Saturday, December 2
Philadelphia, Pa.
12 p.m.
University of North Florida
at
Saint Joseph's
FROM THE JUMP - Trip Up North Against Saint Joseph's, Coppin State
12/1/2023 6:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball finishes its heavy road stretch with a pair of road games in the northeastern region with a matchup against Saint Joseph's on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 12 p.m., followed by a game against Coppin State two days later on Monday, Dec. 4, at 11 a.m.
Both matchup will be broadcasted on ESPN+. Updates for the games will be made through live stats, as well as on X at OspreyWBB and on Instagram at OspreysWBB.
Saint Joseph's
Coppin State
- Give the Hawks its first loss of the season after six consecutive wins.
- Be UNF's first win against the program in school history.
- Be the first win in the northeastern region of the United States since defeating NJIT during the 2018-19 season in Newark, N.J.
- Be UNF's first win against the program in school history.
- Extend the Eagles losing streak to three consecutive games.
- Finish a stretch of six of seven games on the road with a victory.
G - Jayla Adams (9.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 5.0 APG)
G - Lyric Swann (10.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.5 APG)
G - Kaila Rougier (11.9 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.6 APG)
F - Selma Eklund (8.4 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.4 APG)
F - Emma Broermann (7.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 0.5 APG)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball (1-4) dropped a Sunday afternoon matchup to Saint Joseph's as the Ospreys fell to the Hawks (6-0), 79-56, in the team's return from Ireland.
LAST FIVE vs. THE REDHAWKS
Date   Result   Location
11/27/22Â Â Â L, 56-79Â Â Â Jacksonville, Fla.
This will be the first time in program history that North Florida and Coppin State will face each other.
The Ospreys will receive from well-needed rest from heavy travel with a nine-day break before playing its next game against Piedmont at home on Wednesday, Dec. 13, with tip-off set at 2 p.m., at UNF Arena.
Both matchup will be broadcasted on ESPN+. Updates for the games will be made through live stats, as well as on X at OspreyWBB and on Instagram at OspreysWBB.
FROM THE JUMP
- Picked up its second win of the season and its first win since the season home opener against Trinity Baptist on Thursday, Nov. 9.
- Will be final pair of matchups to finish up a stretch of six road stops in the past seven games played.
- Searching to earn its first win against a D-I foe over the first weekend of December.
- The game against Saint Joseph's will be played in Philadelphia, Pa., while Coppin State will host its game in Baltimore, Md.
- Looks to pick up their first road win of the year as well in its fifth and sixth attempts in non-conference play.
- Kaila Rougier is coming off her second career double-double performance with 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds this past Wednesday against TBC.
- She currently leads the team in scoring average with 11.9 PPG, while Lyric Swann is the only other double-digit scorer at 10.8 PPG.
- Selma Elkund and Emma Broermann have been the big bodies for the Ospreys on the boards both averaging over five RPG.
- Jayla Adams continues to dish out the ball as well efficiently with a 5.0 APG mark.
- Both teams that the Ospreys will be playing this weekend also have bird nicknames (Redhawks & Eagles).
SCOUTING REPORT
Saint Joseph's
- The Redhawks enter this Saturday's matchup with an impeccable 6-0 overall record.
- Five of their six wins this season have been on the road, as they will play its first home game since the season opener against Rider.
- In its five-game road stretch, they have defeated Yale, Penn, Drexel, Temple and Bucknell.
- Saint Joseph's was picked second in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll, while a trio of Hawks landed on the Preseason All-Conference Team.
- Talya Brugler led the charge with a first-team selection, Laura Ziegler followed behind as a second-team member and Mackenzie Smith finished it out on the third team.
- Chloe Welch joins the three Preseason selections as the bonafide leaders in scoring, as only one other player averages more than four PPG.
- Brugler is the top scorer with 16.2 PPG, but Laura Ziegler has been effective on both ends of the floor with 14.3 PPG and 11.8 RPG.
Coppin State
- The Hawks hold a 3-5 overall record with an 0-3 home record so far this season.
- They are currently riding a two-game losing streak with their most recent losses to George Mason and Kent State.
- They will play on the road against East Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 2, before returning home to face the Ospreys just two days later.
- Coppin State was picked fifth in the MEAC Preseason Poll, as Mossi Staples and Faith Blackstone headlined as All-MEAC selections for the Eagles.
- Blackstone has lived up to the hype as the leader in scoring with 14.5 PPG, followed by Laila Lawrence and Angel Jones with double figure scoring as well.
- Lawrence holds the margin on the squad on the boards with 8.4 RPG, while Tiffany Hammond and Blackstone are the only two to have double-digit three-pointers this year.
AN OSPREY WIN AGAINST SAINT JOSEPH'S WOULD...
- Give the Hawks its first loss of the season after six consecutive wins.- Be UNF's first win against the program in school history.
- Be the first win in the northeastern region of the United States since defeating NJIT during the 2018-19 season in Newark, N.J.
AN OSPREY WIN AGAINST COPPIN STATE WOULD...
- Be UNF's first win against the program in school history.- Extend the Eagles losing streak to three consecutive games.
- Finish a stretch of six of seven games on the road with a victory.
PROJECTED UNF STARTING FIVE (BASED ON LAST GAME)
G - Jayla Adams (9.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 5.0 APG)G - Lyric Swann (10.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.5 APG)
G - Kaila Rougier (11.9 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.6 APG)
F - Selma Eklund (8.4 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.4 APG)
F - Emma Broermann (7.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 0.5 APG)
LAST TIME VS. SAINT JOSEPH'S
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball (1-4) dropped a Sunday afternoon matchup to Saint Joseph's as the Ospreys fell to the Hawks (6-0), 79-56, in the team's return from Ireland.LAST FIVE vs. THE REDHAWKS
Date   Result   Location
11/27/22Â Â Â L, 56-79Â Â Â Jacksonville, Fla.
LAST TIME VS. COPPIN STATE
This will be the first time in program history that North Florida and Coppin State will face each other.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Ospreys will receive from well-needed rest from heavy travel with a nine-day break before playing its next game against Piedmont at home on Wednesday, Dec. 13, with tip-off set at 2 p.m., at UNF Arena.
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