JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball returns from their trip out west, as they continue their four-game road trip by returning in-state to face USF on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m., in Tampa, Fla.

Sunday'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

• UNF returns to the Sunshine State after traveling across the country to play Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash.
• Set to play their fourth in-state opponent in five games to start the 2023-24 season.
• Second matinee game of the season as well with a 2 p.m. start time, with the first one being the victory against Trinity Baptist.
• Currently leads the conference in three-point attempts per game (29.8) and three-pointers per game (9.0), as they rank seventh and 28th in the nation respectively.
• Also ranked 38th in bench points per game (32.2) and 55th in offensive rebounds per game (16.0) nationally.
• Jayla Adams moves into first in the ASUN and 13th in the nation for assists with 22 total.
• Kaila Rougier, Lyric Swann and Alexa Washington all rank among the top 43 players in three-point attempts, while Washington stands first in the ASUN and 31st in the nation for three-pointers made with 10 total.
• All three players are also the Ospreys' double-digit scorers through four games this season.
• Selma Eklund joins Adams sharing the most playing time with 29.0 MPG, as she has made a three in each of the last three games with double-digit points in all three and 14 combined rebounds.

SCOUTING REPORT

• USF enters this weekend's contest at 3-1 overall with an undefeated record in home games.
• They have secured wins against UT Arlington, Stetson and Grambling State, but fell this past Thursday to Alabama on the road.
• Will face UNF before heading to the U.S. Virgin Islands to play in the Paradise Jam tournament.
• Coming off a 27-7, 15-1 year in 2022-23 that saw a first round exit in the AAC Tournament and a second round appearance in the NCAA Tournament as the eighth seed.
• Was picked first in the AAC Preseason Coaches' Poll with 10 of 14 first-place votes and 166 total points.
• Senior guard Sammie Poises was selected to the Preseason All-Conference First Team as well.
• Vittoria Blasigh has been the leading scorer for the Bulls with 15.0 PPG coming off the bench with the most minutes played on the team at 28.0 MPG.
• She also leads the team in three-pointers made with 13 total and a .448 3PT% with just less than half of the team's overall made threes.
• Carla Brito also has double-digit scoring numbers at 11.5 PPG, while also being the leading rebounder with 8.3 RPG.

AN OSPREY WIN AGAINST SOUTH FLORIDA WOULD...

- Be the first win against USF in program history.
- Give head coach Erika Lambert her first road win with UNF.
- Be first win against a Florida D-I program since Jacksonville on Jan 28, 2023.
- Put UNF at 2-3 heading into the GATA Turkey Throwdown.

PROJECTED UNF STARTING FIVE (BASED ON LAST GAME)

G - Jayla Adams (9.0 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 5.5 APG)
G - Kaila Rougier (10.8 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.5 APG)
G - Sarah Taub (6.3 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.8 APG)
F - Selma Eklund (9.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.5 APG)
F - Emma Broermann (8.3 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 0.3 APG)

LAST TIME VS. USF

TAMPA, Fla. – North Florida women's basketball dropped a 78-42 decision to South Florida in its first road game of the season on Tuesday night at the Sun Dome.

LAST FIVE vs. THE BULLS
Date    Result    Location
11/21/09    L, 48-62    Tampa, Fla.
12/12/10    L, 35-68    Tampa, Fla.
11/15/11    L, 41-76    Tampa, Fla.
12/01/12    L, 44-66    Tampa, Fla.
11/15/16    L, 42-78    Tampa, Fla.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Ospreys head up to Statesboro, Ga., to play in the GATA Turkey Throwdown over the Thanksgiving weekend with Georgia Southern and USC Upstate on deck starting Friday, Nov. 24.