JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball (5-13, 2-6 ASUN) was unable to bounce back from a fiery second quarter from Jacksonville (9-9, 3-5 ASUN), as the Ospreys fell to the Dolphins, 74-51, on Thursday evening at Swisher Gymnasium.

The Ospreys kept it a defensive game through the first 10 minutes, but had opportunities slip through their fingers and saw the game get away from them. UNF will have its chance to respond in a just two days from now when they get their rematch on its home court this Saturday.

Lyric Swann recorded another double-digit scoring performance with 15 points on the night, which was the most scored by the redshirt junior since Jan. 7 against Lipscomb. She also was on the court for 39 total minutes to give her eight games this season with over 35 minutes played.

JU 74, UNF 51

RECORDS

North Florida | 5-13 (2-6 ASUN)
Jacksonville | 9-9 (3-5 ASUN)

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

First Half: Both teams struggled on the offensive side of the ball early with only four points scored in just under five minutes of play time...Maddie Millar made the first big splash for the Ospreys with a three-pointer from the corner...L. Swann responded with her first points on a layup to maintain the early lead over JU...the Dolphins went up four before the end of the first, but not before Kaila Rougier made a bucket to keep it a one-possession game through the first...Elysa Wesolek carried her presence in the paint with a layup to start the second period...JU put together a 16-3 run coming out of their huddle from the first period, but was stopped with a score from L. Swann...Jaelyn Swann provided a spark with an and-one score to cut into the Dolphins' deficit before the break.

Second Half: Coming out of the half, L. Swann forced herself to the free throw line, followed by a made trey from Rougier...a L. Swann three and a jumper from Emma Broermann continued a 10-3 run for UNF to start the second half...Wesolek and L. Swann made baskets inside the arc to end the third quarter for the Ospreys...Broermann scored six points in another run of 8-3 to start the fourth, followed with a long three from L. Swann...Selma Eklund, as well as Millar, put together late scores but it wasn't enough against their crosstown rivals on the road.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Lyric Swann | 15 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds
Emma Broermann | 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals
Kaila Rougier | 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals

JU
Jalisa Dunlap | 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals
DeShari Graham | 21 points, 4 steals, 2 assists
Shynia Jackson | 12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"We have to do a better job of having awareness offensively and we have to execute better to generate the shots that we need to. We also need to take care of the basketball, but we did better in the second half. The second quarter killed us because every one of the turnovers were at the top and they all led to points. They're all correctable things and it was just us and being casual with the ball. The game plan was right on point and what we needed, but we just didn't execute tonight."
-- head coach Darrick Gibbs

NOTES

• Fourth time on the year that L. Swann has notched four or more steals with 15 or more points.
• The Elkridge, Md., native has put up 16 shot attempts in five consecutive games played.
• She also has recorded 38 or more minutes in three of her last five games played.
• Broermann was one point and three rebounds shy of her fourth double-double of the season.
• Rougier has posted five or more rebounds in six of her past seven games.
• Livingston returned for her first game back since playing Miami on Dec. 4.
• Also the first game with all 10 players active since her injury.
• L. Swann joined Livingston as new players into the starting lineup.
• Ospreys outscored JU on the bench with 17 total points compared to the Dolphins' four.

UP NEXT

UNF will have the chance to host Jacksonville in just two days at the UNF Arena on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m.