JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jazz Bond dropped 31 points, including 12 in the overtime period, to put the Ospreys (4-1) past FAU, 85-79, for their fourth straight win on Sunday morning.
UNF is 4-0 at home, giving the Ospreys their best start through five games in the program's Division I-era with a 4-1 overall record. It's also their first victory against the Owls (2-2) since 2016.
UNF 85, FAU 79 (OT)
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
First Half: UNF outscored FAU, 35-30, after being knotted up at 13 in the first quarter ...
Nubia Benedith was the lead scorer in the first half with 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting ...
Rhetta Moore played well in the first half with eight points, four rebounds, and three steals, causing havoc in the backcourt ... the Ospreys had a 7-0 run to go from down three to up four with the second quarter.
Second Half: Moore and
Jazz Bond teamed up for 25 of the 31 points scored in the second half ... Bond hit a clutch three with UNF down four with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to bring it within one ... Moore made a jumper from outside the paint to tie the game with just over a minute on the clock ... another layup in the paint by
Jazz Bond helped UNF even the game with 20 seconds to go ... FAU missed a last-second shot from the elbow as time expired.
Overtime: Tied up at 68 a piece, UNF went on a 9-3 run with all nine points scored by
Jazz Bond ... Bond scored 12 of the team's 19 points during the overtime period, making nine of 10 free throws.
LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
Jazz Bond | 31 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks
Rhetta Moore | 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals
Nubia Benedith | 14 points, 1 steal
Emma Broermann | 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks
Tiffany Tolbert | 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
FAU
Amber Gaston | 25 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks
Alexa Zaph | 22 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Rita Pleskevich | 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Sofia Galeron | 7 points, 6 rebounds
POSTGAME COMMENTS
"Today was a really good win. Two really good teams competing and battling throughout a game of runs. The great thing I'm proud about is how we responded. They came out with their punches and we responded exceptionally well. In overtime, we executed really well and our players made plays. Rhetta and Jazz were phenomenal down the stretch and Nubia was great throughout the game. We've been challenged different ways in all of our games and this was a different challenge for us and I think we did a really good job of responding." -- head coach
Darrick Gibbs
NOTES
- North Florida is 4-1 for the first time in D-1 program history.
- Jazz Bond was four points shy of tying her career high of 35 points.
- Ospreys dominated in the paint, 34-24, against the Owls.
- UNF recorded more steals, 9-4 and blocks, 5-0, through the course of the game.
- Ospreys also had a strong presence off the bench with 24 points from the reserves.
- UNF did not attempt their first free throw until the overtime period.
UP NEXT
UNF starts their five-game road trek when they head up to play Clemson at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24.
