Lipscomb Powers Past Ospreys in 4th Quarter

Saturday, January 21

Jacksonville, Fla.

1:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

8-11, 1-3ASUN

Lipscomb

4-15, 1-3ASUN

Lipscomb

North Florida

Photo by: Todd Drexler

1/21/2017 3:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: North Florida Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Lipscomb used a strong second half to power past North Florida women's basketball as the Bisons got their first ASUN win with a 60-58 win on Saturday at UNF Arena.

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 58, Upstate 60
Records: North Florida (8-11, 1-3 ASUN) | Lipscomb (4-15, 1-3 ASUN)
Location: UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story: After outscoring UNF in the third quarter, the Bisons continued their hot play in the final frame and Loren Cagle capped the day with a basket with 2.4 seconds to play to give Lipscomb a 60-58 victory.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
Final Boxscore: PDF

OPENING TIP
- Junior Simone Brown had her third 20-point performance of the season with a team-best 21 points to go with nine rebounds and four assists.
- Sierra Shepherd joined her in double figures with 10 points.
- The game was a back-and-forth affair as it featured 16 lead changes, featuring 13 in the second half and three tie scores.
- The Ospreys were outscored in all but the second quarter. UNF allowed just two Lipscomb points in the second frame.
- Alex Banks led Lipscomb with 22 points. She was 8-for-11 from the field and perfect with four triples.

GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
- It was a slow start the open of the game with the media time out seeing a slight 7-6 edge for the visitors.
- The Ospreys took back the lead with a 5-0 run, but a lay up and three-pointer from Banks put the Bisons on top 14-11 after one.
- In the second, North Florida outscored Lipscomb 15-2 to take a 26-16 lead at the break.
- UNF shot 34 percent in the opening 20 minutes, while Lipscomb shot at a 19 percent clip including 16 percent from long range.

Second Half Trends
- Lipscomb got things going with an 11-0 run to start the third quarter as it led 27-26 to force a UNF timeout.
- Out of the break, Simone Brown made the next two baskets to start a 14-4 run that put North Florida out front 40-31 with 1:24 to play.
- As time ticked down, Alex Banks made a basket with eight seconds left in the frame to give UNF a 40-33 lead.
- The final frame belonged to the Bisons as they owned a 27-18 advantage.
- UNF saw its lead dwindle to two with a 10-3 Lipscomb run.
- The game then saw seven lead changes and a tie score at 58-58 with nine seconds the play.
- Cagle ran up the floor and rolled in a basket as the clock hit two seconds to give the visitors the slight advantage they needed for their first ASUN win.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- North Florida is 3-9 when getting outscored in the fourth quarter.
- The Ospreys shot a season-low 40 percent from the line, going 6-for-15.
- North Florida held the edge off the glass, 45-37 including 12 offensive boards hat led to 10 second chance points.
- Despite not reaching double-digits, Tesh Hanson checked other boxes with eight points, six rebounds, one block and two steals.
- The two points in the second frame for Lipscomb was a season-low for UNF's opponents this season.

SAY WHAT...
"We put ourselves in a good position and just didn't make enough plays to finish it out. We have to learn as we go and find ways to pull games like this out." - Head Coach Darrick Gibbs

NEXT UP
- The Ospreys have a quick turnaround as Kennesaw State comes to town on Monday for a 7 p.m. tip. The Owls fell to Jacksonville, 72-48 on Saturday.