DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. - Junior Simone Brown scored 22 points, but it was not enough as Bethune-Cookman topped North Florida women's basketball 52-50 on Thursday afternoon at the Embry Riddle ICI Center.

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 50, Bethune Cookman 52
Records: North Florida (6-6) | Bethune Cookman (3-6)
Location: ICI Center (Embry Riddle / Daytona Beach, Fla.)
The Short Story: UNF tied the game after trailing for most of the contest with 27 seconds to play before the Wildcats answered on the other side to take the lead. The Ospreys called a timeout and drew a play, but came up short at the end as UNF dropped the game 52-50.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
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OPENING TIP
- Brown scored 22 points for her second 20-point game of the season with 15 coming in the second half.
- Bethune-Cookman outrebounded the Ospreys 41-34; it is the first time in three games.
- UNF controlled the ball better as it had just 14 turnovers; its second lowest output of the season.
- Angel Golden had 19 points on 6-for-12 including five three-pointers to lead the Wildcats.

GAME TRENDS
1st Half Reflections
- It was a slow start to the contest as neither team found the basket until Tesh Hanson broke the drought at 7:39. It was UNF's only lead of the half.
- The teams traded baskets through the remainder of the quarter with Bethune-Cookman laying in a last second basket to lead 10-9 after one.
- In the second, the Wildcats used a 12-4 run to take their biggest lead of the half at 22-13 with 3:58 to play.
- After one, Angel Golden had a game-high 10 points

2nd Half Reflections
-  It was an even attack in the third quarter as each team scored 15, but Bethune-Cookman held a 42-35 lead. 
- In the final frame, the Ospreys used a 13-5 lead, capped by Jaiveonna Norris' three-pointer, to take their first lead of the game since the first half, 48-47.
- Bethune-Cookman then converted a traditional three-point play to go out in front.
- With the ball in the Wildcats possession, Sierra Shepherd grabbed her lone steal of the game and dished the ball to Brown who tossed it in to tie the game at 50-all with 27 seconds to play. 
- The Wildcats ran the ball down the floor and hit a short range jumper to go out and front, forcing UNF to call a timeout.
- Out of the break, the Ospreys drew up a play for Hanson to come up under the basket to throw it in, but a Wildcat block and rebound gave them the victory. 

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- UNF outscored the Wildcats 15-10 in the final frame and shot 42 percent from the long range with Brown, Norris and Claire Ioannidis each hitting one.
- Karrah Johnson and Maiya Rumph both grabbed six rebounds each, while Norris pulled down five. 
- Norris had a season-best three blocks.
- Johnson made her first start of the season as Simone Brown came off the bench. 

SAY WHAT...
"The good thing about the game was that we were resilient and battled back in. The slow start really hurt us and I didn't think we came out with the intensity that we needed to compete. I thought we did a much better job executing offensively overall and we took care of the ball. Hopefully we can continue to work on these things and make changes moving forward." -- Head coach Darrick Gibbs

NEXT UP
- North Florida has the weekend to prepare for a tough Florida State team on Monday, Dec. 19. The Ospreys face off with the No. 7 Seminoles at 6 p.m.