No. 17 Miami Tops Women's Basketball

Wednesday, November 13

Coral Gables, Fla.

11 a.m.

University of North Florida

1-2,0-0ASUN

Miami

2-0,0-0ACC

North Florida

Miami (FL)

Alexis Gordon dribbles the basketball at Miami

Photo by: Hurricane Sports

11/13/2019 2:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball could not overcome a slow start to the second half as No. 17 Miami grabbed the 78-55 win in front of 3,500 elementary school kids at the Watsco Center Wednesday.

Ospreys of the Game

Alexis Gordon | 13 pts, 3-6 3PTM
Janesha Green | 10 pts, 4 Rebounds
Jazz Bond | 8 pts, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals

Turning Point
Miami eventually pushed its lead to 56-37 with a 10-2 run to close out the third quarter. The lone points scored were from freshman Emma Broermann's first field goal of the season.

SWOOP of the Game
Dasha Eremeeva hit a jumper in the paint to pull UNF within 34-26 as it went into half.

INSIDE THE GAME

In the opening quarter, the Hurricanes went on an 18-4 run from the first to second quarter to lead 31-16, but it was short lived.
North Florida turned on the defense, holding Miami to just one basket for the remainder of the second to cut the lead to 34-26 at the half.
After the break, Miami came out with six straight points and never looked back.
The Ospreys got as close as 11 thanks to back-to-back buckets from Gordon, but Miami then jumped on a 10-0 run to push the lead back to 20.
The Hurricanes used a 16-4 run to put the game out of reach as UNF was held without a basket for more than five minutes.

Osprey Fast Breaks

The 55 points were the most against Miami in the five meetings and the scoring margin was the closest in those meetings as well.
Senior Adrienne Jackson and freshman Ariel Scott each had three assists.
UNF shot 11-for-11 from the line with a 3-for-3 performance from Janesha Green.
The Ospreys outscored the Hurricanes 12-9 in the second quarter.

What's Next
North Florida has a short trip to FIU for a Friday tip at 7 p.m.