University of North Florida
Stetson
Ospreys Can Clinch A-Sun Championships Berth With Win Thursday vs. Stetson
2/10/2010 12:48:07 AM | Men's Basketball
UNF welcomes Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday
The top eight teams in the A-Sun standings advance to the conference tournament March 3-6 in
Nine of the 11 teams in the league are eligible for the league tournament, with
The Ospreys (11-13 overall) are 6-8 in league play and currently sit in eighth place in the conference standings, while Stetson is 3-12 in A-Sun play (5-18 overall) and ninth in the standings among eligible teams (11th overall).
A win would give UNF a four game lead over Stetson with only four games left for the Hatters and
After Stetson, UNF remains at home to take on
Thursday's and Saturday's games are both double-headers with the UNF women, with the women tipping off at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and 4:30 on Saturday.
The men's games can be heard on AM 1320 WBOB and 103.7 FM in
“We are really excited to be back home and provided a chance to start another home series,” said UNF head coach Matthew Driscoll. “The support has been phenomenal, especially the student population. As the year winds down every game becomes more and more crucial to post season seeding.”
Thursday's game is part of the UNF United Way Campaign. The “Giving from the Heart” campaign will impact over 400,000 residents in the
The evening will include several opportunities to win UNF sportswear, a silver necklace from Silpada Jewelry, gift certificates to JJ's restaurant, a discount for students living at The Flats and much more. United Way campaign volunteers will be present during the games.
Saturday's games are a part of the WBCA Pink Zone initiative, a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.
The WBCA's charity of choice is the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, in partnership with The V Foundation. The 2009 campaign raised over $1.3 million, reached over 912,000 fans, unified more than 1,600 participating teams and organizations.
“There is no greater gift than the gift of giving,” said Driscoll. “Anytime we can use a stage to help promote awareness to raise funds we want to be a part of that and serve. We encourage and teach in our program that we are here to serve not be served.”
The Ospreys return home after a split against league-leaders Lipscomb and
Senior guard Stan Januska, UNF's second leading scorer, missed the Lipscomb and Belmont games because of a bruised lung and ribs suffered from a hard fall during the JU game on Jan. 29. He is being evaluated on a day-to-day basis.
Single-game tickets for basketball games are $10 for adults and $8 for youth 17-and-under and senior citizens 55-and-older. Children 2-and-under and any current UNF student with a valid Osprey1 Card are admitted free. Student guest passes for those events are $5 and limited to one per student.
