Women's Basketball | 3/6/2018 9:46:00 AM

JACKSONVILLE - After taking down No. 3 Stetson in the ASUN Quarterfinals, No. 6 North Florida women's basketball heads across town for the third meeting against Jacksonville in the conference championship semifinals on Wednesday.

GAME DAY CENTRAL

WHAT: North Florida (13-16, 5-8 ASUN) at No. 2 Jacksonville (23-7, 12-2)
WHERE: Jacksonville, Fla. (Swisher Gymnasium)
WHEN: Wednesday, March 7 - 7 p.m.
THE SERIES: JU leads 20-8
LAST MEETING: Jacksonville W, 66-43 (2/24/18)

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ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (13-17)

Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT JACKSONVILLE (23-7)

Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
>> North Florida enters its first semifinal game since 2013 when it faced off with FGCU. UNF has only been in one other semifinal which was in 2010.
>> Senior Keonna Farmer blew away the Division I single season scoring record as she now has 482. She also sits in third in OVERALL program history.
>> UNF now has 13 wins on the season which is the most since the 2011-12 season. 
>> The Ospreys are the No. 6 seed in the tournament for the second time in three years.
>> For the second straight season, North Florida has had a freshman named to the All-Rookie team. Tiffany Tolbert earned the honors after Adrienne Jackson did a year ago.

AN OSPREY WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD...
- Be the 345th win in program history
- Be Head Coach Gibbs 31st win
- Be the second time advancing to the ASUN Championship Game
- Be the first win at Swisher since Feb. 25, 2012

LAST TIME VS THE DOLPHINS

• Keonna Farmer led the Ospreys with a game-high 16 points and nine rebounds, while Maiya Rumph pulled down seven boards to go with her four points.
• Brandi Buie scored 15 points for the Dolphins and Kayla Gordon grabbed a game-best 13 rebounds. 
• Jacksonville led from start to finish and shot 42 percent from the field, while North Florida shot 25 percent from the field. 
• Jacksonville held a 44-31 edge off the glass including 16 offensive boards, but only put up nine second chance points. 

THIRD TIMES A CHARM
It is the third time in program history that UNF and JU have met in the ASUN postseason. The Ospreys are 1-1 against crosstown rival. UNF beat JU in 2009, 50-46.

RUN LIKE YOU STOLE SOMETHING
Senior Keonna Farmer is 7th in the UNF overall record book in single-season steals. She is first in the ASUN in total takes and is ranked in the top 60 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).

LOOKING AHEAD
With a win, UNF would go on to face the winner of the FGCU/Lipscomb match up in the Championship game on Sunday, March 11.