Women's Basketball Sends Seniors Off With Win Against Kennesaw State, 84-76

Saturday, February 18

Jacksonville, Fla.

2 p.m.

University of North Florida

7-18,4-11ASUN

Kennesaw State

12-14,8-7ASUN

Kennesaw St.

North Florida

Celebrating and-one basket Bri Livingston

Women's Basketball Sends Seniors Off With Win Against Kennesaw State, 84-76

2/18/2023 11:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Four Ospreys Scored Double Digits In Big ASUN Win

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball (7-18, 4-11 ASUN) put on a show for senior day with four Ospreys earning double-digit point totals to take down Kennesaw State (12-14, 8-7 ASUN), 84-76, on Saturday afternoon at the UNF Arena.

UNF had an electric start to the first half with 56 points, which is the most points scored in the first two quarters this season. Seven total three-pointers from Jaelyn Swann was the difference in the eight-point victory against the Owls.

The Ospreys honored seniors Brianna Livingston, Elysa Wesolek, J. Swann and Emma Broermann before their game against KSU. Livingston and J. Swann went out scoring a combined 42 points, as both hit season-high marks to lift them to their first win since Jan. 26.

UNF 84, KSU 76

RECORDS

North Florida | 7-18 (4-11 ASUN)
Kennesaw State | 12-14 (8-7 ASUN)

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

First Half: Livingston picked up where she left off in the Jacksonville State game with her making the first points with a jumper for two...Lyric Swann came back and drain a three, followed with a made layup from Broermann to keep the lead on UNF's side...that lead was extended when J. Swann scored five consecutive points along with a Kaila Rougier trey to go up by nearly double-digits early on...Ospreys ended the first quarter on a 7-0 run that was ended with an and-one bucket from Livingston...J. Swann continued her rampage from beyond the arc with back-to-back threes after Broermann opened the second quarter with a quick score...she made her fifth three of the game at the 4:30 mark of the second quarter to put UNF back at a double-digit lead...Swann finished the half with six total three-pointers, but not before Livingston made another and-one basket before the buzzer to finish the half up by 18 points.

Second Half: J. Swann hit her seventh three of the game less than 30 seconds back from the break...Livingston stretched the lead out the 21 points when she executed on a layup moments later...KSU went on 13-3 run in the middle of the third period, but free throws from Livingston and Rougier, along with a made shots from Sarah Taub and Selma Eklund, kept the lead at double digits heading to the fourth...the Owls opened the final quarter with 10-straight points to make it just a two-point game, but the veteran leadership of Broermann stopped the run with a score just before the media timeout...Rougier made back-to-back buckets, followed with Swann making a layup with less than two minutes as well...stingy defense in the final two minutes to go with made free throws near the end gave the Ospreys a win on senior day against Kennesaw State, 84-76.

.@jswannie23 getting air time after her seven three-pointer game on Senior Day ?? pic.twitter.com/HZ7eWRWIRH
— UNF Women's Basketball (@OspreyWBB) February 18, 2023

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

COACH'S THOUGHTS

.@CoachGibbs following up after today's Senior Day win ? pic.twitter.com/GzkIydNfaV
— UNF Women's Basketball (@OspreyWBB) February 18, 2023

NOTES

J. Swann's seven three-pointers were the most made in a single-game for UNF since Rhetta Moore hit the mark against Trinity Baptist early last season.
Also the first time since the 2020-21 season that seven or more threes have been made by an Ospreys' player against a conference opponent.
The Elkridge, Md., native also had season-highs for field goal makes and attempts (8-for-15), as well as three-point makes and attempts (7-for-12).
Livingston surpassed her career-high in points with 19 total after beating it just two days before against Jacksonville State.
The Canadian graduate transfer also had multiple steals for a sixth time on the season.
L. Swann earned her first double-double as an Osprey with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against the Owls.
She also matched her season-high total in assists with six, which she has reached in two of her past three games.
Third straight game with seven or more rebounds from Rougier to along along with her 16 points scored.
Taub matched her career-high in assists with five total for a second time this season, which dates back to her performance against Trinity Baptist.
Eklund notched a career-high in scoring going 3-for-3 from the field with six points as well.
Outscored KSU in second-chance points, 17-12, and bench points, 29-21, as well as held the lead for 38:18 of the 40 minutes played, which is the most in an ASUN game this season.
Saturday's victory marks the fifth-straight win against Kennesaw State at home.
First win in the month of February that breaks a five-game losing streak.
Used the same lineup for a fourth consecutive game and fifth time overall this year.
The win keeps them in ASUN postseason contention, as they sit one game back to Jacksonville for the 10th spot.

UP NEXT

UNF gets on the road one last time this regular season to take on Central Arkansas on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. ET, along with North Alabama on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. ET.