JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida Women’s Basketball cruised to a 62-51 win over Queens in its final home contest of the season in UNF Arena Saturday afternoon.
Redshirt sophomore guard Alexa Washington became the first Osprey to record a double-double this season with 14 points, 11 rebounds and four steals on 7-11 from the field in 36 minutes. She has registered at least 10 points in eight ASUN contests this season and in 17 career games.
With the score tied at 4-4 at the 5:59 mark of the first quarter, UNF would close out the quarter on an 11-3 run to take a 15-7 lead into the second quarter.
Queens would open the second quarter on a 10-0 run to take a 16-15 lead.
However, the Ospreys answered back with a 12-0 scoring run of their own to regain the lead, holding their visitors scoreless from the 6:25 mark of the second quarter to the 0:04 mark of the second quarter (6:21). North Florida would take a 27-18 lead into the half.
Junior guard Alonya Waldon led all scorers with 12 points on 5-8 from the field and 2-2 from three during the first half of action.
She would finish with a team-leading 15 points. Her ninth ASUN game, 14th game this season, and 25th career game in double figures.
North Florida continued to build upon its lead taking a 35-22 lead to force a Queens timeout at the 5:07 mark of the third quarter.
A sophomore Jamisyn Stinson three would give UNF a 17-point lead, 42-25. The Ospreys would take a 44-30 lead into the fourth and maintain a double-digit lead thought out the entire fourth quarter.
After back-to-back Stinson threes and a layup from Washington, the Ospreys would take a 19-point lead at the 2:14 mark of the fourth quarter, their largest lead of the game.
Stinson would tack on 11 points on 3-8 from three in 20 minutes. She has fired in at least 10 points in nine of the last 11 games.
Junor guard Elle Blatchford was the fourth Osprey in double-figures with 11 points on 4-5 from the field and 3-4 from the free throw line in 21 minutes. For Blatchford, it’s her 10th game this season with 10 or more points.
North Florida out rebounded Queens 44-32 highlighted by a career-high 12 rebounds from junior guard/forward Karyzma Pierre.
The Ospreys outscored the Royals in paint points, 44-28, second chance points, 12-6, fast break points, 24-19 and bench points, 16-4.
North Florida will hit the road for a rematch with FGCU in Alico Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.