LOUISVILLE, Ky. - North Florida women's basketball battled its way through a challenging road matchup that saw the Ospreys trail by just one possession in the fourth quarter, but fell in the game's final minutes in a 80-69 result against Bellarmine on Thursday evening.

The Ospreys came all the way back from a 10-0 deficit to lead by three points in the second quarter, but were outscored in the final two quarters by 13 points. Freshman guard Jamisyn Stinson led the way offensively with 14 points on 4-for-11 shooting from three-point range while snagging two rebounds and two steals. Freshman forward Jasmynne Gibson added 10 points, seven rebounds, and three steals on 4-for-9 shooting from the field.

BELL 80, UNF 69

RECORDS

North Florida | 4-18, 0-9 ASUN
Bellarmine | 14-8, 5-4 ASUN

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

First Half: Senior guard Kaila Rougier and junior guard Helena Rafnsdottir opened the scoring for the Ospreys with back-to-back layups that cut Bellarmine's lead to 10-4 just over four minutes in…UNF narrowly trailed 18-15 at the end of the first quarter behind a three-pointer by Rafnsdottir and a buzzer-beating layup from freshman forward Nicole Carreno…freshman guard Jamisyn Stinson made a three from the right wing amid a 13-2 run that gave UNF its first lead at 22-20 midway through the second…the Ospreys maintained their lead for the next three-plus minutes before heading into halftime tied at 37.

Second Half: The Knights ripped off a 9-0 run to open the third quarter but Carreno answered with a three-pointer that shrunk UNF's deficit to 46-40 at the 5:57 mark…from there, senior guard Jazmine Spencer made a three of her own that cut it to four, however, that was as close as North Florida would get in the period before trailing 59-50 entering the fourth…junior guard Sarah Taub made a layup that saw UNF trail by five midway through the fourth before Spencer made another three-pointer that cut Bellarmine's lead to just two points before BU held off UNF down the stretch.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Jamisyn Stinson | 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
Jazmine Spencer | 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Jasmynne Gibson | 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals

BELL
Hayley Harrison | 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Skylar Treadwell | 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists
Hope Sivori | 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals

NOTES

• North Florida fell behind 10-0 early, but never trailed by more than 11 points the rest of the way.
• UNF forced Bellarmine into 12 turnovers and turned them into 20 points on the other end.
• The Ospreys were feasting down low en route to 26 points in the paint and 22 points coming from their bench.
• Stinson continues to be red hot from behind the arc, making four three-pointers against Bellarmine while shooting 35% from deep this season.
• Junior forward Nia Brown found her rhythm and buried a three from the left corner for her second of the season.

UP NEXT

North Florida remains on the road for an away matinee matchup against Eastern Kentucky inside Alumni Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 1, with tip-off set for 1 p.m., in Richmond, Ky.