JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball (1-6) fell in its first of two games hosting the UNF Invitational this weekend to Coppin State (4-3), 76-61, on Friday afternoon at UNF Arena.
The Ospreys found their footing late on the offensive side of the ball with 25 points in the fourth quarter, but were unable to cut into the deficit enough in the final minutes.
Jazmine Spencer had her best game as an Osprey thus far, as the senior transfer dropped 20 points with four made three-pointers.
COP 76, UNF 61
RECORDS
North Florida | 1-6
Coppin State | 4-3
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
First Half: Jasmynne Gibson started things off for the Ospreys with a made three-pointer as their first field goal...another three from
Helena Rafnsdottir, followed with a jumper from Spencer, continued some early scoring for UNF...
Nia Brown found her first points early with a layup in the paint for two...Rafnsdottir drained another trey going into the second...after a drought in scoring
Kaila Rougier cleaned up with a layup going into the break.
Second Half: A pair of layups from Rafnsdottir and
Sarah Taub opened up the third quarter for the Ospreys...Rougier went on a run of her own with a made three and a layup...Spencer continued shooting threes for the Ospreys heading into the final period of play...
Sydney Pettis fought through traffic for a bucket to go along with a score from Spencer...scores from Taub and Pettis on top of threes from Stinson and Spencer brought the deficit to single digits at the final media timeout...Rougier and Gibson added on a couple scores to try and eat into the margin...Spencer made one last three in the final seconds to reach 20 points, but it was not enough in the hard-fought effort in game one of the Thanksgiving weekend MTE.
LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
Jazmine Spencer | 20 points
Kaila Rougier | 9 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists
Sarah Taub | 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
Helena Rafnsdottir | 8 points
COP
Laila Lawrence | 22 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals
Angel Jones | 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists
Tiffany Hammond | 10 points, 3 assists, 3 steals
Dani McTeer | 10 points, 2 rebounds
COACH'S THOUGHTS
NOTES
- First 20-point performance by an Osprey player this season against a D-I opponent.
- Second game of the season at Spencer has held the lone lead in points scored.
- Season-high mark for Rougier in rebounds with 11 boards on the day.
- The senior is the second Osprey this season to reach double-digit rebounds in a game.
- Rougier added nine points as well to be one point shy of UNF's first double-double of the season.
UP NEXT
North Florida looks to turn the page and quickly rebound against Samford on Saturday, Nov. 30, with tip-off once again at 1 p.m., in UNF Arena.
