University of North Florida Athletics

Home Debut for Men's Basketball Set for Wednesday Against Edward Waters

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 11/13/2018 1:44:00 PM

OPENING TIP – After starting the season with a pair of road tilts, the North Florida men's basketball squad tips off the home portion of its ledger against in-town foe Edward Waters on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in UNF Arena.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Edward Waters
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 14 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads 17-3
LAST MEETING: Nov. 21, 2017 | Ospreys captured a 101-77 victory in UNF Arena after building a dominating 54-34 lead at intermission | Ivan Gandia-Rosa netted a perfect shooting performance (7-7 FG/4-4 3P/1-1 FT) en route to 19 points | North Florida had six players reach double digits and also finished with 20 treys

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN+ ($)
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (0-2 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT EDWARD WATERS (3-3 / 0-0 GCAC)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

NOTABLE
- North Florida is 20-6 all-time in home openers including a current four-game win streak | UNF is 8-1 in the Driscoll Era for season home debuts
- Ospreys carry a three-game home win streak into Wednesday's tilt with Edward Waters
- Against EWC, North Florida has won the last nine meetings highlighted by 100+ scoring outputs in each of the last two
- UNF is 18-0 under Driscoll against non-DI foes
- Wednesday's game marks the 300th in Driscoll's 10-year tenure with the Ospreys
- The game is the lone home contest for North Florida in its first seven to open the year
- Garrett Sams led the way in the squad's last outing at Penn State finishing with 16 points while Noah Horchler tallied his second straight double-double performance (10 pts/10 rebs)
- North Florida is the only team in the country that returns all 5 starters from a year ago without having a senior on its current roster

UP NEXT
The Ospreys tip off a stretch of four consecutive games away from home on Saturday at Wright State. The game is part of the Cancun Challenge.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa: G; 6' 1"; Junior; Sport Management

#0 Noah Horchler: F; 6' 8"; Junior; Criminal Justice

#11 Garrett Sams: G/F; 6' 7"; Junior; Sport Management

Players Mentioned

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa
: 6' 1"; Junior; Sport Management
: G

#0 Noah Horchler
: 6' 8"; Junior; Criminal Justice
: F

#11 Garrett Sams
: 6' 7"; Junior; Sport Management
: G/F

Players Mentioned

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#0 Noah Horchler

#11 Garrett Sams

Players Mentioned

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#0 Noah Horchler

#11 Garrett Sams