Women's Basketball | 12/18/2017 4:36:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE - North Florida women's basketball closes out its schedule before the holiday break with two games against Northern Kentucky and Edward Waters on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

GAME DAY CENTRAL

WHAT: North Florida (5-6) vs. Northern Kentucky (1-7)
WHERE: Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena)
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 19 - 2 p.m.
THE SERIES: NKU leads 4-2
LAST TIME VS THE NORSE

• The last time the two teams met was the one year when NKU was part of the ASUN and the Norse grabbed a  67-29 home win. UNF won the first meeting, 81-79 in Jacksonville.
• Maiya Rumph is the lone Osprey to face the Norse. She played just 17 minutes with two points scored.
• UNF was held to 22 percent shooting and a 2-for-10 outing from long range. The Ospreys also struggled from the line, going 5-for-13.
• Just one NKU player, Mikayla Terry, was on the team when the squads faced off last.

GAME DAY CENTRAL

WHAT: North Florida (5-6) vs. Edward Waters (13-1)
WHERE: Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena)
WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 20 - 2 p.m.
THE SERIES: UNF leads 13-0
LAST TIME VS THE TIGERS

• UNF picked up a 70-50 win against Edward Waters last season.
• Senior Tesh Hanson led the team with 13 points, while all nine players who saw the floor scored at least one basket. She narrowly missed a double-double with nine rebounds.
• The Ospreys pulled down 50 rebounds to the Tigers 29.
• Mayia Rumph picked up nine points and three steals, while Adrienne Jackson had four points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals with a block.
• North Florida struggled from long range hitting just two three-pointers - both coming in the second half.

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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (5-6)

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ABOUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY (1-7)

Roster | Schedule | Statistics 
 

ABOUT EDWARD WATERS (13-1)

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OPENING TIP
North Florida looks to get back in the win column as it hosts the Holiday Classic featuring Northern Kentucky and Edward Waters. UNF has not played NKU since it left the ASUN at the end of the 2015 season. The Ospreys defeated EWC by 20 points last year.

AN OSPREY WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
- Be the 334th win in program history
- Be Head Coach Gibbs 23rd win
- Be the second straight win against College of Charleston

ON THIS DAY
On December 19, North Florida is just 1-5 with the lone win coming against Coastal Carolina in 2012. The Ospreys are 2-3 on December 20 with the last win coming in 2014 against Wofford in the Holiday Classic. UNF dropped a 66-55 decision to Campbell in 2015 - the last time it played on this date.

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida comes back from break to head up to Georgia on December 28. Game time is set for 2 p.m. in Athens.

QUICK HITS
- North Florida owns 14 wins under coach Gibbs at home and is 2-1 this season scoring 72.0 points in those contests.
- Sophomore Adrienne Jackson has scored in double figures in all but two games played. She is currently averaging 11.6 points per game.
- These are the final two home games of 2017 as UNF finishes out the year on the road.
- The Ospreys are ranked right in the middle of the ASUN in scoring with 64.4 points per game. 
- Keonna Farmer is leading the league and 46th in the country in steals with 28.