Tuesday, December 16
Tallahassee, Fla.
7:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
5-5
58
at
79
Florida State
10-1
1
2
F
North Florida
19
39
58
Florida State
41
38
79
Team Stats
UNF
FS
FG%
.370
.435
3FG%
.500
.350
FT%
.765
.706
RB
31
43
TO
28
20
STL
9
10
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballF/C
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: JC Ridley
@OspreyWBB Falls to Florida State, 79-58
12/16/2014 9:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Boxscore (PDF)
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Behind 20 points from Destinee Smith and Paulina Zaveckaite double-double, University of North Florida women's basketball scored its most points against Florida State on Tuesday night in a 79-58 loss at the Donald L. Tucker Center. UNF is just the second team this season to hold Florida State, who entered Tuesday averaging 90.7 points in home games, to under 80 points on its home court this season.
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"I'm disappointed with our play in the first half, but really proud of our battle in the second half," said head coach Mary Tappmeyer. "Once again, we have to learn how to value every possession. We have to learn to take care of the ball better."
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Zaveckaite finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Sierra Shepherd dished out four assists and made four steals.
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UNF shot 37.0 percent (20-for-54) for the game.
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Adut Bulgak led Florida State with a 26-point, 11-rebound double-double. Brittany Brown and Maegan Conwright each added in 10 points.
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 Florida State shot 43.5 percent (30-for-69) for the game and had a 43-31 rebounding advantage.
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Despite a slow start that saw UNF trail by nine early, the Ospreys pulled to within four on a Brittney Wright jumper at 9:19 to make it 15-11. Florida State went on an 11-2 run to gain a 26-13 lead at 6:22. After Kadesia Johnson hit a pair of free throws at 5:05, Florida State outscored UNF 15-4 run to finish the first half with a 41-19 lead.
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UNF attempted battled back from a 31-point deficit in the second half. The Seminoles took a 65-34 lead at 11:58 on a Lauren Coleman three-pointer. UNF came to within 25 points at 6:46 on a Zaveckaite layup to make it 70-45. The Ospreys continued to chip away at Florida State's advantage and outscored the Seminoles 13-6 in the final 5:33.
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UNF returns to action this weekend by hosting the Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic. The Ospreys welcome FIU, Western Carolina and Wofford to UNF Arena. UNF faces Wofford on Saturday and Western Carolina on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. There will also be neutral site-games each day at 1 p.m.
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Due to maintenance, the UNF Arena parking garage will be closed during the Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic. Parking for the Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic is only available in Lot 5 by the UNF Tennis Complex and Lot 18, the large lot adjacent to Hodges Stadium.Â
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Behind 20 points from Destinee Smith and Paulina Zaveckaite double-double, University of North Florida women's basketball scored its most points against Florida State on Tuesday night in a 79-58 loss at the Donald L. Tucker Center. UNF is just the second team this season to hold Florida State, who entered Tuesday averaging 90.7 points in home games, to under 80 points on its home court this season.
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"I'm disappointed with our play in the first half, but really proud of our battle in the second half," said head coach Mary Tappmeyer. "Once again, we have to learn how to value every possession. We have to learn to take care of the ball better."
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Zaveckaite finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Sierra Shepherd dished out four assists and made four steals.
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UNF shot 37.0 percent (20-for-54) for the game.
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Adut Bulgak led Florida State with a 26-point, 11-rebound double-double. Brittany Brown and Maegan Conwright each added in 10 points.
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 Florida State shot 43.5 percent (30-for-69) for the game and had a 43-31 rebounding advantage.
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Despite a slow start that saw UNF trail by nine early, the Ospreys pulled to within four on a Brittney Wright jumper at 9:19 to make it 15-11. Florida State went on an 11-2 run to gain a 26-13 lead at 6:22. After Kadesia Johnson hit a pair of free throws at 5:05, Florida State outscored UNF 15-4 run to finish the first half with a 41-19 lead.
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UNF attempted battled back from a 31-point deficit in the second half. The Seminoles took a 65-34 lead at 11:58 on a Lauren Coleman three-pointer. UNF came to within 25 points at 6:46 on a Zaveckaite layup to make it 70-45. The Ospreys continued to chip away at Florida State's advantage and outscored the Seminoles 13-6 in the final 5:33.
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UNF returns to action this weekend by hosting the Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic. The Ospreys welcome FIU, Western Carolina and Wofford to UNF Arena. UNF faces Wofford on Saturday and Western Carolina on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. There will also be neutral site-games each day at 1 p.m.
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Due to maintenance, the UNF Arena parking garage will be closed during the Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic. Parking for the Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic is only available in Lot 5 by the UNF Tennis Complex and Lot 18, the large lot adjacent to Hodges Stadium.Â
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