Women's Basketball | 3/7/2019 11:53:00 AM

GAME NOTES (PDF)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball earned the No. 5 seed in the ASUN Tournament and now heads to No. 4 North Alabama in the quarterfinals.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Date: Friday, March 8
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Location: Florence, Ala. | Flowers Hall
Opponent: North Alabama Lions
Coverage: Live Stats | ESPN+ ($)

All-Time Series: UNA leads all-time 2-0
Last Meeting: The Lions defeated UNF in Florence on February 9, 77-62

An Osprey Win on Friday Would....

• Be the 358th win in program history
• Be head coach Gibbs' 45th win
• Be the first win against North Alabama
• Be the second straight win in the ASUN quarterfinals
• Give UNF the most wins under coach Gibbs

Last Time Out:
JACKSONVILLE -  North Florida women's basketball posted a 54-46 win against NJIT to record its first winning season in Division I history and the best record since 2003-04. Jazz Bond once again led the way with 15 points and eight rebounds, while Dasha Eremeeva came off the bench to record a double-double with 10 points and 11 boards.

Osprey Fast Breaks:

• North Florida was the No. 5 seed in the 2013 tournament when it defeated USC Upstate in the quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals.
• The Ospreys are 4-8 all-time in ASUN postseason.
• North Florida enters the postseason on a three-game win streak. It is the first time since 2003-04 that UNF closed out the regular season on a win stretch. The Ospreys are 7-2 in the last nine games and have outscored their opponents by 5.6 points per game.
• UNF has faced off with the same team three times in the same season on nine separate occasions in the Division I era. The Ospreys have only come back to beat a team that swept them during the regular season against Stetson (2018) and Upstate (2013). Both of the wins propelled them to the ASUN semifinals.
• Jazz Bond reached double-figures for the 18th time vs. NJIT; Janesha Green recorded her first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds at Stetson in the final regular season road game.
• Ty Purifoy added to her UNF Division - I single-season record for assists as she now owns 149 on the year.
• North Florida enters the postseason on a three-game win streak. It is the first time since 2003-04 that UNF closed out the regular season on a win stretch.
  • The Ospreys are 7-2 in the last nine games and have outscored their opponents by 5.6 points per game.
• Nine ASUN victories marks the most under Darrick Gibbs and is the highest total since 2011-12 (10).
• Since becoming eligible to play in December after transferring in from USF, redshirt-sophomore Jazz Bond has been a force down low for UNF. The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native has scored in double-figures 18 of the 19 games she's played in, averaging 16.2 points per contest.
  • Five times she's notched at least five blocks in a contest, and earlier this year her six blocks tied a single-game school record. The forward has been named ASUN Newcomer of the Week four times this season.

Scouting North Alabama

• North Alabama finished the regular season with a 61-48 loss at Liberty on Tuesday to drop to the No. 4 seed. In its first year as a Division I member, UNA recorded a 19-7 overall and 10-6 league record.
• The Lions are outscoring their opponents by 11.7 points, but have lost four of their last six contests including a two-point loss to eighth-place Kennesaw State.
• Brittany Panetti leads all scorers with 15.6 ppg, while grabbing 6.4 boards per contest. Sisters Ivy and Emma Wallen join her in double figures with 14.2 and 13.2 points per game, respectively.
• Ivy Wallen leads the league with 6.6 assists per game and is shooting 40 percent from the field.
• UNA is second in the ASUN in points per game (72.8) and third with 3.3 three-pointers made.