Women’s Basketball Splits Weekend at Kennesaw State

Sunday, January 24

Kennesaw, Ga.

2 p.m.

University of North Florida

6-7,4-2ASUN

Kennesaw State

5-5,1-5ASUN

North Florida

Kennesaw St.

1/24/2021 4:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Ospreys Drop Game Two, 81-73, Breaking a Three-Game Winning Streak

KENNESAW, Ga. - North Florida led for more than 26 minutes, but a sharpshooting Kennesaw State team (5-5, 1-5 ASUN) hit 14 of 21 three-pointers as the Ospreys (6-7, 4-2 ASUN) fell, 81-73, Sunday, January 24.

The Owls outscored UNF's bench by 18 and grabbed 14 more rebounds. UNF won the rebounding battle by the same margin a day ago.

Ospreys of the Game

Jazz Bond | 25 pts ( for the second straight game), 9-14 FG, 8 rebounds
Erin Jones | 14 pts, 4 rebounds, 6 assists
Marissa Mackins | 13 pts, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, fouled out

Quote from the Top
"This was a tough loss. They made a lot more plays down the stretch than we did. It's unfortunate because we were right there, but they had a stretch where they outworked us and that was the difference." - Head Coach Darrick Gibbs

Turning Point
Emma Broermann put UNF up 68-66 with a layup at the 6:08 mark in the 4th quarter before Kennesaw State rattled off an 8-0 run to take the lead for good.

INSIDE THE GAME

Mackins put up eight points in seven minutes as UNF held a 16-12 lead after the first frame.
Teams traded threes as the lead swapped sides throughout the second quarter. Jones hit three-straight three-pointers to put UNF up 31-27, although KSU was 7-for-7 from beyond the arc. The Owls led 42-38 going to the break.
Bond went on a 7-0 run alone between the 7:34 and 6:23 mark in the third session to give UNF a 50-42 lead, its largest of the game. KSU closed the quarter on a 14-6 run claiming a 60-58 advantage going into the fourth.
The fourth quarter started with three ties and three lead changes before KSU's late push. UNF was scoreless for 2:45 in the middle of the quarter when KSU went on its 8-0 run.

Osprey Fast Breaks

After scoring her 1,000th-career collegiate point yesterday Bond surpassed 500 rebounds.
Bond also picked up rebound 100 of the season and added two more blocks, giving her 29 for the year.
Jones had her sixth double-digit scoring performance and a season-high six assists.
UNF is in a tie for third place in the ASUN.

What's Next
Next up is North Alabama. The Ospreys go to Florence, Ala., Jan. 30 and 31.