JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball fell to Bellarmine, 93-65, inside UNF Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Senior guard Jazmine Spencer turned in a team-high 14 points on 5-10 from the field and 3-7 from three, in addition three steals and two rebounds in 23 minutes. Junior guard Helena Rafnsdottir added 12 points on 3-6 from the field and 6-6 from the line in 25 minutes. 

North Florida outscored Bellarmine 26-14 in bench points and 13 Ospreys logged action on the afternoon. 

BELL 93, UNF 65

RECORDS

North Florida | 4-25, 0-16 ASUN
Bellarmine | 17-12, 8-8 ASUN

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

FIRST HALF: North Florida jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the initial minute of action behind an opening three from senior guard Jazmine Spencer and a jumper from junior guard Helena Rafnsdottir. Freshman forward Jasmynne Gibson beat her defender and finished inside the paint to secure a 11-9 lead at the 6:05-minute mark of the first quarter. North Florida trailed 23-17 after a back-and-forth opening quarter. Bellarmine extended its lead to 45-26 at the half. Spencer led all Ospreys with 14 points in the first half, nine of which came in the first quarter. 

SECOND HALF: Freshman guard Jadah Toombs checked in the game and collected a steal that led to a transition pullup three for her first collegiate points. Gibson turned in five points and five rebounds in the third quarter. Bellarmine led 70-41 at the end of the third quarter. 
North Florida outscored Bellarmine 24-23 in the fourth quarter to reach the eventual final.

LEADERS BY THE NUMBERS

UNF
Jazmine Spencer | 14 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds
Helena Rafnsdottir | 12 points, 3 assists
Maddie Millar | 8 points, 2 assists

BELL
Skylar Treadwell | 29 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists
Hope Sivori | 15 points, 11 rebounds
Miyah Brown | 14 points, 8 rebounds

UP NEXT

North Florida travels to DeLand, Fla., to face Stetson inside the Edmunds Center on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m.