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Ospreys Host Jacksonville Monday Night in Quarterfinals of ASUN Tournament

By: North Florida Athletics
UNF Arena will be the host site of an ASUN Tournament quarterfinal game between the Ospreys and rival Jacksonville on Feb. 27

Men's Basketball | 2/26/2017 8:59:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE – The North Florida basketball team opens play in the 2017 ASUN Basketball Tournament against crosstown rival Jacksonville in UNF Arena on Monday at 7 p.m. The Ospreys are the No. 3 seed in the tournament while the Dolphins enter as the No. 6 seed.
 
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Jacksonville (ASUN Quarterfinal)
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Monday, Feb. 27 - 7:00 PM
THE SERIES: Jacksonville leads 15-12 
LAST MEETING: In a game played just four days ago, North Florida outlasted Jacksonville 73-69 at UNF Arena in the regular season finale for both squads. The win marked the eighth straight for UNF in the series. Senior Aaron Bodager drained 6 treys en route to a career best 20 point effort and fellow senior Dallas Moore scored 25 points including 21 in the second half. North Florida held a double-digit lead several times in the game, but the Dolphins continued to battle back and closed within four in the closing minutes.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)
RADIO: 1010XL AM
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
TICKETS: (904) 620-BIRD | Buy Tickets 

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (13-18 / 8-6 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT JACKSONVILLE (17-14 / 5-9 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- Today's game marks the 28th all-time meeting between crosstown rivals UNF and JU... Dolphins hold a 15-12 edge in series all-time but Ospreys have won last 8 including a regular season sweep this season
- UNF and JU will be meeting for the third time in ASUN Tournament play with the squad's splitting the first two matchps
- Ospreys are 9-5 at home this year including a 5-2 mark in ASUN, while JU is 8-8 on the road with a 3-4 record in league road tilts

Series DYK...
- First meeting: Dec. 23, 2004 at JU
- Dolphins dominated earlier part of series winning 13 of first 14 meetings but Ospreys have claimed 11 of the last 13 contests
- Ospreys are 6-6 all-time at home with wins in four straight and 5 of last 6 contests in UNF Arena
- 5 of the last 9 games have been decided by 5 points or less
- JU game has accounted for 3 of the top 5 crowds in UNF Arena history (all 3 over 5,000)
- Matthew Driscoll has guided UNF to a 11-7 mark against the Dolphins in his career

UP NEXT
- Winner of tonight's game advances to a semifinal meeting with the winner of No. 2 Lipscomb vs. No. 7 NJIT on Thursday (Mar. 2)
 
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Players Mentioned

Aaron Bodager

#12 Aaron Bodager

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6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Health Science
Dallas Moore

#14 Dallas Moore

G
6' 1"
Senior
Criminal Justice

Players Mentioned

Aaron Bodager

#12 Aaron Bodager

6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Health Science
G
Dallas Moore

#14 Dallas Moore

6' 1"
Senior
Criminal Justice
G