Women’s Basketball Scores 34 in Third Quarter to Defeat Palm Beach Atlantic in Home Opener

Saturday, November 7

Jacksonville, Fla.

12:30 p.m.

University of North Florida

1-1,0-0ASUN

Palm Beach Atlantic

0-0,0-0Sunshine State

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Palm Beach Atl.	24	14	16	22	76
North Florida	20	17	34	22	93

Game Notes

Photo by: Jordan Segelken

11/7/2026 3:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida women's basketball (1-1) scored 34 points in the third quarter to pull away from Palm Beach Atlantic, 93-76, in its home opener Saturday at UNF Arena.

Senior guard Alonya Waldon led four Ospreys in double figures with 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting and added a team-high four assists and a game-high five steals. Transfer junior guard Brianna Mead scored 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting in her first home game at UNF Arena, going 4-for-4 from beyond the arc and 2-for-2 at the free-throw line.

Freshman forward Belle Ratliff finished with 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds, including four on the offensive glass. Sophomore forward Dezuray McGill added 10 points, while sophomore guard Abby Knauff scored nine on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range.

Palm Beach Atlantic led 24-20 after the first quarter and 38-37 at halftime. North Florida took control in the third, shooting 14-of-19 from the field and making all five of its three-point attempts. The Ospreys outscored the Sailfish 34-16 in the period to take a 71-54 lead into the fourth.

North Florida pushed its lead to 20 early in the final period. Both teams scored 22 points in the fourth as the Ospreys closed out their first win of the season.

The Ospreys shot 50.7 percent (37-of-73) from the field, 37.0 percent (10-of-27) from three-point range and 75.0 percent (9-of-12) from the free-throw line. North Florida recorded 17 assists on 37 made field goals and turned 22 Palm Beach Atlantic turnovers into 28 points.

Redshirt senior forward Ella Lune led Palm Beach Atlantic with a game-high 21 points and added four rebounds. Sophomore guard Chloe Galombeck scored 13 points, while junior guard Olivia Bowes added 11 points and five rebounds.

North Florida hosts Edward Waters on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m. at UNF Arena for Ozzie's Field Trip Day.

GAME NOTES

North Florida outscored Palm Beach Atlantic 54-22 in the paint and 20-5 in fast-break points.
The Ospreys got 47 points from their bench, led by Waldon's 19.
Jamisyn Stinson made two 3-pointers to bring her career total to 127. She is one shy of moving up to fifth in North Florida's Division I history (128).
North Florida outscored Palm Beach Atlantic 34-16 in the third quarter, shooting 14-of-19 from the field and 5-of-5 from beyond the arc.
The Ospreys scored 28 points off 22 Palm Beach Atlantic turnovers. Alonya Waldon accounted for five of North Florida's 12 steals.
North Florida outscored Palm Beach Atlantic 54-22 in the paint and 20-5 in fast-break points.
The Ospreys scored 47 bench points, led by Waldon's team-high 19.
Brianna Mead and Abby Knauff combined to shoot 7-of-8 from 3-point range.