JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF women's basketball plays its final game of the 2021 calendar year and seventh game on the road when it goes to FAMU December 30. 
 

UNF at FAMU | Al Lawson Center - Tallahassee, Fla.
Game 12	Thursday, Dec. 30 at 6 p.m.
Series History	UNF leads, 3-0
Social Media / Coverage	@OspreyWBB | #SWOOPLife | @UNFOspreys

SERIES HISTORY
North Florida is 3-0 all-time against FAMU ... North Florida defeated FAMU in 2016, 2017 and 2018 ... the first-ever meeting was a 71-60 win for the Ospreys in Jacksonville Nov. 11, 2016 ... UNF won the last meeting, 64-53, Nov. 16, 2018 ... UNF's only meeting at FAMU was a nine-point win in December of 2017.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
FAMU comes in looking for their first win of the season after losing 10-straight games to start the season ... FAMU's last game was at Charleston Dec. 19, a 23-point loss to the Cougars ... FAMU also lost to Jacksonville by 21 points in early December ... FAMU is led by first-year head coach Shalon Pillow ... Dylan Horton paces the squad in points per game with 14.3 per contest ... the Rattlers do not rank in the top 100 in the nation in any major team statistical category.

FROM THE JUMP
>> UNF is 6-5 after coming off a 60-47 win against Bethune-Cookman Sunday, Dec. 12. 
>> The Ospreys will have played six of their last seven games on the road dating back to Nov. 24. 
>> UNF started 4-1 through its first five games, its best start through the first five in the program's DI history.
>> The Ospreys rank in the top 25 nationally in a number of statistical categories:

• Assists - 189 (14th)
• Blocked Shots - 57 (15th)
• FT % - 78.0 (21st)

AN OSPREY WIN WOULD...
-Snap a three-game road losing streak.
-Give UNF a 7-5 record at the conclusion of the 2021 calendar year
-Make UNF 4-0 against FAMU in series history.

HOME COOKING
The Ospreys are 5-0 at home this season after picking up a 60-47 win against Bethune-Cookman last Sunday. North Florida has defeated Warner, Trinity Baptist, Webber, Florida Atlantic and Bethune-Cookman at home. 

The Ospreys are scoring 89.2 points per game at home, allowing just 51.2 points per contest while holding foes to 31.6 percent from the field. 

Jazz Bond is averaging a staggering 20.6 points per game and 11 rebounds per contest during the five home games. 

UNF's lone road win of the year came in a Nov. 27 victory at the College of Charleston. UNF has played a tough road schedule. The Ospreys have played at Florida State, Clemson, Charleston, Auburn, FIU and Georgia.

BLOCK PARTY
Over the last three games, UNF is averaging 7.7 blocks/game thanks to a pair of monstrous performances. 

Dec. 4 at FIU, UNF tied the program record and tied the UNF DI-era single game blocks record with 10 blocks. Two games later, UNF matched that mark with 10 in the win against Bethune-Cookman.

Jazz Bond had eight blocks in the game at FIU, tying her own program single game mark. She had four against Bethune-Cookman.

LAST TIME VS. FAMU
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The North Florida women's basketball team picked up its second consecutive home win this week as the Ospreys came away victorious in a 64-53 decision over Florida A&M on Friday night in UNF Arena (Nov. 16, 2018).

LAST GAMES vs. FAMU
Date Result Location
Date    Result    Location
11/16/18    W, 64-53    UNF Arena
12/10/17    W, 77-68    Tallahassee, Fla.
11/11/16    W, 71-60    UNF Arena

SEASON HIGHS
A pair of Ospreys recorded season highs despite the loss at Georgia Wednesday, Dec. 8. Guard Jaida Bond made five-of-eight three-pointers for 15 points. Her five from beyond the arc was a season high and one short of her career high. Her point total also set a season high, making it the fourth time she's reached double-digit points this year. 

Tatiana Thompson was strong on the glass in 20 minutes of play at Georgia. The Georgetown transfer reeled in a team-high seven rebounds, giving her a new season high, while tying her career-high mark set as a Hoya.

Rhetta Moore followed with six steals in the win against Bethune-Cookman, giving her a career high.

AT THE BREAK
The score at halftime has told the fate of the final score thus far. UNF is a perfect 6-0 when leading at the break, while going 0-5 when behind at halftime.

ELITE COMPANY
Forward Jazz Bond came in as the ASUN Preseason Defensive Player of the Year as the North Florida Women's Basketball all-time record holder for blocks. 

The 6-4 forward is just one of two student-athletes in all of NCAA Division I Women's Basketball to be in the top 20 for total points and total blocks. Bond has 29 blocks this season, good for tied-for-eighth. Her 201 points is tied for 16th.

Kansas State's Ayoka Lee is the only other student-athlete to join Bond in that category.