JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball look to get back on track over the holiday weekend with back-to-back games against Georgia Southern and USC Upstate in the GATA Turkey Throwdown hosted by Georgia Southern from Nov. 24-25 in Statesboro, Ga.

Friday's matchup against Georgia Southern at 4:30 p.m., will be broadcasted on ESPN+, but there will be no stream for Saturday's game against USC Upstate at 2 p.m. Updates for both games will be made through live stats, as well as on Twitter at OspreyWBB and on Instagram at OspreysWBB.

FROM THE JUMP

• Have sights set on earning first road win of the season in fourth attempt against Georgia Southern.
• Will also play USC Upstate in first and only game this season that's on neutral site, as well as on only one day of rest.
• Will be first time playing in back-to-back games over two days since the ASUN-MAAC Dublin Challenge last season against Marist and Rider.
• UNF currently ranks ninth in the nation for three-point attempts (29.0) and 21st in the nation for three-pointers per game (9.4).
• The Ospreys also stand just outside the top 40 nationally for points per game off the bench.
• Jayla Adams is 33rd among all teams nationally in total assists (25) and top 50 for assist/turnover ratio (3.12).
• Adams is coming off a game against USF where she set career-highs for points (20), field goals made (6) and three-point field goals made (5).
• Emma Broermann is 17 minutes away from surpassing 2,000 career minutes played with the Ospreys, while Lyric Swann is two appearances away from reaching 100 collegiate games played.
• Swann has also scored in 61 consecutive games, which dates back to her redshirt sophomore season at CBCC Essex.
• Alexa Washington joins Adams and Swann as the only three averaging double-digit points with Adams leading with 11.2 PPG.

SCOUTING REPORT

Georgia Southern

• Set to host the GATA Turkey Throwdown weekend with a 3-2 overall record and a 3-0 record at home.
• Coming off a 48-point win at home against Albany State on Monday, Nov. 20.
• Suffered loss on the road to Georgia a week earlier, as well as another to ASUN opponent, Jacksonville, by two points.
• Went 21-10 overall with a 12-6 record in conference play last season with a trip to the WBI Tournament.
• Was selected to finish fifth in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll with 131 points and one first-place vote.
• Terran Ward is the centerpiece of the Eagles' team averaging a team-leading 20.0 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 2.4 SPG and 25.8 MPG.
• The Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team selection has recorded three double-doubles through five games this season, including five steals earlier this week against Albany St.
• Simone James is also a key piece on offense with 11.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG and a .581 field goal percentage.

USC Upstate

• The Spartans enter this weekend's tournament with a 2-4 overall record and 0-4 away from home.
• Their two wins came this past Monday against South Carolina State, as well as against Lees-McRae College.
• All four of their losses came on the road, including a 10-point loss to ASUN opponent, Queens (N.C.).
• They will face Detroit Mercy on neutral court on Friday, Nov. 24, before its game against the Ospreys the following day.
• Last season, the Spartans were 11-20 overall under Jason Williams' first year as the head coach.
• USC Upstate was selected sixth of nine teams in the Big South Preseason Coaches Poll with Trinity Johnson becoming a Preseason All-Big South Second Team honoree.
• Johnson has been dishing out the rock through six games this season with 6.2 APG to go along with her 6.0 PPG.
• Rebekah Gordon currently leads the team in points scored with 9.8 PPG, followed by Dakota Reeves and Isabell West with just over eight PPG.

AN OSPREY WIN AGAINST GEORGIA SOUTHERN WOULD...

- Give UNF its first victory on the road and first against a D-I opponent.
- Move the program to 2-0 against the Eagles in program history.
- Break a three-game losing streak to earn first victory since Nov. 9.

AN OSPREY WIN AGAINST USC UPSTATE WOULD...

- Be first victory against the Spartans since they left the ASUN in 2018.
- Take over the all-time lead against the school in its 35th matchup.
- Fifth consecutive win against them, dating back to Jan. 16, 2017.

PROJECTED UNF STARTING FIVE (BASED ON LAST GAME)

G - Jayla Adams (11.2 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 5.0 APG)
G - Kaila Rougier (9.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 1.2 APG)
G - Sarah Taub (6.2 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.4 APG)
F - Selma Eklund (8.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.4 APG)
F - Emma Broermann (6.6 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 0.4 APG)

LAST TIME VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida women's basketball achieved its 300th program victory on Saturday afternoon with a 56-47 win over Georgia Southern in the final game of the Hampton Inn Oceanfront Holiday Classic at UNF Arena.

LAST FIVE vs. THE EAGLES
Date    Result    Location
12/21/13    W, 56-47    Jacksonville, Fla.

LAST TIME VS. USC UPSTATE

JACKSONVILLE - North Florida women's basketball used a balanced attack with four players scoring in double figures en route to sweeping USC Upstate for the season wth a 79-61 win on Monday evening.

LAST FIVE vs. THE SPARTANS
Date    Result    Location
3/04/16    L, 50-76    Spartanburg, S.C.
1/16/17    W, 78-67    Spartanburg, S.C.
2/11/17    W, 77-74    Jacksonville, Fla.
1/20/18    W, 65-61    Spartanburg, S.C.
2/19/18    W, 79-61    Jacksonville, Fla.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Ospreys return home for the first time in over two weeks to host Warner on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m., in UNF Arena.