JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball fell short in its rematch against Jacksonville on the road, as it suffered a 73-60 loss to the Dolphins on Saturday afternoon.
The Ospreys held a four-point lead heading into the break at halftime, but a third-quarter slump put UNF out of reach in the 13-point defeat in the River City Rumble.
Jayla Adams had a fantastic individual performance with 22 points, while
Kaila Rougier scored 13 points and
Sarah Taub brought down 10 rebounds.
JU 73, UNF 60
RECORDS
North Florida | 8-18, 2-10 ASUN
Jacksonville | 8-17, 4-8 ASUN
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
First Half: Ospreys got off to a quick start with a pair of layups from Adams and Taub, as well as the first three of the game coming from Rougier...an and-one bucket from Rougier tied the game at 10 a piece just before the end of the first period...Ospreys went on another run with scores from Adams,
Lyric Swann and
Selma Eklund to go up by five points...back-to-back scores from
Kyla Cain and Adams from deep put the lead back out to six...Adams finished with a layup and a pair of free throws to lead UNF to a four-point lead at the half.
Second Half: Coming out of the break, Ospreys stopped a JU run with Rougier and Taub making a pair of layups...the Dolphins started to extend its lead, but Adams made another and-one bucket to cut the deficit to five...Swann made the next field goal for UNF with just over a minute left in the third to keep the game within single digits...Eklund scored, followed by a Rougier trey to get the scoring back up to start the fourth...Rougier and Adams scored late baskets for the Ospreys, but it was too little, too late in a 73-60 loss in the rivalry game at JU.
LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
Jayla Adams | 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
Kaila Rougier | 13 points, 2 rebounds
Sarah Taub | 8 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
JU
Edyn Battle | 22 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds
Sana'a Garrett | 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Jalisa Dunlap | 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
COACH'S THOUGHTS
"I thought we were in control of the game throughout the first half. But our defense gave up 27 points in the third quarter. JU shot 3-3 from three in that quarter and we were 0-4. We gave up 10 offensive rebounds in the second half, and only grabbed 3 of our own. We shot the ball terribly from 3 today but even so, rebounding covers your butt in games like that. We gave them 18 second chance points. Tough to win games when you combine poor shooting with a lack of rebounding. One positive takeaway was our guards ability to push the ball and get downhill on drives. I was proud of our 24 FT attempts. Jayla [Adams], Kaila [Rougier] & Sarah [Taub] had a lot to do with that."
-- head coach
Erika Lambert
NOTES
- It was an Osprey-high mark for Adams in her 22-point performance with six made threes in 38 minutes played.
- This was her second 20+ point game of the year with her first occurring against USF on Nov. 19, 2023.
- Rougier dropped 13 points to combine for 53 points in her past three games.
- Taub was two points shy of her first career double-double with eight points and 10 boards.
- She also notched a career-high mark in rebounds with 10 total on Saturday.
UP NEXT
North Florida travels across town for a River City Rumble rematch at Jacksonville, Saturday Feb. 17 with tip-off set for 2 p.m.
