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Ty Purifoy makes her play

Bond, Green lead the way in key road win

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Feb 27, 2019

The UNF Women’s Basketball team got out to a 10-0 start to open the game on the road against the Stetson Hatters and didn’t look back in a convincing 75-62 road win to continue their hot streak before...

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Ospreys cap regular season with sixth straight win

Ospreys cap regular season with sixth straight win

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Feb 27, 2019

The University of North Florida Ospreys entered the final home game of the regular season on a five-game winning streak, looking for a sixth, in hopes of securing at least one home game in the upcoming...

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11	Jazz Bond

Ospreys drop to sixth place in loss to Dolphins

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Feb 20, 2019

The Ospreys trailed by as many as 27 points, cut the lead to a few as 10 late, but could not overcome the deficit and lost 75-63 to the Jacksonville University Dolphins. One game separated the...

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UNF Basketball takes down Highlanders on road

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Feb 16, 2019

The UNF Men’s and Women’s team travelled to NJIT and picked up wins that boosted their seedings for the ASUN Conference Championship Tournament. Women’s Basketball The NJIT Highlanders...

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JT Escobar led the Ospreys with 26 points in the loss to Liberty.

Bisons stampede over Ospreys in conference bout

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Feb 7, 2019

The Lipscomb Bisons walked into UNF arena undefeated in ASUN conference play and played as if they were determined to stay that way.  The Bisons opened the game with a three-pointer and continued...

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From small town American to culture builder; Profiling Coach Darrick Gibbs

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Jan 31, 2019

It’s a Tuesday night in January, another of many during a long basketball season. University of North Florida (UNF) head women’s basketball coach Darrick Gibbs breathes a sigh, thanks the assembled...

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Men's Basketball vs. JU 2019
Ivan Gandia-Rosa

Ospreys commit 24 turnovers in loss at Kennesaw State

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Jan 31, 2019

The Ospreys had been playing well over the last three games before losing close games down the stretch.  The game against Kennesaw State was not that close. The Ospreys shot poorly, never led, and...

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Men's Basketball vs. NJIT 2019
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Casimir scores 33 as Eagles hold off Ospreys

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Jan 28, 2019

Junior Wajid Aminu scored 25 points including a trio of  three-pointers and Junior Noah Horchler added 22 but the effort fell short for the  Ospreys in a road game against the Florida Gulf Coast...

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Jazz Bond follows through with her shot.

Brown scores 25 for Dolphins in road win over Ospreys

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Jan 23, 2019

Hot shooting pushed the University of North Florida Women’s Basketball team to an early lead, but the Ospreys couldn’t hold it and lost a key conference matchup against their cross-town rivals,...

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Flames turn up the heat, Ospreys falter late

Flames turn up the heat, Ospreys falter late

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Jan 20, 2019

The Liberty Flames and their fourth ranked defense were too much for the Ospreys when it counted most, defeating UNF ,70-64, for a key ASUN conference win. The Ospreys played well in the first half,...

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Sams scores 18 in Ospreys road win over Hatters

Sams scores 18 in Ospreys road win over Hatters

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Jan 17, 2019

The Stetson Hatters would not go quietly but the UNF Ospreys held on to earn their second road win of the season, 87-77. At the half, the Ospreys led by one, 42-41.  UNF opened the second half...

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Ospreys prey on Eagles for conference win

Ospreys prey on Eagles for conference win

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Jan 13, 2019

The Ospreys welcomed their avian cousins, the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast University to their nest and put on quite a performance as the Ospreys won, 87-66.   The ASUN rivals traded baskets early...

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