JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball celebrates its senior day during the Homecoming weekend as it welcomes NJIT to UNF Arena on Saturday.
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida (11-15, 4-7 ASUN) vs. NJIT (3-23, 1-10 ASUN)
WHERE: Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena)
WHEN: Monday Feb. 12 - 7 p.m.
THE SERIES: UNF leads 5-2
LAST MEETING: NJIT W, 75-65
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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (11-15)
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ABOUT NJIT (3-23)
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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
>> We are celebrating our three seniors as well as junior
Hadley Kiefer who is finishing her career with the Ospreys.
>> UNF earned its fourth win to have its best ASUN record since 2012-2013 when the Ospreys were 7-11.
>> The Ospreys are looking to get back a victory from NJIT as the Highlanders lone ASUN win is against UNF.
>> Senior
Keonna Farmer is just 46 points away from matching the UNF Division I single season scoring record.
>> The Ospreys are fourth in the conference in 3PT Defense - holding teams to a 31 percent clip from long range.
AN OSPREY WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD...
- Be the 343rd win in program history
- Be Head Coach Gibbs 29th win
- Be the third straight home win against NJIT
- Revenge a loss in Newark for the second straight season
LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida remains at home as it welcomes USC Upstate on Monday, Feb. 19. The Ospreys finish out regular season play at JU on Saturday, Feb. 24.
LAST TIME VS THE OWLS
- Senior Keona Farmer led the team scoring 26 points with nine rebounds, while Tesh Hanson had a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
- Senior Maiya Rumph recorded a career-high six assists, along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
- North Florida fell behind early and could not take the lead as NJIT won 75-65.
- The Ospreys shot 43 percent from the field to the Highlanders 38 percent, but couldn't get hot from long range only making two.
- North Florida struggled from the line and recorded a season-low 44 percent.
- NJIT redshirt junior Kelly Guarino dropped five long balls for the Highlanders and finished the game with 18 points.
RUN LIKE YOU STOLE SOMETHING
Senior
Keonna Farmer is just five steals away from breaking into the top 10 in UNF single-season records. She is second in the ASUN and is ranked in the top 75 in the nation in swipes.
LONG RANGE SUCCESS
North Florida had a season-best eight three-pointers against FGCU and shot a DI program record 72 percent from long range.
ON THIS DAY
The Ospreys are 2-2 on February 17 in program history and have only played once on this day since becoming a Division I team. The Ospreys lost by three to East Tennessee State in the 2006-2007 season.
