Women's Basketball | 1/5/2018 10:11:00 AM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball opens its ASUN schedule for the fourth straight season against River City Rumble opponent, Jacksonville, on Saturday.

GAME DAY CENTRAL

WHAT: North Florida (7-8) vs. Jacksonville (10-5)
WHERE: Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena)
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 6 - 2 p.m.
THE SERIES: JU Leads 18-8
LAST MEETING: Jacksonville won 69-59 (Feb. 25, 2017)

FOLLOW THE ACTION

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WATCH: ESPN3
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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (7-8)

Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT JACKSONVILLE (10-5)

Roster | Schedule | Statistics 

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
>> The Ospreys are looking to snap a nine-game skid against crosstown rival Jacksonville on Saturday.
>> UNF has not won an ASUN opener since 2013 when it had back-to-back wins against Northern Kentucky and Lipscomb.
>> The Ospreys are 7-3 against Mid-Major and lower teams, scoring 69.5 points per game.
>> North Florida is 4-1 at home and averaging 68.8 ppg. The Ospreys are 16-18 under coach Gibbs.
>> Junior 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 334th win in program history
- Be Head Coach Gibbs 25th win
- Be the first ASUN opening win since 2013
- Be the first win against Jacksonville since February 16, 2013

ON THIS DAY
North Florida is 3-1 on this day in Osprey history. Its lone Division I game was in 2007 when the Ospreys lost a 39-35 decision to Gardner-Webb.

LAST TIME VS JACKSONVILLE

• In the second meeting between the two teams, UNF lost 69-59 on its home court.
• Tesh Hanson scored a team-best 12 points.
• UNF shot 48 percent from the field, but sent JU to the line 25 times where it sank 16. The Ospreys hit just eight free throws.
• The Dolphins also capitalized from long range with seven triples to the Ospreys' three.
• UNF outscored JU 21-16 in the third quarter.

OPEN UP
The River City Rumble has been the opener of ASUN play four times in Division I history and it is the third straight year in a row that the two teams met to open conference play.

SAME RECORD DIFFERENT YEAR
North Florida has recorded seven non-conference wins in three of the last four years.

LOOKING AHEAD
The Ospreys continue their three-game home stretch with Kennesaw State on Saturday, Jan. 13 and host Lipscomb on January 15.