JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The second half of the ASUN slate gets underway Tuesday when the Ospreys go for a season sweep of Lipscomb at the UNF Arena.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 5
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena)
Opponent: Lipscomb Bisons
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All-Time Series: UNF leads the all-time series, 17-9
Last Meeting: UNF won, 68-53, at Lipscomb January 8
An Osprey Win Tuesday Would....
- Be the 353rd win in program history
- Complete a season sweep of Lipscomb
- Be UNF's 10th home victory against the Bisons
- Make UNF 18-9 against Lipscomb in series history.
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
- The Ospreys will be celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Tuesday.
- February 6, 2019 marks the 33rd annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day, a national observance celebrating the extraordinary achievements of women and girls in sports.
Last Time Out:
KENNESAW, Ga. - Senior guard
Ty Purifoy had a record-setting day for the Ospreys, dishing out a UNF - Division I record 11 assists to set up four double-digit scoring performances in North Florida's 71-60 win at Kennesaw State (5-14, 1-5 ASUN) Tuesday, January 29.
The senior eclipsed the 10 assists she registered at Liberty January 19, tying the previous school record since UNF transitioned to the Division I level in 2006.
Osprey Fast Breaks:
- Eremeeva tallied her third double-double of the season against Kennesaw State, and first since doing so at Colorado State December 2, 2018. She's second on the team in double-doubles behind Jazz Bond, who has four.
- Bond scored in double-figures for the 11th time this season despite having her four-game double-double streak snapped.
- UNF has posted seven games with at least 10 steals.
- The Ospreys are currently sixth in the ASUN at 3-5, good for the final spot in the ASUN Championship.
- North Florida is tied for the league-lead in defensive rebounds/game at 27.4.
- Purifoy is second in the league with 5.2 assists per contest.
Scouting Lipscomb
- Lipscomb comes into the game 2-19 and 0-8 in the ASUN.
- The Bisons haven't won a game since beating Alabama A&M, 62-58, Nov. 15.
- Taylor Clark is the lone Lipscomb player to average double-figures in scoring (11.5 ppg).
- As a team Lipscomb averages 53.0 points per game, last in the ASUN.
- Conversely, Lipscomb also allows 72.5 points per game, last in the league.
