@OspreyWBB Returns to the Road, Faces Kennesaw State on Thursday

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KENNESAW, Ga. – University of North Florida women's basketball begins a two-game, weekend road trip on Thursday night at Kennesaw State. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., at the KSU Convocation Center and then game will air live on ESPN3.

"We are focused on one game at a time this week," said head coach Mary Tappmeyer. "We have had three good practices and we are working on improving every day with every play. Kennesaw is a very aggressive and tough team and we will need to defens and rebound the ball to limit their scoring opportunities. We understand the game plan and execution will be the key ingredient to our success."

UNF comes off a 71-62 loss on Saturday against Lipscomb to close out a three-game homestand. Paulina Zaveckaite notched her second consecutive double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds. Her 23 points was the first 20-point game of her career.

The Ospreys attempt to look for their first road conference win of the season. UNF dropped its first two Atlantic Sun road games earlier in the month to Jacksonville and Florida Gulf Coast. UNF's last road win came almost two months ago when the Ospreys fought back for a 54-53 victory at Tennessee State on Dec. 6.

Gameday Need to Know
Date	Thursday, Jan. 29
Time	7 p.m.
Place	KSU Convocation Center
Opponent	Kennesaw State
Live Stats	www.KSUOwls.com
Live Video	ESPN3
Twitter	@OspreyWBB,(In-game Updates)

Georgia Peaches: Two Ospreys on the 2014-15 roster come from the state of Georgia. Destinee mith hails from Decatur, while Tori Pharr is from Covington. Smith leads the Ospreys with 13.6 points per game. Pharr is out for the season due to injury.

Big Boards: Paulina Zaveckaite has a knack for cleaning the glass. She's posted double-digit rebounds in 13 of UNF's 20 games, including a school record against Western Carolina. She leads the Atlantic Sun with 11.2 rebounds per game for the season and 12.2 boards in conference-only games.

Handling The Ball: Brittney Wright recorded a career-high tying eight assists against Lipscomb, boosting her assist-to-turnover ratio to 4.0 against conference opponents. In Atlantic Sun play, Wright's totaled 16 assists and has only made four turnovers.

Scouting Kennesaw State: Enters Thursday with a 13-7 overall record and 2-3 in the Atlantic Sun… returns to its home court after being on a three-game road trip… attempts to bounce back from a three-game skid… last win was a 66-58 victory over Northern Kentucky at the KSU Convocation Center on Jan. 14… has a +2.7 rebounding margin, which is tied with UNF… newcomer Jasmine McAllister is averaging a double-double for the season with 14.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. McAllister is second in the Atlantic Sun for rebounds, behind Zaveckaite… Deandrea Sawyers leads the Owls with 15.6 points, while Kristina Wells is contributing with 10.7 points per game.

UNF-KSU Series: Thursday is the 37th meeting and the series with the Owls is the most played in UNF's 23-year history… Kennesaw State leads the all-time series 20-16… the series split last season with each team winning on its home court… the Owls took a 59-51 win on Jan 4, 2014, but UNF finished the season with a 50-46 victory on Mar. 8… the last 10 games in the series have been decided by 10 points or less.

@OspreyWBB Returns to the Road, Faces Kennesaw State on Thursday

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