JACKSONVILLE - North Florida women's basketball came out slow in the early goings of the game and never recovered as Stetson picked up a 68-51 win on Saturday afternoon at UNF Arena.

QUICK GLANCE
Score: North Florida 51, Stetson 68
Records: North Florida (10-13, 3-5 ASUN) | Stetson (14-10, 5-3 ASUN)
Location: Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena)
The Short Story: The Ospreys did not have an answer for Stetson's inside play as the visitors scored 44 points in the paint including 30 second chance points.

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SAY WHAT
"This was a tough loss. Stetson just came out in the first half with more energy and beat us in every facet of the game. We competed in the second half, but the hole we put ourselves in was big to overcome. We have to bounce back and get ready for the next one." - Head Coach Darrick Gibbs

OPENING TIP

• After being held scoreless in the first half, senior Keonna Farmer came back in the second to score 14 points to lead the team in scoring for the 10th time in a row.
• Classmate Maiya Rumph pulled down a team-best nine rebounds with six points, three assists and a block.
• Stetson owned a 53-28 edge off the glass which was the third highest for the season, while the margin is the largest against a mid-major this season.
• The Ospreys shot 21 percent in the opening two frames, before coming back to shoot 46 percent. The Ospreys hit 33.9 percent for the game.

GAME CAPSULE
First Half Trends

• After Stetson hit the opening basket of the game, Tesh Hanson responded with a triple, before Stetson owned a 15-5 lead after the first period.
• The Hatters kicked off the second with a 14-6 run to take a 29-11 lead with 4:42 to play.
• Freshman Tiffany Tolbert came down the floor to hit a triple to spark an 8-3 run for the Ospreys to shrink the lead to 32-19 with less than three left in the second quarter.
• Stetson had back-to-back buckets before both teams came up empty in the final minute of play to give the visitors a 36-19 halftime lead.

Second Half Trends

• North Florida went on a 9-1 run to open the second half and close the gap to 37-28 with 5:41 to play.
• It was as close as the home team would get as Stetson eventually pushed its lead to 19, 58-39, in the final frame.
• The teams played evenly in the second half with a 32-all score, but the first half deficit was too much for North Florida to overcome.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• It was Farmer's 14th time leading in scoring and has now scored in double figures in 18 of the last 20 games.
• This is the 10th straight loss to Stetson and the first time UNF beat FGCU and then dropped a game to Stetson.
• The Ospreys hit seven three-pointers for the fourth time this season, while taking a season-high 24 attempts.
• Brittney Chambers had a game-high 19 points, while pulling down nine rebounds for the Hatters.

UP NEXT
The Ospreys head to FGCU for a rematch on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Alico Arena. UNF has never won on the Eagles' home court.