University of North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball Visits Stetson on Wednesday

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 1/15/2019 10:00:00 AM

OPENING TIP – North Florida faces a pair of road clashes this week beginning Wednesday night against in-state foe Stetson at 7 p.m.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at Stetson
WHERE: Edmunds Center (4,000)
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 16 - 7:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads 16-12
LAST MEETING: 2/3/18 - UNF, 97-91 | Both offenses were clicking with high efficiency as UNF shot 64% from the floor and Stetson shot 53% | Wajid Aminu (20 pts/13 rebs) and Noah Horchler (19 pts/10 rebs) both had double-doubles for the Ospreys with JT Escobar adding 19 points | The Hatters were led by 24 points from Divine Myles and 20 for Luke Doyle | North Florida committed 17 turnovers but outrebounded SU, 38-22

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN+ ($)
LIVESTATS: GoHatters.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (8-10 / 2-1 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT STETSON (4-13 / 0-2 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

NOTEWORTHY
- Tonight's game marks the 29th all-time between the Ospreys and Hatters | UNF leads 16-12 and has won 12 of the last 14 meetings
- North Florida is 1-9 on the road this season having dropped last 5 while all 4 of the Hatters wins this year have come in the Edmunds Center
- UNF is 8-6 all-time in the Edmunds Center with a 73-65 victory in its last visit (Jan. 27, 2018)
- Ospreys have won 3 of their last 4 games including an 87-66 victory vs FGCU on Saturday | Stetson has lost two straight and 3 of last 4 following a 95-71 loss at Lipscomb on Saturday
- Matthew Driscoll is 14-5 all-time against the Hatters | Corey Williams is 2-9 versus the Ospreys
- ASUN's top two assist leaders will square off in this game: Ivan Gandia-Rosa (5.4 apg) | Kenny Aninye (4.1 apg)
- Against FGCU, Noah Horchler (17 pts/10 rebs) and Wajid Aminu (16 pts/12 rebs) both tallied double-doubles | It marked the first time a pair of Ospreys recorded double-doubles since the same duo did it against Stetson last year
- Horchler now has an ASUN leading 9 double-doubles this season
- MILESTONES: Wajid Aminu became the 11th player in program history with 500 career rebounds | Ivan Gandia-Rosa became just the 6th player in UNF history with 300 assists
- Aminu needs just 2 blocked shots to reach 100 for his career, becoming only 4th player in Osprey history to reach that mark

UP NEXT
North Florida continues its two-game road swing with a Saturday tilt against ASUN newcomer Liberty in Lynchburg, Va. | The Flames are one of the league's current leaders in the standings

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Players Mentioned

#2 Wajid Aminu: F; 6' 7"; Junior; International Business

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa: G; 6' 1"; Junior; Sport Management

#0 Noah Horchler: F; 6' 8"; Junior; Criminal Justice

Players Mentioned

#2 Wajid Aminu
: 6' 7"; Junior; International Business
: F

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa
: 6' 1"; Junior; Sport Management
: G

#0 Noah Horchler
: 6' 8"; Junior; Criminal Justice
: F

Players Mentioned

#2 Wajid Aminu

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#0 Noah Horchler

Players Mentioned

#2 Wajid Aminu

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#0 Noah Horchler