JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball opens Atlantic Sun Conference play in a River City Rumble against Jacksonville on Saturday at 1 p.m. at UNF Arena.
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ON THIS DAYUNF is 3-3 on January 9. The last time was in 2012 at Stetson.
AGAINST THE DOLPHINSJU holds an 8-14 mark against UNF and has won the last five meetings. This is the third time since joining Division I that UNF opens its season against the crosstown rival. Last season it was the A-Sun opener at JU.
ONE-TWO PUNCH#1
Claire Ioannidis & #2
Sierra Shepherd are 5th and 6th, respectively, in the league in total points & points per game.
BLOCK PARTYJunior
Karrah Johnson has had at least one block in all but four games this season to lead the team with 13.
LONG RANGE SUCCESSIn the A-Sun, junior
Claire Ioannidis is FIRST with 38 triples made.
FILLING THE STAT SHEETSophomore
Sierra Shepherd turned in one of the best performances by a UNF player with 18 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast & 6 stls against UNCW.
HIT THE LONG BALLUNF ranks 17th in the country in 3-pointers made with 104 and third in the A-Sun.
CRASH THE BOARDDespite missing two games, senior
Kadesia Johnson continues to rank fifth in the conference with 8.2 rebounds per game.
DISH AND GRABSierra Shepherd ranks among the top defensive players in the A-Sun. She is fourth in assists per game (3.9) and third with 2.0 steals per contest.
NO SOPHOMORE SLUMPSophomore
Maiya Rumph is averaging 6.5 RPG and ranks eighth in the league off the glass.