JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball (7-7, 0-2 ASUN) outscored the visiting Stetson Hatters (8-7, 1-1 ASUN) in quarters three and four, but Stetson's 19-point differential in the second frame proved to be too much to recover from as UNF dropped its ASUN home opener, 73-62, Saturday, Jan. 8.

UNF trailed by 20 at the half before posting a rampant 14-0 run out of halftime, cutting the deficit to 39-33 midway through the third. Stetson was able to cool off the Ospreys down the stretch as UNF played in its first home game since Dec. 12.

Jaida Bond scored a season-high 17 points with the help of five three-pointers and Summah Evans reached double figures with 12.

Stetson 73, UNF 62
Beyond the Box Score

• First Quarter: The Hatters led for eight minutes and 13 seconds of the first quarter, but the UNF bench outscored Stetson, 6-0, helping the Ospreys trail by just one heading into the second quarter.
• Second Quarter: Stetson's Tatiana Streun scored 10 in the second quarter and 19 in the first half, helping the Hatters to a 24-5 second session and a 39-19 lead.
• Third Quarter: North Florida came out of the break on a mission, rattling off a 14-0 run to cut the deficit to 39-33 with 5:40 to go … Stetson didn't make its first basket of the half until the 5:13 mark … the Hatters turned the tide, going on a 12-4 to close the third quarter.
• Fourth Quarter: Both teams shot better than 50 percent from the floor, Jaida Bond had eight points and UNF scored 12 points off Stetson turnovers, but the Ospreys couldn't get closer than down eight.

Leaders By the Numbers
Stetson

• Tatiana Streun | 24 points, 7 rebounds
• Alyssa Hargrove | 7 points, 3 assists, 3 steals.

UNF

• Jaida Bond | 17 points
• Emma Broermann | 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3blocks
• Ally Knights | 5 points, 5 assists, 3 steals

Coach Gibbs' Comments
 

Postgame thoughts from earlier today against Stetson. Full recap to follow shortly.#FlyHigh pic.twitter.com/gzmWhkR7iG

— UNF Women's Basketball (@OspreyWBB) January 9, 2022

Notes

• UNF and Stetson are 9-9 in series history in games played at UNF.
• The Ospreys reached double-digit three-pointers for the fourth time on the season.
• Jaida Bond scored in double figures for the fifth time on the year. She tied a season high with five three-pointers, last reached at Georgia Dec. 8.
• It was just UNF's third home game since Nov. 21.
• UNF had six blocks to zero for Stetson.

Up Next
The Ospreys will go to Liberty Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m.