2017–18 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team

2017–18 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record13–18 (5–9 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Lowery
  • Jessica Taylor
  • MaryLynne Schaefer
Home arenaUNF Arena
Seasons
2017–18 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast † 13 – 1   .929 31 – 5   .861
Jacksonville 12 – 2   .857 24 – 9   .727
Stetson 8 – 6   .571 17 – 15   .531
Lipscomb 7 – 7   .500 12 – 19   .387
USC Upstate 6 – 8   .429 11 – 19   .367
North Florida 5 – 9   .357 13 – 18   .419
Kennesaw State 3 – 11   .214 7 – 19   .269
NJIT 2 – 12   .143 4 – 26   .133
† 2018 ASUN Tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by third year head coach Darrick Gibbs, played their games at UNF Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 13–18, 5–9 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of A-Sun Tournament, where they lost to Jacksonville.

Media

All home games and conference road games are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV.

Roster

2017–18 North Florida Ospreys women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Arianna Emanuel-Wright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Paxon Advanced Studies
Santa Fe 		Jacksonville, FL
G 2 Ty Purifoy 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Jr Pine Forest
Gulf Coast State 		Pensacola, FL
G 3 Tiffany Tolbert 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dr. Phillips Orlando, FL
G 4 Adrienne Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Leesburg Leesburg, FL
G/F 5 Hadley Kiefer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Jerome Dublin, OH
G 11 Ta'Kyla Austin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Northeast Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 12 Tesh Hanson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Seffner Christian Academy
Liberty 		Tampa, FL
G 13 Rhetta Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bishop England Charleston, SC
G 14 Elli Bartley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Glasgow Glasgow, KY
F 22 Keonna Farmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Center Point
UAB 		Birmingham, AL
G/F 24 Maiya Rumph 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Sparkman Madison, AL
F Jazz Bond Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Blackman
South Florida 		Murfreesboro, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at No. 18 Florida State L 51–109  0–1
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,637)
Tallahassee, FL
11/13/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN3 		Warner W 74–38  1–1
 UNF Arena (3,201)
Jacksonville, FL
11/17/2017*
6:00 pm 		at Morehead State W 61–56  2–1
 Ellis Johnson Arena (585)
Morehead, KY
11/19/2017*
5:00 pm 		at No. 12 West Virginia L 59–87  2–2
 WVU Coliseum (1,156)
Morgantown, WV
11/24/2017*
12:00 pm 		vs. Webber International
Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Tournament 		W 81–53  3–2
 Swisher Gymnasium (213)
Jacksonville, FL
11/25/2017*
12:00 pm 		vs. Monmouth
Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Tournament 		L 57–67  3–3
 Swisher Gymnasium (212)
Jacksonville, FL
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bethune–Cookman W 70–63 OT 4–3
 UNF Arena (353)
Jacksonville, FL
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic L 75–83 2OT 4–4
 FAU Arena (406)
Boca Raton, FL
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm 		at Florida A&M W 77–68  5–4
 Teaching Gym (352)
Tallahassee, FL
12/12/2017*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 23 Michigan L 34–79  5–5
 Crisler Center (1,789)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/15/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		College of Charleston L 69–73  5–6
 UNF Arena (304)
Jacksonville, FL
12/19/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky
UNF Holiday Classic 		W 58–50  6–6
 UNF Arena (219)
Jacksonville, FL
12/20/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Edward Waters
UNF Holiday Classic 		W 73–47  7–6
 UNF Arena (127)
Jacksonville, FL
12/28/2017*
2:00 pm 		at Georgia L 37–75  7–7
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,614)
Athens, GA
12/31/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wofford L 57–69  7–8
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (168)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun regular season
01/06/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Jacksonville L 48–66  7–9 (0–1)
 UNF Arena (362)
Jacksonville, FL
01/13/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Kennesaw State W 77–72  8–9 (1–1)
 UNF Arena (292)
Jacksonville, FL
01/15/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Lipscomb L 69–73  8–10 (1–2)
 UNF Arena (286)
Jacksonville, FL
01/20/2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at USC Upstate W 65–61  9–10 (2–2)
 G. B. Hodge Center (232)
Spartanburg, SC
01/22/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at NJIT L 65–75  9–11 (2–3)
 Wellness and Events Center (259)
Newark, NJ
01/27/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stetson L 55–68  9–12 (2–4)
 Edmunds Center (477)
DeLand, FL
02/01/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida Gulf Coast W 75–73  10–12 (3–4)
 UNF Arena (341)
Jacksonville, FL
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stetson L 51–68  10–13 (3–5)
 UNF Arena (421)
Jacksonville, FL
02/06/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 62–67  10–14 (3–6)
 Alico Arena (2,413)
Fort Myers, FL
02/10/2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Lipscomb L 57–78  10–15 (3–7)
 Allen Arena (317)
Nashville, TN
02/12/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kennesaw State W 78–57  11–15 (4–7)
 KSU Convocation Center (706)
Kennesaw, GA
02/17/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		NJIT L 62–66  11–16 (4–8)
 UNF Arena (314)
Jacksonville, FL
02/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		USC Upstate W 79–61  12–16 (5–8)
 UNF Arena (259)
Jacksonville, FL
02/24/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Jacksonville L 43–64  12–17 (5–9)
 Swisher Gymnasium (707)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(6) at (3) Stetson
Quarterfinals 		W 63–55  13–17
 Edmunds Center (437)
DeLand, FL
03/07/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(6) at (2) Jacksonville
Semifinals 		L 77–83 OT 13–18
 Swisher Gymnasium (1,010)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of North Florida - 1718UNF-WBB-Almanac" (PDF). Unfospreys.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Austin Ward. "North Florida Ospreys Women's Basketball - Ospreys News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  3. ^ North Florida Ospreys. "North Florida Ospreys on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "University of North Florida - 2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Unfospreys.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.