After trailing through the majority of the game, the Ospreys turned on the jets just in time to defeat Kennesaw State to move up in the ASUN standings.
Ospreys scored first four points of game...
As both teams squared off, the Women’s team suffered a 77-62 loss as the Men’s team got on the right track with an 82-73 win
Women’s Basketball
Hot shooting from the Lions hindered the...
After trailing to the hot shooting Bisons, the Ospreys came back to earn a 72-66 win.
The three-pointers from Lipscomb were burying the Ospreys throughout the first quarter as they made 6-12.The...
After the Patriots beat the Rams, 13-3, in a low scoring affair, fans had mixed emotions of the style of play in the biggest NFL game of the year including yours truly. Here is a breakdown of some...
After a season that ended in an incredible run through the ASUN Baseball Championship, the UNF Baseball team prepares for their first homestand of 2019 on Friday, Feb. 15 against Missouri.
Coach...
After enduring a three-game losing streak, the Ospreys came out on top in a 71-60 road win over the Kennesaw State Owls.
The Ospreys started hot as they went on an 11-0 run against the Owls and...
With costly errors and a large turnover margin, the Ospreys fell to the Eagles on the road in an 80-48 Loss
The first quarter was lackluster for both sides early in the game as both teams were held...
Escobar and Horchler’s impressive performance was not enough in the loss to JU.
Redshirt-Junior David Bell dunked over Junior Noah Horchler to start the game. With less than two minutes into the...
*Correction: 1/25 @ 12:20 p.m. A previous version of this article stated that the charges for the golf ball buckets were no longer imposed on students and that the driving range was free for students....
Former UNF student, Sami Sadler, recently was named the Interim General Manager of the ABA’s Jacksonville Giants.
Once Sadler graduated UNF in Spring of 2018, she had different ideas of careers...
NJIT snuck out with a win at UNF Arena with hot shooting in a 76-72 Osprey loss.
As the game began, the Ospreys were working the inside in the first three minutes of the game as their first eight...
After staying even in the first half, the Ospreys had a hard time finding the net due to Liberty’s physical defense which resulted in a 53-69 loss.
The Flames opened up the game with a three-pointer...
The Ospreys earned their second conference win with an impressive performance on both sides of the court.
In the first quarter, it took three to make a thing go right as Senior Arianna Emanuel-Wright,...
The Eagles' lights-out shooting propelled them to a convincing 105-66 win.
Senior Ty Purifoy scored first for the Ospreys on a heavily contested layup to tie the game up at two. Redshirt-Junior...
Cory Goff, a senior student manager for UNF Baseball for three years, was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers to be a clubhouse manager for their High-A affiliate, the Carolina Mudcats.
This past winter,...
The Bisons edged past the Ospreys with tough defense and hot shooting throughout the game.
It was a back and forth affair to start the game as each team traded points. Senior Eli Pepper opened the...
In their first game ever playing each other, the Ospreys won against North Alabama behind a solid shooting performance.
As the game began, the Lions jumped out to an early 4-0 lead. Junior...
Trayveon Williams’ dominant performance on the ground carried the Aggies to a 52-13 win over the NC State Wolfpack in the 2018 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.
The Aggies set the tone early in the second...
It was an uphill climb from beginning to end for the Ospreys as they faced No. 12 Auburn on the road.
The Ospreys scored the first points of the game on a jumper from Redshirt-Junior J.T. Escobar....
This article was originally published in the Fall 2018 “Culture of UNF Issue”.
Student athletes at UNF come from a plethora of different parts of the world, from Germany to Mexico. Iván Gandía-Rosa,...
Football has finally come to UNF, as host to Coach Jimbo Fisher and the Texas A&M Aggies.
Fisher and his team were having a closed practice at Hodges Stadium on Wednesday, Dec. 26 in preparation...
After a tough loss to Alabama A&M, the Ospreys rebounded with a 67-36 win against the Royals.
The Ospreys showed their athleticism and grit early in the game when Senior Arianna Emanuel-Wright...
The Ospreys lose a heartbreaker late in the fourth quarter to an aggressive Alabama A&M.
As the game began, Sophomore Jameica Cobb scored the first basket of the game on a three-pointer for...
After hanging tough in the first half, the Ospreys were simply outplayed and oversized by the Seminoles, resulting in a 95-81 loss
The Ospreys (5-8) came out firing on all cylinders in the first...
After a hot first half, the Ospreys lost control of the game with 12 turnovers and were outshot by the Bethune Cookman Wildcats in a 76-60 loss.
The Ospreys (4-4) were dominant in the paint in the...
In game two of the Ospreys road trip, Redshirt-Junior J.T. Escobar led the Ospreys offense but minimal shooting from beyond the arc was a major factor in their loss.
Coming into the game against...
In their third game of the season against a Power 5 team, the Ospreys hung tough with Colorado State until a cold-shooting third quarter, which was too much to come back from.
The home court advantage...
Although both teams battled throughout the game, the Ospreys prevailed by shooting 47 percent from the field and a key shot from Redshirt-Sophomore J.T. Escobar.
The Buccaneers (4-4) recorded...
After a hot start by UNF, the Buccaneers crept up on the Ospreys throughout to force an overtime, but the Ospreys won out on key shots and heads up plays.
UNF (3-2) broke out in the first quarter...
Despite keeping it close early in the first half, the Gators busted the game wide open with a heavy dose of open shots which led them to a 98-66 win.
In the first half, the Ospreys were battling...
Basketball season is in full swing and students will have plenty of opportunities to support their Ospreys. Here is a recap of all the matchups this week for both men's and women's teams.
Men’s...
In their first bout in the Cancun Challenge, the Ospreys got out to an early lead and the large deficit from the first half was too much for a Golden Eagles comeback as the Ospreys won, 64-48.
In...
After a hot start, the Ospreys were flying high until the second half when the Rattlers snaked their way within two but UNF ultimately prevailed.
The Ospreys got out to an early lead in the game...
After winning the first set, the Ospreys battled with the Bisons but they were simply bested by Lipscomb as they lost, 3-1.
During the first set, the Ospreys and Bisons were on the same level, trading...
It’s almost like déjà vu for the UNF Volleyball team in their first round of the playoffs. Last year, the five seed Ospreys took on the four seed Lipscomb Bisons but came up short, losing in...
After a rocky start, the Ospreys grinded and battled to topple the Edward Waters Tigers, 95-83.
The Tigers got off to a hot start, leading 6-0 at the beginning of the game. Junior Ivan Gandia-Rosa...
As the kids piled in for Ozzie’s Field Trip Day, the Ospreys (1-1) fed off their infectious energy and defeated the Trinity Baptist Eagles (0-1), 97-40 with six players scoring in double digits on Nov....
The Ospreys (11-21,6-10 ASUN) swept the Highlanders (4-28, 2-14 ASUN) in three straight sets with a standout hitting and blocking performance to end their regular season last night.
It was all...
The Lions (4-21, 2-14 ASUN) put up a fight throughout the match, but UNF (10-21, 5-10 ASUN) weathered the storm and prevailed with a relentless attack and blocking in big time situations to punch their...
After pushing Florida State University to their limit in the first half, the Seminoles ran away with the game in the second half as they won, 74-53.
The Ospreys were staying with FSU in the first half...
After reaching the ASUN Semifinals last year, the North Florida Women’s Basketball team is hungry to make a run in the tournament but their first test of the season will be on Friday at Florida State...
The Ospreys Men’s Basketball team battled with Dayton in the first half of the matchup, but a tough perimeter defense hindered the Ospreys from winning their season opener. The Ospreys and Flyers were...
After winning the ASUN Championship, the UNF Men’s Cross Country team qualified for the NCAA Regionals in Tallahassee on Friday, Nov. 9.
Senior Nick Morken talked to the Spinnaker on the team’s...
UNF Athletics held Swoop Madness at the Osprey Village basketball courts and welcomed students with free food, games, and a T-Shirt swap.
Students, like Senior Information Technology Major Patrick...
With the recent alcohol-ban in parking lots and tailgate parties, UNF Athletics and UNF Campus Life are partnering to organize alcohol-free pre-game basketball events called Party in the Plaza.
The...
Local media was invited to UNF Basketball Media day to interview the players and coaches of UNF Basketball about the upcoming season.
Coach Darrick Gibbs of UNF Women’s Basketball talked to Spinnaker...
In the final game of their regular season,the Ospreys defeated NJIT with a heavy attack and solid ball control en route to a 4-1 victory, clinching ASUN playoff berth.
In the first half, the Ospreys...
In round two of the River City Rumble, the Ospreys (9-18, 4-7 ASUN) dominated the court with creative use of the outside attack and capitalizing on JU’s (3-21, 2-10 ASUN) miscues.
The Ospreys...
The Jaguars had a week to prepare for the elusive Deshaun Watson and Jaguars linebacker Donald Payne revealed the key to containing the former Heisman award winner.
“We have some of the best pass...
UNF’s Softball team used heads-up base running and clutch hitting throughout their doubleheader against the University of Central Florida Patriots.
Game 1
Megan Woodson led the hitting attack...
Women’s Soccer
After losing 3-0 to Lipscomb, the Ospreys defeated North Alabama, 2-0, with key goals from Freshman Kendra Hoffman and Sophomore Thais Reiss. UNF currently sits in seventh place...
Colin Scott’s career night propelled the Ospreys (3-8-0, 2-1 ASUN) attack against the Dolphins(2-10-0, 2-1 ASUN) to win, 2-1, and take home the Dennis Viollet Cup.
First Half
The Ospreys...
Uber and Lyft are making it easier for voters to get to the polls on Election Day by offering free/discounted rides.
With cooperation from the #VoteTogether and Democracy Works organizations,...
Week 5 will be the biggest test for the Jaguars (3-1) as they head to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 7 at 1 p.m to take on the Kansas City Chiefs (4-0).
The Chiefs just came off a...
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With a strong defense, the Stetson Hatters (10-6, 2-2 ASUN) limited the Ospreys (6-16, 1-5 ASUN) to a minimal offense and won the match...
The Ospreys Women’s Soccer team (5-5-1, 0-2-1 ASUN) played hard defense on Sept. 28, but a lone penalty kick by NJIT (8-3-1 Overall, 2-1 ASUN) was enough for the Highlanders to pick up the win.
It...
In the first River City Rumble event of the year on Sept. 25, UNF's Volleyball team (6-13, 1-2 ASUN) swept Jacksonville University (1-15, 0-4 ASUN) in three straight sets.
The Ospreys won the first...
The River City Rumble begins on Tuesday, Sept. 25 when the UNF Volleyball team (5-13, 0-2 ASUN) takes on the Jacksonville University Dolphins (1-14, 0-3 ASUN).
After losing all three matches this...
The UNF Men’s Soccer team was outmatched by the FIU Panthers 5-3 on Sunday night, Sep. 23.
Throughout the first half, FIU maintained control of the ball by scoring four goals. In...
In the conference opener, the Liberty Flames’ relentless attack against the Ospreys led to their 3-0 match victory.
In the first set, the Flames started out the set firing on all cylinders, establishing...
Freshman Dana Roskic first got the news about representing the Canadian Beach Volleyball team in the Youth Olympic Games when her volleyball partner called her after a class.
“One day I came out...
The UNF Men’s Soccer team battled it out on the road and key goals by Junior Mikey Connell and Senior AJ Williams led the Ospreys to a 2-1 win over the College of Charleston, their first win of the...
The Ospreys Volleyball team finished the non-conference portion of the season strong as they swept the Bethune Cookman Wildcats in three straight sets on Tuesday, Sep. 18.
The Ospreys dominated...
As Hurricane Florence crawls closer toward the Carolina coasts, some of UNF's upcoming games/matches have been cancelled. The men's home soccer match on Saturday, Sep. 15 against Loyola-Md has been cancelled...
"Resilient" is the best word to describe the Volleyball team's effort on Monday night of Sep. 10.
When asked about the team's energy throughout the match, Coach Wright mentioned how the...
Match 1
On Sept. 8, the Ospreys (2-7 Overall) found their stride and grabbed their first home win of the season over the USC Upstate Spartans (1-8 Overall). North Florida was able to build...
With the Men’s team winning the meet and key finishes by the Freshmen runners on the Women’s team, the Ospreys have hit the ground running to start the season.
The Women’s team finished...
The UNF Women’s Soccer team has continued their winning ways as they defeated the Mountaineers, 1-0, Thursday, Sept. 6.
The Ospreys have bounced back these past three matches as their...
In a match on the road Tuesday, Sept. 4, the Ospreys prevailed to win and Coach Kristen Wright earned her first win as the coach.
In the first set, UNF rallied from being down six points...
On the night of Friday, Aug. 31, the UNF Women's Soccer team dominated throughout their match against Winthrop with key goals from Freshmen Kendra Hoffman, Julia Martin and J.J. Bryant.
The...
Appalachian State’s ability to capitalize on opportunities ultimately won the match Sunday night against the Ospreys.
Camden Holbrook got the Mountaineers on the board first in the 55th...
After a match of 22 shots attempted by the Ospreys, Junior midfielder Brandi Walker deposited a goal on an assist by Freshman forward, Julia Martin, in the 87th minute for the Ospreys...
On a mild fall evening, The Mid Tennessee Blue Raiders found their offense late in the match to defeat the Ospreys, 2-0.
In the 69th minute, Sam Debien got the Blue Raiders on the board first on...
Soccer season has kicked off this fall for both the Men’s and Women’s team, and both are vying to be contenders this season.
The Women’s Soccer team lost a 0-2 contest to College...
For a high school football standout, the goal since childhood has been to sign to a Power Five school. When that school doesn’t pan out or players can’t follow team rules, they have no...
Exam week is a grueling week where students frantically cram all of the information into their heads, hoping to squeak by and pass their classes. To reduce the stress of exam week,...
After breaking the third metacarpal in his left hand last season, Ospreys outfielder Wes Weeks was determined to get back into baseball shape come summer.
“I wanted to get to where I was and I did...
According to UNF Athletics on Monday, July 16, the UNF Men's Basketball 2018-2019 schedule has been released.
November:
The Ospreys’ first game of the season is an away game on November 7 against...
**UPDATE 7/18/18 10:34 a.m.: An original version of this article stated that both students and staff lined up for tickets. The article has been corrected, however, as staff could not pre-register because...
The famous singer Alanis Morissette once said: “it’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife, isn’t it ironic?” She may have a point, but nothing is ironic about being...
With a crowd of 2,044 fans in attendance at Hodges Stadium, the Jacksonville Armada put on a show, defeating Miami United FC 4-1.
The first goal by Armada midfielder, J.C. Banks, was assisted by UNF...
UNF students looking for something to do on Wednesday night can come witness history as the Jacksonville Armada host their first-ever playoff match in Jacksonville against Miami United FC. This is the...
World Cup brackets have been busted and sports fans are distraught on how these highly touted teams crumbled throughout the tournament.
The defending World Cup champion, Germany, was eliminated...
It’s the dog days of summer and, on some nights, students struggle to find something to do with themselves. If this sounds like you, now is the time to stop watching reruns of Grey’s Anatomy and...
UNF has been named among the top 50 nursing programs for 2018, ranking 14 in the nation by Best College Reviews.
According to the University, the criteria for the selection of Top 50 online RN to...
After winning the ASUN Tournament Championship last season, the UNF Women’s Tennis Team has signed on Freshman Ana Paula Melilo from Sao Paulo, Brazil in hopes of winning gold once again. Spinnaker...
After spending the last three seasons as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator of the Women’s Basketball team at Austin Peay, Kayla Oxenrider has been named an assistant coach for the Ospreys....
Constanza Gorches, who previously played two years with Clemson, recently signed on to the UNF Women’s Tennis roster.
Gorches’s overall singles record is 25-26, and she also owns a doubles record...
UNF Women’s Soccer coach, Robin Confer, recently went to a four-day NCAA Women Coaches Academy.
Hosted by the Alliance of Women Coaches, Confer attended along with 47 other coaches from different...
A week after being selected in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees, former UNF pitcher Frank German was honored with three more awards.
Division I Baseball selected German...
The UNF Women's Indoor Volleyball team loaded their roster with a fresh crop of talent for the upcoming season.
The team added four new outside hitters: Solimar Cestero, Charyari Ramos, Kirby Smith,...
One of the biggest struggles of being a student-athlete is balancing schoolwork and remaining committed to the team. The UNF Division I Women's Swim Team, however, excelled in the classroom, sporting...
It’s the week of the World Cup and locations all over campus are hosting a number of activities to drum up excitement for the 88-year-old tradition, starting this week and lasting through July.
June...
Senior Eden Meyer has crossed the finish line for UNF for the last time at the 10,000-meter finals of the NCAA Championship. Meyer placed twentieth with a time of 35:03 in her final race. Meyer also...
UNF Student Government posted their ticket prices of Jaguars games for this upcoming season in an email to UNF students and faculty. Season Tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and...
On Wednesday, June 6 at the 2018 ASUN Conference Spring Meetings, Fynn Timm and Eden Meyer were the recipients of the ASUN Student-Athletes of the Year award. This is the first time a UNF student-athlete...
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Summer camps are stereotypically known to be a place where counselors babysit kids until their parents pick them up, but this isn’t...
Another osprey has been selected in this year’s Major League Baseball as Austin Drury is heading west to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Drury was selected in the 34 round. This is the second player from UNF...
Hot off the heels of his best career season at UNF, starting pitcher Frank German was drafted by the New York Yankees on Tuesday. German was drafted by the Yankees in the fourth round, as the 127th overall...
