JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball (1-0) debuted on the new CSI Companies Court and brought home a season-opening victory against Warner (1-2), 92-63, on Monday evening at UNF Arena.
Kaila Rougier had a career night to start off her sophomore campaign with her first-ever double-double as an Osprey with 10 points and 10 rebounds. She was just shy of the triple-double mark, as she had seven total assists against the Royals.
The Ospreys outscored Warner, 32-7, in the fourth quarter, including nine points scored by
Jaelyn Swann, to run away with the 29-point win to open the season.
Lyric Swann joined her sister with a stellar Osprey debut leading the team with 18 points, while also playing well-rounded ball with five rebounds, four assists and four steals.
UNF 92, Warner 63
RECORDS
North Florida | 1-0
Warner | 1-3
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
First Half: The Ospreys scored their first points of the season off a Rougier jumper 20 seconds into the game ... J. Swann drained the first shot from behind the line on the year to give UNF a 7-1 lead ... Warner made a late push in the first quarter with eight straight points, but it was stopped by a three from L. Swann ... UNF ended opening quarter on an 11-2 run with eight of those points scored by L. Swann ... Warner opened with another scoring in the second quarter, but UNF responded with a 10-3 run lead by
Elysa Wesolek scoring three field goals in that span ... a made three and two free throws closed the first half with the Ospreys up by eight.
Second Half: UNF opened the second half strong with
Brianna Livingston draining back-to-back buckets ...
Kristy Hamze followed in Livingston's footsteps with consecutive three-pointers for the Ospreys ... UNF finished the third quarter on a high note with two scores in the final eight seconds to go up four heading into the fourth ... a pair of threes from J. Swann expanded the lead to 13 points for UNF, which forced a timeout from Warner ... Ospreys dominated throughout the fourth quarter, outscoring the Royals, 32-7, to end the game with a 29-point victory in the home-opener.
LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
- Lyric Swann | 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals
- Kaila Rougier | 10 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals
- Elysa Wesolek | 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
- Jaelyn Swann | 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
- Kristy Hamze | 16 points
Warner
- Chanelle McDonald | 19 points, 8 rebounds
- Jasmine Edwards | 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
- Dianis Hurtado | 9 points, 4 rebounds
COACH GIBBS' COMMENTS
NOTES
- UNF's 25-point fourth quarter scoring margin is the largest in a quarter since facing Trinity Baptist in 2021.
- Along with the double-double, Rougier set career highs in points, rebounds, assists and steals.
- Wesolek was also set personal-best marks in points scored and assists.
- All 11 UNF players saw time on the court in the home opener.
- Nine Ospreys made their UNF debuts.
- Five Ospreys reached double-digit points.
- Ospreys grab their ninth consecutive victory over Warner.
- Head coach Darrick Gibbs takes his seventh straight home-opening win.
- First time since the 2016-17 season that UNF has started the season with a 1-0 record.
UP NEXT
UNF will play at home game once again this week against College of Charleston on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m.
