Women's Basketball Falls Late to FAU

Wednesday, November 13

Boca Raton, Fla.

11 a.m.

University of North Florida

1-3,0-0ASUN

Florida Atlantic

2-1,0-0AAC

North Florida

Fla. Atlantic

11/13/2024 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Ospreys Held Owls to 50 Points in Fourth Matinee Game

BOCA RATON, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball (1-3) put up their best defensive performance of the season thus far, but it wasn't enough to pull it off on the road against Florida Atlantic (2-1) in a 50-41 defeat early Wednesday afternoon.

The Ospreys held FAU to 28 points through three periods of play, including only allowing six points in the third quarter. A run to start the fourth quarter for the Owls put them over the top and out of reach for UNF in a low-scoring final.

Jasmynne Gibson was effective for the Ospreys once again with eight points and 12 rebounds for another near double-double performance. The reigning ASUN Freshman of the Week has averaged 12.0 PPG and 9.7 RPG over her past three games played.

FAU 50, UNF 41

RECORDS

North Florida | 1-3
Florida Atlantic | 2-1

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

First Half: Sydney Pettis had early entries to the points column scoring the first two field goals in the opening minutes of the game...after the first media timeout, no points were scored from either side until just over the one-minute mark, where Grace Hunter made a layup to keep it within five at the end of the first...UNF immediately tied the game with a score from Gibson and a three-pointer from Helena Rafnsdottir...FAU didn't score in the second quarter until the five-minute mark, followed by their next bucket being with 2:40 left in the half...another three was made from Jazmine Spencer to make it a one-possession game at the break.

Second Half: Coming out of the half was fast-break points off turnovers with Spencer and Kaila Rougier flying to the ball to pick up steal-and-score opportunities...Gibson made another layup to keep UNF on a 6-0 run and a three-point lead...a few more tough layups from Rafnsdottir, Gibson and Rougier extended the lead to as much as six entering the fourth quarter...Rougier broke a 31-31 tie at the start of the fourth with another fast-break bucket...Grace Hunter responded to the immediate FAU score with a three-pointer to go back up three...and 11-0 run broke out for the Owls in the defensive battle, but it was halted by Rafnsdottir's score with just over three minutes left...Spencer brought the deficit to five points with 90 seconds left, but the Ospreys couldn't execute late in the nine-point road loss.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Jasmynne Gibson | 8 points, 12 rebounds
Helena Rafnsdottir | 9 points, 2 rebounds
Jazmine Spencer | 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals
Kaila Rougier | 6 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals, 2 assists

FAU
Ta'Ziah Jenks | 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Erin Rodgers | 13 points, 6 rebounds
Jada Moore | 5 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"Our team is going through the growing pains of learning how to play together and learning how to win together. Our offensive production today was very poor. The looks we got were solid and we just have to make shots. We need players to step up and hit big shots with more confidence. When we were up by three in the fourth quarter, we put the ball in the hands of our seniors and our best shooters, but did not hit shots to close out the game. Defensively, we needed more discipline to guard without fouling. We put FAU on the free throw line too much. I thought Jas [Gibson] and Helena [Rafnsdottir] were bright spots for us today. We need to get in a rhythm with a handful of kids who produce consistently."
-- head coach Erika Lambert

NOTES

Gibson dominated the boards against FAU reaching double-digit rebounds for the first time in her career.
She was once again just short of notching her first-career double-double with eight points and 12 boards.
Rafnsdottir had the solo team lead in scoring off the bench for the first time in her career with nine points.
Rougier was the second UNF player this season to record six or more steals in a game.
The senior added six points and six rebounds to her totals as well.
UNF as a team recorded 12 steals against the Owls for the third straight game with 10+ steals.
All 12 active Ospreys saw playing time for the second time on the year.

UP NEXT

North Florida will have a few days of rest before continuing its three-game road trip at UCF on Tuesday, Nov. 19, with tip-off set for 11 a.m., in Orlando, Fla.