JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball showed fight by cutting its deficit after the halftime break, but ultimately fell to Stetson, 80-63, on Saturday afternoon at UNF Arena.
 
Senior guards Jazmine Spencer and Kaila Rougier each led all Ospreys with 13 points. Freshman guard Jamisyn Stinson added 11 points, which was her third-straight game with 10 or more points propelled by a trio of second-quarter threes.

STET 80, UNF 63 

RECORDS

Stetson | 9-7, 3-1 ASUN
North Florida | 4-13, 0-4 ASUN 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

First Half: North Florida trailed 22-8 at the end of the first quarter...freshman guard Jamisyn Stinson connected on a trio of threes in the second quarter to propel North Florida to outscore Stetson 25-19 in the frame...faced with its largest deficit of the first half at 30-12, the Ospreys went on a 21-11 run over the next 7:04 minutes of action to cut the halftime deficit to 41-33...UNF converted on 5-for-7 from three after an 0-for-12 start from behind the arc at the end of first quarter.
 
Second Half: Stetson extended its lead back to double digits at 57-47 with 2:33 minutes left in the third quarter...UNF responded over the final action of the frame in what culminated in an evenly matched third quarter to enter the fourth at 59-50...Rougier and Taub both hit layups entering the fourth period to cut the margin to 13 points...free throws down the stretch of the final five minutes couldn't get the Ospreys back in contention in the 80-63 loss at home. 

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Jazmine Spencer | 13 points
Kaila Rougier | 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
Jamisyn Stinson | 11 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Sarah Taub | 11 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
Jasmynne Gibson | 6 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals
 
STET
Cameron Thomas | 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
Tiasia McMillan | 14 points, 7 rebounds
Mary McMillan | 13 points, 10 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
Jorah Eppley | 13 points
Diawna Carter-Hartley | 10 points, 7 rebounds 

NOTES

• Stinson earned her third-straight game with 10 or more points off the bench and five of her last seven have surpassed the mark.
• She has seven games with 10 or more points this season.
• Gibson totaled a game-high 11 rebounds, her fifth game with 10 or more rebounds this season.
• Taub reached her season-high mark of seven rebounds to go along with 11 points as the fourth Osprey in double figures.
• North Florida assisted on 15 of the 21 field-goals made on Saturday. 

UP NEXT

North Florida looks to respond when it heads to Conway, Ark., to face Central Arkansas on Thursday Jan. 16. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m., inside Ferris Center.