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@OspreyWBB Opens A-Sun Play With River City Rumble

UNF hosts JU on Saturday

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.
 
Gameday Need to Know
 Date Saturday, January 9, 2016
 Time/Loc. 1 p.m. / UNF Arena
 Opponent Jacksonville | Roster | Schedule 
 Live Stats UNF Live Stats
 Live Video ESPN3
 Twitter @OspreyWBB (In-game Updates)
 Game Notes North Florida | Jacksonville 


#FlyHigh QUICK HITS
ON THIS DAY

UNF is 3-3 on January 9. The last time was in 2012 at Stetson.

AGAINST THE DOLPHINS
JU 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 PARTY
Junior Karrah Johnson has had at least one block in all but four games this season to lead the team with 13.

LONG RANGE SUCCESS
In the A-Sun, junior Claire Ioannidis is FIRST with 38 triples made.

FILLING THE STAT SHEET
Sophomore 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 BALL
UNF ranks 17th in the country in 3-pointers made with 104 and third in the A-Sun.

CRASH THE BOARD
Despite missing two games, senior Kadesia Johnson continues to rank fifth in the conference with 8.2 rebounds per game.

DISH AND GRAB
Sierra 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 SLUMP
Sophomore Maiya Rumph is averaging 6.5 RPG and ranks eighth in the league off the glass. 
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Players Mentioned

Kadesia Johnson

#23 Kadesia Johnson

G
5' 10"
Senior
Maiya Rumph

#24 Maiya Rumph

G/F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Sierra Shepherd

#2 Sierra Shepherd

G
5' 7"
Sophomore
Claire Ioannidis

#1 Claire Ioannidis

PG
5' 7"
Junior
Karrah Johnson

#15 Karrah Johnson

F/C
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kadesia Johnson

#23 Kadesia Johnson

5' 10"
Senior
G
Maiya Rumph

#24 Maiya Rumph

6' 0"
Sophomore
G/F
Sierra Shepherd

#2 Sierra Shepherd

5' 7"
Sophomore
G
Claire Ioannidis

#1 Claire Ioannidis

5' 7"
Junior
PG
Karrah Johnson

#15 Karrah Johnson

6' 2"
Junior
F/C