JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball (6-15, 3-8 ASUN) ended their three-game home stand with a loss to Florida Gulf Coast (22-3, 10-1 ASUN), 106-51, on Saturday afternoon at UNF Arena.

The Ospreys were unable to stop the sharp shooting of the Eagles, as they went 37-for-63 (58.7%) from the field and 22-for-45 (48.9%) from three-point range on the day. UNF had some great individual performances with Kaila Rougier and Lyric Swann combining for 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, but couldn't find the offense needed to keep up with FGCU.

FGCU 106, UNF 51

RECORDS

North Florida | 6-15 (3-8 ASUN)
FGCU | 22-3 (10-1 ASUN)

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

First Half: Sarah Taub put back her own miss off the glass to give the Ospreys their first points against the Eagles at the eight-minute mark...just moments later Emma Broermann worked her way in the paint for a layup to keep it within one...Elysa Wesolek worked some magic for a mid-range floater, but not before FGCU went on an 11-0 run...Taub made another jumper, followed by three straight from downtown for FGCU to end the quarter...Maddie Millar made her first three in her second career game starting assisted by Taub...Brianna Livingston made a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line to get her first action of the game...scored an and-one bucket to cut in the deficit going into the half.

Second Half: Lyric Swann opened the third period with back-to-back threes by Lyric Swann and Kaila Rougier from each corner...Rougier followed her three with a feed inside the paint to Broermann for two more...the Swann sisters both hit long shots from downtown in the final minute of the third period...Livingston drove in the lane to make a layup to give UNF their first score of the fourth quarter...Livingston and J. Swann made back-to-back layups, but ended up suffering their second loss of the home weekend to the Eagles.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Lyric Swann | 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
Kaila Rougier | 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Emma Broermann | 8 points, 5 rebounds
Sarah Taub | 7 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals

FGCU
Sha Carter | 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
Brylee Bartram | 21 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds
Tishara Morehouse | 19 points, 10 assists

NOTES

• L. Swann tied her season-high in three-point attempts with going 3-for-9 from range.
• Livingston matched her career-high for field goals attempted with nine total.
• Taub once again tallied three steals to line up with her season-high total.
• She hit the three steal mark for the sixth time this season, while also having multiple steals in five of 11 ASUN games.
• Rougier had the most minutes played with 32 total, while L. Swann and Taub had 31 minutes played.
• L. Swann also had the most rebounds with seven, while Taub led with four assists and three steals.
• Millar was in the starting lineup for the second time in her career.
• Also was her first time starting for Ospreys in the United States, as her debut start was against Rider in Ireland.

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"Tough game for us. We didn't do a great job taking away what they do well. When you give up 22 three-pointers to any team it's going to be hard to win. We have to learn and bounce back quick as we get ready for a big road trip."
-- head coach Darrick Gibbs

UP NEXT

UNF will head back on the road for another weekend of conference games, as they head to Tennessee to face off against ASUN newcomer Austin Peay, as well as Lipscomb, on Thursday, Feb. 9, and Saturday, Feb. 11.