Four Players Score in Double Digits in Win at FAMU

Sunday, December 10

Tallahassee, Fla.

2:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

5-4

Florida A&M

2-8

North Florida

Florida A&M

Ty Purifoy brings the ball up the floor against Bethune-Cookman

Photo by: Todd Drexler

12/10/2017 5:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Four players scored in double figures en route to the North Florida women's basketball 77-68 victory at Florida A&M on Sunday afternoon at the Al Lawson Center.

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 77, FAMU 68
Records: North Florida (5-4) | FAMU (2-8)
Location: Tallahassee, Fla. (Al Lawson Center)
The Short Story: It was a slow start, but North Florida rallied late in the first quarter and never looked back as it got back in the win column against Florida A&M on Sunday.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
FINAL BOX SCORE PDF

OPENING TIP

Sophomore Adrienne Jackson became the seventh Osprey to record six three-pointers in a game as she tallied a game-high 18 points. She shot just one regular field goal on a 6-for-9 outing for the day.
Reigning ASUN Newcomer of the Week Keonna Farmer hit double digits for the sixth time this season with 14 points, while grabbing a team-best six rebounds and grabbing up four steals.
Joining in double figures were Ty Purifoy and Tiffany Tolbert with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Purifoy also topped the team with a season-best seven assists.
For just the third time this season, North Florida took more than 20 free throws and sank 22 of 32 against the Rattlers.

SAY WHAT
"This was a great team win! We got an added punch from our bench today that helped us overcome a very sloppy start. After taking the lead, we did a good job responding to their runs and made the adjustments we needed to make in the second half." -Head Coach Darrick Gibbs

GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends

It was a slow start for the Ospreys who were down 11-2 with 5:44 on the clock before going on a 14-5 run pushing the UNF ahead 15-14 at the quarter break.
Florida A&M tied it two times in the early goings of the second quarter, but a three-point from Jackson with 4:24 remaining in the stanza gave the Ospreys a lead it never gave up.
UNF eventually took a 38-34 lead into halftime.

Second Half Trends

North Florida started the second half on a 10-4 run to take a double figure lead at 48-38 thanks to back-to-back triples from Jackson.
It was short lived though as Florida A&M went on an 8-0 run to close the lead to 48-46, but it was as close as the Rattlers would get as North Florida eventually pulled ahead by 15, and took a 65-50 lead into the final quarter.
The home team tried to make a comeback as it got to within nine twice in the final frame, but North Florida fended FAMU off each time to grab the win.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

UNF outscored the hosts in each quarter except for the fourth.
After Florida A&M held a 19-18 edge off the glass at halftime, North Florida went on to own the 36-30 advantage for the game. It is just the third time this season that the Ospreys owned the margin.
Ta'Kyla Austin was the only other Osprey to make a three-pointer as she went 1-for-3 from long range and totaled seven points.
Junior Hadley Kiefer saw time for the first time since December 2016.

UP NEXT
North Florida has a quick turnaround to face No. 24 Michigan on Tuesday evening. It is the first meeting between the Wolverines and Ospreys as the teams face off at 7 p.m. in Ann Arbor.