Game 27	Stetson (21-6, 10-1 ASUN) at NJIT (10-16, 3-8 ASUN)
Date | Time	Saturday, February 18, 2017 | 1 p.m.
Location | Arena	Newark, NJ | Fleisher Athletic Center (1,500)
Live Video | Live Audio	ESPN3, streaming telecast (WatchESPN app, www.WatchESPN.com) Michael Ventola (play-by-play); Dave Calloway (color)
Live Stats	In-game statistics (free)
Social Media	@njithighlanders
All-time series | Last Meeting	Stetson leads, 3-0 | Stetson 77, NJIT 43 | 1.23.17
Game Notes	NJIT Notes | Stetson Notes

NJIT (10-16, 3-8 ASUN), in a stretch of three games at home, will first host visiting Stetson (21-6, 10-1 ASUN) on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Fleisher Athletic Center.

As part of a doubleheader, the Highlander men's program will host the Hatters from Stetson in the nightcap at 4 p.m. on ESPN3.

With a win on Saturday…
--NJIT will snap a three-game skid
--Pick up the program's first all-time win against Stetson
--Snap Stetson's 10-game win streak
--Record its fourth victory of the season in the ASUN Conference
--Record its 11^th overall win, which will be the second-highest win total in the last three seasons

ALL TIME SERIES
Saturday will mark the fourth all-time meeting between the two schools.  Stetson leads the all-time series, 3-0.  This season, Stetson won convincingly in DeLand, FL, 77-43, on January 23. Last year, the Hatters defeated NJIT 74-56 in Newark and picked up a 66-50 victory in DeLand.

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.

Michael Ventola, the voice of the Highlanders, is on play-by-play with expert analysis from Dave Calloway.

Starting in January, 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.

A LOOK AT STETSON
Stetson enters Saturday's contest on a 10-game win streak, the team's longest since winning 16 straight three seasons ago.  The Hatters win-streak is the 10^th longest active win streak in the NCAA. 

Stetson recorded its 10^th consecutive win with a 60-43 win vs. Kennesaw State, improving to 13-2 at home.  The 21-wins this season, is tied for the best mark in school history, with three regular season games remaining.

The Hatters are 8-3 on the road this season and 4-0 in ASUN road games, led by Britanti Saunders, averaging 17.3 ppg away from Edmonds Center.  Saunders tops the team with 16.4 ppg, ranking second in the ASUN in scoring.  She has scored in double-figures in 24 of 26 games this season and is among the ASUN leaders in assists (8^th), 3-pointers per game (3^rd) and three-point field goal percentage (6^th).

Forward Sarah Sagerer paces the Hatters with 85 blocks, which leads the ASUN and ranks fifth in the nation.  The 6-foot-3 junior ranks second in the ASUN in rebounding (8.7), posting six double-doubles on the season.  Sagerer, who tied the school single-game record with eight blocks vs. Valparaiso on November 12 and eight at Jacksonville on February 2, has five or more blocks eight times this season.

Senior Breanna Bey, who hails from nearby Jersey City, NJ, leads the ASUN and ranks 20^th in the nation in field goal percentage (.573), and is also among the ASUN leaders in scoring (4^th, 13.1ppg), rebounding (5^th, 6.5) and free throw percentage (8^th, .727).  She is averaging 13.1 ppg and 6.5 rpg, including four double-doubles on the season.

Junior guard Brittany Chambers, who comes off the bench for the Hatters, is averaging 11.5 ppg in the last nine games for the Hatters.  She is second on the team with 34 three-pointers and paces the Hatters with 34 steals.

A LOOK AT NJIT
NJIT is coming off a 61-51 decision at North Florida, behind senior Leah Horton, who led the way for the Highlanders, netting 14 points and six rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench.  Redshirt sophomore Kelly Guarino combined for 12 points, including three three-pointers and four rebounds.

Senior Alana Dudley chipped in eight points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals and has moved into second place on the NJIT Division I career assists list with 279. 

Dudley is averaging 11.8 ppg and shooting .722 percent from the free throw line (57-79). Her 101 assists on the season ranks third on the NJIT D1 single-season records, 26 shy of the current record, 127, held by Alyssa Albanese.

Redshirt sophomore Tatianna Torres is the Highlanders second-leading scorer at 10.0 ppg.  Her 63 steals on the season ranks in the top 60 in the NCAA and is a new NJIT D1 single season record.

NJIT's three-point threat Guarino has combined for 54 three-pointers on the season, which ranks second in the ASUN with 2.3 per game and in the top 9 in three-point field goal percentage at 33.5 percent.

Horton is the Highlanders third leading scorer at 10.0 ppg and ranks second with 5.6 rpg.