Jackson’s Career Night Fuels Comeback Win Against Lipscomb

Tuesday, February 5

Jacksonville, Fla.

7:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

9-11, 4-5ASUN

Lipscomb

2-20, 0-10ASUN

Lipscomb

North Florida

Jackson posted 17 rebounds Tuesday, a career high and UNF season high.

Jackson’s Career Night Fuels Comeback Win Against Lipscomb

2/5/2019 10:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Junior Guard Pours in 20, Reels in 17 Rebounds

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Ospreys hit the gas late Tuesday night, and junior Adrienne Jackson was more than a big reason why. The guard played big, pouring in 20 points while reeling in a career-high 17 boards as UNF (9-11, 4-5 ASUN) erased a halftime deficit to top Lipscomb, 72-66, February 5.

Jackson's 17 rebounds is the most by any Osprey this season and the most since Keonna Farmer brought 20 down off the glass against NJIT February 17, 2018.

Leaders
UNF

Adrienne Jackson | 20 points, 17 rebounds, two blocks
Arianna Emanuel-Wright | 20 points, five assists
Ty Purifoy | Four steals, five assists
Janesha Green | 10 points

Lipscomb

Emily Kmec | 16 points, six rebounds
Amani Johnson | 15 points, five assists, two steals

Inside the First Half
The Bisons (2-20, 0-10) came into the game shooting 27 percent from three-point range. They vastly outshot that mark in the first quarter, hitting 6-of-12 from beyond the arc to establish a 21-12 lead after the first 10 minutes.

Freshman Lauren Gross provided five points off the bench in the second frame, although the Bisons extended their lead to a game-high 13 points with 7:49 left in the second quarter. A Jackson lay-in cut the deficit to 36-30, but Lipscomb responded with a transition bucket followed by an and-one opportunity coming off the backend of the previous score, taking a 41-30 lead into the break.

Inside the Second Half
Lipscomb's good fortune from deep fizzled out at the same time UNF caught its stride in the third quarter. UNF hit nine free throws in 10 trips to the line, getting 10 points from Emanuel-Wright to outscore the visitors 21-9 in the third quarter. A 10-0 run helped the Ospreys take their first lead of the game, a 48-47 advantage at the 2:23 mark.

A short 3-0 burst gave Lipscomb the 53-51 lead one minute into the fourth, but Emanuel-Wright promptly scored four straight to give UNF the lead for good. Jackson stole the show from there, nearly notching a double-double in the fourth quarter alone with nine rebounds and nine points.

Osprey Fast Breaks

Purifoy is only one assist from 200 in just 48 games in the Navy and Gray.
Jackson neared UNF's first 20-20 game since Paulina Zaveckaite scored 20 and notched 20 boards against USC Upstate February 12, 2015.
The Ospreys move to 18-9 against Lipscomb in the all-time series. They swept the season series with the Lipscomb.
UNF is now 6-1 on games played on Tuesday, its best mark of any day of the week.
The Ospreys have had six straight contests with at least one player posting a double-double.
North Florida is 7-4 in home games.
Emanuel-Wright tallied her fourth 20-point game of the season, a team high.

Thoughts From the Top:
"This was another great team win! We needed some people to step up and we got it from a couple of different places. We were resilient and battled back together. We continue to grow and get better, and that's exciting." -- Head coach Darrick Gibbs

What's Next
The Ospreys head to North Alabama to face second-place North Alabama Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m.