Women's Basketball | 1/4/2019 11:39:00 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida women's basketball team welcomes conference newcomer North Alabama to UNF Arena as the Ospreys host the Lions in the ASUN opener on Saturday at 1 p.m.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Date: Saturday, Jan. 5
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: UNF Arena
Opponent: North Alabama
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All-time series: Saturday's contest will be the first all-time meeting between the two programs.
Last Meeting: --
Last Time Out
Four Ospreys scored in double-figures as the North Florida women's basketball team concluded the non-conference portion of its schedule on last week in an 82-69 loss at Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss.
Osprey Fast Breaks
- North Florida is 5-6 on the season after falling 82-69 at Ole Miss last week.
- Arianna Emanuel-Wright led the Ospreys with 24 points, one point shy of tying her career-high set earlier this season.
- Jazz Bond scored in double-figures for the fourth consecutive game, chipping in 14 points while Adrienne Jackson and Ty Purifoy added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
- Emanuel-Wright is scoring 13.7 points per game and shooting 44.6 percent from the field.
- Since returning to action after the first semester, Bond is posting 14 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game.
- Dasha Eremeeva is tallying 9.7 points and 5.9 boards per game while shooting 47.2 percent from the floor.
- The Ospreys are 5-1 at home this season with the lone setback vs. Alabama A&M (63-62).
- UNF is shooting 40.5 percent from the field, including 27.5 percent from three-point range and 67.8 percent from the free throw line.
Looking Ahead
The Ospreys continue ASUN play next week, traveling to take on Lipscomb on Tuesday, Jan. 8 before returning home to face FGCU on Saturday, Jan. 12.
