JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida women's basketball team is back in action after a week hiatus for finals when the Ospreys host Trinity Baptist on Saturday at 3 p.m. The game will be televised live on ESPN3 (WatchESPN App).
Prior to tip-off on Saturday, the UNF Athletic Department will observe a moment of silence in memory of Kent Bell, the longtime scoreboard operator at UNF.
QUICK HITS
- This is the first meeting between the two teams despite being just 22 miles apart in the city of Jacksonville.
- Halftime is a good determining factor for the Ospreys as they are 2-1 with a lead at the break.
- Senior
Kadesia Johnson is sixth in the A-Sun in rebounds per game with 7.6.
- Junior
Claire Ioannidis is sixth in the A-Sun with 13.8 points per game. She is also third in 3PT/G (2.4/g).
- UNF's next two opponents (Trinity & Alabama) are both first time meetings. It has had three other first-time opponents prior to this game.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES: Trinity Baptist stands at 2-9 on the season, but has played four exhibition contests. Against A-Sun foe, Stetson, the Hatters walked away with a 107-30 victory. Jalena
Hawkins is the Eagles' top points producer with 15.1 per game. Off the glass, Kaneesha
Ellick
is grabbing a team-best 7.9 boards per contest, while Juliana Calice
is picking up 5.5. For the season, TBC is shooting just 31 percent, while hitting a 25 percent clip from long range. In their last six games, the Eagles have scored 47 or less points for a six-game losing streak.
SEEING DOUBLE: Senior KADESIA JOHNSON recorded her first career double-double against Georgia State with a career-high 11 rebounds and 11 points.
HELPING OUT: Sophomore SIERRA SHEPHERD is just eight helpers away from matching her freshman season performance. With 28, she leads the team in assists.
NEW SEASON, NEW STATS: Junior TARU MADEKIVI had just 13 points as a sophomore and bested that in just one performance against Webber International with 14 points.
HOME SWEET HOME: The Ospreys play four of their next five games at home. A quick trip to Alabama is their only road trip until 2016 when they head to Mercer (Jan. 2).
BREAKING RECORDS: The Ospreys set a school record by draining 18 three-pointers in the final game of the UNF Thanksgiving Classic against Towson (Nov. 28). They shattered a near 10-year old program mark of 15 set on Feb. 2 2005. The previous D-1 era
(2005-present) mark was 13 set on Dec. 19 2012.
CLUTCH THREES: Against Towson (Nov. 28), HADLEY KIEFER and CLAIRE IOANNIDIS hit two of the most important threes of the game. Trailing by three, Kiefer hit her fourth long ball with just 1.7 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 65 and send it to overtime. Ioannidis was true from the right wing with 7.1 seconds left to give UNF the extra-time victory.
UP NEXT: UNF travels to Alabama for a Monday contest at 11:30 a.m. in Tuscaloosa. The Tide are currently 7-1 on the season and also play on Saturday.
