Hatters Journey to the DMV for Two-Recreation Highway Journey

DeLAND, Fla. — After a dominant 105-40 home-opening win over Warner, Stetson ladies’s basketball heads north for a two-game highway journey within the DMV, taking over Morgan State Sunday afternoon earlier than visiting Towson on Tuesday night.

The Hatters (1-1) have opened the season with two robust offensive showings, averaging 89.0 factors per sport whereas capturing 45.9 % from the sphere. Graduate guard Mary McMillan has been the engine of Stetson’s assault, averaging 15.5 factors and eight.0 assists by two contests. Cameron Thomas leads the group in scoring at 19.5 factors per sport, highlighted by her 27-point outburst at Alabama — probably the most by a Hatter in a season opener in additional than twenty years. Aleah Sorrentino has anchored the inside, averaging 11.0 factors and seven.5 rebounds, whereas Promise Keshi and Candela Garcia-Escribano have offered measurement, vitality, and scoring stability on each ends.

Scouting Morgan State

Sunday’s matchup marks the house opener for the Bears, who started their season with a highway loss to Virginia earlier this week. Senior guard Gabrielle Johnson led the group with 9 factors — all from past the arc — in that contest.

Morgan State was chosen fifth within the 2025-26 MEAC Preseason Poll after ending 13-17 final season. The Bears return loads of expertise, headlined by Ja’la Bannerman, a First Team Preseason All-MEAC choice, and Jael Butler, a Third Team Preseason decide at middle.

This shall be simply the second all-time assembly between the 2 packages. Stetson gained the earlier matchup 56-48 in DeLand on Dec. 17, 2023. The Bears are led by Head Coach Nadine Domond, who took over this system in April after a standout taking part in profession within the WNBA and a profitable collegiate teaching journey.

Scouting Towson

Following Sunday’s contest, the Hatters will stay in Maryland to face Towson on Tuesday night at SECU Arena. The Tigers (1-1) opened their season with a loss to Virginia Tech earlier than rebounding with a commanding win over Frostburg State.

Towson was picked seventh within the 2025-26 CAA Preseason Poll after a 12-10 marketing campaign final season, which included six wins over their remaining ten video games. The Tigers carry again 5 key gamers from that group, led by India Johnston, a Preseason All-CAA choice who averaged 12.5 factors and a pair of.5 assists per sport final 12 months.

This season, junior guards Zoli Khalil and Thalia Shepard have paced the offense, each averaging over 13 factors per sport. In the frontcourt, Kayla Morris and freshman Aidan Langley have every contributed six rebounds per sport, serving to Towson keep its status as one of many CAA’s prime rebounding groups (38.2 per sport in 2024-25). The Tigers are underneath the path of Head Coach Laura Harper, now in her fourth season on the helm.

Stetson and Towson have met as soon as earlier than — a 77-69 Hatter victory on Dec. 28, 2000.

How to Follow

Sunday’s sport at Morgan State won’t be streamed however will function native radio protection. Tuesday’s contest at Towson shall be streamed stay on FLO College. Fans can even observe together with stay stats and discover up-to-date protection on GoHatters.com and Stetson Athletics’ social media channels.

About Stetson Athletics

At Stetson University, student-athletes do not simply compete—they thrive. Located in historic DeLand, Florida, between Orlando and Daytona Beach, Stetson gives the proper mix of aggressive athletics, tutorial excellence, and an unbeatable Central Florida life-style. As the oldest non-public college within the area, Stetson helps roughly 500 student-athletes throughout 19 NCAA Division I sports activities. Nicknamed the “Hatters” after the establishment’s namesake John B. Stetson, a hat producer who originated the modern-day cowboy hat, most Stetson athletic groups compete within the Atlantic Sun Conference, the place they proudly maintain the longest lively membership since 1985. With top-tier services, personalised assist, and a welcoming campus group, Stetson is the place college students can develop, compete, and succeed. Learn extra at GoHatters.com or observe social media accounts @StetsonHatters.