Ospreys Face 2nd Straight Ranked Foe Saturday at Syracuse

Saturday, December 3

Syracuse, N.Y.

4:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

Syracuse

12/2/2016 9:27:00 AM | Men's Basketball

By: North Florida Athletics

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at #22 Syracuse
WHERE: Carrier Dome (35,466)
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 3 - 4:00 PM
THE SERIES: First Meeting
LAST MEETING: Ospreys and Orange will square off for the first time on the hardwood

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ACC Network Extra
RADIO: 1010XL AM
LIVESTATS: Cuse.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
TICKETS: (800) DOMETIX

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (3-6 // 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT SYRACUSE (4-2 // 0-0 ACC)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT...
- North Florida hosted #24 Florida in the program's first home game against a ranked foe but came up short as the Gators overcame a 31-point effort by UNF senior Dallas Moore to secure the 91-60 victory.
-Syracuse lost its second straight game on Nov. 29, falling 77-60 at Wisconsin as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the inaugural meeting North Florida and Syracuse on the hardwood
- Both teams enter the contest looking to end losing skids as UNF has dropped three straight while the Orange has fallen in back-to-back contests
- SU is 4-0 at home this season, while UNF is 0-3 in road tilts
- The Ospreys will be facing a ranked opponent for the second consecutive game marking the first time for that feat since playing at #19 Purdue/#22 Texas during the 2010-11 campaign.
- UNF is 0-14 all-time against teams from the ACC, having met 7 of the current members... Ospreys also faced Miami earlier this season
- UNF is playing its 49th game against a Power Conference foe under head coach MatthewDriscoll today vs Syracuse // Osprey seniors will be playing in 25th game vs high-major opponent (2-22) with wins at Purdue and Illinois
- Dallas Moore needs just 8 assists to become UNF's all-time leader... Moore's 37-point effort vs EWC (Nov. 14) is the tops in the ASUN this season
- Ospreys have out-rebounded 6 of their first 9 opponents including two games with 50-plus

UP NEXT
- North Florida will have a week off from competition for Fall Semester exams and then return to action next Saturday (Dec. 10) at Arkansas before visiting UTRGV on Dec. 12.