DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball wraps up its three-game road swing as it travels to Stetson on Saturday, Jan. 27 for a 1 p.m. game at the Edmunds Center
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (9-11, 2-3 ASUN) at Stetson (12-9, 3-2 ASUN)
WHERE: DeLand, Fla. (Edmunds Center)
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 27- 1 p.m.
THE SERIES: Stetson leads 16-8
LAST MEETING: Stetson W, 62-44
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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
>> The Ospreys look to defeat Stetson on Saturday, ending an eight-game losing streak to the Hatters.
>>With a win, UNF will be .500 after six games in ASUN play for the first time since 2012-13.
>> Senior
Keonna Farmer has been on a tear over her last four games, averaging 22.7 PPG, 8.0 RPG and shooting 54% from the field. In conference play, Farmer leads all players in scoring.
>> The Ospreys have are second in the conference swiping 9.4 steals per game, as they are led by Farmer who averages 2.7 per game.
>> 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 SATURDAY WOULD...
- Be the 341st win in program history
- Be Head Coach Gibbs 27th win
- Snap an eight-game skid against the Hatters
- Be the first win in the Edmunds center since Jan. 22, 2009
ON THIS DAY
North Florida is 5-2 on January 27 and played the Hatters in 2007 on the same day. The Ospreys grabbed a win that day and look to do it again. In recent history, UNF is 3-0.
LAST TIME VS STETSON
- In Jacksonville last season, UNF was held without a double-digit scorer as the Ospreys scored just 44 points.
- Stetson forecd 21 turnovers and grabbed 19 points off the miscues.
- Tesh Hanson had just two points and five rebounds.
- Adrienne Jackson tallied six points with three rebounds.
- Maiya Rumph had a team-best nine points and seven rebounds.
- The Hatters held the home team to just three points in the first quarter before UNF came back and outscored the Hatters, 21-10 in the second.
RUN LIKE YOU STOLE SOMETHING
Senior
Keonna Farmer is just 12 steals away from breaking into the top 10 in UNF single-season records. She currently leads the ASUN and is ranked 49th in the nation in swipes.
THREE IS THE NUMBER
North Florida has had three ASUN wins in three straight seasons. With two more wins, the Ospreys will have the most conference wins since the 2012-13 season (7-11 record).
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida has a rare Thursday ASUN contest as it welcomes conference-leader FGCU on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. to UNF Arena. The Ospreys will celebrate Play 4 Kay and play for breast cancer awareness.
