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Josh Berenbaum shoots the basketball
Todd Drexler
79
Winner North Florida UNF 8-13,6-5 ASUN
74
Stetson Stet 9-13,6-9 ASUN
Winner
North Florida UNF
8-13,6-5 ASUN
79
Final
74
Stetson Stet
9-13,6-9 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Florida UNF 38 41 79
Stetson Stet 36 38 74

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | North Florida Athletics

Bench Bolsters Ospreys in Series Opening Win at Stetson

OPENING TIP
Score: North Florida 79, Stetson 74
Records: North Florida (8-13, 6-5 ASUN) | Stetson (9-13, 6-9 ASUN)
Location: Edmunds Center (DeLand, Fla.)
The Short Story: North Florida got 32 points off the bench including career high performances from freshmen Josh Berenbaum and Chaz Lanier, as the Ospreys earned a 79-74 road victory Friday afternoon at Stetson in the first of two meetings this weekend between the two ASUN rivals.

BY THE NUMBERS
- Jose Placer led the Ospreys with 20 points including four three-pointers and 7-for-10 shooting from the floor | Placer also paced the squad with 7 rebounds 
- Freshman Josh Berenbaum finished with a career best 15 points, making three treys including the game securing triple in the closing seconds
- Playing in just his 8th game of the season, freshman Chaz Lanier added 11 points including a trio of threes 
- Carter Hendricksen (14 pts) and Jonathan Aybar (11 points) also reached double digits
- Stetson was led by a 34-point effort from Christiaan Jones
- Ospreys made 13 three-pointers as a team while holding the Hatters to just five (four below their season average)


NOTABLE MOMENTS
- Stetson got out to an early lead using an 11-6 run to start the game
- Hatters would maintain a lead until a 10-2 spurt by the Ospreys midway through the period gave UNF the advantage | Chaz Lanier and Josh Berenbaum both hit threes during the surge
- Stetson answered with the next 8 points to regain the lead
- Jose Placer sparked an 8-0 run for the Ospreys in the closing minutes of the half that also included another Lanier three-pointer
- North Florida owned a 38-36 halftime advantage after outscoring the Hatters 13-6 over the final 5 minutes
- Turnovers and cool shooting plagued the Ospreys in the beginning of the second half with Stetson using an 11-4 surge to grab a 47-42 lead at the first media timeout
- Ospreys refused to quit and battled back to recapture the lead 55-54 following a span where Placer and Berenbaum combined for 11 points
- After falling behind 61-57 with around 7 minutes left to play, UNF produced an 11-4 spurt bookended by baskets from Carter Hendricksen to gain the lead for good
- Stetson closed the deficit to two (74-72) but Emmanuel Adedoyin found Berenbaum in the corner for dagger three-pointer that secured the road win for the Ospreys
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- North Florida won its 8th straight vs Stetson and improved to 21-12 all-time against the Hatters
- Jose Placer has now reached double digits in eight straight games
- Josh Berenbaum (11 mins) and Chaz Lanier (1 min) have played in just 12 minutes of ASUN competition before tonight and combined for 3 points | Finished the night with a combined total of 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 3PM in 35 minutes
- Ospreys were outrebounded 33-29


LAST WORD - Head Coach Matthew Driscoll
"The most important parts about maturing are the understanding of self control, the optimistic approach to reality and holding yourself and others, in a team atmosphere, accountable. The opportunity that was presented to our guys and how their commitment to work, specifically Josh and Chaz after games and during practices, allowed them to not only step up but also have their teammates believe in them to do the things they were supposed to do. When you keep things simple and don't let what you can't do get in the way of what you can do, it allows you the opportunity to have that success. The game went back and forth and for our group of inexperienced guys to demonstrate the perseverance on the road and continue to roll that ball up a hill as a group. Our guys were disciplined on both ends of the floor enabling them to make the key plays that we needed to have made.  " 

NEXT UP
North Florida wraps up the regular season with Saturday's rematch at Stetson at 2 p.m. ASUN Tournament action begins next week for the Ospreys on Thursday in quarterfinal action.
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Players Mentioned

Emmanuel Adedoyin

#0 Emmanuel Adedoyin

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Finance
Carter Hendricksen

#3 Carter Hendricksen

F
6' 7"
Junior
Sport Management
Jose Placer

#15 Jose Placer

G
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sport Management
Chaz Lanier

#2 Chaz Lanier

G
6' 4"
Freshman
International Business
Jonathan Aybar

#21 Jonathan Aybar

F
6' 9"
Freshman
Exploratory
Josh Berenbaum

#23 Josh Berenbaum

G/F
6' 8"
Freshman
Finance

Players Mentioned

Emmanuel Adedoyin

#0 Emmanuel Adedoyin

6' 2"
Sophomore
Finance
G
Carter Hendricksen

#3 Carter Hendricksen

6' 7"
Junior
Sport Management
F
Jose Placer

#15 Jose Placer

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sport Management
G
Chaz Lanier

#2 Chaz Lanier

6' 4"
Freshman
International Business
G
Jonathan Aybar

#21 Jonathan Aybar

6' 9"
Freshman
Exploratory
F
Josh Berenbaum

#23 Josh Berenbaum

6' 8"
Freshman
Finance
G/F