Game Notes (pdf)JACKSONVILLE -- The North Florida basketball team closes out its current home stand Saturday against Kennesaw State at 7 p.m., with the Ospreys homing to remain undefeated in Atlantic Sun Conference play. The game, which is sponsored by Pepsi, is being carried on ESPN3 and 92.5 FM. Additionally, a limited number of Ozzie the Osprey bobblehead dolls will be distributed at the door. The Ospreys (14-6, 3-0) posted a 95-83 victory over Lipscomb in their last outing to remain undefeated in conference play and extend their home win streak to 16 games. Seniors Trent Mackey and Beau Beech led the way for UNF as Mackey drilled six three-pointers en route to a career high 24 point effort while Beech posted his first double-double of the season finishing with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Kennesaw State (5-13, 1-1) enters the match-up following a tough 83-70 loss at Jacksonville on Thursday night. The Owls feature an explosive offensive tandem of Yonel Brown (17.6 ppg) and Kendrick Ray (17.4 ppg) and opened conference play last Saturday with a 102-86 victory over Lipscomb. KSU has dropped five of their last seven contests and are winless (0-10) on the road this season.Following the game against the Owls, North Florida hits the road for an A-Sun weekend of competition with games at USC Upstate (Jan. 21) and NJIT (Jan. 23).QUICK HITS- UNF and Kennesaw State will be meeting for the 37th time in program history with UNF owning a 20-16 edge in the all-time series.
- North Florida has won 12 straight in the series
- Ospreys have played the Owls more times than any other opponent in program history
- UNF leads 11-7 in games played at UNF Arena
- Ospreys own a program record 16-game home win streak // 15th longest active home streak in nation
- North Florida currently ranked 21st in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
- With 21 pts, 10 rebs vs Lipscomb,
Beau Beech recorded his first double-double of the season
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Trent Mackey made 6 treys vs the Bisons en route to scoring a career high 24 points
- UNF is 9-0 at home this year, while KSU is 0-10 on the road
