Ospreys Defense Shines in Fourth Straight Win

Saturday, February 1

Jacksonville, Fla.

1:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

13-8,6-2ASUN

Kennesaw State

9-10,3-5ASUN

Kennesaw St.

North Florida

Photo by: Todd Drexler

2/1/2020 3:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

UNF now in sole possession of second in ASUN standings

JACKSONVILLE - North Florida women's basketball tied a Division I record for fewest points allowed as the Ospreys wont, 57-33, against Kennesaw State to move into second place in the ASUN standings.

North Florida is now on a four-game win streak for just the second time in the Ospreys' Division I history. The Ospreys are 6-1 at home and have won eight of their last 10 games.

Ospreys of the Game

Jazz Bond | 15 pts, 5 reb, 3 stl
Dasha Eremeeva | 12 pts, 3 reb
Tiffany Tolbert | 11 pts
Adrienne Jackson | 9 pts, 11 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl

SWOOP of the Game
The Ospreys held Kennesaw State to just two points in the first quarter for a season-low this season. UNF allowed the opening bucket before going on a 16-0 run to maintain a lead it never relinquished.

Turning Point
Bond scored seven of her points during an 11-4 run to open the third quarter, giving the Ospreys their biggest lead of the game at the time, 39-18, with 4:37 left in the frame.

INSIDE THE GAME

After the Owls opened with a layup, North Florida went on a 16-0 run that lasted over the next 11 minutes before Amani Johnson hit a triple to end the scoreless skid.
Kennesaw State went on a short 5-0 run later in the second to pull within 23-12, but a Victoria Patrick three gave the Ospreys momentum to end the half, leading 28-15.
Aided by a 7-0 run from Bond on her own, UNF pushed its lead to 39-18 and eventually took its biggest lead late in the fourth quarter, 57-29.
The Ospreys held Kennesaw State to single digit points in three quarters and a season-low 28.3 percent from the floor.

Osprey Fast Breaks

North Florida has now won six ASUN games and 13 wins for the third straight season.
KSU's first quarter points were the lowest of any opponent this season and the third time in the last four years that UNF has only given up two points in a quarter. Both Lipscomb and FGCU only put two up in 2017.
The Ospreys held Kennesaw State to 18 second half points which is a season-low for an opponent.
North Florida has now won five games by 20 or more points this season.
Rhetta Moore matched her career high with four steals to help UNF set a season-high with 13 takeaways against a D1 opponent.
UNF forced 21 turnovers which is the most for a Division I opponent this year.
Jackson now has 829 career points to be just five points shy of moving into 12th all-time.

FROM THE TOP
"Today we were really good on the defensive end of the floor. We had a tall task and we stepped up big time! We had a few more turnovers than I wanted, but I thought we played a solid game." - Head Coach Darrick Gibbs

What's Next
North Florida puts its win streak on the line against Stetson to wrap up the first part of ASUN play