NASHVILLE, Tenn. - North Florida women's basketball's (8-16, 2-8) valiant second half surge fell just short to the hands of Lipscomb (14-10, 7-4) in a double overtime nail-biter on Saturday afternoon.

The Ospreys were down 15 points entering the last quarter before rallying back to send the game into the first of two overtime periods on the night. UNF shot 45% from the field in the last quarter, while knocking down four threes in the process courtesy of Alexa Washington.

Emma Broermann's heroics rounded out the comeback with a put-back layup as the clock approached zero to send the game into overtime. The hard-fought battle did not reap its rewards, as the Ospreys ran out of gas in the second overtime and eventually Lipscomb pulled away as the period finished.

UNF 82, LIP 94

RECORDS

North Florida | 8-16, 2-8 ASUN
Lipscomb | 14-10, 7-4 ASUN

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

First Half: The Ospreys looked up for the challenge early on as they knocked down three triples in the opening quarter, one being a buzzer beater from Washington as time expired. UNF trailed 20-17 as they entered the second quarter and looked to build on their solid start. Jayla Adams and Kyla Cain each scored five points a piece in the second quarter for the Ospreys as they neared the halftime buzzer.

Second Half: Broermann started the third quarter with a layup and three to cut the deficit to six...Rougier added another three to UNF's tally assisted from Sarah Taub...she returned with another trey shortly after to keep the deficit at single digits...after falling down by as many as 16 points in the third, Washington and Rougier got the comeback started with a three and layup...Washington made another trey after a pair of free throw from Adams to cut it down to a five-point deficit...Washington continued to go on a stretch of scoring 13 of 15 points for the Ospreys to bring it within two...Broermann beat the buzzer with a layup in the paint to force overtime on the road.

Overtime: After back and forth scoring, Helena Rafnsdottir took the lead with a three of her own to go up by one with a minute left...Lipscomb made one of two free throws with 30 seconds left in the overtime to force to a second OT period...the Bison scored the first eight points of double overtime, as Adams scored the first field goal of the period...UNF added a couple more points to their total, but it wasn't enough in the 94-82 2OT loss.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Kaila Rougier | 23 points, 4 assists, 2 steals
Alexa Washington | 19 points, 2 rebounds
Emma Broermann | 11 points, 10 rebounds
Jayla Adams | 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists

LIP
Claire McGowan | 37 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
Abby Cater | 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists
Aleah Sorrentino | 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block
Molly Heard | 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"Today's fourth quarter was the best quarter of basketball we've played all year. I'm proud of our team's resilience to make a big comeback and fight into double OT. Our offensive execution was very good and we took the shots we wanted. We took care of the ball with only 11 turnovers. Emma's double-double was huge and we got great scoring from our small guards today, especially Alexa Washington off the bench. Unfortunately, I thought our defensive intensity in the first half was lacking. It was an effort problem. We shouldn't have gone into halftime down 11 but we rallied in the locker room and came storming back. By the second overtime we had key players fouled out and really just ran out of gas. Hats off to Lipscomb for hell of a contest today. It was a memorable one for sure."
-- head coach Erika Lambert

NOTES

• Rougier scored a season-high 23 points, as she surpassed 20+ for a third time on the year.
• The junior also played in a career-high 46 minutes.
• Broermann recorded her ninth career double-double.
• She also put up the game-tying bucket as time expired in regulation.
• Washington had a stretch of 13 of 15 points to help spark the comeback.

UP NEXT

North Florida gets to return home to host their cross-town rivals in the River City Rumble against Jacksonville on Thursday, Feb. 15, with tip-off set for 7 p.m., at UNF Arena.