UNF can't keep up with FGCU

Saturday, March 1

Fort Myers, Fla.

5:00 PM

University of North Florida

Florida Gulf Coast

Juliemay Syquio led UNF with nine points.

3/1/2008 8:45:12 PM | Women's Basketball

Season ends with 70-39 loss to Florida Gulf Coast

Box Score

JACKSOVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida women's basketball team closed out its 2007-08 season with a 70-39 loss to Florida Gulf Coast at Alico Arena,

The FGCU (18-8, 13-3 A-Sun) win avenged an earlier loss to UNF (13-16, 8-8 A-Sun) and gave UNF a .500 finish in the league this season.

For the second-straight game UNF did not have a player in double-digit scoring figures. Juliemay Syquio led UNF with nine points to go along with six rebounds. Shennette Sheffield and Shandrea Moore followed her with seven points.

Chelsea Dermyer led all players with 17 points, while her teammate Delia De La Torre finished the game with a double-double, scoring 13 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.

UNF never led in the game, digging itself a first half hole after hitting only 6-of-25 shots from the field in the half. The Eagles went on to lead 38-17 at the half.

Florida Gulf Coast attempted 45 shots beyond the 3-point arc on the night, hitting 17 of them. Dermyer led the Eagles from long range, hitting five of those shots, while Ashley Haegele drained 4-of-11. All of Dermyer and Heagele's points came beyond the 3-point arc.

UNF scored the opening point of the second half on a pair of Shennette Sheffield free throws, but never could cut deep enough into the Eagles' double-digit advantage. The Lady Ospreys never came closer than 20 points in the second half.

The Lady Ospreys won the battle of the boards 47-32 with Jennifer Guldager pulling down nine rebounds to lead the squad. Sheffield followed her with eight boards. UNF pulled down 17 offensive rebounds in the game.

UNF turned the ball over 21 times, compared to four FGCU turnovers.

Both the Eagles and UNF are ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA transfer rules and will not hit the court again until the 2008-09 season begins.