University of North Florida
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Men's Basketball Headed To Georgia To Face Mercer And Kennesaw State
2/16/2010 3:23:48 AM | Men's Basketball
One UNF win or one Stetson loss secures A-Sun Tournament berth for the Ospreys
The games can be heard on AM 1320 WBOB and 103.7 FM in
The Ospreys are on the verge of clinching their first appearance in the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championships, March 3-6, in
UNF (12-14 overall, 7-9 A-Sun) sits in tie for seventh-place with Kennesaw State (12-15 overall, 7-9 A-Sun) and owns a three-and-a-half game lead over ninth-place Stetson (6-19 overall, 4-13 A-Sun), with the Hatters having three games left to play and UNF four games remaining. One
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The Ospreys dropped an 84-79 decision to Mercer at home on Jan. 4 and defeated
UNF (12-14 overall, 7-9 A-Sun) sits in tie for seventh-place with Kennesaw State (12-15 overall, 7-9 A-Sun) and owns a three-and-a-half game lead over ninth-place Stetson (6-19 overall, 4-13 A-Sun), with the Hatters having three games left to play and UNF four games remaining. One
Nine of the 11 teams in the league are eligible for the league tournament, with FGCU and USC Upstate not eligible as they have not finished their full reclassification to Division I. This is the first year that UNF is eligible for the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament after finishing its four-year reclassification period last year.
The seven A-Sun wins for UNF are its most league wins since joining the conference and Division I in 2005-06. The previous high was six set last year.
The Ospreys were without the services of sophomore Matt Sauey for the
“It's hard to imagine that we are entering our last road series of the year as it seems like we just started practice yesterday,” said UNF head coach Matthew Driscoll. “We are obviously excited about our opportunities within the league as this year of ebbs and flows come to a conclusion. We have played well on the road, and actually have more road wins than home wins, which provides the guys some confidence heading into the weekend.”
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.
