JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The 30th year of UNF women's basketball will feature 29 regular season games, 17 of which will be in the Sunshine State, as well as a trip to Ireland for a pair of contests. The Ospreys will get a chance to break in the new CSI Companies Court at UNF Arena this upcoming year.

North Florida is set to play four games against Power Five teams, 13 contests at home and 18 total games against ASUN foes.

"We are excited about the challenges this schedule will bring to the table," head coach Darrick Gibbs said. "The goal is always to play a variety of non-conference opponents who can help prepare us for the ASUN schedule. It's an exciting time here with all the renovations in the arena and it will be fun to play our first two games of the season at home. This schedule is as tough as any we've had as we will face teams from the ACC, SEC, and Big 10, A-10 and the CAA. We also get an unbelievable opportunity to play two games in Dublin, Ireland for the ASUN/MAAC Challenge. This is going to be a fun season and I'm really looking forward to seeing this group battle and grow together."


Quick Facts

• 29 games, 13 home games
• 11 non-conference contests
• Home and season opener Nov. 7 vs. Warner
• Road opener Nov. 13 at Wisconsin
• ASUN opener Jan. 2 at Stetson
• ASUN home opener Jan. 7 vs. Lipscomb
• Power Five foes include Wisconsin, Miami, Auburn and Alabama
• Ireland Trip features games Nov. 18 and 19 vs. Marist and Rider
• UNF plays three first-time foes in St. Joseph's, Austin Peay and Queens
• River City Rumble: Jan. 26 at JU, Jan. 28 vs. JU at UNF

Notable November
The season and home opener takes place Nov. 7 when UNF hosts Warner, breaking in the CSI Companies Court at UNF for the UNF women's basketball program. The Ospreys follow that up with the completion of a home-and-home against the College of Charleston Nov. 10.

After going to Wisconsin in 2019, UNF returns to Madison, Wis., to face the Badgers Nov. 13. The next two games are played on an international stage as UNF goes to Ireland for the ASUN/MAAC Challenge in Dublin Nov. 18-19. The Ospreys take on Marist and Rider during the trip.

November concludes with a home game against the St. Joseph's Hawks, the first-ever meeting between these two teams.


Completion of Non-Conference Play
December sees UNF play just one home game when the Ospreys host Trinity Baptist Dec. 9. UNF put up a program-record 126 points in the last encounter between the two teams.

Bookending the lone home game of the month are road matchups at Bethune-Cookman Dec. 1 and Miami Dec. 4. A trip to Alabama in late December concludes the 2022 calendar year, as UNF plays at Auburn Dec. 20 and Alabama Dec. 22.


ASUN Schedule - January
UNF's busiest month of the year in terms of total games is January, as UNF plays nine in the first month of 2023. The month begins with road games at Stetson Jan. 2 and ASUN newcomer, Queens, Jan. 5.

The first of two three-game home stands for UNF on the year begins with Lipscomb Jan. 7. North Florida welcomes Liberty Thursday, Jan. 12 for the "kid's game". Queens comes to Jacksonville Jan. 14, completing the home stand.

A two-game swing in the Bluegrass State begins Jan. 19 at Bellarmine and finishes two days later in Richmond, Ky., at Eastern Kentucky.

The home-and-home River City Rumble showdown is set for Jan. 26 at JU and Jan. 28 in The Nest.


Second Half of League Play
The second half of league play opens at home with games against Stetson Feb. 2 and FGCU Feb. 4. The second-to-last road trip of the regular season takes UNF to Tennessee for games at Austin Peay Feb. 9 and Lipscomb Feb. 11.

North Florida hosts 2021-22 ASUN runner-up, Jacksonville State, Feb. 16. The Ospreys play their lone game against Kennesaw State Feb. 18 at home. UNF split the season series against the Owls a year ago.

February closes on the road with games at Central Arkansas Feb. 23 and North Alabama Feb. 25. The final game of the regular season and lone game in March has the Ospreys hosting Eastern Kentucky March 1.

ASUN postseason play features four rounds and spans from March 4-11.


Notes

• UNF plays five non-conference teams it faced last year in Warner, Charleston, Bethune-Cookman, Trinity Baptist and Auburn.
• The Ospreys play teams from eight different Division I conferences.
• Queens is playing its first year at the Division I level.
• UNF plays four teams that advanced to postseason play beyond the conference tournament at the Division I level (Alabama, Miami, Jacksonville State, FGCU).