Ospreys Power Past FAU in Overtime

Sunday, November 20

Jacksonville, Fla.

1:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

3-1

FAU

2-2

OT 1

OT 2

FAU

North Florida

11/20/2016 4:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Five players score in double figures

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Behind a strong performance from the line and each starter recording double figure points, the North Florida women's basketball team powered past FAU, 95-88, in double overtime on Sunday afternoon at UNF Arena.

North Florida moves to 3-1 on the year and it is the first time since 2004-05 that the Ospreys have opened with that record. FAU drops to 2-2. UNF is now 3-3 all-time in double-overtime games and 10-6 in all extra time games.

TOP PERFORMERS
Simone Brown - 21 pts, 11 reb, 10-10 FT, 4 assists, 2 stl
Claire Ioannidis - 20 points, 10-10 FT
Sierra Shepherd - 16 pts, 5 assists, career-high 7 steals.
Tesh Hanson - 17 pts, 3 reb

QUICK HITS
- It was the first double overtime since January 22 against Northern Kentucky and only the fifth in program history.
- The 28 free throws are a Division I high and are second in the program's history.
- All five starters scored in double figures with Simone Brown leading the way with 21 points.
- Brown recorded her first career double-double with a game-high 11 rebounds.
- FAU outshot North Florida 45.7 percent to 44.3 percent from the floor.
- UNF owned a 43-39 edge off the glass and secured 16 offensive rebound en route to 20 second chance points.
- The last time two players scored 20 or more points was in 2011 when Brittany Kirkland and Jadhken Kerr scored 23 and 21, respectively at Campbell.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The lead changed 16 times and knotted the score nine en route to two overtime periods. The Ospreys owned an edge in the second and fourth periods, while finally getting ahead at the line in the last frame. UNF led for eight minutes in the opening frame before a jumper and back-to-back triples gave the Owls a 21-16 lead after one.

In the second, a 6-0 run pushed UNF out front, but a trey on the other end gave FAU another lead. The advantage changed six more times over the next eight minutes, but it was a 6-0 run to take a 41-37 lead into the half. Over the next two periods, the teams traded leads five times and tied the game on a Hanson lay in with three seconds left in the game to force the overtime.

During the extra time, the visitors owned a 76-72 lead on a jumper from Raven Doyle, but a 5-1 run from the Ospreys tied the game. FAU took the lead again with a pair of free throw makes, but Hanson was once again there under pressure to lay in a basket to secure the second overtime.

Senior Karrah Johnson got things started in the final frame with a basket and after four straight makes from the line from Ioannidis and another basket from Johnson, the Ospreys held an 87-79 lead and never looked back. North Florida went 12-for-12 in the overtime period and shot 60 percent from the floor to secure the victory.

LOOKING AHEAD
The Ospreys now play their next five games away from UNF Arena. On tap first is Xavier on Tuesday at 7 p.m.