CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - North Florida women's basketball (4-11, 0-2) held a lead going into the fourth quarter, but wasn't able to pull out its first ASUN in a heartbreaking 60-52 road loss against Austin Peay (6-7, 1-1) on Saturday afternoon.
Jamisyn Stinson led all Ospreys for the second time in three games with 14 points, including shooting 4-for-7 from range. She was also the first UNF player to hit double figures in scoring in her ASUN debut since 2021.
APSU 60, UNF 52
RECORDS
North Florida | 4-11, 0-2
Austin Peay | 6-7, 1-1
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
First Half: Ospreys earned the first five points of the game with free throws from
Jazmine Spencer and a three-ball from
Kaila Rougier...after a 10-0 run from the Governors, UNF responded with a seven-point run of their own with a jumper from
Sydney Pettis and a trey by
Jamisyn Stinson...going into the second quarter tied at 12, Stinson continued her scoring run for the Ospreys with another jumper and three-point combo...a pair of driving layups from
Sarah Taub and
Helena Rafnsdottir, plus a transition three from
Nicole Carreno helped build the UNF lead to seven...last minute scores from Pettis and Spencer ended the first half for the Ospreys up by six points.
Second Half: Rougier opened the break with a made layup in between APSU scores...another run from UNF extended the lead to nine points, headlined by a long-distance three from Stinson...another pair of layups from Taub and
Jasmynne Gibson held off an APSU scoring attack...after falling behind to start the fourth period, Spencer nailed a three-pointer to go back up by two...another three from Stinson cut the APSU lead to a one-possession game, but free throws down to stretch didn't fall the Ospreys' way in the 60-52 loss on the road.
LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS
UNF
Jamisyn Stinson | 14 points, 2 rebounds
Sydney Pettis | 8 points, 4 rebounds
Sarah Taub | 7 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals
APSU
Anovia Sheals | 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists
Sa'Mya Wyatt | 16 points, 7 rebounds
La'Nya Foster | 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals
NOTES
- Fifth game this season for Stinson with double figures and second of past three games leading the team in scoring.
- She is also the first freshman since Summah Evans in 2021 to reach double-digit points in her ASUN debut.
- Gibson led the team with eight rebounds against the Governors for the eighth time this year.
- It is the second consecutive game out-rebounding their opponent with a 34-30 edge over APSU.
- Taub recorded five steals to be the fifth Osprey player to reach that mark this season.
- Rougier also notched her 11th game with 30+ minutes played.
UP NEXT
North Florida returns to Jacksonville for its ASUN home-opening weekend against Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson from Jan. 9-11 at UNF Arena.
