MANHATTAN, Kan. - North Florida women's basketball went into hostile territory and held their own in the first half, but couldn't pull off the upset on the road, as they fell to No. 12/16 Kansas State (10-1), 79-53, on Saturday evening.

The Ospreys had three double-digit scorers with Lyric Swann leading the way with 12 points, followed by Jayla Adams and Selma Eklund each with 10 points. UNF had a good shooting day in the Little Apple going 20-for-43 as a team to reach 46.5% from the field.

KSU 79, UNF 53

RECORDS

North Florida | 4-8
No. 12/16 Kansas State | 10-1

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

First Half: Kaila Rougier started the show on the road with a three-pointer to gain the first points for the Ospreys...a pair of jumpers from Adams and Swann, followed with another jumper from Adams, gave UNF a three-point lead before the first media timeout...after the Wildcats went on a run, Rougier converted on a layup to make it a one-possession game through the first...Broermann nailed her second three of the season to keep the Ospreys in it to start the second...another three and a layup was made by Eklund to keep UNF within four with three minutes left in the half...K-State ended on an 8-0 run to go into the break up 12 points at 37-25.

Second Half: The third quarter continued with a three again, this time from Swann seconds into the period...a few jumpers were converted by Swann and Rougier, followed by a score by Helena Rafnsdottir to help the Ospreys get to 43 total points through 30 minutes of play...Eklund continued to hold up UNF on the offensive side in the fourth with a pair of layups...Swann drained a three in the winding minutes of the game, but the Ospreys couldn't hang with the Wildcats in the end with a 79-53 loss on the road.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Lyric Swann | 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Jayla Adams | 10 points, 2 assists, 2 steals
Selma Eklund | 10 points, 2 rebounds

KSU
Ayoka Lee | 36 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals
Gabby Gregory | 9 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"There were some great takeaways from today. I was pleased with the intensity & effectiveness of our perimeter defense. Although we had our hands full inside against Ayoka Lee, we were able to limit their outside production overall.

On the offensive end, we didn't get as many shots as I would have liked. Our turnovers hurt us, but we had a lot of really good possessions too and we were happy with our field goal percentage. We worked to get great looks against one of the best teams in the country.

If we take the positives from today into our upcoming matchups, we'll be in good shape."
-- head coach Erika Lambert

NOTES

• UNF's field goal percentage of 46.5% is the best shooting mark against a D-I opponent so far this season.
• They also outshot the Wildcats from beyond the arc going 35.3% (6-for-17) compared to their 26.7% (4-for-15).
• This is the ninth of 12 total games that the Ospreys have had at least three double-digit scorers.
• Swann recorded her seventh game of the year with double figure points, as well as her fourth in the last five games.
• Ospreys stayed with its regular starting lineup, as all 10 active players saw playing time for a second straight game.

UP NEXT

North Florida comes back home with two more home games before heading into conference play starting with Winthrop on Wednesday, Dec. 20, with tip-off set for 12 p.m., at UNF Arena.