Live StatsESPN3 Live VideoGame Notes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – After a home game last Saturday, University of North Florida women's basketball returns to the road and heads west to Florida State for a Tuesday night game at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., and the game will air live on ESPN3 and is accessible through the Watch ESPN app.
"Florida State presents another tough challenge," said head coach
Mary Tappmeyer. "We have gotten accustomed to being on the road and know the obstacles that come with it. This is another opportunity for us to improve and continue our preparation for next month's conference play."
UNF comes off a 54-39 win over Thomas University (Ga.) on Saturday. It was the first time UNF held an opponent to under 40 points since keeping Mercer at 39 on Jan. 21, 2012. Additionally, it was the seventh time in the program's Division I history in which an opponent was limited to fewer than 40 points.
Seven And Counting: Senior
Destinee Smith recorded her seventh-consecutive double-digit point game on Saturday against Thomas with 16 points. She's averaged 14.9 points per game since her streak began in the Miami game on Nov. 21.
Win No. 5: UNF earned its fifth non-conference victory on Saturday, tying the program's Division I record for most non-conference regular-season wins. The Ospreys picked up five out-of-conference wins during the 2007-08 season and have six non-conference games remaining.
First of Many: Tuesday night's game is UNF's first of many appearances on ESPN3 this season. Starting on Jan. 17, UNF will broadcast all women's basketball home games on ESPN3 as part of the Atlantic Sun's E3 On-Campus Initiative. Brent Martineau will handle play-by-play, while Jessica Blaylock will serve as color analyst. For more information about UNF and ESPN3, click here.
Where To Watch: The Brix Taphouse, the official watch party location for all UNF basketball games, will air Tuesday night's game live. The Brix Taphouse is located in Jacksonville Beach at 300 2nd Street North.
Scouting Florida State: Enters the game at 9-1… receiving votes in both the Associated Press (Dec. 15) and
USA Today Coaches (Dec. 9) polls… riding a five-game winning streak… comes off a 66-62 win at Temple on Sunday… has scored 77+ points in its three previous home games and is averaging 90.7 points per game at home thus far… three Seminoles average double-digit points (Adut Bulgak – 14.4; Maegan Conwright – 13.3; Ivey Slaughter – 11.9)… Bulgak is averaging 9.5 rebounds per game and has 25 total blocks.
UNF-Florida State Series: Florida State leads the series 4-0 and won last season's game 61-42.
