Ospreys Make ASUN Home Debut Thursday against Kennesaw State

Thursday, January 19

Jacksonville, Fla.

7:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

Kennesaw State

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Ospreys Make ASUN Home Debut Thursday against Kennesaw State

1/18/2017 9:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball

By: North Florida Athletics

JACKSONVILLE – The North Florida basketball team makes its ASUN home debut Thursday at 7 p.m. against Kennesaw State. The Ospreys opened conference play with three straight road games posting a 2-1 record. Game is sponsored by VyStar Credit Union.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Kennesaw State
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 19 - 7:00 PM
THE SERIES: North Florida leads 21-17
LAST MEETING: Kennesaw State posted a 101-91 victory at KSU on Feb. 11, 2016... Win snapped a 13-game skid in the series and also marked the first time in UNF program history than an ASUN opponent had scored triple digits... Demarcus Daniels scored 21 to lead 5 Ospreys in double figures while Kendrick Ray finished with 25 points pacing a trio of Owls with 20+... Both teams shot over 54% from the field

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)
RADIO: 1010XL AM
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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (7-13 / 2-1 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT KENNESAW STATE (7-12 / 1-2 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT...
- North Florida had their three-game win streak snapped following a tough 84-78 loss at NJIT on Saturday. Dallas Moore scored 30 points, including 23 in a span of 4:14 in the 2nd half, to lead the Ospreys.
- Kennesaw State earned their first ASUN victory after topping Stetson, 84-65. Kendrick Ray led the Owls with 20 points including 5 of 7 from three-point line.

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the 39th all-time meeting on the hardwood between UNF and KSU... This is the Ospreys longest running series against a single opponent
- Game features the ASUN's top two scorers in Dallas Moore (22.8 PPG) and Kendrick Ray (22.3 PPG)
- UNF is making its ASUN home debut and playing its first home game since Jan. 2... Ospreys are 7-4 all-time in ASUN home openers including 7 consecutive wins under Matthew Driscoll
- Ospreys are 4-3 at home this season while the Owls carry a 2-9 road record into the tilt
- Tonight's game tips-off a stretch of 5 games in 12 days for North Florida, which resembles how the season started and the Thanksgiving holiday

Series DYK...
- First meeting: Jan. 17, 1998 at UNF
- North Florida has won 13 of last 14 meetings against KSU, but Owls snapped a 13-game losing streak vs UNF with a 101-91 victory last season... One of just three games in program history that UNF has reached 90 points and lost
- Ospreys are 12-7 at UNF Arena with 8 consecutive wins
- The winning team has scored 80+ points in 8 of the last 11 games

UP NEXT
- The Ospreys continue their three-game home stand Saturday against Lipscomb at 7 p.m., before wrapping it up Wednesday (Jan. 25) vs FGCU.