JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball closes out the ASUN slate against crosstown rival Jacksonville on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.
 

GAME DAY CENTRAL

WHAT: North Florida (12-16, 5-8 ASUN) at Jacksonville (21-7, 11-2 ASUN)
WHERE: Jacksonville, Fla. (Swisher Gymnasium)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 24 - 2 p.m.
THE SERIES: JU leads 19-8
LAST MEETING: Jacksonville W, 66-48 (1/6/18)

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WATCH: ESPN3
TWITTER: @OspreyWBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (12-16)

Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT JACKSONVILLE (21-7)

Roster | Schedule | Statistics 

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
>> North Florida is looking to take down Jacksonville for the first time in 10 meetings.
>> UNF earned its fifth ASUN win to have its best league record since 2012-2013 when the Ospreys were 7-11.
>> Senior Tesh Hanson ranks 10th in the ASUN with 11.7 ppg, 6th in rebounding (6.5), 4th in FG% (49.7) and 8th in Blocks (16).
>> Senior Keonna Farmer is just 19 points away from matching the UNF Division I single season scoring record. 
>> In the last five games, freshman Tiffany Tolbert is averaging 12.6 points and shooting 53 percent from long range.

AN OSPREY WIN ON MONDAY WOULD...
- Be the 344th win in program history
- Be Head Coach Gibbs 30th win
- Be the first win against the Dolphins since January 19, 2013
- Be the first win at Swisher since Feb. 25, 2012

LAST TIME VS THE DOLPHINS

• Keonna Farmer led the team in scoring with 15 points, while Adrienne Jackson had a game-high seven rebounds.
• UNF dominated the first quarter and held JU to just one field goa, but the Dolphins took the lead in the second and never looked back.
• Jacksonville shot 45 percent from the field despite going 1-for-10 from long range.
• The Ospreys shot 40 percent from the field and went perfect from the line, but attempted a season-low five freebies.
• Kayla Gordon led a trio of players in double figures for JU. She had 16 points.

RUN LIKE YOU STOLE SOMETHING
Senior Keonna Farmer broke into the top 10 in UNF single-season records with 63 steals and can take over the Division I record with nine more. She is first in the ASUN in total takes and is ranked in the top 75 in the nation.

LONG RANGE SUCCESS
North Florida had a season-best nine three-pointers against USC Upstate the last time out. The Ospreys also set their DI program record 72 percent from long range in the upset against FGCU (8-11).

HOLD ON TO THAT BALL
For the first time under Coach Gibbs, the Ospreys are producing a positive turnover margin (+1.1) and are 3rd in the ASUN in turnovers forced (18.0).

LOOKING AHEAD
North Florida awaits its seeding in the ASUN Conference Tournament. The Ospreys are currently seeded as the fifth. The quarterfinals begin on Friday, March 2.