SPARTANBURG, S.C. - North Florida women's basketball erased a 12-point deficit as it took down USC Upstate, 65-61, on Saturday afternoon at Hodge Center.

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 65, USC Upstate 61
Records: North Florida (9-10, 2-2 ASUN) | Upstate (6-13, 1-3 ASUN)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. (Hodge Center)
The Short Story: North Florida outscored USC Upstate 18-8 in the third quarter to tie the game and eventually lead to the victory against the Spartans.

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SAY WHAT
"This was a great team road win against a tough and very well coached team. We got energy and big plays from our bench in key moments and that is a great sign going forward."- Head Coach Darrick Gibbs

OPENING TIP

• Senior Keonna Farmer led the team for the 11th time in scoring with 18 points. She has now scored in double-digits in 14 of the last 15 games. She also grabbed seven rebounds, had three assists and tied her season-high with four steals.
• Junior Arianna Emanuel-Wright scored in double figures in back-to-back games for the second time this season as she added 10 points, while pulling down a team-high eight rebounds and tallying two blocks. 
• After scoring six points in the opening half, senior Maiya Rumph added to her total in the second half to tally 10 for the game on 5-for-6 from the field.
• Every player who saw the floor hit at least one basket.

GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends

• It was a slow start for both teams as it was a 7-6 USC Upstate lead by the media time out.
• UNF then stalled as the home team went on a 9-4 run to take a 20-14 lead after one.
• The Ospreys got back into the game with a 6-2 run that included two buckets from Tolbert, to pull within 22-20.
• From there, the home team ballooned its lead to double figures where it stayed as it took a 39-29 lead into halftime.
• The Spartans made three triples to the Ospreys' one and owned a 21-13 edge off the glass.

Second Half Trends

• The teams traded baskets in the early part of the third quarter with USC Upstate still holding on to a 47-40 despite only making one basket in the frame.
• North Florida then shut down the Spartans with a 7-0 run capped by a three-point play from Tesh Hanson to tie the game heading into the final stanza.
• To start the fourth, each team hit two triples including an Osprey one from freshman Rhetta Moore.
• Both teams continued to score as the score knotted for the final time on a free throw from Upstate.
• With the possession in the home team's court, the Spartans missed a shot allowing a rebound to come down, but players got tangled and a foul was called on the Spartans to send Farmer to the line.
• Farmer sank both freebies to secure the win.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• It is the first time in ASUN history that UNF has won back-to-back games at the Hodge Center. The win also ties the 2015-16 team who owned a 2-2 record after four ASUN contests.
• UNF held USC Upstate to just eight points in the third quarter which is a season-low for opponents.
• The Ospreys shot 44 percent from the floor marking the ninth time the team hit above 40 percent.
• The Spartans held a 46-34 edge off the glass including an 18-6 advantage in offensive boards leading to 21 second-chance points.
• It was just the third come-from-behind win of the season.

UP NEXT
North Florida now heads further north to NJIT as the Ospreys take on the Highlanders at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22.