JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball will be put to the test early in the season, as it hosts Florida Atlantic in an intrastate matchup on Monday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., in the UNF Arena.

Monday's matchup will be broadcasted on ESPN+. Updates for the game will be made through live stats, as well as on Twitter at OspreyWBB and on Instagram at OspreysWBB.

FROM THE JUMP

• Will be coming off their largest margin of victory during a home opener in D-I program history.
• Looking to start the season with two wins in its first three games for the second time in three seasons.
• Set to play last home game before an upcoming four-game road slate.
• Four Ospreys are averaging double-digit points through the first two games of the 2023-24 season.
• Freshman Alexa Washington leads the pack with 15.5 PPG after scoring 13 and 18 points against Florida and Trinity Baptist.
• Preseason All-ASUN selection Lyric Swann bounced back with 18 points, shooting 8-for-13 against TBC on Thursday.
• Tyra Brown and Emma Broermann both had double-doubles, as they both have combined for 29 rebounds total this season.
• Jayla Adams leads the squad in minutes played as a graduate transfer, as she averages 25.5 MPG to go along with her 9.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG and 4.0 APG.

SCOUTING REPORT

• FAU is coming off a 12-18 overall record in the 2022 season.
• Starts this year 0-1 after losing on the road to Mercer this past Thursday.
• This will be the Owls' second of two road games to start the season.
• Aniya Hubbard was named to the AAC Preseason All-Conference Second Team.
• She recorded 28 points and nine rebounds in the season-opening game against the Bears.
• Jada Moore is another notable name after scoring 13 points with five rebounds.

AN OSPREY WIN AGAINST FAU WOULD...

- Give UNF back-to-back wins against the Owls for first time in program history.
- Be first back-to-back home victories for UNF since Feb. 9, 2022, against Bellarmine.
- Put UNF with two wins in first three games for the second time since 2019-20.

PROJECTED UNF STARTING FIVE (BASED ON LAST GAME)

G - Jayla Adams (9.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 4.0 APG)
G - Lyric Swann (13.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.5 APG)
G - Sarah Taub (10.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.5 APG)
F - Selma Eklund (7.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.5 APG)
F - Emma Broermann (7.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 0.5 APG)

LAST TIME VS. FAU

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jazz Bond dropped 31 points, including 12 in the overtime period, to put the Ospreys (4-1) past FAU, 85-79, for their fourth straight win on Sunday morning.

LAST 5 vs. THE OWLS
Date    Result    Location
12/14/11     L, 52-63     Boca Raton, Fla.
11/20/16     W, 95-88     Jacksonville, Fla.
12/03/17     L, 75-83     Boca Raton, Fla.
11/30/20     L, 81-93     Boca Raton, Fla.
11/21/21     W, 85-79     Jacksonville, Fla.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Ospreys head across the country to play against Gonzaga on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 9 p.m. ET, in Spokane, Wash.