Hatters Drop Match to West Florida

DELAND, Fla. — Stetson volleyball battled throughout its home conference opener on Friday at Insight Credit Union Arena, making multiple pushes against West Florida before falling 3-0. Stetson showed its resilience throughout the match, twice cutting six-point deficits to two and staying within striking distance late in the first two sets. Karsu Bayraktar led the Hatters with eight kills while Kayla Balfour added five kills on .364 hitting. The Hatters erased an early 6-3 deficit in the first set, using a block from Sofia Torcello and Vanessa Shevchenko followed by a Maia Pou service ace to pull even at 6-6.…