Balanced Ospreys Cruise Past Coastal Georgia, 92-55

Monday, November 6

Jacksonville, Fla.

7 p.m.

University of North Florida

1-0,0-0ASUN

Coastal Georgia

0-1

Coastal Ga.

North Florida

Lanier posted 10 points, 9 boards and five assists in 27 minutes.

Photo by: Todd Drexler

11/6/2023 10:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Postgame Press Conference

Six Players Produce Double-Digit Scoring Nights

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Six Ospreys went for double-digit scoring nights, headlined by Jake van der Heijden's 18-point output in 12 minutes, as North Florida (1-0) blew past Coastal Georgia (2-1) in the season opener, 92-55, Monday, Nov. 6.

UNF's 92-point effort was good for its most points since scoring 93 in the season-opening win at Illinois to start the 2015 year. Five Ospreys made their UNF debuts, three of them going for double-digit scoring performances.

North Florida had as large as a 40-point lead and never trailed, getting 46 points from its bench and 54 second half points.

FINAL SCORE
CGA | 55
UNF | 92

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
1st Half

Ametri Moss scored the first of his 10 points with a layup at the rim, giving North Florida and the lefty its first points of the season … Chaz Lanier made a three from the win on a kickout pass, UNF's first trey of the campaign for a 10-6 advantage at the media timeout … van der Heijden began to heat up, making consecutive three-pointers to help put UNF up, 24-14 … Coastal Georgia scratched its way back into a single-digit deficit, but UNF's 12-3 run to finish the half pushed the Ospreys to a 14-point edge at the break … van der Heijden threw home a an alley-oop from Lanier and Lanier got loose on a steal for a finger roll layup to finish the frame.

2nd Half

North Florida was clicking from the beginning of the second half, efficiently expanding its lead to 19-points after a thunderous Trent Coleman dunk … Jaylen Smith converted all six of his points in a short stretch with a pair of three-pointers, putting North Florida ahead, 60-42 … van der Heijden made his fourth three-pointer, this time in transition, to push North Florida up by 21 … North Florida got a jolt of offense from Jah Nze as the Ospreys scored 27 over the final ten minutes.

COACH DRISCOLL'S COMMENTS

BY THE NUMBERS

COASTAL GEORGIA

Salle Wilson | 10 points, 5 rebounds
Brice Langford | 10 points
Jeremiah Camara | 4 points, 8 rebounds

NORTH FLORIDA

Jake van der Heijden | 18 points, 4-for-5
Nate Lliteras | 11 points
Chaz Lanier | 10 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists
Ametri Moss | 10 points, 7 fouls drawn, 3 rebounds
Trent Coleman | 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
Jah Nze | 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists

NOTABLES

It was UNF's first home game to start the season since 2012
North Florida's 92-point effort was its most to open a season since 2015 at Illinois
Lanier tied career highs for rebound and assists
van der Heijden finished two points shy of his career high
Coleman posted career highs for points and rebounds
Nate Lliteras, Ametri Moss, Jasai Miles, Jaylen Smith and Jake van der Heijden made their UNF debuts
UNF converted 13 three-pointers
The Ospreys outscored Coastal Georgia by 20 in bench points