Thursday, January 10
Jacksonville, Fla.
7 pm
University of North Florida
vs
Mercer
Ospreys Host Bears to Begin Home Stand
1/9/2013 4:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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JACKSONVILLE – The North Florida basketball team opens up a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference home stand against Mercer in UNF Arena Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Ospreys (7-10, 2-2 ASun) look to rebound after a disappointing 75-73 loss at Florida Gulf Coast on Monday night. UNF rallied from 18 points down versus FGCU but saw a closing second basket just miss. Mercer (9-7, 2-1) is also coming off a loss having dropped an 83-75 decision at Kennesaw State in their last outing.
Thursday's tilt marks the 15th meeting between UNF and MU on the hardwood. The Bears hold an 11-3 lead in the all-time series with the two squads having split their regular season meetings the past two seasons. UNF claimed the last meeting in the series 75-66 on Feb. 20, 2012 in UNF Arena. Parker Smith scored a program record 46 points including 11 treys in that game to lead the Ospreys.
Smith leads the team in scoring at 16.4 points per game and is currently ranked third in the nation making 3.9 three-pointers a game. Junior Travis Wallace has reached double digits in 13 straight games ranking second on team in scoring (15.0 ppg) and tops in rebounding (5.1 rpg). Smith and Wallace are currently the ASun's top scoring tandem.
Mercer is the league's top defensive squad allowing just 58.1 points per game and holding opponents' to just 40 percent from the floor. Travis Smith is the Bear's top scorer with 12.5 ppg and Jakob Gollon paces MU on the glass with 4.2 rpg.
Tickets for all UNF home basketball games are available at UNF Arena, online or by calling 904-620-BIRD (2473) or ospreytickets@unf.edu. Single game men's and doubleheader ticket prices are $12 Reserved (Sec. 5-14), $10 Adults, $8 (Youth 17-under, Senior Citizens 55+, Active Military, UNF Faculty/Staff), UNF students with valid Osprey1 card and children under 2 are free. UNF students may also purchase one student guest pass for $5. For further ticket information check the UNF Athletic website: www.unfospreys.com.
Fans can also follow all the exciting action live on the radio on 1010 XL AM/92.5 FM, The Flagship Stations of the UNF Sports Network, as well as online via the radio network link at www.1010xl.com. Real-time live stats can be found at UNFOspreys.com.
North Florida continues its current home stand Saturday when the Ospreys welcome Kennesaw State to UNF Arena for a 4:30 p.m. tip.
Live Stats
Listen Live
Watch Online
JACKSONVILLE – The North Florida basketball team opens up a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference home stand against Mercer in UNF Arena Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Ospreys (7-10, 2-2 ASun) look to rebound after a disappointing 75-73 loss at Florida Gulf Coast on Monday night. UNF rallied from 18 points down versus FGCU but saw a closing second basket just miss. Mercer (9-7, 2-1) is also coming off a loss having dropped an 83-75 decision at Kennesaw State in their last outing.
Thursday's tilt marks the 15th meeting between UNF and MU on the hardwood. The Bears hold an 11-3 lead in the all-time series with the two squads having split their regular season meetings the past two seasons. UNF claimed the last meeting in the series 75-66 on Feb. 20, 2012 in UNF Arena. Parker Smith scored a program record 46 points including 11 treys in that game to lead the Ospreys.
Smith leads the team in scoring at 16.4 points per game and is currently ranked third in the nation making 3.9 three-pointers a game. Junior Travis Wallace has reached double digits in 13 straight games ranking second on team in scoring (15.0 ppg) and tops in rebounding (5.1 rpg). Smith and Wallace are currently the ASun's top scoring tandem.
Mercer is the league's top defensive squad allowing just 58.1 points per game and holding opponents' to just 40 percent from the floor. Travis Smith is the Bear's top scorer with 12.5 ppg and Jakob Gollon paces MU on the glass with 4.2 rpg.
Tickets for all UNF home basketball games are available at UNF Arena, online or by calling 904-620-BIRD (2473) or ospreytickets@unf.edu. Single game men's and doubleheader ticket prices are $12 Reserved (Sec. 5-14), $10 Adults, $8 (Youth 17-under, Senior Citizens 55+, Active Military, UNF Faculty/Staff), UNF students with valid Osprey1 card and children under 2 are free. UNF students may also purchase one student guest pass for $5. For further ticket information check the UNF Athletic website: www.unfospreys.com.
Fans can also follow all the exciting action live on the radio on 1010 XL AM/92.5 FM, The Flagship Stations of the UNF Sports Network, as well as online via the radio network link at www.1010xl.com. Real-time live stats can be found at UNFOspreys.com.
North Florida continues its current home stand Saturday when the Ospreys welcome Kennesaw State to UNF Arena for a 4:30 p.m. tip.
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