Women's Basketball | 1/11/2019 1:19:00 PM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida continues conference play this week as the Ospreys welcome FGCU to UNF Arena on Saturday at 1 p.m.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Date: Saturday, Jan. 12
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: UNF Arena
Opponent: FGCU
Coverage: Live Stats |
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All-time series: FGCU leads 22-3.
Last Meeting: FGCU won 67-52 in Fort Myers, Fla. on Feb. 6, 2018.
Last Time Out
Junior
Jazz Bond poured in 23 points on 11-of-19 shooting and
Adrienne Jackson notched her first double-double of the season (12 points, 11 rebounds) in a 68-53 victory at Lipscomb in ASUN play on Tuesday night in Nashville, Tenn.
An Osprey Win on Saturday Would…
- Be the 351st win in program history
- Be head coach Gibbs' 37th win
- Be the second consecutive win over FGCU at home after upsetting the No. 25 Eagles last season.
- Mark the first 2-1 start in ASUN play for the Osprey since 2012-13.
Osprey Fast Breaks
- UNF is 6-7 on the season and 1-1 in ASUN play after Tuesday night's victory at Lipscomb.
- Bond paces the Osprey scoring attack with 14.2 points per game, followed by Arianna Emanuel-Wright (13.8) and Jackson (9.3).
- Jackson leads the team with 6.5 boards per game while Bond and Emanuel-Wright are grabbing 6.2 and 6.1 rebounds per game, respectively.
- After her nine-assist performance at Lipscomb, Ty Purifoy has recorded a team-high 41 assists on the season.
- Dasha Eremeeva is tallying 9.2 points and 5.5 rebounds in her debut season at North Florida.
- Jackson and Purifoy lead the team with 25 steals apiece while Bond has recorded 17 of UNF's blocks this season.
- The Ospreys are shooting 40.8 percent from the floor, including 26.8 percent from beyond the arc and 67.9 percent from the charity stripe.
What's Next
The Ospreys play their second consecutive ASUN game at home next Tuesday, hosting Stetson at UNF Arena at 7 p.m.
