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Ioannidis dribbles up the basketball court
Todd Drexler
46
UNF UNF 8-16, 1-8
69
Winner FGCU FGCU 19-7, 8-1
UNF UNF
8-16, 1-8
46
Final
69
FGCU FGCU
19-7, 8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNF UNF 11 8 9 18 46
FGCU FGCU 13 13 29 14 69

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Ioannidis Scores 13 in Loss at FGCU

FORT MYERS - FGCU came out of halftime with a 12-0 run and never looked back as the Eagles topped North Florida women's basketball 69-46 on Wednesday night at Alico Arena.

QUICK GLANCE Score: North Florida 46, FGCU 69
Records: North Florida (8-16, 1-8 ASUN) | FGCU (19-7, 8-1 ASUN)
Location: Alico Arena (Fort Myers, Fla.)
The Short Story: Trailing by seven at half, North Florida allowed FGCU to go on a 12-0 run to open the third quarter and it never looked back as the Eagles grabbed a home victory.

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OPENING TIP
  • Senior Claire Ioannidis scored 13 points on three triples and a 4-for-4 outing from the line. It was her first double digit performance since January 13 when she had 15 against Kennesaw State.
  • Simone Brown grabbed a game-high seven boards and had two blocks, two assists and a steal.
  • Rosemarie Julien led the way for FGCU with 13 points, while Jessica Cattani had 10 off the bench.
  • The Ospreys committed 26 turnovers en route to 31 points for the Eagles.

GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends
  • The Ospreys kept it close in the early goings, trailing just 11-9 at the first media TO.
  • Both teams then went cold, hitting just one bucket for the remaining of the quarter as FGCU held a slight 13-11 edge.
  • FGCU started the quarter on a 10-5 run to lead 23-16 at the media before Adrienne Jackson hit a trey to end an Osprey scoring drought.
  • North Florida's defense kicked in over the final four minutes as the home team came up empty on six possessions and went without scoring before China Dow ended the stretch with 27 seconds to play and gave FGCU a 26-19 lead at the half.
Second Half Trends
  • After hitting just two treys in the opening 20 minutes, FGCU came out firing in the third with seven including two that sparked a 12-0 run.
  • From there, the Eagles shut down UNF as it took a 55-28 lead after three.
  • FGCU scored 16 points off of eight Osprey turnovers during the third frame.
  • The home team eventually took its lead to 31 in the fourth quarter before back-to-back buckets from Jaiveonna Norris, a 4-for-5 outing at the line and a triple from Ioannidis closed the gap to 69-46 for the final.

SAY WHAT
"We battled and competed in the first half, especially on the defensive end of the floor. For some reason we didn't come out ready to play in the third quarter and they went right at us. We fueled their offense with our turnovers and they were able to open up the game. We have to really dig deep and find a way to be more consistent on both ends of the floor as we get ready for another tough game on Saturday." - Head Coach Darrick Gibbs.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
  • The 26 turnovers are the most since UNF played at No. 7 Florida State when it had 28.
  • Senior Taru Madekivi scored her first points since December 4 on a triple in the third quarter.
  • The Ospreys dished out just six assists - a season-low - with Sierra Shepherd recording three.
  • FGCU outshot UNF 46 percent to 34 percent, while hitting nine triples to the Ospreys seven.
NEXT UP
North Florida returns home to take on USC Upstate on Saturday at 1 p.m. as part of Homecoming Week. UNF picked up a win against the Spartans the first time the two teams played.
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Players Mentioned

Simone Brown

#10 Simone Brown

G/F
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Claire Ioannidis

#1 Claire Ioannidis

PG
5' 7"
Senior
Taru Madekivi

#11 Taru Madekivi

G/F
6' 0"
Senior
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

Simone Brown

#10 Simone Brown

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
G/F
Claire Ioannidis

#1 Claire Ioannidis

5' 7"
Senior
PG
Taru Madekivi

#11 Taru Madekivi

6' 0"
Senior
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