Ospreys Use Third Quarter Surge to Defeat Stetson

Monday, March 2

DeLand, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

15-14,8-8ASUN

Stetson

12-17,6-10ASUN

North Florida

Stetson

women's basketball celebrates at the arena.

Photo by: Todd Drexler

3/2/2020 9:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

North Florida earns No. 5 seed in ASUN Championship

DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball used a third quarter barrage to take the lead and continued to fight down the stretch as it defeated Stetson, 62-60, to earn the No. 5 seed in the upcoming ASUN Championship.

Ospreys of the Game

Jazz Bond | 17 pts, 9 reb, 3 blocks
Dasha Eremeeva | 10 pts
Adrienne Jackson | 9 pts, 8 reb

Turning Point
North Florida (15-14, 8-8 ASUN) used a 28-6 run in the third quarter into the fourth to take its biggest lead of the game.

SWOOP of the Game
Senior Dasha Eremeeva had a turnaround jumper through traffic to give North Florida the go-ahead basket with 15 seconds to play.

INSIDE THE GAME

Neither team really found a rhythm with Stetson (12-17, 6-10 ASUN) holding a 14-12 lead after one.
The Ospreys pulled ahead 21-19, but the Hatters used an 11-2 run to close out the frame and take a 30-23 halftime lead.
The teams traded baskets in the early goings of the third before Eremeeva sparked the 28-6 stretch to lead, 57-46 with 6:28 in the fourth.
Stetson then went on its own run, 13-2, aided by 10 points from Day'Neshia Banks to go ahead 60-59.
With time winding down, Eremeeva gathered the ball inside the paint and hit a turnaround jumper to put UNF up 61-60.
Tiffany Tolbert hit a free throw and the Osprey defense kept the Hatters off the board for the final minute to grab the win.

FROM THE TOP
"I am really proud of how we responded and finished the game. We had a lot of people make plays throughout and we needed every single one of them. We really needed this as we get ready for the conference tournament." - head coach Darrick Gibbs

Osprey Fast Breaks

North Florida has now beaten all but FGCU in the ASUN this season.
Victoria Patrick had all eight of her points inside the Ospreys long run with two triples and a driving lay up.
The game saw eight lead changes and seven tie scores.
Janesha Green also chipped in nine points with two steals.
Stetson had 11 three-pointers which was the second most UNF has surrendered all season.

What's Next
North Florida faces River City foe Jacksonville in the ASUN quarterfinals Saturday, March 7.