FORT MYERS, Fla. - Senior
Adrienne Jackson tossed in 23 points, but it was not enough to push North Florida women's basketball past No. 24 FGCU as the Eagles grabbed a 76-65 win Saturday at Alico Arena
Ospreys of the Game
SWOOP of the Game
North Florida (13-10, 6-4 ASUN) used an 8-2 run to tie the game for the final time on
Dasha Eremeeva's lay up towards the end of the first half.
Turning Point
FGCU (23-2, 10-0) went on an 8-2 run to lead 49-41 - its biggest lead of the game at that point and from there the Eagles kept their distance to secure the win.
INSIDE THE GAME
- The first quarter featured six lead changes and three ties as North Florida trailed by just four points, 19-15 after one. Jackson scored the first 12 points of the game before Rhetta Moore got on the board with a triple.
- In the second quarter, FGCU had its longest run of the game with a 7-0 stretch to make it 30-24 by the media.
- North Florida then turned around and used an 8-2 run to tie the game, but FGCU went back on its end and converted an offensive rebound to take a 34-32 lead into the break.
- FGCU came out firing with a 7-2 run to start the third quarter, forcing an early timeout from the Ospreys. Out of the break, UNF shrank the lead to 41-39 thanks to three-point play from Tiffany Tolbert.
- The teams seemed to trade baskets with FGCU continually answering every Osprey score and it proved to be a difference making when the Eagles hit a three-pointer as time expired to own a 58-49 advantage.
- The fourth quarter saw UNF whittle the lead back to five points on Green's driving layup, but the Eagles answered with a triple on the other end and kept their distance for the rest of the game.
- Neither team hit a field goal for the final three minutes of the game, but the hosts went 6-for-6 at the line to put the game out of reach.
Osprey Fast Breaks
- The 65 points scored against FGCU is the most for UNF apart from the win in 2018 when it had 75.
- It was the third time this season Jackson scored 20+ points in a game and fifth time in her career.
- Green's 17 points mark her 15th double-figure scoring output.
- Rhetta Moore came off the bench to chip in six points and grab a career-high six rebounds.
- Jazz Bond added seven points with two blocks and four rebounds.
- North Florida shot 41.7 percent from the field - improving on the 29 percent shot against FGCU in the first meeting.
What's Next
North Florida continues its road trip as it travels to NJIT for a Monday game in Newark. The Ospreys defeated NJIT 71-48 in the first meeting.
