JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF women's basketball opens at Florida State for the second time in the last four seasons when it heads to No. 16 FSU Tuesday, Nov. 9. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 

UNF at #16/24 FSU | Donald L Tucker Center | Tallahassee, Fla.
Game 1: at FSU	Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.
Series History	FSU leads, 10-0
Social Media / Coverage	@OspreyWBB | #SWOOPLife | @UNFOspreys

 
THE NOLES

• Florida State is ranked No. 16 in the AP Preseason poll and No. 24 in the WCBA/USA Today Poll.
• The Seminoles were picked to finish 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Poll, tabbed by the league's Blue Ribbon Panel and the ACC head coaches.
• FSU returns 93 percent of its scoring from last season.
• Long-time head coach, Sue Semrau, returns to the helm of FSU after taking a leave of absence last season.
• Semrau is a four-time ACC Coach of the Year.
• FSU did not have a player selected to the Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason All-ACC Team.

FROM THE JUMP
>> UNF opens the season at Florida State for the second time in the last four seasons.
>> It's the third time in four years UNF has started the year with an ACC opponent after going to NC State to open the 202-21 season.
>> The Ospreys tout four returning starters and 10 letterwinners returning.
>> Two of UNF's three newcomers are Division I transfers in Jaida Bond and Britnay Gore. Bond comes in from North Alabama where she was an ASUN Second Team Selection last year. Gore transfers in from Penn State.
>> Kaila Rougier is the lone true freshman on an experienced Ospreys program.
>> UNF comes in ranked second in the ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll, its highest-ever preseason ranking. 
>> North Florida also racked up a third-place position in the ASUN Preseason Media Poll.

AN OSPREY WIN ON TUESDAY WOULD...
- Be UNF's first win at FSU and first win against FSU in program history.
- UNF's first season-opening win since defeating FAMu Nov. 11, 2016.
- Be head coach Darrick Gibbs' second win against a ranked team.

PRESZN BALLERS
The Ospreys reached new heights in the ASUN Preseason Rankings. UNF reached No. 2 in the preseason polls for the first time in UNF DI history, while also attaining a third-place position in the media poll.

Reigning ASUN Defensive Player of the Year, Jazz Bond, was recognized as the ASUN Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.

Jazz isn't the only "Bond" on the roster this year, as she is joined by sister Jaida Bond. Jaida was also an ASUN Preseason All-Conference pick after attaining second team laurels last year and ASUN All-Freshman honors in 2019-20.

FLORIDA FUN
UNF plays 13 home games and 20 total games in the state of Florida this year, giving the Ospreys over half of their games within the Sunshine State. 

The Ospreys play at Florida State, FIU, Miami, FAMU, FGCU, Jacksonville and Stetson for road games in Florida.

UNRELENTING
Rhetta Moore and Jaida Bond return as two of the top three gym rats in the ASUN from a year ago. Moore finished third in the league with 35.2 minutes played per game, while Bond paced the ASUN with 36.5.

MARKSMEN
UNF led the ASUN and finished 18th in three-point field goal percentage a year ago. The Ospreys had three players finish in the top five in that category, with another being Jaida Bond, a current Osprey. 

Erin Jones led the league with a 43.8 percent mark. The Ospreys finished 10th in the nation with 238th three-point field goals last year, a program record.

STALWARTS
UNF plays a program-record five games against Power Five schools in one season. 

The Ospreys go to FSU (Nov. 9), Clemson (Nov. 24), Auburn (Nov. 30), Georgia (Dec. 8) and Miami (Dec. 21).

SEASONED VETS
The Ospreys' 13-player roster combines to have 609 total games of experience at the Division I level returning this year. 

NEWBIES
North Florida's three newcomers are Jaida Bond, Britnay Gore and Kaila Rougier. 

Jaida Bond is no stranger to the ASUN Conference after becoming an everyday starter and all-conference pick at North Alabama. 

Britnay Gore, a native of Antigua, Caribbean, is a transfer from Penn State. She dominated at Cleveland State Community College before heading up to Happy Valley. 

Rougier from up I-95 where she attended Beach High School in Savannah, Ga. The lefty was a dominant scorer, pouring in 22.0 points/game.

WELCOME BACK
Former UNF Women's Basketball Director of Operations, Charlsea Clark, returns to the sidelines as assistant coach. Clark comes from Bishop Kenny HS in Jacksonville where she was a highly successful head coach. 

Clark played collegiately at Flagler College in St. Augustine.

RECORD WATCH
Forward Jazz Bond has taken over the UNF record books since coming to UNF as a transfer from USF. The 6-4 player from Murfreesboro, Tenn., comes into the season as the UNF all-time leader in blocks, while also eyeing the scoring record at 500-points short of the UNF DI-era for total points. 

She needs 122 blocks to break the conference record for blocked shots, and is only 0.9 points/game shy of the UNF DI-era points/game record.

YEAR SEVEN
Head coach Darrick Gibbs is back for his seventh season with the Ospreys. Gibbs has settled in to create one of the most consistent programs in the league. 

Last season Gibbs helped lead the Ospreys to a program-high 11 wins in ASUN play. UNF's offense was as high powered as they come, reaching 71.7 points/game, a UNF DI-era record.

MORE, MOORE
Rhetta Moore returns for a fifth year after becoming the first ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year in UNF Women's Basketball history. The guard was also named to the ASUN All-Tournament team.