JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida looks to get their third win in a row when it travels across town for the part two of the River City Rumble Tuesday, Feb. 19.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 19
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Jacksonville, Fla.
Opponent: Jacksonville Dolphins
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All-Time Series: JU Leads all time series, 22-8
Last Meeting: UNF fell to JU, 72-80, Jan. 22, 2019
An Osprey Win Tuesday Would....
- Be the 356th win in UNF women's basketball history.
- Be head coach Gibbs' 42th win at UNF.
Be the first win for UNF against Jacksonville University since 2013.
- Be the second ASUN road win in a row for the Ospreys.
Last Time Out:
Newark, N.J. - UNF brought its defense to New Jersey as they held the Highlanders to only 32.7 percent shooting. The Ospreys tacked on 26 points in the third quarter helping them get their sixth ASUN victory of the year in a 78-59 road win against NJIT on Saturday.
Arianna Emanuel-Wright and
Dasha Eremeeva combined for 34 points to lead the Ospreys in scoring with 18 and 16 respectively.
Osprey Fast Breaks:
- UNF is 11-12 and 6-6 in ASUN play following a 78-59 win at NJIT on Saturday, Feb. 16.
- Six ASUN victories marks the most under Darrick Gibbs and is the highest conference win total since winning 7 in 2012-13.
- Emanuel-Wright topped the 20-point mark for the fifth time this season and third time in the last five games.
- Bond and Jackson both scored in double-figures for the 14th time at NJIT.
- UNF won the battle of the boards, 39-31
- UNF is 7-1 on Tuesdays after the win against Kennesaw State last week.
- UNF currently is fifth in the ASUN standings, one game behind Liberty and one game in front of Jacksonville.
- Bond earned her third ASUN Newcomer of the Week award Monday, Feb. 18.
Scouting Jacksonville
- The Dolphins come in with a record of 12-13 overall and 5-7 in the ASUN. They are in sixth place in the league with four conference games left on their slate.
- Jacksonville is coming off a 54-46 loss to the Stetson Hatters on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Stetson held the Dolphins to 38.5 percent from the field in the game and forced them into 18 turnovers.
- Trudy Walker is first in the league in rebounding at 10.2 rebounds per game.
- Senior guard Jasmyn Brown is leading the Dolphins in scoring and third in the ASUN, averaging 15.3 per contest.
- JU has the worst FT percentage in the league at 63.0 percent.