NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Four players scored in double figures highlighted by seniors
Adrienne Jackson and
Janesha Green with 16 each as North Florida women's basketball escaped a late push by Lipscomb to win, 68-60 at Allen Arena Saturday.
Jackson scored her 800th career point in the second half and became the first Osprey since 2015 to accomplish the feat. She is also just the third UNF Division I player to record 800 points and 500 rebounds.
Ospreys of the Game
SWOOP of the Game & Turning Point
North Florida(11-8, 4-2 ASUN) had a 9-0 run, aided by back-to-back buckets from Jackson to give UNF its biggest lead of the game, 58-40, with 7:56 to play.
INSIDE THE GAME
- It was a slow start for both teams as it was 5-all by the first media timeout.
- The Ospreys then went on a short 7-3 run before pulling ahead 15-12 by the end of the first.
- In the second, North Florida had a 16-2 run, while holding Lipscomb to just one basket over seven minutes.
- The Bisons (5-15, 2-5 ASUN) then jumped on their own 6-0 stretch to pull within 30-22 after two.
- Neither team found a rhythm early in the third, making it 38-31 by the media timeout.
- From there, North Florida created some distance with an 11-2 run to take its biggest lead, 49-33. Lipscomb ended the frame on a short 5-0 run to make it 49-38 to end the quarter.
- In the final quarter, UNF ballooned its lead to 18, but Lipscomb went on a 7-0 run capped by a triple from Jane Deason to make it 58-47.
- Tolbert answered back with a three-pointer of her own, but the hosts did not go away. Lipscomb outscored the Ospreys 10-5 in the final two minutes of the game and 22-19 in the fourth, but it was not enough as the Ospreys escaped with the win.
Osprey Fast Breaks
- North Florida has now won three straight road games for the first time since 2003-04. The Ospreys have also now won at least four true road games for the last three seasons.
- For the fourth straight season, UNF has recorded double figure wins. The last time the program accomplished that was 2002-06 - its final years in Division II.
- UNF is 6-0 this season when four players score in double figures.
- The Ospreys had a season-high eight blocks led by Bond.
- Bond recorded her 10th double-double of her career and fifth this season. It is the Ospreys 15th this year.
- Jalyn Holcomb scored 10 of her 17 points in the opening 10 minutes.
From the Top
"Road wins are hard to come by and we have found a way to win three in a row. I am proud of this group and how we are coming together." -- head coach
Darrick Gibbs
What's Next
North Florida heads home to face Liberty Monday in the annual Education Day. Game time is set for 11 a.m. at UNF Arena and the Ospreys welcome more than 3,500 local school-aged kids.
