University of North Florida
SOUTHERN MISS
Tournament time for Lady Ospreys
11/21/2007 2:01:03 PM | Women's Basketball
UNF heads to Southern Miss for a pair of games
Game Notes
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The Lady Ospreys will square off with host Southern Miss in the first round Friday at
UNF will face a tough task in the opening round against a Lady Eagle squad that is 4-0 and is outscoring its opponents by 27 points a game. The Lady Ospreys will carry a little momentum with them into that game after picking up their first win of the season against Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday night. UNF outrebounded the Wildcats 40-25 in the win, while receiving 10 points off the bench from both Juliemay Syquio and Willonda Windham.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (0-4) and Austin Peay (0-2) come into the weekend looking for their first wins of the season. Austin Peay has had the longest layoff of the tournament teams, not playing a game since Nov. 17.
This is the third straight year UNF has traveled to a Thanksgiving weekend tournament.
When: Friday (
Where:
On the Air: Live Audio
UNF's Record: 1-2
Southern Miss Record: 4-0
TAMCC Record: 0-4
Series: UNF has never faced any of the teams
Who's Hot: The UNF bench saw two of its members — Juliemay Syquio and Willonda Windham — lead the team with 10 points apiece against Bethune-Cookman ... UNF's bench is averaging more than 25 points a game this season ... Jennifer Bowen scored her 400th point as a Lady Osprey in the team's last outing ... UNF outrebounded Bethune-Cookman 40-25 ... UNF shot 48.8 percent from the field in its win Tuesday.
UNF Notables: After being outrebounded 50-34 in a loss to UCF, the Lady Ospreys rebounded, literally, against Bethune-Cookman ... UNF finished that contest with 40 boards, compared to the Wildcats' 25 … UNF has spread its point production around this season, with a different player leading the team in scoring in all three games ... six players scored at least six points in the team's win against Bethune-Cookman … two non-starters, Tiffany Williams and Willonda Windham, are two of the team's top three scorers this season, with Williams leading the team, averaging 8.3 points a contest … Bowen notched her 400th career point in UNF's win against Bethune-Cookman.
Quoting Coach Tappmeyer: “We know Southern Miss will be a tough game for us. They are at home, so that will make it even tougher. The challenge will be to play enough players on Friday to keep them rested enough for Saturday's game.”
