Three Score in Double Digits as UNF Falls to Norfolk State

Friday, November 29

Jacksonville, Fla.

12 p.m.

University of North Florida

4-4,0-0ASUN

Norfolk State

3-3,0-0MEAC

Norfolk St.

North Florida

Coach Gibbs talks to Tiffany Tolbert on the sidelines.

11/29/2019 5:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball had three players in double figures, but could not overcome a fourth quarter slump as Norfolk State grabbed a 57-54 win Friday at the JU Thanksgiving Classic

Ospreys of the Game

TIffany Tolbert | 20 pts (7-9 FG, 4-4 3PM)
Jazz Bond | 14 pts, career-high 13 reb, 3 blocks
Adrienne Jackson | 11 pts, 12 reb

Turning Point
North Florida went without a basket for the final 3:55 of the game as Norfolk went on a 7-0 run to close it out.

SWOOP of the Game
Tolbert hit a jumper with 2:06 left in the third quarter to give the Ospreys their biggest lead of the game.

INSIDE THE GAME

North Florida started the game 4-for-5 from the field to lead 15-10, but then went cold as it was held to just one basket over the next two and a half minutes.
Norfolk State crept back with a pair of makes and a bucket that went over into the second quarter to come within 15-14.
Tolbert then went on her own 7-0 run with a triple and a pair of baskets to give the Ospreys their biggest lead 22-14.
The Spartans had a 6-0 stretch to come within two, but three different Ospreys helped out to lift UNF to 30-22. A triple on the Spartans last possession made it 30-25 at the break.
In the third quarter, North Florida used a 14-4 run to take a 44-33 advantage, but the Spartans did not go away, closing in to 47-41 at the end of the frame.
A 9-2 run from the Spartans put them out front by one before Tolbert hit a triple and Jackson took her defensive rebound back the other way for a 54-50 lead with 3:55 to play.
From there, it was Norfolk's game as it closed the game on a 7-0 run.

Thoughts from the Top
"This was a tough loss. I hate to say it, but Norfolk played harder and battled more down the stretch. We won just about every category except for effort and that was the difference in the game. I have to do a better job of getting them ready to go." - Head Coach Darrick Gibbs

Osprey Fast Breaks

North Florida is now 33-9 when leading at the half under Coach Gibbs.
The four free throw attempts were a season low for UNF who was ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA in attempts.
The nine three-pointers were just one shy of the season-high. Tolbert was 4-for-4 from long range - her season best.
Senior Dasha Eremeeva had a career-high 12 rebounds to help the Ospreys owned a 45-25 edge off the glass.
Norfolk scored 24 points off of UNF's 23 miscues

What's Next
North Florida turns around to face Nicholls State Saturday at noon at Swisher Gymnasium.