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Season-high turnovers slow down North Florida women’s basketball

Ronnie Rodgers Dec 5, 2016

North Florida women’s basketball team suffered a 78-52 loss on Sunday to the North Carolina State Wolfpack on the road. NC State (7-2) lead the entire game over UNF (5-4). The Wolfpack lead in many...

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North Florida falls short of epic comeback in 77-71 loss to Syracuse

Al Huffman Dec 4, 2016

It seems that every time the North Florida (3-7) face a bad loss, they have a habit of coming back in a big way the next game. For the first half under the lights at Syracuse (5-2), it seemed the Ospreys...

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Preview: North Florida heads to #22 Syracuse

Joslyn Simmons Dec 2, 2016

The Ospreys (3-6) travel to the Carrier Dome to face #22 Syracuse(4-2) at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming off recent losses as the result of limited shooting abilities from beyond the arc. A...

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Ospreys fall 91-60 to Gators; Davenport suspended indefinitely

Ospreys fall 91-60 to Gators; Davenport suspended indefinitely

Al Huffman Dec 2, 2016

https://youtu.be/Rjkq-n-AeZ4 Looking at the scoreboard and the box score, one would assume it was just a regular blowout where the #24 Florida Gators (7-1) quietly swept the North Florida Ospreys (3-6)...

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Shepherd shines bright

Ronnie Rodgers Dec 1, 2016

Sierra Shepherd lead the Ospreys to a win against the College of Charleston with a game-high of 16 points and seven assists. This is North Florida's first road victory of the season. UNF(5-3) won the...

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Preview: North Florida faces No. 24 Florida at UNF Arena

Joslyn Simmons Nov 30, 2016

Men’s basketball (3-5) host recently ranked No. 24 Florida on Thursday at 7 p.m. in an NIT first-round rematch. In the last meeting, the Ospreys were soundly defeated 97-68 by the Gators to end its...

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Tracking the Birds of Trey: Away game recaps

Al Huffman Nov 28, 2016

North Florida vs. North Dakota Right after Thanksgiving, North Florida men’s basketball (3-5) won one of three consecutive games over the weekend. The first game kicked off the weekend series on a...

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Women's basketball falls on the road

Women’s basketball falls on the road

Ronnie Rodgers Nov 28, 2016

The women’s team (3-2) suffered its second loss of the season at the hands of Xavier. During previous games, there have been four players who average double digit scoring, but only two Ospreys were...

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Ospreys dominate Florida National 112-66

Al Huffman Nov 23, 2016

After a single-digit loss in the Deaf Dome, the Ospreys (2-3) returned home to host Florida National (2-6) and all the preparation against tough teams seem to pay off for the Ospreys as they dismantled...

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The Spinnaker team at the first Play by Play of a women's basketball game. From left is Joslyn Simmons, Will Weber and Al Huffman.

Play by Play: History made in Spinnaker Radio

Tiffany Butler Nov 22, 2016

Spinnaker Radio hosted the first live broadcast of a UNF sport in history on Sunday, Nov. 20. Students were able to hear minute-by-minute coverage of the women’s basketball game on 95.5 FM WSKR, when...

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Ospreys outlast the Owls in double overtime

Ospreys outlast the Owls in double overtime

Ronnie Rodgers Nov 20, 2016

  https://youtu.be/tBo3DkKt9Eo UNF (3-1) earned a tough win over FAU (2-2)  in double overtime on military appreciation day. Head Coach Darrick Gibbs spoke on the team’s play. “I’m really...

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LSU hangs on to beat North Florida 78-70

LSU hangs on to beat North Florida 78-70

Al Huffman Nov 19, 2016

Coming off the 94-56 trouncing at the hands of Miami, North Florida (1-3) had to make a statement.  Though they didn't win their road trip to LSU (3-0), the Ospreys’ offense stepped up and gave the...

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