove into 2014 with a 5-1 start, the best in school history. A huge part of this early success was the September Student-Athlete of the Month, Madison Akins. Akins is a sophomore right-side hitter majoring in elementary education with a minor in English from Brookes, Ga. A co-captain, she is currently […]
Continue ReadingThe traditional rich green color of the Stetson University Palm Court turned a shade of teal Thursday as members of the Stetson women’s basketball team hung teal ribbons in recognition of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, which runs through the end of September. In photo, right, senior C.J. Coddington hangs one of many teal ribbons […]
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