GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Following a difficult road contest against North Carolina, Florida will return to Gainesville on Saturday afternoon in hopes of securing a win over North Florida. The Gators are looking to tally their eighth win of non-conference action and currently stand at 7-5 (0-0 SEC).Â
Florida is set to tip-off inside the O'Dome against the Ospreys at 2:45 p.m. The game will be available via the ESPN app and streamed on SECN+.
NEXT UP:Â North Florida (4-8, 0-0 ASUN)
A FLORIDA WIN WOULD:
- Give the Gators home win No. 7 of the season
- Be Florida's fifth win in December
- Tally Coach Finley's 64th win at Florida
- Make Florida 8-0 over UNF in the all-time series
- Record Florida's 557th program win in the state Florida
- Put UF at 3-2 in 2024 over Florida-based teams
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TALE OF THE TAPE:
| Florida |
|
North Florida |
| 81.0 |
PPG |
66.6 |
| 67.8 |
OPP PPG |
72.8 |
| +13.2 |
SCORING MARGIN |
-6.2 |
| 48.7 |
FG % |
41.1 |
| 37.5 |
OPP FG% |
43.9 |
| 31.7 |
3 FG% |
30.0 |
| 71.4 |
FT % |
69.2 |
| 42.5 |
REBOUNDS PG |
34.9 |
| 15.1 |
ASSISTS PG |
12.2 |
| 16.5 |
TURNOVERS PG |
20.3 |
| 8.3 |
STEALS PG |
9.5 |
| 3.8 |
BLOCKS PG |
2.4 |
THE SERIES:
The all-time series between UF and UNF stands at 7-0, favoring the Gators.
GATORS x NORTH FLORIDA HISTORY:
Florida and North Florida have met a recorded seven times with their first meeting being in 2006. Since 2006, the two Florida-based teams have met frequently. All seven of the match-ups have taken place in Gainesville, giving the Gators a home-court advantage over the years. Overall, Florida has tallied a combined 528 points over the Ospreys, averaging 75.4 per game.
PROJECTED FLORIDA STARTERS:
FLORIDA'S LAST TIME OUT:
Florida last saw the hardwood on Sunday, Dec. 15, defeating Longwood at home by a 28-point margin. UF 's 93-65 win was spearheaded by freshman
Liv McGill's 21-point offensive performance.
Ra Shaya Kyle followed with her fourth consecutive double-double, posting 20 points and 11 rebounds.
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Overall, the Gators had five players in double figures for scoring, and as a team, UF shot above 50-percent from the field in all four periods of play to close out with a game average of 52.1.
GATOR QUICK HITS:
- Florida is ranked No. 4 in the SEC and No. 5 in the country for field goal percentage (50.1%)
- UF has three players in the SEC's top-20 for scoring
- McGill is the No. 1 freshman in the NCAA for total assists with 60
- McGill is No. 5 in the SEC for assist distribution, averaging 5 per game
- The Gators have secured 20+ points in 28 of 48 quarters played this season
- Kyle has posted seven double-doubles in her eleven outings to rank No. 8 in the NCAA
- Kyle is No. 3 in the SEC with a field goal percentage of 66.5
- Kyle is No. 4 in the SEC for RPG with an average of 9.8
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PROJECTED UNF STARTERS:
| North Florida |
No. |
Height |
 Position |
Class |
Hometown/Previous School |
| Kaila Rougier |
23 |
5-6 |
G |
Sr. |
Savannah, Ga. |
| Helena Rafnsdottir |
5 |
5-11 |
G |
Jr. |
Reykjanesbaer, Iceland |
| Jazmine Spencer |
2 |
5-6 |
G |
Sr. |
Bartow, Fla. |
| Jasmynne Gibson |
24 |
6-1 |
F |
Fr. |
Apopka, Fla. |
| Selma Eklund |
13 |
6-0 |
F |
Sr. |
Stockholm, Sweden |
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NORTH FLORIDA BREAKDOWN:
- Jasmynne Gibson is ranked No. 11 in rebounding averaging 6.3 per game
- Jazmine Spencer leads the ASUN conference in steals averaging 2.1 per game
- Kaila Rougier leads the Ospreys in scoring with 10.4 per game
- In their last 10 outings, UNF has gone 3-7
- UNF is in the top-50 for bench points in the nation averaging 28.6 per game
- The Ospreys are ranked No.38 in the nation for three-point attempts averaging 25.6
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