ESPN3: Edward Waters to Face North Florida at 1 pm ET

JACKSONVILLE, Florida --  After spending the last five contest away from its home court, the North Florida women's basketball team comes back to UNF Arena to host Edward Waters on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game is presented by Waychoff's Air Conditioning.

GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Edward Waters at North Florida
WHERE: UNF Arena (5800)
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 10 - 1 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads 11-0 // H: 11-0 | A: 0-0 | N: 0-0
LAST MEETING: UNF last met the TIgers in 2014 and escaped with a 62-57 win. 

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN3 (Watch ESPN app)
LIVESTATS: SIDEARM Stats
TWITTER: @OspreyWBB

ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (5-4 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics | Game Notes

ABOUT EDWARD WATERS (9-4)
Roster | Schedule | Statistics

LAST TIME OUT...
- North Florida dropped a 78-52 decision at NC State... The Ospreys recorded season-high 27 turnovers leading to 29 points for the Pack... Sierra Shepherd led the team in scoring for the second straight game as she recorded 13 points... Claire Ioannidis and Simone Brownjoined her in double figures.
- Edward Waters took him a 71-62 victory against Keiser University on Dec. 7 and is currently on a four-game win streak...The Tigers host Florida Memorial on Friday.

NOTABLE
- Today is the first game at UNF Arena since November 20 when UNF took down FAU in double overtime.
- The Ospreys 5-4 mark is the best through nine games in Division I history.
- It is the second time that UNF and Edward Waters have played on December 10. UNF beat the Tigers on this date in 1994. 
- For the second straight season, UNF opened its season with a win. 
- Senior Claire Ioannidis recorded her 10th career 20+ point game as she went 7-for-10 from long range against Nicholls State (Nov. 26).
-The last time the two teams met in 2014, North Florida snuck out a five-point win. 
-The Ospreys return 84% of their scoring from 2015-16.
- UNF is 1-3 on December 10th. UNF last played on this date in 2012 and lost to Savannah State. Its lone win is actually against Edward Waters in 1994, 96-57.
- The Ospreys have made at least one 3-pointer in 41 consecutive games dating back to 2/25/15 when FGCU held them without a longball (0-8).
- Claire Ioannidis (14.9), Tesh Hanson (12.8) and Sierra Shepherd (10.1) are one of only three teammates to average 10.0 or more points per game this season so far in the ASUN. 
- In three home games this season, North Florida is undefeated and is scoring 89.7 PPG compared to 50.0 in road games. UNF connects on 47.9 percent of field goals on their home court.

AN OSPREY WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD...
- Be the 328th win in program history
- Be the Ospreys fourth straight win at home
- Be the 12th straight win against Edward Waters
- Be the 6th non-conference victory of UNF

UP NEXT
- The Ospreys stay at home to host Morehead State on Tuesday, Dec. 13 before taking to the road to wrap the contests before the holidays. UNF travels to Bethune-Cookman on December 15 and follows it up with a road trip over to No. 7 Florida State on Monday, Dec. 19.

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