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Green’s historic double-double lifts Ospreys past Highlanders

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter Jan 12, 2020

Featured Image by: Darvin Nelson Video by: Kaitlyn Bowers The Ospreys’ women’s basketball team ran away with a 71-48 home win against the NJIT Highlanders on Saturday. Four players scored...

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Sharpshooting Ospreys soar past Eagles

Sharpshooting Ospreys soar past Eagles

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Jan 9, 2020

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson The Birds of Trey nailed 16 three-pointers in an 89-74 win over Florida Gulf Coast.  Wajid Aminu scored the first five points of the game for the Ospreys to...

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Photo by Zachary Young

Big changes coming to UNF athletic facilities in 2020 and beyond

Zachary Yearwood, Staff Reporter Jan 9, 2020

You may have noticed construction near the walkway to campus from Parking Lot 18 and by the softball field. These are just some of the upgrades coming to UNF’s athletics facilities in the next few years....

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Womens Basketball five

Ospreys shut down Owls for first conference win

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Jan 6, 2020

Behind an impressive defensive performance and three players scoring in double-digits, the Ospreys swooped in to grab the 64-55 win over Kennesaw State. The Ospreys got off to a 9-2 lead in the...

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Men's basketball vs. North Alabama
Garrett Sams

Ospreys show strength in numbers in win over Lions

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Jan 4, 2020

Four out of the Ospreys’ starting five scored in double-digits in a decisive 82-65 win over UNA.  A pair of treys from Garrett Sams set the tone early for the Ospreys, leading 13-17 in the first...

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Jazz Bond had 13 rebounds in the ASUN/MAAC Challenge. Photo by Khorri Newton.

Lions stave off Ospreys in final seconds of conference opener

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter Jan 4, 2020

Down three with three seconds left in the conference opener against North Alabama, the Ospreys failed to execute in a 54-51 loss.  Both defenses opened strongly; the two teams combined for only...

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Ospreys lock down Owls with impressive defensive performance

Ospreys lock down Owls with impressive defensive performance

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter Jan 3, 2020

The UNF Men’s Basketball team began their year – and their conference schedule – with a 76-57 road win against Kennesaw State. The Birds of Trey relied on its defense to overcome a lackluster...

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Volunteers rally late to top Hoosiers in Gator Bowl classic

Volunteers rally late to top Hoosiers in Gator Bowl classic

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Jan 3, 2020

Featured image by: Drew McDonald Trailing 22-9 in the fourth quarter, the Volunteers scored 14 unanswered points in their first bowl win under Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt.  Playing in front of...

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Women's basketball vs. NJIT 2019
	Janesha Green

Seniors combine for 40 in win over Tigers

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter Dec 31, 2019

North Florida’s Women’s Basketball team ended the year with an emphatic 80-51 win over Edward Waters College behind standout performances from seniors Adrienne Jackson and Janesha Green.  Jackson...

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Garrett Sams scored 20 for the Birds of Trey in the win over FGCU.

Ospreys struggle to contain Toppin in road loss to No. 20 Dayton

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Dec 30, 2019

Obi Toppin's 31-point performance against the Ospreys was the difference maker in a 77-59 win for the Flyers.  Early on, the Ospreys and Flyers duked it out and a 9-0 run by UNF trimmed the deficit...

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Adrienne Jackson scored eight points in the loss to Liberty

Jackson, Ospreys down Crusaders

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Dec 29, 2019

The UNF Women’s Basketball team hadn’t played a home game since their 110-46 win over Warner University on November 9.  That was three days before Disney+ launched.  In their return to UNF...

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Escobar, Ospreys fall short to Syracuse

Escobar, Ospreys fall short to Syracuse

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Dec 21, 2019

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson In their second straight road game against an ACC opponent, the Birds of Trey connected on 17 threes in an 82-70 loss to Syracuse in the Carrier Dome.  The Ospreys...

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