Saturday, January 30
Jacksonville, Fla.
7:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
vs
FGCU
Photo by: Todd Drexler
@OspreyMBB Concludes ASun First Half Saturday Against FGCU
1/29/2016 3:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Notes (pdf)
JACKSONVILLEÂ -- The Atlantic Sun Conference leading North Florida basketball team wraps up the first half of league play Saturday against rival FGCU at 7 p.m., in UNF Arena. The game, which is sponsored by Waychoff's Air Conditioning, is being carried on ESPN3 and 92.5 FM.
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The Ospreys (17-6, 6-0) scored a 94-80 road win over league newcomer NJIT in their last outing. The UNF-NJIT game was delayed for a day due to blizzard conditions in New Jersey last weekend. Against the Highlanders, North Florida connected on a school record 20 three-pointers with all seven Ospreys that played making at least one trey. Dallas Moore, the Atlantic Sun Player of the Week, led the way for UNF finishing with 29 points while Beau Beech finished with 20 points.
North Florida has won its last seven games overall and owns a 17-game home win streak heading into Saturday's tilt.
FGCU (13-9, 4-2) is currently tied for second in the conference standings following back-to-back losses to Lipscomb and Jacksonville. The Eagles had won seven straight games before their current skid. Marc-Eddy Norelia leads the FGCU attack in both scoring (15.4 ppg) and rebounding (8.8 rpg). The Eagles are the league's top rebounding squad at 41.2 per contest and rank among the nation's top 20 teams in defending the three-point arc as they hold opponent's to just 30 percent shooting.
Saturday's game has been designated a UNF "Gray Out" as part of the team's Color Out Game series. Osprey fans are encouraged to wear gray shirts to the game. The UNF Bookstore has specially designed gray shirts for the game on sale for $12 per shirt or fans can purchase the gray and blue package for $20. North Florida's "Blue Out" game is scheduled for Feb. 20 against USC Upstate.
After facing FGCU, North Florida tips off the second half of their conference slate Monday (Feb. 1) at UNF Arena with a rematch against Stetson.
#QuickHits
- UNF and FGCU will be meeting for the 21st time in program history with the Eagles holding a slight 11-9 edge in all-time series / Ospreys have won the last two
- Ospreys own a program record 17-game home win streak // T-11th longest active home streak in nation
- UNF has won 7 straight overall (T14th longest active streak) / One win shy of program record of 8 (2014-15)
- Ospreys 6-0 start to ASun play equals program best
- North Florida currently ranked 18th in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25Â
- Dallas Moore was named ASun Player of the Week for third time this season on Monday after helping UNF post a pair of road wins // Moore also became the program's Division I era all-time leading scorer
- Ospreys are 1 of 8 teams in nation with 5 or more players averaging double digits
- UNF is 1 of 21 teams that has amassed 17 or more wins this season
- The tandem of Demarcus Daniels (55) & Chris Davenport (47) rank second in the nation with 102 combined blocks / Bethune-Cookman duo has tallied 111
#BirdsOfTrey
*UNF ranks 1st in the nation for 3PM & 3PM/game while listed 6th in NCAA for 3PT%
*Ospreys are 1 of just 7 teams with 200+ 3PM and only team with more than 250
*Set the program's single game record with 20 3PM against NJIT // All 7 players in game made a trey
• Double digit treys in 18 games including 6 of last 7
*Trent Mackey (80) & Beau Beech (74) rank 2nd & 4th nationally for 3PM
* Mackey also listed 3rd in 3PT% and 11th in 3PT/game
*UNF is 15-2 this year when Mackey hits 3 or more treys in a game
JACKSONVILLEÂ -- The Atlantic Sun Conference leading North Florida basketball team wraps up the first half of league play Saturday against rival FGCU at 7 p.m., in UNF Arena. The game, which is sponsored by Waychoff's Air Conditioning, is being carried on ESPN3 and 92.5 FM.
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| Gameday Need to Know | |
| Â Date | Â Saturday, Jan. 30 |
|  Time |  7:00 p.m. |
|  Opponent |  FGCU | Schedule | Stats |
| Â Live Stats | Â UNF Live Stats |
| Â Live Video | Â ESPN3Â (Watch ESPN app) |
| Â Radio | Â 1010XL AMÂ |Â 92.5 FM |
| Â Twitter | Â @OspreyMBBÂ (In-game updates)Â |
The Ospreys (17-6, 6-0) scored a 94-80 road win over league newcomer NJIT in their last outing. The UNF-NJIT game was delayed for a day due to blizzard conditions in New Jersey last weekend. Against the Highlanders, North Florida connected on a school record 20 three-pointers with all seven Ospreys that played making at least one trey. Dallas Moore, the Atlantic Sun Player of the Week, led the way for UNF finishing with 29 points while Beau Beech finished with 20 points.
North Florida has won its last seven games overall and owns a 17-game home win streak heading into Saturday's tilt.
FGCU (13-9, 4-2) is currently tied for second in the conference standings following back-to-back losses to Lipscomb and Jacksonville. The Eagles had won seven straight games before their current skid. Marc-Eddy Norelia leads the FGCU attack in both scoring (15.4 ppg) and rebounding (8.8 rpg). The Eagles are the league's top rebounding squad at 41.2 per contest and rank among the nation's top 20 teams in defending the three-point arc as they hold opponent's to just 30 percent shooting.
Saturday's game has been designated a UNF "Gray Out" as part of the team's Color Out Game series. Osprey fans are encouraged to wear gray shirts to the game. The UNF Bookstore has specially designed gray shirts for the game on sale for $12 per shirt or fans can purchase the gray and blue package for $20. North Florida's "Blue Out" game is scheduled for Feb. 20 against USC Upstate.
After facing FGCU, North Florida tips off the second half of their conference slate Monday (Feb. 1) at UNF Arena with a rematch against Stetson.
#QuickHits
- UNF and FGCU will be meeting for the 21st time in program history with the Eagles holding a slight 11-9 edge in all-time series / Ospreys have won the last two
- Ospreys own a program record 17-game home win streak // T-11th longest active home streak in nation
- UNF has won 7 straight overall (T14th longest active streak) / One win shy of program record of 8 (2014-15)
- Ospreys 6-0 start to ASun play equals program best
- North Florida currently ranked 18th in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25Â
- Dallas Moore was named ASun Player of the Week for third time this season on Monday after helping UNF post a pair of road wins // Moore also became the program's Division I era all-time leading scorer
- Ospreys are 1 of 8 teams in nation with 5 or more players averaging double digits
- UNF is 1 of 21 teams that has amassed 17 or more wins this season
- The tandem of Demarcus Daniels (55) & Chris Davenport (47) rank second in the nation with 102 combined blocks / Bethune-Cookman duo has tallied 111
#BirdsOfTrey
*UNF ranks 1st in the nation for 3PM & 3PM/game while listed 6th in NCAA for 3PT%
*Ospreys are 1 of just 7 teams with 200+ 3PM and only team with more than 250
*Set the program's single game record with 20 3PM against NJIT // All 7 players in game made a trey
• Double digit treys in 18 games including 6 of last 7
*Trent Mackey (80) & Beau Beech (74) rank 2nd & 4th nationally for 3PM
* Mackey also listed 3rd in 3PT% and 11th in 3PT/game
*UNF is 15-2 this year when Mackey hits 3 or more treys in a game
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