DeLAND, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball fell in a tight affair to a red hot Stetson team despite a sixth double-double of the season from Emma Broermann as the Ospreys concluded its season in DeLand, Fla. on Saturday afternoon. 

Broermann led the team with 11 rebounds, while senior Lyric Swann posted 16 points, her sixth game this season putting up 15 or more. Despite UNF leading on multiple occasions, it was unable to overcome Stetson in the final minutes of its final match of the season.  

STET 59 , UNF 56 

RECORDS
North Florida | 9-21, 3-13 ASUN
Stetson | 17-13, 12-4 ASUN

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
First Half
Sarah Taub got the Ospreys on the board after a steal, making a jumper on the fastbreak … Jayla Adams drove in a layup to make it 4-0 early … Swann would get a steal of her own and follow it up with a three on another Ospreys fastbreak … Adams then found Taub beyond the arc who banked it in for her first trey … Stetson would go on a 6-0 run to take a two-point advantage before Broermann tied things back up with a layup … The Hatters would score twice more to take a 16-11 advantage into the second quarter …. Stetson extended its lead to nine early, but Selma Eklund found her first points of the contest from a layup off the glass … The Hatters offense would continue to do damage, taking the lead up to thirteen before back-to-back makes from Broermann … Swann drained her second three and Kaila Rougier grabbed her first bucket to take the Ospreys into the half only down 28-23. 

Second Half
Swann opened the scoring in the third quarter for the Ospreys with two straight makes … Rougier would put UNF back in front with her first three of the affair … Swann would extend the lead with another trey, but Stetson would answer and tie things up … an and-one from Adams brought UNF back ahead before another rally from the Hatters … another trey from Rougier and a layup from Broermann would send the Ospreys into the fourth with a 42-39 lead … UNF went on an 8-0 run to open the final quarter with three straight buckets from Broermann … the Ospreys extended its lead to 11 before Stetson tied the game with just over a minute to play … Adams brought UNF back in front but a crucial layup and a pair of free-throws sealed the 59-56 win for the Hatters in the final game of the regular season. 

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
Lyric Swann | 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
Emma Broermann | 14 points, 11 rebounds 
Jayla Adams | 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists

Stetson
Jaelyn Talley | 18 points, 10 rebounds
Quentarra Mitchell | 10 points, 7 rebounds 
Jamiya Turner | 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists 

COACH'S THOUGHTS
"It's only fitting that our seniors led the way today in their final collegiate game. We fought hard to do something special on the road and came up just short. I'm very proud of the way our kids competed today and all season long. I don't think our record reflects all the growth that occurred behind the scenes or the foundation that we worked to establish this year. I have a lot of respect for Coach Bria and her veteran group. Stetson is the second-best team in our league and the way we played today just shows you we're not that far off from taking this program to the top third of the ASUN. We're sad that our season is over, but we're very excited about our future. I can't thank Emma, Lyric & Jayla enough for their trust in us and for exemplifying our core values of integrity, humility, competitiveness, toughness & maintaining healthy relationships. All three of these ladies have made a lasting impact on UNF Women's Basketball and we wish them the very best!"
-- head coach Erika Lambert

NOTES

• Broermann recorded her sixth double-double of the season 
• Swann tallied 15+ points for the sixth time this season
• Sarah Taub led the Ospreys with four assists 
• Broermann shot 87.5% from the field in her final match as an Osprey