Ospreys Close Out ASUN 1st Half at Stetson

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 1/27/2017 2:33:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE – The North Florida basketball team concludes the first half of the ASUN Conference schedule Saturday against in-state rival Stetson at 4 p.m. in the Edmunds Center.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Stetson
WHERE: Edmunds Center (4,000)
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 28 - 4:00 PM
THE SERIES: North Florida leads 13-11
LAST MEETING: Stetson ended a 9-game losing streak to the Ospreys with an 86-82 victory in UNF Arena on Feb. 1, 2016... Game featured 6 ties and 17 lead changes... Hatters shot 55% from the floor while making just 3 treys but getting 42 points in the paint and 16 off turnovers... #BirdsofTrey had 10 3PM including 4 by Dallas Moore who led the team with 25 pts... Beau Beech finished with 15 pts/9 rebs... Derick Newton led Stetson with 22 points and Brian Pegg added 19 pts/12 rebs.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)
RADIO: 1010XL AM
LIVESTATS: GoHatters.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (9-14 / 4-2 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT STETSON (8-14 / 1-5 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT...
- North Florida looks to rebound from a tough 86-82 loss to FGCU at home on Wednesday night. The loss snapped a two-game win streak for the Ospreys. UNF was led by 32 points from Dallas Moore while Chris Davenport added 15 points and 7 rebounds.
-Stetson dropped its second game in a row falling 103-92 at Jacksonville. The Hatters surrendered 59 first half points in the loss. Derick Newton paced a quartet of double-digit scorers finishing with 31 points including a 13-for-14 performance at the FT line.

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the 25th all-time meeting between UNF and Stetson... Ospreys own a slight 13-11 edge in the series
- Ospreys and Hatters play tonight and then meet in the rematch next Saturday (Feb. 4) at UNF Arena.
- UNF enters match-up having won 5 of their last 7 while Stetson has dropped 5 of 6 including 2 in a row
- Ospreys are 2-9 on the road this year while Stetson is 6-4 at home... Both UNF wins have come in ASUN play
- Next UNF win will be the 300th in program history
- Game marks the completion of the first half of the ASUN schedule for both teams
- Dallas Moore ranks 3rd in NCAA in PPG this year

Series DYK...
- First meeting: Feb. 1, 1993 at Stetson
- UNF leads 13-11 with wins in 9 of the last 10... Hatters snapped a 9-game skid vs Ospreys with win last season at UNF Arena
- Ospreys are 7-5 at Edmunds Center and own a 4-game win streak (Last loss: 1/9/12, 68-64)
- Hatters claimed the first 7 meetings in the series with UNF taking 13 of the last 17
- Game features so homecoming pitting former HS teammates against each other: UNF's Aaron Bodager played alongside SU's Luke Doyle at Hagerty HS in Oviedo while Osprey Karlos Odum and Hatter Brian Pegg both prepped at Faith Baptist Academy.

UP NEXT
- The Ospreys make a quick turnaround as they open the 2nd half of the ASUN slate Monday with a road rematch at FGCU.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Beau Beech: G/F; 6' 9"; Senior; Business Management

#12 Aaron Bodager: G; 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior; Health Science

#35 Chris Davenport: F; 6' 8"; Senior; Criminal Justice

#14 Dallas Moore: G; 6' 1"; Senior; Criminal Justice

#1 Karlos Odum: F; 6' 7"; Redshirt Sophomore; Sport Management

Players Mentioned

#2 Beau Beech
: 6' 9"; Senior; Business Management
: G/F

#12 Aaron Bodager
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior; Health Science
: G

#35 Chris Davenport
: 6' 8"; Senior; Criminal Justice
: F

#14 Dallas Moore
: 6' 1"; Senior; Criminal Justice
: G

#1 Karlos Odum
: 6' 7"; Redshirt Sophomore; Sport Management
: F