| 11/13/2024 | Women’s Basketball | Box Score BOCA RATON, Fla. – A fourth-quarter rally helped propel the Florida Atlantic Owls to a 50-41 win over the North Florida Ospreys on Education Day Wednesday at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. Florida Atlantic improves to 2-1 on the season, while North Florida falls to 1-3. HOW IT HAPPENED Maria Myklebust scored first, getting the Owls on the board just 11 seconds into the contest, 3-0. North Texas responded by going on a 7-2 run to lead by two at the 7:31-minute mark of the opening frame. Erin Rodgers and Mya Perry scored on back-to-back layups to push the Owls back in front, leading 9-7 at the opening media timeout. Ta’Ziah Jenks scored on a layup before closing out the period with a 3-pointer to give the Owls a five-point advantage after the first period of play, 14-9. North Florida scored five unanswered to open the second quarter, bringing things even at 14 at the 5:26-minute mark. The Ospreys retook the lead 16-15, but the Owls went on a 7-3 run to close out the half to take a 22-19 lead into the break. Out of the halftime break, North Florida opened the second half on a 12-3 to take a 31-25 lead through the 5:44-minute mark of the third. Kristina Godfrey closed the third period with a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to just three, 31-28, heading into the final 10 minutes of play. Following a 36-36 tie with 6:55 to play, Stefanie Ingram and Ta’Ziah Jenks knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a 10-2 Florida Atlantic run to push the Owls back in front by eight, 46-38, with 3:08 to play. North Florida cut the deficit down to five through the 1:31-minute mark, but it just wasn’t enough as the Owls closed out the contest off a pair of free throws from Mya Perry and a layup from Jada Moore to eventually seal the 50-41 win. HEAD COACH JENNIFER SULLIVAN POSTGAME THOUGHTS I just told the team, we’re always going to get excited about wins. I’m proud of this group for showing that they can find ways to figure it out and win a game, even if it’s not pretty. The things that we didn’t do well, they are going to get corrected. It’s just going to take time and being consistent. But just super excited for them, especially in the atmosphere with a kids game when there is a lot of people.” NOTES AND TEAM STATS Erin Rodgers and Ta’Ziah Jenks led the Owls offensively, scoring double-figures against the Ospreys. Rodgers posted a game-leading 13 points, while Ta’Ziah finished with a team second-best 11 points.Jenks also posted the Owls’ first double-double of the season, tying for a team-high 10 rebounds on the day. Jada Moore also collected 10 rebounds in the contest. Moore dished out a season-high five assists, while Jenks tallied a game-leading four steals in the win.Florida Atlantic outscored North Florida 14-9 in the first quarter but dominated the Ospreys 22-10 in the final period of play.The Owls outshot the Ospreys 30.5 percent to 25.8 percent from the field, and the Owls bench outscored North Florida’s reserves 21-14. FOLLOW THE OWLS For updates, follow @FAUWBB_Hoops on X and @FAUWBB on Instagram, or like Florida Atlantic Women’s Basketball on Facebook. |
