MADISON, Wis. - North Florida women's basketball (1-1) suffered its first defeat on the year on the road against Wisconsin (2-1), 77-54, on Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center.
The Ospreys jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter and hung around through the first half, but late breaks for the Badgers were too much to overcome. UNF once again had all 11 players see playing time in their second game of the season, while also having nine of them record a field goal.
Lyric Swann paced all Ospreys in scoring for a second consecutive game with 16 points in 35 minutes played. She was the only UNF player with double-digit scoring and was one of two players with five or more rebounds.
Wisconsin 77, UNF 54,
RECORDS
North Florida | 1-1
Wisconsin | 2-1
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
First Half: Ospreys started off hot from deep with their first two shots being three-pointers made by the Swann sisters ...
Selma Eklund extended the lead to 8-3 when she executed on the putback...Wisconsin briefly took the lead back before
Brianna Livingston drove in for a layup to retake the lead ... J. Swann scored again to start the second period with a mid-range jumper ...after a 7-0 run from Wisconsin, L. Swann responded with a deep three to cut the deficit to three ... UNF was able to put up some points late in the half with a steal and drive from
Sarah Taub to bring a 42-27 score into the break.
Second Half: Emma Broermann opened up the second half with her first points of the game backing into the paint ... L. Swann put together a pair of buckets in the third quarter, including a deep shot for her third three of the day ...
Elysa Wesolek made moves in the post to get in on the action late in the period ... Elkund had another great play to start the fourth with a rebound put-back with the foul to cut into the deficit ...
Kristy Hamze had two three-pointers in the final four minutes, but it wasn't enough in the 77-54 loss on the road.
LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
Wisconsin
- Serah Williams | 15 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks
- Maty Wilke | 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals
- Brooke Schramek | 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
- Julie Pospisilova | 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
COACH GIBBS' COMMENTS
"I really liked how we started the game! I thought we executed really well early, but struggled to maintain the intensity and focus needed to sustain our success. We had some solid moments to build on as we continue to grow together."
-- head coach
Darrick Gibbs
NOTES
- L. Swann has played 33 or more minutes in both games to start the season.
- She also had the most field goals made with six total, as no one else had more than three.
- The Swann sisters combined for 25 of the 65 total field goal attempts in the game.
- They also totaled 24 points and eight rebounds as a duo on Sunday.
- Five different UNF players had takeaways on the Badgers.
- Maddie Millar scored the first points of her collegiate career with a three-pointer in the second quarter.
- Ospreys finished with more second chance points, 11-10, and bench points, 23-19, than Wisconsin.
- It was UNF's first game against a Big Ten foe since facing No. 14/16 Indiana Dec. 7, 2019.
UP NEXT
UNF travels overseas to compete in the MAAC-ASUN Dublin Challenge, starting their first of two games in Ireland against Rider on Friday, Nov. 18, at 2:30 p.m. EST.
