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Women's Basketball celebrated senior day against JU
69
Winner Jacksonville JU 22-7, 11-3 ASUN
59
North Florida UNF 10-19, 3-11 ASUN
Winner
Jacksonville JU
22-7, 11-3 ASUN
69
Final
59
North Florida UNF
10-19, 3-11 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Jacksonville JU 20 15 16 18 69
North Florida UNF 12 12 21 14 59

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | North Florida Athletics

Ospreys Outshoot Dolphins, Come Up Short

JACKSONVILLE - Despite outshooting Jacksonville, the North Florida women's basketball had a slow close to the game as the Dolphins won 69-59 on Saturday afternoon.

QUICK GLANCE Score: North Florida 59, Jacksonville 69
Records: North Florida (10-19, 3-11 ASUN) | Jacksonville (22-7, 11-3 ASUN)
Location: UNF Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
The Short Story: Jacksonville went on a 14-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to take season sweep against the Ospreys.

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FINAL BOX SCORE PDF

OPENING TIP
  • Junior Tesh Hanson recorded a team-high 12 points, while Sierra Shepherd tallied 10 points and eight assists.
  • Classmate Maiya Rumph led the team off the glass with a team-best six rebounds, while also adding eight points and two blocks.
  • Serranda Reddick had a game-high 24 points, while two other Dolphins score in double figures.
  • UNF shot 48 percent from the field on 24-for-50, while Jacksonville shot at a 43 percent clip, going 23-for-53.
  • The Dolphins advantage came from long range as the visitors had seven treys to the Ospreys three.
GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
  • Jacksonville lead 12-3 early in the game to force UNF to call a timeout. 
  • The Ospreys closed in to 18-12 on a jumper from Karrah Johnson, but the Dolphins' came back with bucket to close the quarter at 20-12.
  • In the second, back-to-back baskets from Rumph pulled the Ospreys within 20-16 with 8:05 to play.
  • The teams traded baskets with JU owning 27-22 lead before going on an 8-0 run to push its advantage to double digits at 35-22.
  • Shepherd sailed a long jumper with 23 seconds left in the half to make it 35-24 halftime.
Second Half Trends
  • Jacksonville eventually took its lead back to 17 to lead 43-26 before North Florida Jaiveonna Norris started a 13-2 run to close the score to 45-39.
  • In the final two minutes of the quarter, the teams traded baskets again and a three-pointer from Shepherd to made it 51-45 after three.
  • The Ospreys opened the final frame with a 10-4 run to tie the game at 55-all, but it was short lived as Jacksonville went on a 14-0 run over the next six minutes.
  • North Florida came up empty on five possessions until Johnson ended the drought with a put-back with a minute to play.
  • Despite a last second basket from Adrienne Jackson, it was too late as JU took the win.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
  • Jacksonville defeated UNF by 10 points in both meetings this season.
  • The Ospreys struggled form the line going 8-for-17 and hitting 2-for-7 in the final frame.
  • Despite the Ospreys having just one more turnover than Jacksonville, the Dolphins outscored the home team 26-10 on points off turnovers.
NEXT UP
The Ospreys now enter ASUN Tournament play as the No. 7 seed. North Florida will travel to FGCU or Stetson pending the outcome of those team's game.

 
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Players Mentioned

Tesh Hanson

#12 Tesh Hanson

G
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Karrah Johnson

#15 Karrah Johnson

F/C
6' 2"
Senior
Maiya Rumph

#24 Maiya Rumph

G/F
6' 0"
Junior
Sierra Shepherd

#2 Sierra Shepherd

G
5' 7"
Junior
Jaiveonna Norris

#22 Jaiveonna Norris

F
6' 0"
Junior
Adrienne Jackson

#4 Adrienne Jackson

G
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tesh Hanson

#12 Tesh Hanson

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
G
Karrah Johnson

#15 Karrah Johnson

6' 2"
Senior
F/C
Maiya Rumph

#24 Maiya Rumph

6' 0"
Junior
G/F
Sierra Shepherd

#2 Sierra Shepherd

5' 7"
Junior
G
Jaiveonna Norris

#22 Jaiveonna Norris

6' 0"
Junior
F
Adrienne Jackson

#4 Adrienne Jackson

5' 9"
Freshman
G