Game Notes (pdf)DeLAND, Fla. -- Following a record-setting non-conference slate, the North Florida basketball team tips off play for their Atlantic Sun ledger on the road Wednesday against Stetson in the Edmunds Center. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 and 92.5 FM.The Ospreys posted an 11-6 mark in pre-conference contests, establishing a new program record for non-conference victories. UNF has enjoyed being ranked in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 poll since the start of the year and enter the contest as the nation's leader in three-pointers with 210 treys made this season.
UNF is coming off an impressive road victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday. The win snapped the Eagles six-game home win streak. Beau Beech drilled five three-pointers on his way to a team best 23-point effort while Chris Davenport nearly collected a triple-double finishing with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. As a team, the Ospreys made 11 three-pointers in the game marking the 13th game this season the "Birds of Trey" have tallied double-digits in treys made.Wednesday's game marks the 23rd all-time meeting between the Ospreys and Hatters with UNF holding a slim 12-10 advantage. North Florida has won eight straight in the series and is 6-5 all-time in the Edmunds Center.
The Ospreys have won five consecutive Atlantic Sun openers and are 5-5 all-time in league debuts.Stetson, the second highest scoring team in the Atlantic Sun behind UNF, has won its last two outings and brings a 6-9 overall record into Wednesday's tilt. Derick Newton leads the Hatters in scoring at 14.9 points per game while Brian Pegg is league's top rebounder at 9.3 per contest.
Following the game at Stetson which ends a four-game road stretch for UNF, North Florida hosts crosstown rival Jacksonville on Saturday in the squad's Atlantic Sun home opener. QUICK HITS- UNF and Stetson will be meeting for the 23rd time in program history with Ospreys holding a slight 12-10 advantage in the all-time series
- North Florida has won 8 straight with their last loss to the Hatters a 68-64 decision on 1/9/12 at Stetson
- UNF owns a 6-5 record in the Edmunds Center and have posted a win in their last 3 visits
- Ospreys have won their last 5 Atlantic Sun openers and are 5-5 all-time in league lid lifters
- UNF/SU game features the ASun's top 2 scoring teams
- UNF's 11 non-conference victories is an all-time program record eclipsing previous high 10 in 1993-94
- North Florida currently ranked 22nd in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
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Demarcus Daniels became UNF's all-time leader in blocked shots with 146 following a massive swat against EMU // Daniels owns a blocked shot in all but one game this season
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Trent Mackey needs just 14 points to reach 1,000 for his collegiate career
