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CLEMSON, S.C. – Despite holding Clemson to the fewest points allowed by a high-major in the Ospreys' history, a cold and turnover-plagued second half was the difference maker as University of North Florida women's basketball fell 48-44 at Clemson on Sunday afternoon at Littlejohn Coliseum.
 
"It was a huge missed opportunity," said head coach Mary Tappmeyer. "We knew that Clemson would come out as the aggressor in the second half and we did not respond as well as we should have.  We did battle back, but we had several empty possessions in the second half that really hurt us."
 
Destinee Smith scored a team-best 10 points, while Paulina Zavecakite grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds. Ki Conner added nine points, three assists and three steals.
 
Charmaine Tay and Chancie Dunn paced Clemson with 15 and 13 points, respectively. Kelly Gramlich and Nyilah Jamison-Myers each grabbed five rebounds.
 
UNF shot 31.5 percent (17-for-54) for the game and out-rebounded Clemson 45-29.
 
Clemson shot 40.0 percent (20-for-50) for the game.
 
It was a tale of two halves with the Ospreys coming out strong in the opening half. UNF shot 44.0 percent in the first half, including 54.5 percent from long range. After being tied at 10-10 at 12:58, a three-pointer from Octavia Langston sparked a 10-2 run that allowed UNF to go up 20-12 at 6:28. Clemson responded with a 6-0 run to cut the Ospreys' lead down to two, but back-to-back treys from Conner started a 10-2 spurt that put UNF up 30-20 at 40 seconds. Tay hit a three with five seconds in the half as UNF carried a 30-23 advantage into halftime.
 
UNF went without a field goal for the first 7:27 of the second half as Clemson used a 16-1 run to go up 39-31 on a Tay layup at 12:47. The Ospreys' one point during that run was a made free throw from Zaveckaite. UNF attempted to chip away at Clemson's lead and ultimately came to within two. A layup from Raneisha Lamar at 2:30 made it 44-42, but the Tigers got a layup from Dunn and two free throws from Quinyotta Pettaway to increase their lead to six. Although a jumper from Conner pulled UNF to within four, the Ospreys missed multiple shots in the final 13 seconds.
 
UNF returns to action on Friday at UNF Arena when the Ospreys host Tennessee State at 7 p.m.