Women's Basketball | 12/9/2017 9:49:00 AM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball continues its three-game road stretch as it travels to Florida A&M on Sunday for a 2 p.m. tip at the Al Lawson Center.
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (4-3) vs. Florida A&M (2-7)
WHERE: Tallahassee, Fla. (Al Lawson Center)
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 10 - 2 p.m.
THE SERIES: UNF leads 1-0
LAST MEETING: UNF W, 95-88 (Nov. 20, 2016)
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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (4-4)
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ABOUT FAMU (2-7)
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OPENING TIP
After a quick week of finals, North Florida is back to work on the road when it takes on in-state foe Florida A&M for its second of three straight road games. UNF looks to get back in the win column after falling to another in-state school, FAU, in double OT last Sunday.
AN OSPREY WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
- Be the 332nd win in program history
- Be Head Coach Gibbs 22nd win
- Make it two in a row against FAMU
- Be the first win on a Sunday this season
ON THIS DAY
North Florida is 2-3 on December 10. North Florida grabbed a 70-50 win against Edward Waters last season on this date. Prior to 2016, UNF had not played on this date since 2012.
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida heads to Big Ten foe Michigan on Tuesday, Dec. 12 before returning to UNF Arena for three games before the Holiday break.
LAST TIME VS THE RATTLERS
- Tesh Hanson dropped a double-double on FAMU with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the win.
- North Florida shot 45 percent from the field and 57 percent from long range, holding the Rattlers to just 26 percent from the field.
- The Ospreys outscored FAMU in all but the second quarter where the Rattlers owned a 15-9 edge.
FREE FOR ALL!
North Florida set a program record with 35 made free throws against Webber on November 24. TESH HANSON, TY PURIFOY and ADRIENNE JACKSON all hit seven freebies. In total, 62 fouls were called - just 8 short of the NCAA record.
EXTRA EXTRA
With its back-to-back overtime games against Bethune-Cookman and double overtime at FAU, UNF is now 11-7 in all extra time games.
NEWCOMER SUCCESS
Senior KEONNA FARMER has earned three ASUN Newcomer of the Week honors and is the third player to earn the award since its inception in 2010-11. It is also the third straight year with the Ospreys winning the award.
NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP
Sophomore ADRIENNE JACKSON has scored in double figures in all but one game played. She is currently averaging 11.3 points per game.
SEEING DOUBLE
Seniors KEONNA FARMER and TESH HANSON had a double-double against FAU. It is the second time this season with two players reaching the feat. MAIYA RUMPH joined Farmer with a double-double against Warner. It was the first time since December 12, 2015 that two players have had a double-double.
