Women's Basketball | 1/7/2019 8:26:00 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida women's basketball team continues conference play this week as the Ospreys travel to Nashville, Tenn. to take on Lipscomb on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. (ET).
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 8
Time: 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Opponent: Lipscomb
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All-time series: North Florida leads 16-9.
Last Meeting: Lipscomb won 78-57 in Nashville, Tenn. on Feb. 10, 2018.
Last Time Out
The Ospreys battled back from a 10-point deficit in the third quarter, but that wasn't quite enough as UNF fell 70-64 in overtime against North Alabama in the ASUN opener on Saturday afternoon at UNF Arena.
An Osprey Win on Tuesday Would…
- Be the 350th in program history
- Be head coach Gibbs' 36th win
- Snap a five-game losing skid to the Bisons
- Be the first win on the road since March 2, 2018
- Be the first road victory at Lipscomb since Feb. 19, 2015
Osprey Fast Breaks
- UNF is 5-7 on the season and 0-1 in ASUN play after falling 70-64 in overtime vs. North Alabama on Saturday.
- Arianna Emanuel-Wright led the Ospreys with 15 points and nine rebounds while Janesha Green and Ty Purifoy added 14 and 10 points, respectively.
- Emanuel-Wright paces the UNF scoring attack with 13.8 points per game, followed by Jazz Bond (12.4) and Dasha Eremeeva (9.4).
- UNF is posting 39 boards per game, led by Bond (6.6 rpg) and Emanuel-Wright (6.3 rpg).
- Five Ospreys are shooting better than 45 percent from the floor, led by Bond's 50 percent shooting percentage.
- Emanuel-Wright and Eremeeva have posted two double-doubles apiece on the season.
- Bond has blocked a team-high 15 shots while Purifoy leads UNF in dishing out 39 assists on the season.
- The Ospreys are shooting 40.3 percent from the floor, including 27.1 percent from beyond the arc and 68.3 percent from the free throw line.
Looking Ahead
The Ospreys return to the homely confines of UNF Arena as North Florida hosts in-state ASUN foe FGCU on Saturday at 1 p.m.
