JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A chance to advance to the 2022 ASUN Women's Basketball Championship Semifinals is on the line when ASUN East Division fifth-seeded North Florida goes to the top overall seed in No. 22 FGCU Sunday, March 6.
 

UNF vs. NO. 22 FGCU | ALICO ARENA - FORT MYERS, FLA.
Game 30	Sunday, March 6 - 2 p.m.
Series History	FGCU leads, 31-3
Social Media / Coverage	@OspreyWBB | #SWOOPLife | @UNFOspreys

LAST TIME OUT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - North Florida women's basketball (13-16) never trailed, Jazz Bond set the UNF DI-era points record, Rhetta Moore reeled in 12 boards and the Ospreys put the clamps on Lipscomb (10-20) in a 60-42 ASUN Championship First Round win on the road Wednesday, March 2.

The Ospreys went on a monstrous 15-0 scoring run out of the gates in the fourth quarter, propelling North Florida to an 18-point win.

North Florida led for nearly 39 minutes of the game and had an advantage of up to 22. UNF got to the line 15 times, making 14, while 10 of the 11 Ospreys that suited up notched at least two points. LAST TIME VS. FGCU (2.19.22)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -  North Florida women's basketball (11-15, 4-10 ASUN) held one of the best shooting teams in the nation to 31 percent from long distance and Rhetta Moore put up an 11-point and 13-rebound double-double, but the Ospreys came up short against No. 25/22 FGCU (24-2, 13-1 ASUN), 63-52, on Senior Day Saturday, Feb. 19.

SERIES HISTORY
FGCU: FGCU leads the all-time series, 31-3 ... all 34 meetings have come between these two teams during UNF's ASUN era ... North Florida is looking for its first-ever win at FGCU ... the Eagles won both meetings this season between the two teams ... North Florida's last win came Feb. 1, 2018 when North Florida defeated then No. 25 FGCU in Jacksonville.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
FGCU: The Eagles are ranked No. 22 in the nation and tout one of the best records in the country ... FGCU's 92.9 winning percentage is the second-highest in the nation ... FGCU is first in the nation in scoring margin (21.6), three-pointers attempted (1,021), three-pointers made (332), three-pointers per game (11.9) and turnover margin (8.5) ... Kierstan Bell spearheads FGCU's dangerous offense as the ASUN Player of the Year ... Bell is first in the league in total points, although guard Tishara Morehouse isn't far behind at 421 ... Morehouse and Bell were both ASUN First Team picks this season ... Kendall Spray is the team's sharpshooter, having hit the 10th-most three-pointers in the nation (84).

AN OSPREY WIN WOULD...
-Send North Florida to the ASUN Semifinals for the fifth season in a row. 
-Give the Ospreys their first-ever win at FGCU.
-Give the Ospreys their first win against a ranked team since defeating No. 25 FGCU Feb. 1, 2018.

NEW RECORDS
UNF recently set and is closing in on a few team milestones for single season tallies.
-Three-point field goals made (200 - 3rd)
-Three-point field goals attempted (649 - 1st)
-Blocks (134 - 1st)
-FT percentage (74.3 - 1st)
-Blocks/game (4.6 - 1st)

A KNIGHTLY OCCURRENCE
Ally Knights ranks tied-for-first in the league with 4.6 assists/game. She's also second in the conference with 129 helpers.

She ranks fourth in UNF single-season history for total assists and second in the UNF DI-era to only Ty Purifoy. Her 4.6 helpers per game tally is also fourth in UNF single-season history. 

BEHIND THE SCENES
Despite going 0-for-6 from the floor in UNF's 60-42 win against Lipscomb in the ASUN Championship First Round, Rhetta Moore's impact on the outcome of the game was found in nearly every other area. 

Moore played just under 33 minutes, grabbing a team-high 12 rebounds, dishing out a game-high five assists, grabbing two steals and blocking another shot. UNF had a +21 tally with her on the court.

TOURNEY TIME
UNF is 8-11 all-time in the ASUN Championship. North Florida has appeared in every ASUN postseason since 2014. North Florida has won at least one game six different seasons since joining the league.

FIRST HALF LOCKDOWN
UNF held Lipscomb to 17 points in the first half of, the lowest point total for any opponent this in the first this year.

40 PERCENT IS KEY
When UNF shoots it well, it is a challenge for teams to get to the Ospreys. North Florida is 13-5 when shooting better than 40 percent from the floor, but 0-11 when shooting under 40 percent.

TAKE WHAT'S GIVEN TO YOU
UNF went 14-for-15 from the free throw line at Lipscomb, shooting 93.3 percent, good for fifth-best in UNF single game history. UNF leads the league in free throw percentage.

DEFENSIVE STALWART
Jazz Bond was named to three different ASUN Postseason awards, including ASUN Co-Defensive Player of the Year, All-ASUN First Team and ASUN All-Academic Team. 

She is the first Osprey in program history to earn the top defensive honor twice. She is only the second in ASUN history to do so as well.

ALONE AT THE TOP
Jazz Bond scored 11 points in the win at Lipscomb, bringing her to 1,574 points for her UNF career. With that game she moved into first in the UNF DI-era for total points, surpassing UNF Hall of Famer, Brittany Kirkland. She is second in UNF history for total points.