JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida women’s basketball returns from their trip out west, as they continue their four-game road trip by returning in-state to face USF on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m., in Tampa, Fla.
Sunday’s matchup will be broadcasted on ESPN+. Updates for the game will be made through live stats, as well as on Twitter at OspreyWBB and on Instagram at OspreysWBB.
FROM THE JUMP
- UNF returns to the Sunshine State after traveling across the country to play Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash.
- Set to play their fourth in-state opponent in five games to start the 2023-24 season.
- Second matinee game of the season as well with a 2 p.m. start time, with the first one being the victory against Trinity Baptist.
- Currently leads the conference in three-point attempts per game (29.8) and three-pointers per game (9.0), as they rank seventh and 28th in the nation respectively.
- Also ranked 38th in bench points per game (32.2) and 55th in offensive rebounds per game (16.0) nationally.
- Jayla Adams moves into first in the ASUN and 13th in the nation for assists with 22 total.
- Kaila Rougier, Lyric Swann and Alexa Washington all rank among the top 43 players in three-point attempts, while Washington stands first in the ASUN and 31st in the nation for three-pointers made with 10 total.
- All three players are also the Ospreys’ double-digit scorers through four games this season.
- Selma Eklund joins Adams sharing the most playing time with 29.0 MPG, as she has made a three in each of the last three games with double-digit points in all three and 14 combined rebounds.
SCOUTING REPORT
- USF enters this weekend’s contest at 3-1 overall with an undefeated record in home games.
- They have secured wins against UT Arlington, Stetson and Grambling State, but fell this past Thursday to Alabama on the road.
- Will face UNF before heading to the U.S. Virgin Islands to play in the Paradise Jam tournament.
- Coming off a 27-7, 15-1 year in 2022-23 that saw a first round exit in the AAC Tournament and a second round appearance in the NCAA Tournament as the eighth seed.
- Was picked first in the AAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll with 10 of 14 first-place votes and 166 total points.
- Senior guard Sammie Poises was selected to the Preseason All-Conference First Team as…
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