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Tiffany Tolbert R-Sr. G 5-8 Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips

FROM THE JUMP

>> UNF is 4-1, off to the program's best start through five games in UNF DI-history. North Florida is 4-0 at home this year and on a four-game winning streak.

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>> The Ospreys rank in the top 20 nationally in a number of statistical categories: -Assists - 105 (5th) -Assists/game - 21 (7th) -Steals - 68 (5th) -FT % - 80.2 (20th) -Scoring Margin - 29.8 (20th) -Scoring Offense - 87.2 (12th) -SPG - 13.6 (14th) -3PT FG Made - 45 (14th) -Turnover Margin - 10.8 (7th) -Turnovers Forced - 25.8 (10th)

>> UNF set the DI-era single-game steals record during a 92-40 win against Warner, while Summah Evans finished one steal short of the UNF DI-era single-game record for steals with seven. The Ospreys also tied a UNF DI-era mark for assists in a game with 25.

>> UNF begins its longest road stint of the season, playing five in a row on the road. The Ospreys play at Clemson (Nov. 24), Charleston (Nov. 27), Auburn (Nov. 30), FIU (Dec. 4 and Georgia (Dec. 8). UNF isn't back home until Dec. 12 when it hosts Bethune-Cookman.

>> UNF did a lot of editing of the North Florida women's basketball record book in a 126-31 win against Trinity Baptist Saturday, Nov. 13. The Ospreys set a program record for points, breaking the previous mark (110 vs. Warner Nov. 9, 2019). Ally Knights became the first player in NCAA Division I Women's Basketball to reach 20 assists since 2002, breaking the UNF program record. Rhetta Moore poured in 37 points to set the UNF record, while also breaking the field goals made record with 15. North Florida aslo broke a single-game field goal percentage against TBC at 68.4.

As a team, UNF dished out 43 assists, 10 more than the previous UNF record and just two assists short of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball record. Of UNF's 50 FGs, 43 were assisted on. >> Kaila Rougier is the lone true freshman on an experienced Ospreys program.

>> UNF comes in ranked second in the ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll, its highest-ever preseason ranking.

>> North Florida also racked up a third-place position in the ASUN Preseason Media Poll.

AN OSPREY WIN WOULD...

- Make UNF 5-1 and give UNF a five-game winning streak, it's first since Jan. 30-Feb. 20 of last season. -Give UNF its first-ever win against a Power Five team.

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Jazz Bond already has three double-doubles, good for the most in the ASUN and tied for the seventh in the NCAA. She was just three assists short of a triple-double in the win against Warner.

FIZZLE SIZZLE

Known as Fizzle per her social media alias, Jazz Bond sizzled last week, averaging 25.5 points and 11 rebounds per game to earn her fifth-career ASUN Player of the Week honor.

The forward poured in 31 points and went 9-for-10 from the FT line, scoring 12 points in OT as UNF defeated FAU, 85-79.

LOOKING AHEAD

UNF continues its road trek when it goes to Charleston for a 2 p.m. tip-off against the Cougars Saturday, Nov. 27.

LAST TIME VS. CLEMSON

CLEMSON, S.C. – Despite holding Clemson to the fewest points allowed by a high-major in the Ospreys' history, a cold and turnover-plagued second half was the difference maker as University of North Florida women's basketball fell 48-44 at Clemson on Sunday afternoon at Littlejohn Coliseum.

LAST vs. CLEMSON Date

12/1/13 L, 44-48 Clemson, S.C.

HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR

Rhetta Moore and Summah Evans both rank in the top 40 in the nation for steals. Moore has swiped 15, good for first in the ASUN and 17th in the country. Evans has stolen 13, good for second in the league and 40th in Division I. Evans posted seven steals in a win against Warner this year, helping UNF set a program-DI record with 22 steals.

"ALLY-OOP"

Ally Knights' assists numbers are freakish this year. She's 3rd in the nation in assists (36) and seventh in the country in assists/game (7.2). Her 20 assists broke the previous UNF record (13), and was three assists short of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball record.

She leads the league in both aforementioned categories.

SEASONED VETS

The Ospreys' 13-player roster combines to come into the season with 609 total games of experience at the Division I level returning this year.

NEWBIES

North Florida's three newcomers are Jaida Bond, Britnay Gore and Kaila Rougier.

Jaida Bond is no stranger to the ASUN Conference after becoming an everyday starter and all-conference pick at North Alabama.

Britnay Gore, a native of Antigua, Caribbean, is a transfer from Penn State. She dominated at Cleveland State Community College before heading up to Happy Valley.

Rougier from up I-95 where she attended Beach High School in Savannah, Ga. The lefty was a dominant scorer, pouring in 22.0 points/game.

WELCOME BACK

Former UNF Women's Basketball Director of Operations, Charlsea Clark, returns to the sidelines as assistant coach. Clark comes from Bishop Kenny HS in Jacksonville where she was a highly successful head coach.

Clark played collegiately at Flagler College in St. Augustine.

YEAR SEVEN

Head coach Darrick Gibbs is back for his seventh season with the Ospreys. Gibbs has settled in to create one of the most consistent programs in the league. Last season Gibbs helped lead the Ospreys to a program-high 11 wins in ASUN play. UNF's offense was as high powered as they come, reaching 71.7 points/game, a UNF DI-era record.

MORE, MOORE

Rhetta Moore returns for a fifth year after becoming the first ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year in UNF Women's Basketball history. The guard was also named to the ASUN All-Tournament team.

Result Location

FEAR THE SEABIRD OF PREY

We are the Ospreys - which is Os-PRAYS - not Os-PREES, as in the candy.

21-22 GIBBS ERA AT HOME 4-0 48-32 ON THE ROAD 0-1 27-62 AT NEUTRAL SITES 0-0 5-5 IN OVERTIME 1-0 4-1 IN ASUN GAMES 0-0 42-54 IN ASUN TOURNEY 0-0 4-6 POSTSEASON 0-0 4-6 IN NON-CON. GAMES 4-1 36-45 VS. RANKED TEAM 0-1 1-13

IN GAMES DECIDED BY... 5 POINTS OR LESS 0-0 17-19 6-10 POINTS 1-0 19-15 11-15 POINTS 0-0 8-26 16-20 POINTS 0-0 7-12 OVER 20 POINTS 3-1 20-31

0 IN DOUBLE-FIGURES 0-1 1-3 1 IN DOUBLE-FIGURES 0-1 0-12 2 IN DOUBLE-FIGURES 0-0 14-36 3 IN DOUBLE-FIGURES 1-1 25-32 4 IN DOUBLE-FIGURES 2-0 29-11 5+ IN DOUBLE-FIGURES 1-0 10-1

LEADING AT THE HALF 4-0 52-12 TRAILING AT THE HALF 0-1 19-80 TIED AT THE HALF 0-0 4-2

SHOOT 40% OR BETTER 4-0 64-25 SHOOT LESS THAN 40% 0-1 15-68 OPP. 40% OR BETTER 0-1 17-65 OPP. LESS THAN 40% 4-0 57-25 SHOOT > THAN OPP. 4-0 71-11 SHOOTING < THAN OPP. 0-1 8-85 40% OR BETTER ON 3PT 2-0 33-12 LESS THAN 40% ON 3PT 2-1 43-90

OUTREBOUNDING OPP. 3-0 52-23 OPP. OUTREBOUNDS UNF 1-1 23-74 REBOUNDS TIED 0-0 3-3

70% OR BETTER ON FT 3-1 43-54 LESS THAN 70% ON FT 1-0 35-44 MORE FT ATT. THAN OPP. 1-0 54-31 LESS FT ATT. THAN OPP. 2-1 23-65 SAME FT ATT. THAN OPP. 1-0 2-3

MORE TO THAN OPP. 0-1 30-62 FEWER TO THAN OPP. 4-0 44-28 SAME TO AS OPP. 0-0 5-7

SCORING 70+ 4-0 51-8 SCORING 60+ 0-0 29-29 SCORING 50-59 PTS 0-1 3-38 SCORING 49 PTS OR LESS 0-0 0-21

ALLOWED 80+ POINTS 0-0 3-19 ALLOWED 70-79 POINTS 1-1 12-35 ALLOWED 60-69 POINTS 0-0 22-36 ALLOWED 50-59 POINTS 1-0 25-7 ALLOWED > 50 PTS 2-0 15-0

ON MONDAY 0-0 11-17 ON TUESDAY 0-1 10-12 ON WEDNESDAY 0-0 5-7 ON THURSDAY 2-0 7-7 ON FRIDAY 0-0 12-11 ON SATURDAY 1-0 27-35 ON SUNDAY 1-0 7-11

IN NOVEMBER 4-1 23-19 IN DECEMBER 0-0 11-22 IN JANUARY 0-0 17-24 IN FEBRUARY 0-0 16-29 IN MARCH 0-0 7-5

2021-22 NORTH FLORIDA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

0 1 3 11 12 13

G | 5-8 | JR | MURFREESBORO, TENN. JAY-DAH

PPG APG RPG SPG BPG MPG FG% 5.8 1.2 3.0 1.6 0.0 24.8 26.8

PPG APG RPG SPG BPG MPG FG% 8.6 2.0 1.2 1.2 0.2 24.4 40.0

PPG APG RPG SPG BPG MPG FG% 7.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.8 23.0 45.5

PPG APG RPG SPG BPG MPG FG%

PPG APG RPG SPG BPG MPG FG% 19.0 3.6 4.2 3.0 0.0 31.6 63.8

NUBIA BENEDITH

G | 5-8 | SO | PALM BAY, FLA. NEW-BE-AH

TIFFANY TOLBERT

G | 5-8 | R-SR | ORLANDO, FLA.

JAZZ BOND

F | 6-4 | R-SR | MURFREESBORO, TENN.

PPG APG RPG SPG BPG MPG FG% 19.6 10.0 3.0 1.0 1.8 26.4 53.0

KAILA ROUGIER

G | 5-4 | FR | SAVANNAH, GA. REW-JEER

RHETTA MOORE

G | 5-8 | 5TH | CHARLESTON, S.C. JAY-DAH

14 15

ERIN JONES

G | 6-1 | R-5TH | HIGH BRIDGE, N.J.

PPG APG RPG SPG BPG MPG FG% 2.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 14.5 40.0

TIA ROBINSON

G | 5-7 | R-SO | JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

LAST GM: 3 pts, 3 rebs, 1 stls NOTABLE:

-2020-21 Second Team All-ASUN -2019-20 ASUN All-Freshman Team -2x ASUN Freshman of the Week -2020-21 ASUN Honor Roll -Played in all of UNA's games as a freshman

LAST GM: 14 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl NOTABLE:

-Averaged 5.6 ppg. as a FR -Only true freshman to start multiple games -Scored a career-high 12 points vs. Jacksonville -Missed much of freshman year due to injury

LAST GM: 6 pts, 4 rebs, 3 ast, 1 stl NOTABLE:

-2017-18 ASUN All-Freshman -ASUN Freshman of the Week 11/21/17 -4x ASUN Honor Roll -Started all 31 games as a true freshman -Suffered a season-ending injury in 18-19 -Played in 10 games with five starts last year

LAST GM: 31 pts, 7 rebs, 3 asts, 2 blks NOTABLE:

-UNF career leader in blocks -21-22 ASUN Preseason Defensive PoY -ASUN Defensive PoY (2021) -ASUN First Team (2021) -McDonald's All-American nominee as Sr in HS -ASUN Second Team (2019, 2020)

LAST GM: NOTABLE:

-Played for FBC Nightmares -Region 3 Co-Player of the Year as a senior -Averaged 22 points/game -Preseason All-State Class 3A GHSA All-South -Class 3A South All-State honoree -All-region first team

LAST GM: 21 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts, 5 stls NOTABLE:

-ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021) -Finished HS career with 1,330 points -All-Academic Team (2020-21) -Went 100-10 in HS -ASUN All-Tournament (2021) -ASUN Winter Winner for Life (2021)

LAST GM: 0 pts, 2 rebs, 1 blk NOTABLE:

-Led the ASUN in 3PT FG% last year -Started all 22 games played last year -Transferred most recently from Rhode Island -Played 53 games at URI, starting all games as SR -Averaged 14 ppg at URI as a SR -11 contests in double-digit scoring

LAST GM: NOTABLE:

-Took a medical redshirt in 2019-20 -Played in seven games as a redshirt-freshman

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