JACKSONVILLE - North Florida women's basketball could not capitalize on the offensive side of the floor as the Ospreys fell at Jacksonville, 64-43, on Saturday afternoon at Swisher Gymnasium.

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 43, Jacksonville 64
Records: North Florida (12-17, 5-9 ASUN) | Jacksonville (22-7, 12-2  ASUN)
Location: Jacksonville, Fla. (Swisher Gym)
The Short Story: Jacksonville led from start to finish as North Florida struggled to find the basket throughout the game.

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SAY WHAT
"I loved our effort on the defensive end, but we really struggled to get into an offensive flow. We have a clean slate in front of us with the conference tournament next week so we will have at least one more opportunity to bounce back." - Head Coach Darrick Gibbs


OPENING TIP

• Senior Keonna Farmer topped the team in scoring for the 17th time as she recorded a game-high 16 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds. She also picked up four steals.
• Farmer is just four points away from being the leader in UNF's Division I single-season record book in scoring.
• Classmate Maiya Rumph pulled down seven boards to go with four points.

GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends

• Jacksonville led from its first basket and did not look back as it took an early 13-4 lead.
• North Florida closed in to 13-8 on a basket from Rumph and two freebies from Adrienne Jackson, but Jasmyn Brown came back on the other side to make it 15-8 after one.
• The second quarter was low-scoring for both teams as it was a 12-10 frame. 
• JU took its biggest lead of the first half, 23-10, on a 6-0 run and held UNF off the board for more than four minutes.
• Freshman Rhetta Moore then came off the bench to hit back-to-back triples to close the score to 23-16 with 2:25 to play. They were the lone three-pointers for the Ospreys as they went 2-for-12 from long range.
• The Dolphins held UNF to just three baskets for the frame and took a 27-18 lead into the break.

Second Half Trends

• The Dolphins held UNF to just two field goals in the third as they ballooned their lead to 44-27 with 1:01 left in the frame.
• North Florida hit 9-of-10 from the line in the third frame and finished with 13-of-14 for the game.
• Jacksonville stayed out in front to take its biggest lead of the game late the final quarter.
• If it was not for the final two buckets from Tiffany Tolbert, the Dolphins would have been the biggest ASUN loss of North Florida's season (UNF lost to Lipscomb by 21 as well.)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Jacksonville has now won 11 straight games against UNF.
• Brandi Buie had 15 points for JU, while Kayla Gordon pulled down a game-best 13 rebounds.
• Jacksonville owned a 44-31 edge off the glass including 16 offensive boards, but only put up nine second chance points.
• North Florida shot just 25 percent from the field for a season-low during conference action.

UP NEXT
North Florida heads to Stetson for the ASUN Quarterfinal on Friday, March 2.