NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lipscomb hit back-to-back three-pointers to open the game and never looked back as North Florida women's basketball fell to the Bisons, 78-57, on Saturday afternoon at Allen Arena.

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 57, Lipscomb 78
Records: North Florida (10-15, 3-7 ASUN) | Lipscomb (10-15, 6-4 ASUN)
Location: Nashville, Tenn. (Allen Arena)
The Short Story: The Bisons hit 14 three-pointers to the Ospreys' four and capitalized on UNF miscues to sweep the series.

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OPENING TIP

• Junior Ty Purifoy was the lone Osprey to reach double figures as she had 10 points with three assists.
• Classmate Arianna Emanuel-Wright came off the bench to pull down 10 rebounds with six points.
• Freshman Tiffany Tolbert just missed double digits with nine points while picking up a team-high two steals and grabbing five rebounds.
• For the first time since December 12, senior Keonna Farmer was held to single digits as she had just five points.

GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends

• Lipscomb hit back-to-back threes to open the game and eventually went on to score 10 in the opening 20 minutes led by three from Loren Cagle.
• The Bisons jumped out to a 9-1 lead before the Ospreys got to within 18-13 - its closest for the game.
• North Florida was held without a basket for the final 2:22 of the first, but the Osprey defense also slowed the Bisons game, holding them without a bucket for the final 2:38.
• In the second, the home team went on an 11-2 run to lead 40-23 with 5:07 to play. 
• Tiffany Tolbert came down the floor and hit a mid-range jumper, but Lipscomb answered on the other side with a three-pointer.
• The Bisons eventually took a 49-29 lead at the half as Kaylee Cotton corralled an offensive board and put it back in for the largest lead of the opening 20 minutes.

Second Half Trends

• The Bisons continued its hot play from long range as it went on a 15-5 run in the third quarter that included four triples to lead 66-34.
• North Florida went just 3-for-12 in the third, being outscored 23-7 as the home team took its biggest lead of the game, 72-36 as time expired.
• Things started to click in the final 10 minutes for UNF as it was on a 15-5 run to cut the lead to 76-53 with 1:27 left to play.
• The Ospreys outscored Lipscomb, 21-6, in the final frame.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• North Florida held a 36-30 edge off the glass, but Lipscomb had an 11-6 advantage in second chance points.
• The Bisons picked up 21 points off the Ospreys' 19 turnovers.
• Freshman Rhetta Moore dished out a career-best three assists in her 10 minutes of play.
• After allowing Loren Cagle to score a career-high 31 points in the first meeting, UNF held the guard to just 14 points.
• Four Bisons scored in double digits, led by Emily Kmec who hit five threes for 15 points.

UP NEXT
UNF heads to Kennesaw State for a Monday match up at 7 p.m. The Ospreys look to sweep the Owls for the first time since the 2012 season. Kennesaw State lost to Jacksonville on Saturday.