NASHVILLE, Tenn. – 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.
 
The Ospreys improve to 6-7 (1-1 ASUN) on the season while Lipscomb drops to 2-13 (0-2 ASUN).
 
Leaders
UNF
Jazz Bond: 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist
Adrienne Jackson: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals
 
Lipscomb
Carleigh Short: 21 points, 2 assists
Taylor Clark: 11 points, 7 rebounds
 
Inside the First Half
After 2:18 of scoreless action, Lipscomb converted their lone lead of the game on a pair of free throws. The Ospreys reeled off 11 straight points to force a Bisons timeout. The UNF got up to 19-0 before Lipscomb buried a trey with 10 seconds left in the first quarter. North Florida shot 50 percent from the floor while holding the Bisons to one field goal in the opening quarter.
 
Bond connected on a jumper to give the Ospreys a 28-13 advantage with 3:46 left in the first half. The teams traded points back-and-forth before the Bisons held UNF scoreless for the final three minutes to climb back within 11 at halftime.
 
Inside the Second Half
The Ospreys opened the second half with a 9-0 spurt to extend the lead to 20. North Florida posted a 55.6 shooting percentage while Bond tallied eight points, followed Arianna Emanuel-Wright and Jackson chipping in five points apiece in the quarter.
 
Trailing by 16 going into the fourth quarter, Lipscomb cut the deficit to 13 on two different occasions by a trey from Short, but that was a close as the Bisons could get. Bond converted a layup plus the and-one free throw to extend the lead to 20 points with 6:16 left in the game. Despite allowing Lipscomb to shoot 50 percent from the field, the Ospreys shot 8-of-14 from the field in the fourth quarter to clinch the 15-point road victory.
 
Thoughts From the Top
"Tonight was really a great team win for us. I love how we bounced back and executed what we wanted to get done. We moved the ball well against the zone, and our activity on defense was really disruptive. It's a great way to get our first conference win of the season." – head coach Darrick Gibbs
 
Osprey Fast Breaks

• North Florida shot 46.8 percent from the field and held Lipscomb to a 32.2 percent shooting mark.
• The Ospreys dominated the paint, outscoring the Bisons 44-14 and forced Lipscomb into 21 turnovers.
• Bond's 23-point performance surpassed her previous season-high of 16 at Bethune-Cookman.
• Jackson flirted with a triple-double as the junior entered the fourth quarter with 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
• Emanuel-Wright scored in double-figures for the seventh consecutive game.
• Ty Purifoy set a new-career high with nine assists.
• The Ospreys led for 36:55 while only trailing for 10 seconds.
• The victory marks the first road win at Lipscomb since Feb. 19, 2015.

 
What's Next
The Ospreys return to the homely confines of UNF Arena as North Florida hosts in-state ASUN foe FGCU on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m.