Friday, March 3
Fort Myers, Fla.
7:00 p.m.
University of North Florida
at
No. 2 FGCU
Women's Hoops Travel to FGCU for ASUN Quarterfinal
3/2/2017 3:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
JACKSONVILLEÂ - North Florida enters the ASUN Tournament as the seven seed traveling to No. 2 FGCU on Friday.
WHERE: Alico Arena
WHEN: Friday, March 3 - 7 p.m.
THE SERIES: FGCU leads 20-2
LAST TIME vs FGCU:Â UNF trailed by just seven at half, but 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 ... Clair Ioannidis scored a team-best 13 points. The Ospreys committed 26 turnovers en route to 31 points for the Eagles.
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Roster | Schedule | StatisticsÂ
ALL-FRESHMAN ACCOLADES
Rookie guard Adrienne Jackson earned ASUN All-Freshman team honors announced by the league on Thursday. She is the fifth Osprey freshman to garner the honor and first since the 2009-10 season.
QUICK HITS
-This is the third time that North Florida has faced FGCU in the opening round of the ASUN Tournament. The Eagles knocked out UNF in 2015 in Macon, Ga.
- Four of North Florida's losses on the road in league play were by four points. UNF has lost seven games by less than eight points.
- Junior Tesh Hanson ranks 4th in the ASUN in shooting with a 49.0 Â percent clip. She has shot above .500 in 15 contests this season.Â
- When UNF scores 70 or more points it is 12-1 under Coach Gibbs and 8-0 this season with 70+.
- UNF had a season-high 8 blocks vs USC Upstate and NJIT. The Ospreys have recorded three or more blocks in 18 of 28 games played this season. Â
- North Florida has now lost three games after leading at halftime (@NJIT, Lipscomb, @Lipscomb). The Ospreys are now 7-3 this season when leading at half and 9-4 under coach Gibbs.
AN OSPREY WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
- Be the 329th win in program history
- Be Head Coach Gibbs 18th win
- Be the most wins since the 2012-13 season
- Be the first win over FGCU in 16 meetings
ON THIS DAY
UNF is 1-6 on this day in history. The Ospreys last won during the ASUN Tournament when they took down host Mercer to advance to the Semifinals. North Florida has had its season end on the other six games.
ASUN TOURNEY TIME
North Florida is 3-6 all-time in ASUN tournament play. The last time UNF was a seven seed, the team made it to the championship game defeating Mercer and JU en route to the title contest. The Ospreys other win during postseason is against Upstate in 2013 before being knocked off by No. 1 FGCU in the semifinals.
FREE FOR ALL
North Florida features five players shooting more than 70.0 percent from the free throw line. Ioannidis is 2nd in the conference at 91.7 percent.
LONG RANGE STREAKING
The Ospreys have made at least one 3-pointer in 61 consecutive games dating back to 2/25/15 when FGCU held them without a longball (0-8). North Florida ranks third in the ASUN with 165 triples.
WITH A WIN
If North Florida takes down the Eagles, the Ospreys play on Wednesday, March 8 against the winner of Jacksonville vs. Lipscomb.
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (10-19, 3-11Â ASUN) at FGCUÂ (23-8, 12-2 ASUN)WHERE: Alico Arena
WHEN: Friday, March 3 - 7 p.m.
THE SERIES: FGCU leads 20-2
LAST TIME vs FGCU:Â UNF trailed by just seven at half, but 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 ... Clair Ioannidis scored a team-best 13 points. The Ospreys committed 26 turnovers en route to 31 points for the Eagles.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVESTATS: FGCUAthletics.comTWITTER: @OspreyWBB
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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (10-19Â / 3-11Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes
ABOUT FGCUÂ (23-8, 12-2Â ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics ALL-FRESHMAN ACCOLADES
Rookie guard Adrienne Jackson earned ASUN All-Freshman team honors announced by the league on Thursday. She is the fifth Osprey freshman to garner the honor and first since the 2009-10 season.
QUICK HITS
-This is the third time that North Florida has faced FGCU in the opening round of the ASUN Tournament. The Eagles knocked out UNF in 2015 in Macon, Ga.
- Four of North Florida's losses on the road in league play were by four points. UNF has lost seven games by less than eight points.
- Junior Tesh Hanson ranks 4th in the ASUN in shooting with a 49.0 Â percent clip. She has shot above .500 in 15 contests this season.Â
- When UNF scores 70 or more points it is 12-1 under Coach Gibbs and 8-0 this season with 70+.
- UNF had a season-high 8 blocks vs USC Upstate and NJIT. The Ospreys have recorded three or more blocks in 18 of 28 games played this season. Â
- North Florida has now lost three games after leading at halftime (@NJIT, Lipscomb, @Lipscomb). The Ospreys are now 7-3 this season when leading at half and 9-4 under coach Gibbs.
AN OSPREY WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
- Be the 329th win in program history
- Be Head Coach Gibbs 18th win
- Be the most wins since the 2012-13 season
- Be the first win over FGCU in 16 meetings
ON THIS DAY
UNF is 1-6 on this day in history. The Ospreys last won during the ASUN Tournament when they took down host Mercer to advance to the Semifinals. North Florida has had its season end on the other six games.
ASUN TOURNEY TIME
North Florida is 3-6 all-time in ASUN tournament play. The last time UNF was a seven seed, the team made it to the championship game defeating Mercer and JU en route to the title contest. The Ospreys other win during postseason is against Upstate in 2013 before being knocked off by No. 1 FGCU in the semifinals.
FREE FOR ALL
North Florida features five players shooting more than 70.0 percent from the free throw line. Ioannidis is 2nd in the conference at 91.7 percent.
LONG RANGE STREAKING
The Ospreys have made at least one 3-pointer in 61 consecutive games dating back to 2/25/15 when FGCU held them without a longball (0-8). North Florida ranks third in the ASUN with 165 triples.
WITH A WIN
If North Florida takes down the Eagles, the Ospreys play on Wednesday, March 8 against the winner of Jacksonville vs. Lipscomb.
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