Hatters Extra (April 2016) by Stetson University Athletics

HATTERS EXTRA • APRIL 2016

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2016 Spring Football Preview . . . . 3, 5, 7 Spring Football Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Josh Thorne Having Career Year . . 9, 11 Californians Enjoying Life at Stetson . . 13 Lacrosse Welcomes Newest Fan . . . . 15 Men’s Basketball’s Historic Run . . . . . 17 Women’s Basketball Wins 20 Again . . 19 Stetson Unveils New Mission Statement . . 21 Stetson Athletics Mission Statement . . 23 2016 Spring Championships . . . . . . . . 25 Hatters Extra is a publication of the Stetson University Athletics Department. All rights reserved. Designed and edited by the Stetson Marketing and Athletic Communications offices. Photography by Jim Hogue, Kristi Tyrrell, ASunPhotos. com, Stetson University, and Stetson Athletics. Printing by Independent Printing.

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2016 SPRING FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Mike Yonker Spring football around most college campuses is about fundamentals and growing as a team, and that has been the case for the Stetson Hatters this spring. In addition to the work of getting better on the field, the Hatters have spent their spring focusing on the intangibles. “We obviously want to get better with the Xs and Os part of the game but, with our team, I have been coaching more about building internal leadership and a culture of winning within the team,” Hatters head coach Roger Hughes said. The culture the Hatters are trying to build comes on the heels of a disappointing fall campaign in 2015. Stetson entered the season with high expectations off a 5-6 record in 2014, but the Hatters just never seemed to click as a unit and slipped to 3-8 in the third season back on the field. “I probably made a mistake last fall of not paying enough attention to building that culture,” Hughes said. “Last season was disappointing because we all had higher aspirations. I think our guys have been good at analyzing why we had the

problems we had, and they are pretty determined to make sure that doesn’t happen again.” Hughes said he sees major improvement with the players this spring. Part of that improvement is from the experience of three seasons on the field, but a big part of it comes from the offseason conditioning program put in place by strength coach Mark Wateska. “He is paramount to the development of the team,” Hughes said of Wateska. “During the offseason, we don’t get a whole lot of time with the players, so he essentially becomes the head coach while we are out recruiting and so forth. Having Mark in that role has been crucial because he is great at setting that culture we want.” The results of the efforts in the weight room have been noticeable on the field. “Not only with the strength and physicality of the players, but also with their agility,” Hughes said. “Our kids have developed a much better sense of the work ethic they need to have to improve. They are getting a narrower definition of what

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they need to do every day to get better. They are focused more on the process of getting better than they are on the ultimate goal. If we continue to have that day-byday, decision-by-decision, mentality, then I think that will serve us well.” On the field, the focus has not only been on improving fundamentals, but also on finding the right personnel to fill vacancies and several critical positions. Chief areas of attention have been on the battle to replace Ryan Tentler at quarterback as well as filling voids at cornerback and safety from graduation losses. In addition, work on building depth on both the offensive and defensive line has continued to be a focal point. “Quarterback is the glaring position because Ryan Tentler has started every game for us since the beginning,” Hughes said. “This spring, we have been looking to determine who his successor is, and we have six guys right now in the hunt. Colin McGovern, based on the depth chart from last year, would be the first to fill in, but he has to earn that position.”

McGovern saw action in eight games last fall as Tentler’s backup. He completed 24-of-49 passes for 269 yards, but was also intercepted four times as a sophomore. None of the other five players at the position attempted a pass in a varsity game last year. That group includes sophomores Brandon Swift, Nick Andreas and Luke McDermott – who all saw playing time with the JV – redshirt sophomore Gaven DeFilippo and freshman Michael Cemovich. On defense, filling the void at corner is of primary interest. “Corner is a major concern,” Hughes said. “We like the guys we have there – Jackie Johnson showed great promise as a freshman, and Chancellor Jackson has showed he can play. Glenn Adesoji has played both corner and dawg safety, and he may have to swing between both. “Defensive line is always a concern. In our situation, we don’t have a lot of nose guards, but we have three kids coming in who we think have a chance to help us there.”

2016 SPRING FOOTBALL PREVIEW With the loss of a large number of players to graduation, it will fall to the returning fifth-year players – guys like All-American Donald Payne, defensive end Davion Belk, linebackers Dylan Wydronkowski and David Lazear – to take the younger players by the hand on defense. The same can be said of returning veterans like running backs Cole Mazza and Mike Yonker, receivers Chris Crawford and Jonathan Jerozal, and lineman Patrick Fogarty, on the offensive side.

“Their level of play should certainly step up, but more importantly is their leadership on the team,” Hughes said of his veterans. “It goes back to what we have been doing in the offseason, and we have been doing everything we can to make them understand how they can be effective as team leaders. “We have illustrated to them that the coaching staff can lead during the 20 hours during the week, but others have to lead during the rest of the time.”

SPRING GAME ROSTER No 2 4 5 5 7 7 8 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 19 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 31 33 34 37 38 39 41 42 44

Name DJ Tinsley Chris Crawford Jake Bartha Ja’Vonta Swinton Donald Payne Adam LaManque Eric Martin Brian Foster Dre Long Josh Lamb Michael Cemovich Grant Amick Jonathan Jerozal Jackie Jay Johnson Colin McGovern Colby Duncan Brandon Swift Nick Andreas Eric Fogle Gaven DeFilippo Conrad Fonseca Luke McDermott Devin Davis Darian Wright Glenn Adesoji Austin Waldron Rob Armand Arkee Brown Cole Mazza Chancellor Jackson Tyler Nelson Mike Yonker Makhail Smith Devin Gillotte Blake Duckworth Cole Dunagan Delvin Riley Marcus Richardson Jeb Boudreaux

Pos DB WR DB WR DB PK DB DB DB DB QB PK WR CB QB DB QB QB P QB DB QB DB WR DB DB DB RB RB DB RB FB WR LB FS SS DB RB DB

Ht 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-2 5-10 5-9

Wt 175 181 180 170 215 215 185 204 164 187 217 200 201 170 200 197 195 208 204 206 171 190 183 170 197 187 170 197 221 174 214 233 130 199 180 185 200 185 186

Yr So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. So. So. So. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr.

Exp Hometown 1L Savannah, Ga. 3L Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. SQ Colchester, Conn. 2L Deerfield Beach, Fla. 3L Fayetteville, Ga. SQ Tulsa, Okla. 2L Jacksonville, Fla. HS Jacksonville, Fla. 2L Concord, NC SQ New Port Richey, Fla. HS Venice, Fla. 3L Wilmette, Ill. 3L Canyon Country, Calif. 1L DeLand, Fla. 1L Emerson, NJ SQ Jacksonville, Fla. SQ Palm Harbor, Fla. SQ Danvers, Mass. 3L Evans, Ga. SQ Tuscon, Ariz. 1L Savannah, Ga. SQ Fountain Hills, Ariz. 2L Memphis, Tenn. 2L Tampa, Fla. 3L Memphis, Tenn. SQ Middleburg, Fla. SQ Miami, Fla. SQ Lady Lake, Fla. 3L PonteVedraBeach,Fla. 1L Smyrna, Ga. HS Englewood, Fla. 3L Cocoa Beach, Fla. HS Umatilla, Fla. SQ Wellington, Fla. SQ Palm Harbor, Fla. SQ Ormond Beach, Fla. 1L West Columbia, SC SQ Brandon, Fla. 2L Mobile, Ala.

No 44 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 56 57 58 60 61 62 64 64 66 67 68 70 71 74 77 78 79 80 81 82 82 86 88 89 90 92 94 97 98 99

Name Pos Matt Taft RB Garland Woodruff LB Matthew Sweeney PK Donald Parham TE Dearmis Jamison OLB David Lazear LB Reeves Rogers LB Jamieson Craske OLB Davion Belk DL Jacob Boerboom LB Dylan Wydronkowski LB Patrick Fogarty OL Brandon Mailman OL Nick Kelly OL James Carey DT Gary Gotling LS Cam Morgan OL John Post DL Juwuan Livingston OL Jim McCammon OL Garrett Mullin OL Andrew Rogalski OL Matt Wawrzyniak OL Mike White OL Dom Coluccio OL Jordan Sabo WR Anfernee Hamilton WR Chase Carriere WR Austin Perlman WR Kegan Moore WR Austin Marks TE Austin Tyrrell OL Eddie Curry DE Zane Smith DT Shayne White DE Regis Steighner DL Brendt Green DL Jeff Fallabel DE

Ht 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-5 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-3

Wt 212 181 145 195 234 213 185 230 271 215 226 274 300 263 245 223 290 282 280 290 280 270 296 310 255 180 190 185 190 175 216 226 227 245 263 240 230 222

Yr So. Fr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. So. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. So. So. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. Jr.

Exp Hometown SQ Ballston Lake, NY HS Kennesaw, Ga. SQ Tallahassee, Fla. SQ Lakeland, Fla. 3L Decatur, Ga. 3L Newark, Del. 1L Tampa, Fla. SQ Largo, Fla. 3L Chicago, Ill. TR Cape Girardeau, Mo. 3L Glenville, NY 3L Savannah, Ga. SQ Stuart, Fla. SQ Jupiter, Fla. SQ St. Augustine, Fla. 2L Winter Garden, Fla. 1L Ocilla, Ga. 3L Oro Valley, Ariz. SQ Brandon, Fla. 1L Eau Gallie, Fla. 1L Forest Hill, Md. 1L Bethesda, Md. 3L PonteVedraBeach,Fla. SQ Jacksonville, Fla. SQ Winter Springs, Fla. SQ Hopewell Township, Pa. SQ Lemon Grove, Cal. SQ Peabody, Mass. SQ Merritt Island, Fla. 3L Marietta, Ga. 3L Nevada City, Cal. 1L DeLand, Fla. 2L Lauderhill, Fla. 1L Columbia, SC 2L Beach Park, Ill. SQ Tarpon Springs, Fla. 1L Jonesboro, Ga. 2L Ellwood City, Pa.

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JOSH THORNE HAVING A CAREER YEAR Josh Thorne

Talent has never been an issue for Stetson senior right-hander Josh Thorne. Harnessing that talent, however, has been something of a challenge throughout the collegiate career of the Stuart, Florida, native. For three seasons, the hard-thrower struggled with consistency and control. A career 5.64 ERA through his first three seasons with 49 walks and another 21 hit batters were a testament to those struggles, even though he posted a 9-3 record on the mound in 79 career appearances. Things changed for Thorne when the Hatters brought in former professional pitcher Dave Therneau to take over control of the pitching staff for 2016. “I have to give a lot of credit to coach Therneau,” Thorne said. “He worked with me on some mechanical things and on some of the mental aspects of the game. He showed me that I don’t have to give max effort on every pitch, that I can dial it back a little and have success.

“We are not really close. He said we would be friends after the season, but we have a good player-coach relationship. If I have any questions, I can go to him. He has been a mentor to me. His accomplishments at Embry-Riddle speak for themselves. He has taught us all how to pitch.” The change for Thorne has been incredible. Through the first half of his final season, Thorne has been absolutely dominant on the mound. He has appeared in a total of 14 games and, since allowing two runs in a third of an inning against Delaware on opening day, he has allowed just one earned run. That success allowed him to move into a role he was always expected to fill, that of a shutdown reliever. “I have been living in the lower part of the zone and getting ahead of the hitters,” Thorne said of his approach this year. “Once I get ahead, I can expand the strike zone, and that has been a big part of my success.”

JOSH THORNE HAVING A CAREER YEAR Josh Thorne

Through April 5, Thorne had recorded 23 strikeouts in 20 innings of work. More amazingly, he had allowed just two walks, one of which was intentional, and had not hit a batter. Amazing for a pitcher who once hit three straight batters in a summer league All-Star game. In addition to crediting his pitching coach, Thorne said the other factor that has helped all of the Stetson pitchers this year is the work of sophomore Austin Hale behind the plate. “Austin is a great pitch caller,” Thorne said. “He worked on it this past summer in Waynesboro (Virginia) in the summer league. I don’t think I have ever shaken him off. He is really smart back there.” With his success this year, it would be natural to think that Thorne has attracted interest from the professional scouts, but that hasn’t happened yet. He said he would like to continue playing, but he is focused on this year right now.

“I wanted to have my best year and go out with a bang,” Thorne said of his goals for his senior season. “As a team, we want to win the A-Sun and get a ring. It has been a while since that has happened here. “I haven’t really gotten any recognition from scouts but, if it is meant to be, then it will happen. I am going to continue to do the best I can, and hopefully I will get that chance.” Besides baseball, Thorne said his future plans are still up in the air. “I haven’t really decided. I will get a degree in business administration, but I am focused on baseball right now. Once that is over, then I’ll see what the working world has for me.”

CALIFORNIANS ENJOYING LIFE AT STETSON Jamie Walsh

Having been raised in the central California community of Shell Beach, it is no surprise that Jamie Walsh has been playing beach volleyball since the age of 10. However, the sport was never something she envisioned herself playing competitively in college. For that, Walsh’s efforts were directed at playing indoor volleyball all through high school and at the club level. Those plans took a turn last February when Walsh met Tamarack Beach Volleyball Club coach Andrew Bennett and team member Rachel Noble. Noble and Walsh became fast friends, and Walsh soon learned that Noble had already signed to play beach volleyball at a small Florida school named Stetson University. “I was looking at other beach schools, but I really liked the idea of a smaller college campus to really meet and connect with people,” Noble said. “I didn’t want to be a small fish in a big pond. A lecture hall of 300 people did not appeal to me. I love how the classes are small and you get to know your professors and classmates and make good connections.

Rachel Noble

“When I came (to Stetson), and I just sort of knew,” Noble added. “I had been on other campuses before, and it just didn’t feel like me. Coming here, I knew the small atmosphere was something I really liked and something I always wanted.” Soon, Walsh was also being recruited to play beach volleyball by not only Stetson, but by other schools as well, including UCLA. “The biggest struggle for me, once I did get offers from other schools, was a question of whether I wanted to go all the way to Florida,” Walsh said. “I did tour UCLA, and I had an option to go there. My community wanted me to pick the bigname school. At the end of the day, I had to do it for myself. I just said Stetson is the best fit for me, and I felt the best there, and I feel I am going to have the best family there.” “Coming to Stetson has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life,” Walsh added. As freshmen, both Noble and Walsh have been regular contributors for the Hatters this season. 13

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Christy, Joel, Callan Michael Leach Giving birth to her first child just days before the start of the lacrosse season wasn’t exactly the plan for Stetson head coach Christy Leach and her husband, Joel. But sometimes, things just happen a certain way. “Those things are hard to plan sometimes,” said Christy Leach. “We were excited because we wanted children. Timing doesn’t always work out in our favor, but that’s OK.” The Leaches welcomed Callan Michael into the world on Feb. 10, about 48 hours before Stetson opened the 2016 season at Fresno State. Leach began preparing assistant coach Maggie Smith for her absence shortly after learning she was pregnant in July. Leach essentially turned the program over to Smith during fall workouts and especially during preseason practice in January. Smith was more than up to the task. “I became more reliant on Maggie,” said Leach. “She did more practice stuff in the fall and handled the preseason in January. I gave her more ownership of the program,

and I took more of a back seat, which is not what you normally see a head coach doing. But I think it gave her the confidence knowing what she was doing.” And it paid off, as Stetson opened the season by winning four of its first eight games. The four wins put the Hatters in position to have their best season in program history. It was difficult for Leach to be on the sidelines, even though she knew she didn’t have much choice. “It was hard to let go and be away from the players; that’s what I love to do,” she said. “But I needed to do that for our son and our family. Maggie made it an easy transition.” Leach gained a new perspective on her team before returning to the sidelines on March 22 when Stetson hosted Iona. “Staying away from the field was good for me, because if I had been down there I would have wanted to get back into my element,” said Leach. “Watching from above allowed me to see different things that you can’t see on the sidelines.”

HISTORIC RUN FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL Derick Newton

For the first time in 22 years, Stetson Men’s Basketball reached the finals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament in March. Although the Hatters ultimately lost by 2 points in overtime, the postseason run put the Hatters back on the basketball map. Stetson’s postseason surge actually began five days before tournament play started, when the Hatters closed the regular season with an 80-73 come-frombehind win against FGCU in DeLand. That victory created momentum that carried over right into the post season. Serving as the tournament’s seventh seed, the Hatters opened postseason play at conference newcomer NJIT, a team that swept the Hatters during the regular season. But the third meeting between the teams was never in doubt. Stetson led by as many as 24 points as the Hatters cruised to an 82-67 victory behind 28 points and 11 rebounds from freshman Derick Newton. Two days later, the Hatters faced Lipscomb during the semifinals in Nashville. The Bisons, who had also

swept Stetson during the regular season, never stood a chance. Stetson led from beginning to end, finishing with a 96-75 victory. Newton again led the Hatters with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Junior Brian Pegg added 22 points and 12 boards to help Stetson reach the A-Sun finals for the first time since 1994. In the finals, the Hatters met a familiar foe: FGCU. Stetson’s win over the Eagles 10 days earlier was the impetus for the Hatters’ run to the title game, but this time around the circumstances were different. After falling behind 10-0 to start the game, the Hatters eventually led 35-30 at halftime. The second half featured nine ties and five lead changes, but 40 minutes of basketball wasn’t enough to decide a winner. The game moved into overtime, where the Hatters finally ran out of gas, falling 8078, as the Eagles clinched the title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Once again, Newton led the way for Stetson, scoring a game-high 22 points. He and Pegg were named to the alltournament team. 17

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WINS 20 AGAIN

The Hatters knew that the 2015-16 women’s basketball season would be a challenging one. With five consecutive 20win seasons and five straight postseason appearances, the program’s bar of success had been set high. The Hatters would have to work hard and play together if they were to keep that streak intact. After a 9-5 nonconference season that included wins over UCF, Georgia Southern, and Hampton, the Hatters also produced a 9-5 record in conference play. That mark included a 74-56 win at NJIT that gave head coach Lynn Bria her 300th career victory. Stetson entered the Atlantic Sun tournament as the 4 seed, and cruised to a 74-56 quarterfinal victory over Kennesaw State for the team’s 19th win of the year. However, the Hatters fell at FGCU in the A-Sun semifinals, potentially ending both program streaks. A few days later, the Hatters got word they would be participating in the Women’s Basketball Invitational and hosting McNeese State in the opening round.

The Hatters did not miss in their second opportunity for win No. 20. Stetson shot a school single-game record 64.9 percent from the floor in a dominating 89-54 win over the Cowgirls. The win moved Stetson to a quarterfinalround game at Louisiana-Lafayette, where the eventual WBI champion Ragin’ Cajuns ended the Hatters season by virtue of a 56-47 decision. Nevertheless, the Hatters had extended their streak of 20-win seasons and postseason appearances to six years in a row. “When you look at the body of work, you can’t take away from winning 20 games,” Bria said. “I was really proud of their effort throughout the season.” Junior Brianti Saunders set the school single-game scoring record with a 40-point performance vs. Georgia Southern, and she came within 11 points of tying the school single-season record, which stands at 581 points. She is only 162 points shy of the school all-time scoring record, held by Sasha Sims (1,617 points).

STETSON UNVEILS NEW MISSION STATEMENT After months of working together toward a common goal, the coaches and staff of the Stetson University Athletics Department have unveiled a new Mission Statement as well as a new Vision Statement for Hatters Athletics. Both statements are rooted in a set of core values that members of the athletic department identified and defined during the course of several full-staff workshops. “Each of us invested a tremendous amount of time and thought into developing our Vision and Mission Statements, along with our Core Values,” Stetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier said. “This document truly represents our efforts.” The process of developing these guiding principles started in the fall when everyone in the department was provided a copy of the book “The Energy Bus” to read. Selfexploratory workshops were held, led by Dr. Matt Wilson, to help everyone in the department identify their personality style. “This experience started when we learned about George, about the power of positive energy and about having a Vision,” Altier said. “The workshop illustrated how each of us makes the decision individually on whether or not to get on the bus.” In January, the entire department came together for a workshop to begin working toward the new Mission Statement. It was in that meeting, and in subsequent sessions, that the foundation for the new document was laid. “I want to applaud everyone’s effort,” Altier said. “Every time I read this document, I become more impressed with the practical application of what is contained in it. This is real – not

philosophical, not just words.” Stetson University Ticket Operations Manager Nicole Boyett was involved in the formulation of the document as a member of the editing committee. She admitted the process took some time, but is excited about where the process led. “It took input from every single athletics staff member and coach, as well as student-athletes, to determine who we are and what it means to us to be a part of Stetson Athletics,” Boyett said. “It also took introspection to really dig deep into where we want to take Stetson Athletics and how we want to get there. “Knowing what you stand for is easy; articulating it is not. It took buy-in, focus and a certain level of toughness to get through the sessions as well as a lot of work to make sure the wording was right. I loved experiencing the process from the beginning because the staff’s involvement was inspiring.” Men’s soccer coach Ernie Yarborough agreed the process to get to the end result was as important as the result itself. “The opportunity to help shape the vision, core values and brand that are, and will be, Stetson Athletics was tremendous,” Yarborough said. “The upward trajectory of Hatters Athletics now has a map to help us create Champions through the development of Championship cultures running throughout the department. “The collaborative efforts to shape and drive this initiative – from the administration, coaches and staff – show just how important this has been for our whole department. It’s a great day to be a Stetson Hatter!” 21

STETSON ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT Vision Statement: Develop a culture of champions athletically, academically and within the community. Mission Statement: Stetson Athletics recruits and develops student-athletes, coaches and staff, creating a culture of champions within and outside of competition. Core Values: Championship Culture • We create an environment that fosters an uncompromising commitment to winning championships. • We hire and retain the best coaches and staff while providing the resources needed to succeed at a championship level. Integrity • We act with honesty, civility and respect. • We are fiscally and socially accountable. • We operate within the letter and spirit of all NCAA, conference and Stetson rules and regulations. Excellence • We are committed to the daily personal and professional development and total well-being of student-athletes, coaches and staff. • Through preparation, discipline and perseverance, we are dedicated to being the very best in everything we do. Pride/Tradition • We recognize and honor our history. • We foster pride, passion and loyalty in support of the Stetson Hatters and our traditions. • We are dedicated to building and elevating the Stetson Hatters brand. • We actively engage campus, the local community and alumni to increase participation and support for the Stetson Hatters. Leadership • We develop and empower student-athletes, coaches and staff to motivate, inspire and mentor others. • We create an environment dedicated to positive leadership and invest in building relationships.

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