Bond, Jones Highlight Win at Kennesaw State

Saturday, January 23

Kennesaw, Ga.

2 p.m.

University of North Florida

6-6,4-1ASUN

Kennesaw State

4-5,0-5ASUN

North Florida

Kennesaw St.

Photo by: NC State Athletics

1/23/2021 7:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Bond records 1,000th career point

KENNESAW, Ga. - North Florida women's basketball continued its winning ways the Ospreys topped Kennesaw State, 73-63, Saturday afternoon at the KSU Convocation Center.

North Florida (6-6, 4-1 ASUN) is now on a seven-game win streak against the Owls and picks up its first win on the road this season. Kennesaw State falls to 4-5 and 0-5 in conference play.

Ospreys of the Game

Jazz Bond | 25 pts, 9 reb, 3 stl, 3 blk
Erin Jones | 12 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast
Summah Evans | 6 pts, 10 reb

QUOTE FROM THE TOP

"I loved our resilience and composure today. We got off to a great start and responded to their runs throughout the game. We had good contributions from across the board led by Jazz and Erin. It's good to get our first road win of the year and hope we will be able to get another one tomorrow." - head coach Darrick Gibbs

On Jazz's career points-
"Jazz has had an unbelievable career here and she has a lot of basketball left. She scored her 1000th career point today and is close to getting it at UNF. She has been big time for us on and off the court and I'm just proud of her and what she has been able to accomplish so far."

Turning Point

With the game tied at 56-all, UNF used a 14-3 run including a pair of three-pointers and a 6-for-6 outing from the free throw line to take a 70-59 lead and never look back.

INSIDE THE GAME

North Florida jumped out to a 10-2 lead to force an early Kennesaw State timeout. UNF continued to keep its distance as it held Kennesaw without a score for more than two minutes and eventually lead 20-12 at the break.
The Owls outscored UNF, 15-14, as the visitors struggled to find the basket hitting just 5-for-16 in the quarter. Late in the second, Bond snapped a three-minute drought with a basket to give the Ospreys a 27-25 lead at the break.
Kennesaw State controlled the third quarter and erased a 13-point deficit to battle back to 47-45. Despite North Florida going without a field goal for the final five minutes of the quarter, the Ospreys held a 48-46 edge after three.
The Owls continued to fight as a triple pulled them to within 50-49 and another from long range tied the game for the first time since the start at 54-54 with 6:09 to play. Tying the game was as close as the Owls would come, as the Ospreys used their size and experience for the remainder of the game.
North Florida used a 9-0 run inside of a 14-3 longer run to end the home team's hope and close out the game.

Osprey Fast Breaks

Bond scored her 1,000th career point and she now has 1,005 as the senior recorded her sixth 20-point game of the seaosn. In a UNF uniform, Bond is just short of 1,000 points with 963. She is now averaging 22.8 points/game in ASUN action.
Ally Knights had six points and five assists with one steal.
The Ospreys out-rebounded KSU, 48-34, and owned a 17-10 advantage in second chance points.

What's Next
North Florida stays at Kennesaw State for the second game of the series on Sunday afternoon.