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Dunking technical foul: Tennessee Tech snaps the Ospreys' winning streak

Dunking technical foul: Tennessee Tech snaps the Ospreys’ winning streak

Jordan Ferrell Dec 18, 2014
Trailing behind by two points, the Ospreys lost against the TTU Eagles (82-80) ending their five-game winning streak on Monday, Dec. 15. A technical foul--dunking during pregame warmups--committed by UNF starting center Romelo Banks cost the Ospreys the two early points.
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Osprey basketball teams up with ESPN3

Osprey basketball teams up with ESPN3

Charles White Dec 17, 2014
Starting January 2015, home games of UNF men's and women's basketball will be streaming from ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN app. Led by communications professor Dr. Deeley, student volunteers will make up the production team, which wishes to expand coverage to other varsity sports and away games.
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UNF stuns Purdue on the road, 73-70

Amanda Dawson Dec 7, 2014
UNF beat Purdue 73-70. This was the Osprey's first win against a Big Ten Conference team. The Ospreys gave Purdue their first home loss of the season.
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Homecoming firestorm: career night for Banks as Ospreys oust Tigers 97-65

Homecoming firestorm: career night for Banks as Ospreys oust Tigers 97-65

Jordan Ferrell Dec 2, 2014
The UNF men's basketball team played against Edward Waters College resulting in a home court win 97-65 on Dec. 1.
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UNF men’s basketball captures second Cancun Challenge title

UNF men’s basketball captures second Cancun Challenge title

Brianna Dillon Dec 1, 2014
UNF men's basketball captured their second Cancun Challenge title after two wins and two losses.
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UNF center beats odds: Romelo Banks’ path to D-I starter

Charles White Nov 25, 2014
When Romelo Banks was 13 years old, he would listen to his mom tell him to keep playing basketball and never give up on his dreams. Banks’ mother passed away shortly after she spoke those words to him, but Banks still follows that advice and uses it as inspiration to this day. Six years later, he has followed her instruction and plays center for the University of North Florida’s men’s basketball team.
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Red Bull Night Riders 2014: Thompson brothers keeping it in the family

Robert Curtis Nov 24, 2014
Six north Florida professional surfers competed in the moonlight at Jacksonville Beach for the Red Bull Night Riders 2014 title on Friday. Competing against his brothers Cody and Evan, Tristan Thompson took the win and kept the streak in the family.
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UNF women’s basketball team wins against Edward Waters 62-57

Morgan Purvis Nov 19, 2014
The UNF women’s basketball team won its second game of the season 62-57 against Edward Waters College on Tuesday, Nov. 18, with over 2,000 spectators cheering them on.
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Ospreys defeat Warriors 79-55, Driscoll earns 100th career victory

Daniel Banks Nov 18, 2014
In the second game of the season, the Ospreys defeated the Webber Warriors 79-55 in the UNF home turf. The win marks Head Coach Matthew Driscoll's 100th career victory. The Ospreys are traveling to their next set of away games against Northwestern and Northern Iowa as well as the annual Cancun Challenge on Nov. 25.
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UNF men’s soccer: all good things come to an end

Jordan Ferrell Nov 17, 2014
The Ospreys ended their run in the Atlantic Sun Soccer Championship on Sunday, Nov. 16, when they lost to Florida Gulf Coast University at 1-0.
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UNF men’s basketball loses to the South Carolina Gamecocks in season opener

Charles White Nov 17, 2014
In the season opener on Friday night, the UNF men's basketball team lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks 81-56.
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Women’s basketball team loses season opener

Morgan Purvis Nov 17, 2014
Despite losing against Georgia State University on Nov. 15, Bailey Florin, UNF sophomore, had a career-high 16 points during the game. Paulina Zaveckaite, senior, also scored career highs during the game Saturday.
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