Women's Basketball | 1/22/2017 12:01:00 PM

Game 20	NJIT (8-11, 1-3 ASUN) at Stetson (14-5, 3-1 ASUN)
Date | Time	Monday, January 23, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Location | Arena	DeLand, FL | Edmunds Center
Live Video | Live Audio	ESPN3, streaming telecast (WatchESPN app, www.WatchESPN.com) Evan Weston (play-by-play); Dee Romine (color)
Live Stats	In-game statistics (free)
Social Media	@njithighlanders
All-time series | Last Meeting	Stetson leads, 2-0 | Stetson 74, NJIT 56 | 2.15.16
Game Notes	NJIT Notes | Stetson Notes

NJIT (8-11, 1-3 ASUN) will look to snap a two-game skid on Monday evening when the Highlanders visit Stetson (14-5, 3-1 ASUN) at the Edmonds Center with opening tip slated for 7 p.m.

NJIT Notes…
--With a win, NJIT will record its first all-time victory against the Hatters of Stetson, which will meet for the third time
----With a win, the Highlanders will pick up its first all-time road victory in the ASUN (first season in league; 2015-16)
--NJIT will snap a two-game skid and bounce back to the win column
--Redshirt sophomore Tatianna Torres leads the ASUN in the steal category (2.5 spg)

The game will be shown live on ESPN3 (all remaining NJIT home basketball games can be seen on ESPN3).

A simple way to find ESPN3 is on NJIT's official athletics website, www.njithighlanders.com. Near the middle of the home page NJIT TV section, click Upcoming Events for a list of scheduled NJIT contests. After finding the event, click the camera icon to the right of the event listing. That brings you to an ESPN3 portal where you can access the desired program.

Evan Weston, the voice of the Hatters, is on play-by-play with expert analysis from Dee Romine.

For the remainder of the season, every NJIT game played in the ASUN Conference, home and away, throughout the regular season and into the ASUN postseason tournament will be covered on ESPN3.

ALL TIME SERIES
The Hatters lead the all-time series 2-0.  The two teams met for the first time last season with the Hatters coming out on top in both meetings – 60-55 at Stetson on January 16 and 74-56 in Newark on February 15.

A LOOK AT THE HATTERS
Stetson, winners of its last three, enters Monday's ASUN contest with a 3-1 record in the conference and 14-5 overall on the season. 

The Hatters lone loss came at the hands of FGCU, 84-71 on January 7.  Since the loss, Stetson rallied off wins against Kennesaw State (65-56), Lipscomb (91-66) and most recently USC Upstate (80-68).

In the win over USC Upstate, Brianti Saunders led four players in double figures with 23 points as Stetson won its third game in a row, 80-68.  Stetson shot 47 percent from the floor and hit the 80-point mark for the seventh time this season.

The Hatters started off the season 11-2, tying for the best start in program history.  Winners of the last three, Stetson leads the ASUN in scoring (73.1), field goal percentage (45.3) and free throw percentage (81.4).

The Hatters lead the NCAA in free throw percentage with a .814 mark.  Individually, Saunders is tied for the NCAA lead with a .929 mark. 

Saunders, the ASUN Preseason Player of the Year, is averaging 17.3 ppg and tops the team with a .929 free throw percentage (91-for-98).  She has scored in double-digits in every game, including eight 20+ point performances.  Against USC Upstate, Saunders finished 9-for-10 from the free throw line.

Senior Breana Bey, an ASUN Tri-Newcomer of the Year honoree from a season ago, ranks second on the team in scoring at 13.9 ppg while shooting 60 percent from the field (110-182).  Standing at 5-foot-9, Bey's 6.4 rpg ranks second on the team.  Bey has notched double-digit scoring in every game but four, including four double-doubles.

Junior guard Brittney Chambers, a transfer from Daytona State, is averaging 10.8 ppg and has combined for 25 steals.  Hatters 6-foot-3 forward Sarah Sagerer paces Stetson and the ASUN Conference on the boards averaging 8.9 rpg and 61 total blocks. 

RECAP 15-16 SEASON
Stetson qualified for the Women's Basketball Invitation, and reached the quarterfinals (against Louisiana), completing their sixth straight 20-win season.

STETSON HEAD COACH LYNN BRIA
An eight-year veteran with the program, head coach Lynn Bria has led the Hatters to six straight 20-win seasons and six consecutive appearances in NCAA postseason play.

Over the past six seasons, Bria has guided the Hatters to two ASUN Conference Championships, two NCAA Tournaments, three WNIT appearances, and one Women's Basketball Invitational.

NJIT OUTLOOK
The Highlanders, which played its best first half of the season at FGCU Saturday afternoon, held a five-point advantage against one of the top teams in the ASUN, 32-27.  The Eagles exploded for 30 points in the third quarter and opened the fourth with an 11-0 spurt, securing the teams' 15^th win of the season with a 73-53 victory.

NJIT senior guard Alana Dudley paced the Highlanders with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field while dishing out six assists.  Redshirt sophomore guard Kelly Guarino netted 13 points, including three from downtown.

The Highlanders recorded its first ASUN Conference win, 64-62, against North Florida on January 14 on a game-winning shot by Dudley with :03 seconds left on the clock.

Dudley paces the Highlanders at 11.7 ppg followed by Leah Horton at 10.2 ppg.  Dudley has recorded at least one assist in all 19 games and has notched double-digit scoring in the last five games for NJIT.  Her 252 career assists ranks third, 23 shy Ivana Seric's 275 assists, who sits in second place.

NJIT's Kelly Guarino paces the team with 32 three-pointer made, connecting on at least two treys in the last three games.

NEXT ACTION
NJIT will return to action on Saturday when the Highlanders host Lipscomb at 1pm on ESPN3. 

Last season, the Highlanders went 1-1 against Lipscomb, earning the program's first all-time win in the ASUN on February 4, 61-51, in Newark.