UF WBK: Florida Returns Home for Saturday Double-Header Against Ospreys

The Gators will tip off against North Florida on Saturday at 2:45 p.m. The home contest will be the second matchup in Florida’s double-header action with the men.

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).

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: North Florida (4-8, 0-0 ASUN)

  *   Date: Sat., Dec. 21
  *   Site: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center<https://floridagators.com/facilities/?id=2>
  *   Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM<https://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=5515&type=Live>
  *   Watch: SECN+<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/48019d5b-0b8e-4673-b10a-eaa2376a677a>
  *   Live stats: StatBroadcast<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=552533>
  *   Tickets<https://am.ticketmaster.com/gators/en/buy/ism/V0IyNDA3?utm_source=WEB&utm_medium=SCHED&utm_campaign=WBK-SINGLE&camefrom=CFC_GATORS_WEB_SCHED_WBK-SINGLE>
  *   Promotions: Holiday Game
     *   Giveaway: 1,000 Florida WBK 50th anniversary ornaments

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

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 matchups 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

No.

Height

 Position

Class

Hometown/Previous School

Kenza Salgues<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kenza-salgues/16861>

6

5-9

G

Sr.

Montpellier, France / Miami

Laila Reynolds<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/laila-reynolds/16860>

13

6-1

G

So.

PG County, MD

Jeriah Warren<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jeriah-warren/16862>

20

6-0

G

Sr.

Lake Charles, LA

Liv McGill<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liv-mcgill/16880>

23

5-9

G

Fr.

Minneapolis, MN

Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16858>

24

6-6

C

Sr.

Marion, Ind. / Purdue

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<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liv-mcgill/16880> 21-point offensive performance. Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16858> followed with her fourth consecutive double-double, posting 20 points and 11 rebounds.

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
     *   No. 10 Liv McGill<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liv-mcgill/16880> (16.4), No. 15 Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16858> (15.8 ppg),  and No. 19 Jeriah Warren<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jeriah-warren/16862> (14.0)
  *   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

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

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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