Women's Basketball | 1/19/2018 12:42:00 PM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball heads out on the road for the first time in ASUN play as it takes on USC Upstate on Saturday at Hodge Center.
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (8-10, 1-2 ASUN) at USC Upstate (6-12, 1-2 ASUN)
WHERE: Spartanburg, S.C. (Hodge Center)
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 20 - 4:30 p.m.
THE SERIES: Upstate leads 17-15 | UNF won last two
LAST MEETING: UNF W, 77-74 (3OT)
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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (8-10)
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ABOUT UPSTATE (6-12)
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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
>> UNF's last win at USC Upstate (Jan. 16, 2017) snapped a 10-game losing streak AT Hodge Center. The Ospreys had previously not won in Spartanburg since Feb. 9, 2002.
>> Last time against the Spartans, senior
Tesh Hanson went off with 27 points and 12 rebounds en route to being named the ASUN Player & Newcomer of the Week.
>> Senior
Keonna Farmer has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 14 games including back-to-back 20-point games against KSU and Lipscomb.
>> A win would tie the 2015-16 squad with a 2-2 outing to start conference play. UNF has only been 2-2 to start ASUN play four times in program history.
>> Junior guard
Ty Purifoy stands at just 5-1 and is one of the shortest Division I players in the country. Marshall, Michigan State, Stonybrook and Seton Hall all have one player 5-1 or below.
AN OSPREY WIN ON MONDAY WOULD...
- Be the 335th win in program history
- Be Head Coach Gibbs 26th win
- Be the third straight win against the Spartans
- Be just the second win at Hodge Center since 2002
ON THIS DAY
North Florida has only played on January 20th once during its Division I history and is 3-3 on this day overall. UNF played in OT at Kennesaw State in 2007 where it lost to the Owls.
LAST TIME VS USC UPSTATE
- Six players scored in double figures against USC Upstate when the Spartans came to Jacksonville last season.
- UNF grabbed a slim, 77-74 win in triple OT.
- Tesh Hanson dropped 14 points, while Adrienne Jackson tallied 10 with eight rebounds.
- The Ospreys shot 42 percent from the field and went 14-of-16 from the line.
- USC Upstate was led by Raven Jefferson's 20 points, while three others scored in double figures as well.
HOLD ONTO THAT BALL
For the first time under head coach Gibbs AND since 2002, the Ospreys' are producing a positive turnover margin and lead the league in turnovers forced (19.4).
LOOKING AHEAD
The Ospreys head north to NJIT to take on the Highlanders in their brand new arena on Monday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.
