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Top five UNF wins from the 2019-20 season

Top five UNF wins from the 2019-20 season

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Apr 9, 2020

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson The Ospreys had some historic wins this past year that have resulted in titles and retaining the Old Wooden Barrel for the River City Rumble.  UNF men’s...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein

Women’s basketball fall short after a second quarter drought

Joslyn Simmons Dec 16, 2017

A second-quarter burst propelled the College of Charleston for a 73-69 victory over the UNF women’s basketball team Dec. 15 at the UNF Arena. While the Cougars scored the first basket, the Ospreys...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein

Men’s basketball wins over Trinity Baptist

Joslyn Simmons Dec 3, 2017

https://youtu.be/1TaztPohZ9Y Video by Joslyn Simmons Men’s basketball worked through early offensive struggles to defeat the Trinity Baptist Eagles 85-58 Dec. 2 at the UNF Arena. In the opening...

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Track athlete hit, severely injured during event in North Carolina

Track athlete hit, severely injured during event in North Carolina

Joslyn Simmons Feb 7, 2017

An UNF indoor track athlete was hit by a truck carrying a trailer on Friday, according to source close to the team. Manny Velasquez, a junior, finished his one mile race with a time of 4:23.25 and during...

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Chris Davenport on guard. Photo by Lili Weinstein

Ospreys dominate rematch with Stetson 96-64

Al Huffman Feb 5, 2017

With a three game drought on their hands, the Ospreys had to beat Stetson in order to avoid being swept by two teams in four games. Getting swept by first place FGCU is one thing, but with the Hatters...

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Player Profile: Benedikt Haid

Player Profile: Benedikt Haid

Will Weber Jul 19, 2016

Leading up to the start of basketball season, the Spinnaker will be profiling the incoming recruits for the 2016-2017 season. Benedikt Haid is a 6-foot-4-inch shooting guard from Austria. Haid grabbed...

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Beech played five games in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League.
 Photo by Connor Spielmaker.

Beech struggles to find shot; Nets advance to Quarterfinals

Will Weber Jul 15, 2016
An update on Beech's performance with the Brooklyn Nets.
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Beau Beech hit three treys in his third game with the Brooklyn Nets.

Photo by Michael Herrera

Beech shines with Nets

Will Weber Jul 13, 2016

Following a disappointing performance Monday night, UNF grad Beau Beech tallied 13 points, including seven straight points to end the first quarter, for the Brooklyn Nets in the Las Vegas Summer League...

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Graphic by Ben Cross

Player Profile: Garrett Sams

Will Weber Jul 5, 2016
Leading up to the start of basketball season, the Spinnaker will be profiling the incoming recruits for the 2016-2017 season.
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Graphic by Ben Cross

Player Profile: Al-Wajid Aminu

Will Weber Jun 28, 2016
Leading up to the start of basketball season, the Spinnaker will be profiling the incoming recruits for the 2016-2017 season.
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Beech finished his career as the second-leading scorer in UNF history.

  Photo by Connor Spielmaker

Beech joins Brooklyn Nets

Will Weber Jun 27, 2016
It was 30 minutes past midnight and the NBA draft had just ended, when Beau Beech got the call. He was sitting in Mellow Mushroom, flanked by his girlfriend and close friends, when his agent called to inform him he would be joining the Brooklyn Net’s Las Vegas Summer league team.
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UNF Head Coach Smoke Laval is just the second baseball coach in North Florida’s history, replacing 23-year veteran Dusty Rhodes in 2010.Photo by Joslyn Simmons

Baseball opens Atlantic Sun Tournament against FGCU

Will Weber May 25, 2016
The Osprey’s (37-17) quest for their first Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championship begins today at 4:00 p.m. with an opening matchup against Florida Gulf Coast University (24-30).
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