FLORENCE, Ala. - Despite
Carter Hendricksen's third 30-plus point performance in the span of four games, North Alabama's Daniel Ortiz countered with 10 three-pointers as the Lions' (13-10, 5-5 ASUN) hot shooting held off the Ospreys, 91-78, Saturday, Jan. 28.
Hendricksen eclipsed the 1,500-career point milestone with his 31-point effort, making him one of five UNF men's basketball student-athletes to reach the special mark.
Jarius Hicklen,
Dorian James and
Jonathan Aybar all tallied double-digit scoring efforts in the loss as UNF (8-14, 3-7 ASUN) concluded play for January.
Also of note statistically, Hendricksen went 11-for-11 from the line, tied for the third-most free throws made without a miss in a single game during UNF's history. The Ospreys shot 18-for-19 from the line, the third-best single game performance in program history.
UNF outscored the Lions, 61-51 over the final 28 minutes, although UNA's 40-17 lead to start the game proved too much to overcome.
FINAL SCORE
UNF | 78
UNA | 91
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
1st Half
- UNA came out of the gates shooting 7-for-10 from the floor to take a 17-6 lead, pushing UNF to take a timeout … Jonathan Aybar entered and provided four points off the bench to keep the deficit at 10 at the second media timeout … UNA's Daniel Ortiz wouldn't miss early, starting the game 7-for-7 from three as the Lions had a 40-17 lead … UNF slowed down the Lions though, forcing UNA to a scoring drought of over four minutes to cut into the deficit … the Ospreys finished the half on an 8-0 run over the final 2:39, trimming what was a much larger deficit to 10 at 44-34 UNA … Hendricksen was extremely efficient, scoring 13 points on 5-for-7 from the floor … Ortiz missed the last four three-point attempts he took in the half, but still finished the session with 21.
2nd Half
- UNA started the half with consecutive buckets, but UNF replied with a 6-0 run thanks to strong play in the paint, getting the game back to a single-digit margin for the first time since early in the first half … UNF and UNA traded buckets over the next media timeout as the Lions maintained their advantage at and around double-digits … UNF's offensive rebounding provided a number of extra chances through the first eight minutes of the half … UNA heated up from deep once again, but so did UNF, with Jarius Hicklen and Dorian James converting on consecutive three-pointers to get UNF within 13 at the under eight media timeout … the Lions' lead ballooned to 17, but Aybar followed with a three-pointer … Hendricksen hit two free throws out of the final media timeout, cutting the deficit to 10 … UNA made its final three field goals to stay in front.
BY THE NUMBERS
NORTH FLORIDA
NORTH ALABAMA
- Daniel Ortiz | 32 points, 10-14 3 PT FGs
- KJ Johnson | 14 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds
- Jacari Lane | 12 points, 6 assists
NOTABLES
- Hendricksen has scored 30 or more points three times in his career, all of which have come since Jan. 19. Since then he has had games of 35, 32 and 31 points
- UNF is 7-3 all-time against UNA and now 3-1 at North Alabama
- Hendricksen joins Dallas Moore, Beau Beech, Garrett Sams and Koran Godwin in the 1,500-point club
- UNF went 18-for-19 from the line, good for the third-best single game free throw shooting effort in UNF history for games in which the Ospreys have made at least 10
- Hendricksen's 11-for-11 effort from the line is tied for the third-most free throws made by a UNF player in a single game without having a miss. Alain LaRoche holds the record at 14-for-14 Jan. 25, 2006 against Gardner-Webb
- Hendricksen and James tied for the most rebounds in the game for UNF. Hendricksen has paced the team in that category 14 times, while James has three times
- Hendricksen has posted 78 double-digit scoring games at UNF. Hicklen reached 31, James 11 and Aybar 17
- UNF outrebounded UNA by eight
- Both teams combined to shoot 27-for-29 from the line
Postgame Comments
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UNF and Jacksonville clash at Swisher Gymnasium Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. in the first of two River City Rumble games in the span of less than 48 hours.
