Women’s Basketball Bests Bellarmine With Balanced Performance

Wednesday, February 9

Jacksonville, Fla.

11 a.m.

University of North Florida

11-12,4-7ASUN

Bellarmine

3-19,0-11ASUN

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Bellarmine	18	12	14	19	63
North Florida	20	16	23	26	85

UNF WBB celebrating a win against Bellarmine

North Florida improved to 8-3 at home with the win.

Photo by: Jeremiah Wilson

Women’s Basketball Bests Bellarmine With Balanced Performance

2/9/2022 1:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Four Score in Double Figures, Jaida Bond Tallies Season High and Sister Jazz Reaches 1,500 Points

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Four Ospreys reached double-digit points, UNF outscored Bellarmine by 24 in bench points and the Bond sisters each had milestone mornings as North Florida women's basketball (11-12, 4-7 ASUN) dispatched Bellarmine (3-19, 0-11 ASUN), 85-63, Wednesday, Feb. 9.

Jaida Bond put up a season-high 18 points, all off the bench, thanks to three three-pointers and a perfect day from the free throw line. Sister Jazz Bond put up 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists while eclipsing 1,500-career points for her UNF tenure.

Emma Broermann notched 13 points and Rhetta Moore joined the double-digit scoring brigade with 16 points, five rebounds and three steals. UNF outscored Bellarmine, 40-22, in the paint and 28-4 in bench points.

The Ospreys led for over 36 minutes and took advantage of 19 Bellarmine turnovers, scoring 32 points off Bellarmine miscues. Eight different Ospreys had assists, helping UNF reach the 20-team assist benchmark.

UNF shot 13-for-14 from the line, good for tied-for-fifth in UNF single game history for free throw percentage with at least 10 attempts taken in a game.

UNF 85, Bellarmine 63

Beyond the Box Score

First Quarter: UNF shot 7-for-14 from the field and Rhetta Moore put up five points, but Bellarmine's Jaela Johnson had nine of the Knights' 18 points to keep the visitors within two points at the end of the first.
Second Quarter: Jazz Bond went on her own 5-0 run in the second quarter, putting UNF ahead, 27-22 … UNF ushered Bellarmine into six turnovers in the second quarter alone, closing the half with a 36-30 lead … the Ospreys' largest lead all game up to that point was an eight point advantage at 36-28 … North Florida shot 14-for-31 from the floor in the first half … both teams combined to go 12-for-12 from the line.
Third Quarter: The third quarter was key as the Ospreys established themselves with a comfortable lead … UNF led by as many as 19 during the quarter, going 5-for-9 from three-point range .. Jaida Bond went for nine points on a trio of three-pointers … Rhetta Moore put up a timely three-pointer to get UNF ahead, 43-33 … after a pair of Broermann layups, Jaida Bond drilled a stepback three-pointer and Jazz Bond connected with a triple for a 59-40 lead.
Fourth Quarter: The Ospreys outscored Bellarmine, 26-19, in the fourth quarter, Jaida Bond reached a season high for points after tallying six more and Tatiana Thompson contributed six more as North Florida ran away with it.

End of 3rd | A 21-7 run gives the Ospreys a dominant lead going into the fourth!#SWOOPLife // #FlyHigh // 1% // @EmMarie40 pic.twitter.com/wP8zKSnofx
— UNF Women's Basketball (@OspreyWBB) February 9, 2022

Leaders By the Numbers
BELL

Jaela Johnson | 26 points, 4 assists, 1 steal
Mackenzie Keelin | 13 rebounds, 12 points

UNF

Jaida Bond | 18 points, 5-7 FG, 3-5 3PT FG
Rhetta Moore | 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
Jazz Bond | 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals
Emma Broermann | 13 points, 6-9 FG, 4 rebounds
Ally Knights | 8 points, 7 assists
Summah Evans | 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block

1:03 3rd | That's 1,500 career points for @Jazzy_fizzlee3!

UNF 59, BELL 40#SWOOPLife // #FlyHigh // 1% pic.twitter.com/gdWK4u6cQT
— UNF Women's Basketball (@OspreyWBB) February 9, 2022

Notes

Jazz Bond is just the third Osprey to reach the 1,500-point milestone.
Jazz Bond needs 70 points to become the UNF DI-era record holder for points.
UNF is 3-0 against Bellarmine.
The Ospreys conclude ASUN West Division play, 2-3.
Jaida Bond's previous season high for points was 17, set against Stetson in January.
It was UNF's largest margin of victory in ASUN play since defeating the Knights 77-49 March 6 of last season.
It was UNF's most points in an ASUN game since defeating UNA 86-74 March 11 of last season.
UNF's 20 assists marked a season high in conference play.
It was the first time this year UNF has gone with this starting five.

Coach Gibbs' Comments

.@CoachGibbs alongside @moore_rhetta and @jaidabond00 discuss today's win.

Full interview >> https://t.co/e4QqnvOZi0 #FlyHigh // 1% pic.twitter.com/2ADUbTDPQb
— UNF Women's Basketball (@OspreyWBB) February 9, 2022

Up Next
UNF goes on the road again Saturday to take on Kennesaw State.