DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball (2-4) bounced back in a big way against Bethune-Cookman (0-6), as the Ospreys picked up their first road win of the season, 54-43, on Thursday evening at Moore Gymnasium.
The Ospreys started the game in a defense battle with B-CU after only scoring 21 points in the first half. Scoring runs to start and finish the third quarter gave UNF a strong lead as the Ospreys never looked back after they expanded it to double-digits in the fourth.
Emma Broermann had another stellar night recording her fourth-career double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while shooting 7-for-10 from the field. She was balanced on the boards with six rebounds on both offense and defense, while also surpassing her season-high marks for both points and rebounds.
UNF 54, B-CU 43
RECORDS
North Florida | 2-4
Bethune-Cookman | 0-6
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
First Half: Brianna Livingston opened the game with a jumper, followed by
Jaelyn Swann beating the shot clock from deep to take a lead early...Bethune-Cookman scored three consecutive field goals before
Elysa Wesolek scored her first points on a layup...the freshmen made an impact late in the first period with a steal from
Sarah Taub setting up a corner three for
Helena Rafnsdottir...B-CU stretched their lead out to five in the second quarter, but Broermann scored six of the nine points for the Ospreys in the second quarter to keep it a one-possession game going into the break.
Second Half: The Ospreys came out hot in the second half with five straight points to take back the lead halfway through the third quarter...after the Wildcats went on a run of their own, UNF responded closing the quarter on a 12-0 that ended with a Wesolek three-pointer with two seconds left in the period...the success continued in the fourth quarter with Taub taking a steal for a layup to expand the lead to double-digits...
Lyric Swann dished a pass out to her sister, Jaelyn, to splash one from downtown...another 9-0 run, highlighted two buckets from
Kaila Rougier and a three from L. Swann, ensured the victory on the road.
LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
B-CU
- Chanel Wilson | 20 points, 3 assists, 3 steals
- D'Shantae Edwards | 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals
- Morgan Beacham | 8 rebounds, 2 steals
POST-GAME THOUGHTS
NOTES
- Broermann put together her fourth-career double-double, as well as her first of the season, while being two rebounds shy of a career-high.
- Rougier played well all-around with seven points, five rebounds and three assists on her birthday.
- Taub had her sixth-straight game with at least one point, rebound and assist to start out her Osprey career.
- Emma Broermann and L. Swann led the team in playing time with 34 minutes each.
- Rafnsdottir made the first collegiate start of her career on Thursday evening.
- She is the third freshman on the team to make a start over the first six games of the season.
- Wesolek made her return against the Wildcats after missing the game against Saint Joseph's this past weekend.
UP NEXT
UNF will head further south in what will be a big test on the road against Miami on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m., in Coral Gables, Fla.
