North Florida Women's Basketball Game Notes www.UNFOspreys.com | @OspreyWBB | facebook.com/NorthFloridaOspreys Women's B-Ball Contact: Scott Fitzgerald | [email protected] | O: (904) 620-4029 | C: (908) 246-6818 BASKETBALL November 24, 2015 North Florida vs. Florida State Donald J. Tucker Center 2015-16 Schedule Overall: 1-3 | A-Sun: 0-0 H: 0-2 | A: 1-1 | N: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 13 at UMKC W, 62-55 Nov. 16 at Nebraska L, 46-91 Nov. 19 Webber International% L, 60-72 Nov. 21 Purdue L, 47-70 Nov. 24 #14 at Florida State 11:00 a.m. UNF Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 27 Bethune-Cookman^ 3:00 p.m. Team Info Team Info Nov. 28 Towson^ 3:00 p.m. Location: Jacksonville, Fla. Location: Tallahassee, Fla. Nickname: Ospreys (Os-pray) Nickname: Seminoles Dec. 5 at Georgia State 2:00 p.m. Conference: Atlantic Sun Conference: Atlantic Coast Dec. 12 Trinity Baptist 3:00 p.m. 2014-15 Record: 11-19 (2-12 A-Sun) 2014-15 Record: 32-5 (14-2 ACC) Dec. 14 at Alabama 12:30 p.m. 2015-16 Record: 1-3 (0-0 A-Sun) 2015-16 Record: 2-1 (0-0 ACCA) Dec. 16 Warner 5:00 p.m. Head Coach: Darrick Gibbs Head Coach: Sue Semrau UNF Osprey Classic Dec. 19 South Carolina State# 3:00 p.m. (First Season) (19th Season) Dec. 20 Campbell# 3:00 p.m. Game Coverage Dec. 29 UNC Wilmington 3:00 p.m. TV: ESPN3 In Game Updates: Jan. 2 at Mercer 2:00 p.m. Radio: n/a @OspreyWBB Jan. 9 Jacksonville* 1:00 p.m. Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/unf/wbball/media @FSUWBB Jan. 16 Kennesaw State* 4:00 p.m. Jan. 18 Lipscomb* 7:00 p.m. Team Comparison Jan. 23 at NJIT* 1:00 p.m. Jan. 25 at USC Upstate* 7:00 p.m. 78.0 PPG 53.8 Jan. 30 Florida Gulf Coast* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 4 at Stetson* 7:00 p.m. 43% FG% 36% Feb. 6 at Florida Gulf Coast* 4:00 p.m. Feb. 10 Stetson* 7:00 p.m. 30% 3PT% 35% Feb. 13 at Lipscomb* 2:30 p.m. 68% FT% Feb. 15 at Kennesaw State* 7:00 p.m. 75% Feb. 20 USC Upstate* 4:00 p.m. 46.3 RPG 29.0 Feb. 22 NJIT* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 27 at Jacksonville* 2:00 p.m. 12.3 APG 10.3 Mar. 4 Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals TBD 18.7 TO/G 19.3 Mar. 9 Atlantic Sun Semifinals TBD Mar. 13 Atlantic Sun Championship TBD 11.0 SPG 6.0 All Times EST 4.3 BPG 1.8 *Atlantic Sun Conference Game *Based on 2015-16 Statistics % - Elementary School Day++ Opening Tips @OSPREYWBB PROJECTED STARTERS • Tuesday will be the sixth all-time meeting between FSU and UNF • This will be the third Power-5 opponent this season (Pur- due/Nebraska) #1 #15 Claire Ioannidis • Tuesday is the fourth game in six days for the Ospreys, 0-3 #2 Karrah Johnson PG - Jr. - 5-7 Sierra Shepherd F/C - Jr. - 6-2 Melbourne, Australia during that stretch Orlando, Fla. G - So. - 5-4 #11 • The Ospreys lead the A-Sun in three-point field goal Jacksonville, Fla. #24 Maiya Rumph Taru Madekivi percentage (35%) G/F - So. - 6-0 G/F - Jr. - 6-0 Madison, Ala. Turku, Finland 2015-16 @OSPREYWBB GAME 5 NOTES: FLORIDA STATE A PAGE 2 ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA Numerical Roster Location: ________________ Jacksonville, Fla. No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Enrollment: ______________________ 16,252 1 Claire Ioannidis PG 5-7 Jr. Melbourne, Australia/Trinidad St. Junior College Nickname: ______________________ Ospreys 2 Sierra Shepherd G 5-6 So. Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS Facility: ________________UNF Arena (5,800) 5 Hadley Kiefer G/F 5-11 Fr. Dublin, Ohio/Jermone HS President: _______ John Delaney (Florida, ‘77) 10 Simone Brown G/F 5-11 Jr. Land O’Lakes, Fla./Liberty University Director of Athletics: ____ Lee Moon (VMI, ‘70) 11 Taru Madekivi G/F 6-0 Jr. Turku, Finland/Aurajoki Coaching Staff 12 Tesh Hanson G 5-10 So. Tampa, Fla./Liberty University Head Coach: _________________Darric Gibbs 15 Karrah Johnson F/C 6-2 Jr. Orlando, Fla./Santa Fe College Record at UNF: _________0-0 (First Season) 22 Katie Meckus F/C 6-2 Fr. Potomac Falls, Va./Bishop O’Connell HS Career Record: __________________ Same 23 Kadesia Johnson G 5-10 Sr. Kissimmee, Fla./Daytona State College Assistant Coaches: __________ David Lowery 24 Maiya Rumph G/F 6-0 So. Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS ________________________Jessica Taylor 33 Amber Robinson G/F 5-11 Jr. Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lake Brantley HS __________________ MaryLynne Schaefer 34 Jordan Berenbaum F 6-1 R-Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Collegiate HS Director of Basketball Ops: _______ Sara Nuxol Team Information Alphabetical Roster 2014-15 Record: _________ 11-19, 2-12 A-Sun No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2015-16 Record: ____________ 1-3, 0-0 A-Sun 34 Jordan Berenbaum F 6-1 R-Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Collegiate HS Home: ___________________________ 0-2 10 Simone Brown G/F 5-11 Jr. Land O’Lakes, Fla./Liberty University Away: ____________________________ 1-1 12 Tesh Hanson G 5-10 So. Tampa, Fla./Liberty University Neutral: __________________________ 0-0 1 Claire Ioannidis PG 5-7 Jr. Melbourne, Australia/Trinidad St. Junior College 23 Kadesia Johnson G 5-10 Sr. Kissimmee, Fla./Daytona State College History 15 Karrah Johnson F/C 6-2 Jr. Orlando, Fla./Santa Fe College First Year of WBB at UNF ___________ 1992-93 First Year of Division I Play _______ 2005-2006 5 Hadley Kiefer G/F 5-11 Fr. Dublin, Ohio/Jermone HS Overall Record: __________________ 313-350 11 Taru Madekivi G/F 6-0 Jr. Turku, Finland/Aurajoki NCAA Appearances:. _ 2 (NCAA Div. II, '03, ‘04) 22 Katie Meckus F/C 6-2 Fr. Potomac Falls, Va./Bishop O’Connell HS Last Postseason Appearance:____ 2015 A-Sun 2 33 Amber Robinson G/F 5-11 Jr. Altamonte Springs, Fla./Lake Brantley HS _________________________Tournament 4 Maiya Rumph G/F 6-0 So. Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS 2 Sierra Shepherd G 5-6 So. Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS Fun Facts Darrick Gibbs (Wofford, 2000), Head Coach – First season WHO ARE WE? OSPREYS!! UNF’s nickname David Lowery (Mississippi State, 2000) Assistant Coach – First season is the Osprey (pronounced Os-Pray), a large raptor that is also known as the sea hawk, fish Jessica Taylor (Wofford, 2002), Assistant Coach – First season eagle, or fish hawk. Ospreys are typically found MaryLynne Schaefer (Hartford, 2009) Assistant Coach – First season near water to ensure adequate food supply. Sara Nuxol (Samford, 2009), Director of Operations – First season No other Division I school shares the nickname Ospreys with UNF. Pronunciations: Calire Ioannidis (I-OH-Need-ease) WORLDWIDE LEADER: One of the most visible Hadley Kiefer (Key-Fer) former Ospreys is current ESPN SportsCenter Taru Madekivi (TA-Ru Ma-dec-Key-Vee) Anchor, Sara Walsh. She was a member of the Maiya Rumph (My-ya) UNF Soccer team and still holds the program record for goals in a single game (4) and points in a single game (9). LOCATION MATTERS: Jacksonville - Florida’s largest city by population and the United State’s largest city by area - is where UNF calls home. UNF is located approximately 10 miles from Jacksonville Beach or Downtown Jacksonville. IN THE SPOTLIGHT: UNF has hosted several marquee events that has brought the nation’s eye to Jacksonville. On Jan. 26, 2012, UNF hosted the GOP Presidential Debate at the Lazzara Performance Hall. UNF’s Hodges Stadium was also the site of the 2012 and 2014-15 NCAA East Region Track and Field Championships. A FACEBOOK: NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS A TWITTER: @OSPREYWBB A INSTAGRAM: @UNFOSPREYS 2015-16 @OSPREYWBB GAME 5 NOTES: FLORIDA STATE A PAGE 3 About Florida State: The Seminoles Limiting the Runs:In the first two Additional Notes slipped in the polls from No. 6 to No. 14 losses this season the Ospreys couldn't Ranked Opponents: Tuesday's game will after a loss to unranked Florida. Since the overcome significant second quarter be the sixth ever against a nationally- season-opening loss, Florida State has runs by their opponents. Against Webber ranked opponent for the Ospreys. Of topped Tulane (78-72) and UAB (84-44). International, the Ospreys were victims the five previous matchups against The Seminoles are led by a trio of double- of a 17-5 late second quarter run that ranked foes, two have been against the digit scorers. Adut Bulgak is averaging powered the Warriors to a seven- Seminoles. FSU was ranked 18th in the 21.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. point lead at the break. On Monday in matchup in 2008 and 19th in 2009. The reigning ACC Player of the Week has Nebraska, the Huskers closed out the first recorded a double-double in each of the half with a 41-5 spurt that broke the game Against the Big Ten: Two of the Ospreys first three games and is second in the open. three losses this season have come league in both points and rebounds per against Big Ten opponents. Prior to the game. UMKC Cliff Notes: First-year Head Coach season, North Florida last showdown from Darrick Gibbs collected his first career win a Big Ten program came in 2005 against Seeing 20/20: For the second time in with a 62-55 triumph over UMKC.