@OspreyWBB Welcomes Northern Kentucky to UNF Arena on Thursday

Thursday, January 22

Jacksonville, Fla.

7:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

Northern Kentucky

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@OspreyWBB Welcomes Northern Kentucky to UNF Arena on Thursday

1/21/2015 4:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball

By: North Florida Athletics

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida women's basketball continues with a three-game homestand on Thursday as the Ospreys welcome Northern Kentucky to UNF Arena in an Atlantic Sun match-up. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., and the game will air on ESPN 3 with Brent Martineau and Jessica Blaylock on the call. The game is also being presented by Pepsi.

"We have been working hard and are looking forward to tomorrow's game," said head coach Mary Tappmeyer. "Northern Kentucky is a very fundamentally sound team. It is very important for us to bounce back from our last two very disappointing performances and use tomorrow to show our true abilities."

UNF attempts to halt a three-game skid with Thursday night's contest. The Ospreys, who have not won since their 63-62 overtime victory against UMKC, have dropped games to cross-town rival Jacksonville and Atlantic Sun powers Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson to being conference play.

Thursday is Middle School night. Teams should contact alicia.ramsdell@unf.edu to reserve their free tickets.

Meanwhile, tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for Youth 17-under, Senior Citizens, Military and UNF Faculty and Staff with proper ID. Admission for UNF students with a valid Osprey1 Card and children 2-and-under are free. Tickets may be purchased online at www.UNFOspreys.com, by phone at (904) 620-BIRD (2473) or at the UNF Arena Ticket Office.

Gameday Need to Know
Date	Thursday, Jan. 22
Time	7 p.m.
Place	UNF Arena
Opponent	Northern Kentucky
Live Stats	www.UNFOspreys.com
Live Video	ESPN3
Twitter	@OspreyWBB,(In-game Updates)

Home Sweet Home: Since the opening of its home court on Jan. 16, 1993, UNF is 202-117 all-time at UNF Arena.

Top of the A-Sun: Senior Paulina Zaveckaite is the Atlantic Sun's top rebounder, averaging a conference-best 10.9 rebounds per game. Zaveckaite also has the leading rebound average for Atlantic Sun-only games, averaging 11.3 against conference foes.

Scouting Northern Kentucky: Enters Thursday with an 11-7 overall record and is 2-1 in the Atlantic Sun… captured conference wins against Lipscomb (81-70) and USC Upstate (77-74), but fell to Kennesaw State (66-58)… comes off that three-point win against USC Upstate last Saturday in its conference home opener… has scored over 75 points in each of last three victories, but 60 or less in last three losses… top free throw shooting team in the Atlantic Sun, shooing 76.0 percent (291-383) from the line… Melody Doss averages a team-best 12.9 points per game… Christine Roush is averaging 11.8 points per game and is shooting 87.8 percent (72-for-82) from the free throw line… Kaitlyn Gerrety leads the Norse with 5.6 rebounds per game.

UNF-NKU Series: Northern Kentucky leads the all-time series 3-1 and has won the last three meetings… UNF's last victory against the Norse was a 59-55 triumph on Jan. 2, 2013 at UNF Arena… that was also the first meeting between the two teams.