north florida women’s basketball For Immediate Release: Saturday Jan. 26, 2019 • Contact: BRIAN MORGAN • Email: [email protected] • Cell: (904) 210-1012 Social Media: northfloridaospreys • @OspreyWBB - @UNFOspreys • @unfospreys 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS OSPREYS TRAVEL TO FACE FGCU Date Opponent TIME (ET) NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS Statistical Leaders Nov. 9 at Florida State L, 53-74 Record: 7-10 (2-4 ASUN) Scoring: A. Emanuel-Wright - 14.2 ppg Nov. 13 Trinity Baptist W, 99-40 Head Coach: Darrick Gibbs (Fourth Year) Rebounding: J. Bond - 7.0 rpg Nov. 16 Florida A&M W, 64-53 Record at School: 37-71 Assists: T. Purifoy - 4.6 apg Nov. 18 at Indiana L, 52-75 Career Record: Same Steals: T. Purifoy - 1.9 spg Nov. 29 Charleston Southern W, 82-76 (OT) Last Game: L, 72-80 vs Jacksonville (1/22) Blocks: J. Bond - 2.6 bpg Dec. 2 at Colorado State L, 59-61 Dec. 11 FIU W, 62-53 Dec. 15 at Bethune-Cookman L, 60-76 FGCU EAGLES All-Time Series: FGCU leads 14-3. Dec. 20 Alabama A&M # L, 62-63 Record: 14-4 (5-0 ASUN) Last Meeting: FGCU won 105-66 at UNF Dec. 21 Warner # W, 67-36 Head Coach: Karl Smesko on January 12, 2019. Dec. 28 at Ole Miss L, 69-82 Record at School: 449-91 (17th Year) Jan. 5 North Alabama * L, 64-70 (OT) Career Record: 510-118 Jan. 8 at Lipscomb * W, 68-53 Last Game: W, 82-40 vs Lipscomb (1/22) Jan. 12 FGCU * L, 66-105 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Jan. 15 Stetson * W, 71-57 Jan. 19 at Liberty * L, 53-69 SUNDAY, JAN. 27 • NORTH FLORIDA at FGCU • 2 p.m. • ALICO ARENA - Fort Myers, Fla. Jan. 22 Jacksonville * L, 72-80 Live Stats: fgcuathletics.com • Live Video: ESPN+ Jan. 27 at FGCU * 2 p.m. Tuesday, JAN. 29 • NORTH FLORIDA at Kennesaw State University • 11 a.m. • KSU Convocation Center - Jan. 29 at Kennesaw State * 11 a.m. Kennesaw, Ga. Live Stats: ksuowls.com • Live Video: ESPN+ Feb. 5 Lipscomb * 7 p.m. This Weekend Feb. 9 at North Alabama * 2 p.m. The women’s basketball team heads down to South Florida to take on in state rival FGCU on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 2 Feb. 12 Kennesaw State * 7 p.m. p.m. at the the Alico Arena. Feb. 16 at NJIT * 1 p.m. Feb. 19 at Jacksonville * 7 p.m. Follow The Game Feb. 23 Liberty * 1 p.m. Links to live stats are available on fgcuathletics.com. The game can be seen on ESPN+. Feb. 27 at Stetson * 7 p.m. March 5 NJIT * 7 p.m. Keeping Up With The Ospreys March 8 ASUN Quarterfinals TBD Stay current with everything going on with the Ospreys by following North Florida women’s basketball on Twitter March 13 ASUN Semifinals TBD (@OspreyWBB) and North Florida Athletics on Twitter (@UNFOspreys), Facebook (northfloridaospreys) and Instagram March 17 ASUN Championship TBD (@unfospreys). * - ASUN game • # - UNF Holiday Classic • Home games Osprey Fast Breaks in bold italics • All times in Eastern Time and subject to • UNF is 7-10 on the season and 2-4 in ASUN play after a 72-80 home loss vs Jacksonville on Tuesday. change. • Jazz Bond led the Ospreys with 18 points and 10 rebounds, posting her third consecutive double-double. • Bond was named Newcomer of the Week after averaging 16.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in a MEDIA AVAILABILITY pair of ASUN contests last week. • Bond is pulling down a team-best 7.8 boards per game while Adrienne Jackson is grabbing 6.6 rebounds a contest. All interview requests for members of the women’s • Ty Purifoy is dishing out five assists per game, including 8.2 assists per ASUN contest. basketball team and coaching staff must be arranged • Purifoy’s 10 assists at Liberty are tied for the most in a single-game for an Osprey in the Division I era. through Assistant Director Athletic Communications • Dasha Eremeeva, Bond and Emanuel-Wright have recorded two double-doubles apiece this season while Jackson Brian Morgan at least one day in advance. has accomplished the feat once. NORTH FLORIDA PROBABLE STARTERS No. Player Ht. Pos. Yr. PPG RPG APG 1 Arianna Emanuel-Wright 5-8 G Sr. 13.6 5.6 1.3 2 Ty Purifoy 5-1 G Sr. 5.7 2.9 5.1 4 Adrienne Jackson 5-9 G Jr. 9.4 6.6 1.8 11 Jazz Bond 6-4 F Jr. 14.7 7.6 1.1 44 Dasha Eremeeva 6-0 F Jr. 8.4 4.8 0.7 2018-19 NORTH FLORIDA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL - 2 NUMERICAL ROSTER QUICK FACTS No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) GENERAL INFORMATION 0 Cheyenne Patrick Fr. G 5-11 Orlando, Fla. (East River) Name ..................................University of North Florida 1 Arianna Emanuel-Wright Sr. G 5-8 Jacksonville, Fla. (Sante Fe College) City.....................................................Jacksonville, Fla. 2 Ty Purfioy Sr. G 5-1 Pensacola, Fla. (Gulf Coast State College) Founded ...............................................................1965 3 Tiffany Tolbert So. G 5-8 Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) Enrollment ........................................................16,491 4 Adrienne Jackson Jr. G 5-9 Leesburg, Fla. (Leesburg) Nickmane .........................................................Ospreys 10 Sara Idris Fr. F 6-1 Alpharetta, Ga. (South Forsyth) School Colors ................................................Navy, Gray 11 Jazz Bond Jr. F 6-4 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (USF) Affiliation .............................................NCAA Division I 12 Ariel Scott Fr. F 6-0 Tampa, Fla. (Alonso) Conference ................................................Atlantic Sun 13 Rhetta Moore So. G 5-8 Charleston, S.C. (Bishop England) President ............................................David Szymanski 14 Elli Bartley So. G 5-6 Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow) Director of Athletics.......................................Lee Moon 22 Lauren Gross Fr. G 5-9 Southaven, Miss. (Northpoint Christian) Home Facility ..................................UNF Arena (5,800) 24 Janesha Green Jr. G 5-5 Samson, Ala. (Gulf Coast State College) 44 Dasha Eremeeva Jr. F 6-0 Moscow, Russia (Panola College) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Women’s Basketball .....................1992-93 Head Coach: Darrick Gibbs All-Time Record ...............................................351-423 Assistant Coaches: David Lowery, Kayla Oxenrider, Khadijah Rushdan NCAA Appearances .........2 (NCAA Division II, 2003, ‘04) Director of Basketball Operations: Christina Bacon Last Postseason Appearance .....2018 ASUN Semifinals Pronunciation Guide TEAM INFORMATION Arianna Emanuel-Wright: R-E-ah-nuh • Ty Purifoy: Pure-IFOY • Ellie Bartley: Ell-EE • Sara Idris: SAR-uh 2017-18 Overall Record .......................................13-18 Lauren Gross: Gr-OH-s • Dasha Eremeeva: Your-uh-MAY-vuh (roll the r) 2017-18 ASUN Record/Finish .........................5-9 (6th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................6/4 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Starters Returning/Lost ...........................................2/3 No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) Newcomers ................................................................7 14 Elli Bartley So. G 5-6 Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow) 11 Jazz Bond Jr. F 6-4 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (USF) COACHING STAFF 1 Arianna Emanuel-Wright Sr. G 5-8 Jacksonville, Fla. (Santa Fe College) Head Coach ............................................. Darrick Gibbs 44 Dasha Eremeeva Jr. F 6-0 Moscow, Russia (Panola College) Alma Mater ............................................Wofford, 2000 24 Janesha Green Jr. G 5-5 Samson, Ala. (Gulf Coast State College) Record at UNF.................................37-71 (4th Season) 22 Lauren Gross Fr. G 5-9 Southaven, Miss. (Northpoint Christian) Career Record ...................................................... Same 10 Sara Idris Fr. F 6-1 Alpharetta, Ga. (South Forsyth) Email .......................................... [email protected] 4 Adrienne Jackson Jr. G 5-9 Leesburg, Fla. (Leesburg) Assistant Coach .......................................David Lowery 13 Rhetta Moore So. G 5-8 Charleston, S.C. (Bishop England) Email [email protected] 0 Cheyenne Patrick Fr. G 5-11 Orlando, Fla. (East River) Assistant Coach ................................... Kayla Oxenrider 2 Ty Purifoy Sr. G 5-1 Pensacola, Fla. (Gulf Coast College) Email [email protected] 12 Ariel Scott Fr. F 6-0 Tampa, Fla. (Alonso) Assistant Coach ................................Khadijah Rushdan 3 Tiffany Tolbert So. G 5-8 Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) Email [email protected] Director of Operations ..........................Christina Bacon OSPREYS BY STATE/PROVINCE/COUNTRY OSPREYS BY CLASS Email [email protected] United States (12) Fr. (4): Patrick, Idris, Scott, Gross Alabama (1): Green So. (3): Tolbert, Moore, Bartley Florida (6): Emanuel-Wright, Jackson, Tolbert, Patrick, Purifoy, Scott Jr. (4): Jackson, Bond, Green, Eremeeva Georgia (1): Idris Sr. (2): Emanuel-Wright, Purifoy Kentucky (1): Bartley Mississippi (1): Gross LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (6) South Carolina (1): Moore Guards (6): Bartley, Emanuel-Wright, Tennessee (1): Bond Jackson, Moore, Purifoy, Tolbert, Russia (1) Moscow (1): Eremeeva 3 - 2018-19 NORTH FLORIDA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL tales of the tape ospreys vs. other conferences NORTH FLORIDA FGCU ACC (1) .....................................................0-1 Team Statistics UNF OPP Team Statistics FGCU OPP Big South (1) ............................................1-0 SCORING 1123 1123 SCORING 1424 1135 Big Ten (1) ................................................0-1 Points per game 66.1 66.1 Points per game 79.1 63.1 C-USA (1) .................................................1-0 Scoring Margin +0.0 -- Scoring Margin +16.1 -- MEAC (2) ..................................................1-1 FIELD