Women's Basketball Falls Short at Winthrop

Saturday, November 23

Rock Hill, S.C.

2 p.m.

University of North Florida

1-5,0-0ASUN

Winthrop

3-3,0-0Big South

North Florida

Winthrop

11/23/2024 8:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Three Ospreys Reach Double Figures

ROCK HILL, S.C. - North Florida women's basketball (1-5) put up a fight in its third consecutive road game, but fell to Winthrop (3-3) in a tightly-contested battle on Saturday afternoon.

The Ospreys kept the margin close for the majority of the game until Winthrop broke through offensively late in the fourth quarter. Jazmine Spencer and Kaila Rougier both led the team in points scored with 13 each, while Sarah Taub trailed just behind with 11 total.

WIN 71, UNF 61

RECORDS

North Florida | 1-5
Winthrop | 3-3

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

First Half: UNF started out with the opening minutes with the first five points of the game, courtesy of layups from Helena Rafnsdottir and Rougier...another score from Rougier, followed with a three-pointer, gave her seven points in the first seven minutes...after ending the first period tied, Jasmynne Gibson opened the second with a score in the paint...Spencer put her mark on the matchup with a five-point run of her own...the Ospreys fought off Winthrop's scoring runs with layups from Rafnsdottir, Jamisyn Stinson and Rougier to go into the half down eight.

Second Half: UNF once again opened the quarter with points, as Rougier hit a layup 40 seconds in from the break...Spencer knocked down her second trey to pull UNF within five points on the road...back-to-back layups from Rafnsdottir and Eklund made it a one-possession game for the Ospreys...consecutive jumpers made an a pair of free throws from Taub ended the third with UNF down by five...another pair of scores from UNF pulled them within a point with 8:44 to go in the game...Nia Brown hit a baseline jumper to stop a six-point run from the Eagles...Brown nailed a three later in the fourth, but Winthrop gained too much momentum on offense for the Ospreys to finish off a comeback in South Carolina.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Jazmine Spencer | 13 points, 5 steals, 2 assists
Kaila Rougier | 13 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds
Sarah Taub | 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists

WIN
Leonor Paisana | 18 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds
Ronaltha Marc | 10 points, 3 steals, 2 assists
Marissa Gasaway | 8 points, 11 rebounds

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"We went into the fourth quarter down five, but quickly executed a stop, a score and a stop. Down just one point and poised to take control of the game, we made some execution errors on both ends that Winthrop capitalized on. We have to be disciplined to close out games and execute in the final five minutes. With this inexperienced group, the burden of that is really on me. I need to make better calls and coach our coverages more clearly to eliminate errors at crucial times. Shooting the three-ball is an important part of our offense, but we passed up open looks today. We need more players to step up and knock down shots if we're going to put more points on the board."
-- head coach Erika Lambert

NOTES

After having five different UNF players be the team's leading scorer, Rougier and Spencer share the title with 13 points each.
Third time this season having at least three double-digit scorers.
Spencer recorded fourth game with at least three steals and second with at least five total.
UNF found success scoring in the paint against Winthrop, outscoring them 36-22.
It was the first time on the year that Selma Eklund was in the starting lineup.
Ospreys concluded its first of two three-game road stints on the season.

UP NEXT

North Florida will return after the Thanksgiving holiday as the inaugural hosts of an MTE event from Nov. 29-30 at UNF Arena. The Ospreys will face Coppin State on Friday, Nov. 29, followed by Samford on Saturday, Nov. 30.