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Lady Vols Strike Fast In 96-31 Victory Over Rattlers

Posted on November 18, 2018

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 12/12-ranked Tennessee came out hot and never let up in a 96-31 win over Florida A&M on Sunday afternoon at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Lady Vols began a season 3-0 for the sixth year in a row. The Rattlers fell to 0-3 with the loss.

Sophomore guard/forward Rennia Davis notched her 10th career double-double, scoring 14 points and pulling down a team-high of 11 rebounds on the day. Three other Lady Vols also finished with double-digit scoring, led by senior guard/forward Meme Jackson with 19 points. Jackson also had a career-high six steals with her previous-best being four against Central Arkansas on Nov. 30, 2017.

Freshman guard/forward Rae Burrell had another double-figure performance for UT with 14, while sophomore center Kasiyahna Kushkituah scored 13.

Freshman guard Mya Moye led Florida A&M with seven points, while Auryel Perkins collected five rebounds for the Rattlers.

The Lady Vols came out on fire, opening up the first quarter with a 20-0 scoring run led by Meme Jackson, who scored nine. Tennessee also played aggressive defensive from the opening tip, forcing 10 turnovers by the Rattlers and turning those into 19 points for UT. With a 34-10 advantage after the first 10 minutes, the Lady Vols tied for the sixth-most points ever produced in a quarter by the program.

Tennessee kept up the momentum in the second quarter by extending the lead to 58-18 going into halftime, marking the most points scored in a half this season. Keeping up the aggressive offensive effort, the Lady Vols had six different players score from beyond the arc, also the most in a game so far this year and more than any game a year ago.

During the third quarter, Tennessee shot 63.6 percent overall. The Lady Vols went on an 8-0 scoring streak, with Davis tallying six of those points. FAMU was held to only eight points throughout the quarter and committed four turnovers.

In the fourth stanza, Tennessee had another lengthy run, a 16-0 burst, with five different Lady Vols scoring in that timeframe. UT didn’t let up on the defensive side of the ball, either, as FAMU only had five points during the quarter, tying for the fourth fewest ever by an opponent.

Up Next: The Lady Vols hit the road for the first time, as they travel to Bimini, Bahamas, for the 2018 Junkanoo Jam at Resorts World Bimini on Nov. 22-24. The Lady Vols depart Tuesday afternoon and open play against Clemson on Thanksgiving day at 3 p.m. ET in the tournament’s Junkanoo Division. The winner meets the winner of Oklahoma/UAB at 2 p.m. on Saturday, while the loser plays the OU/UAB loser at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.

Quick Start: The Lady Vols started the game with a 20-0 run, holding FAMU scoreless until the 5:40 mark of the first quarter. UT went on to log 34 first-quarter points, tying for the sixth-most points scored in a quarter by any Lady Vols team.

Balanced Scoring: Tennessee has had four or more players in double figures in all three games thus far this season. Additionally, every UT player has scored at least two points in two of the three contests.

From Long Distance: Through three games Tennessee is 21-of-57 (36.8%) from behind the arc and has had seven different players hit at least one 3-pointer. Senior Meme Jackson leads the team in treys, knocking down seven so far this season.

High Pressure Defense: UT had 22 steals and forced 32 turnovers against FAMU while holding the Rattlers to just 31 points in the game, tying for the sixth fewest points scored by any Lady Vol opponent. FAMU’s five third-quarter points ties for fourth all-time for the fewest points scored in a quarter by an opponent.

Career Nights: Kasiyahna Kushkituah scored 13 points, besting her previous career high of 10 points. Meme Jackson snagged six steals, upping her career high for the second time this season. Freshman Mimi Collins also got in on the action, grabbing 10 rebounds to set a new career high.

-UT Athletics

Video: Players and Warlick after Lady Vols’ 65-pt win

Posted on November 18, 2018

Tennessee Lady Vols players Evina Westbrook, Rennia Davis and Meme Jackson along with head coach Holly Warlick spoke to the media in the postgame after UT defeated Florida A&M Sunday afternoon 96-31.

Lady Vols Strike Fast In 96-31 Victory Over Rattlers

Posted on November 18, 2018

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 12/12-ranked Tennessee came out hot and never let up in a 96-31 win over Florida A&M on Sunday afternoon at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Lady Vols began a season 3-0 for the sixth year in a row. The Rattlers fell to 0-3 with the loss.

Freshman guard/forward Rae Burrell had another double-figure performance for UT with 14, while sophomore center Kasiyahna Kushkituah scored 13.

Freshman guard Mya Moye led Florida A&M with seven points, while Auryel Perkins collected five rebounds for the Rattlers.

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Jimmy’s blog: Pruitt’s Senior Day presentation riles up fan base

Posted on November 18, 2018

By Jimmy Hyams

Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt won fans over when he stopped players on the Vol Walk to acknowledge the crowd.

He lost quite a few fans when he changed the Senior Day tradition of having the seniors run through the `T’ individually.

Instead, players were honored at the same time, had their photo made, then served as game captains.

“That was a Mickey Mouse presentation on the field,’’ said VFL Fuad Reveiz during the Football Finals radio show after the game.

“Ridiculous,’’ said one caller.

“Send Pruitt back to Alabama,’’ said another.

But another said Pruitt is “changing the culture and he’s changing the tradition.’’

Actually, you can change a culture without changing a tradition.

You certainly need to be careful about changing the tradition, especially if you are from Alabama.

To my knowledge, Pruitt gave no explanation for altering the Senior Day routine that has been in existence for more than 40 years, nor was he asked.

Perhaps it had something to do with naming the seniors captains.

Whatever the case, Pruitt did get the fan base riled up.

The fan base will be even more riled up if the Vols don’t beat Vanderbilt on Saturday (4 p.m., SEC Network) and become bowl eligible.

Too often in recent years, Vanderbilt has had its way against Tennessee, winning four of the last six in the series, and scoring over 40 points in each of the last two meetings.

“That game means a lot to a lot of people around here,’’ Pruitt said.

It sure does. And if you lose it, you hurt the equity you’ve built up by beating two ranked teams — Auburn and Kentucky. Because if you can beat two ranked teams, why can’t you beat unranked Vanderbilt?

Tennessee failed to accomplish one of its objectives Saturday.

“Our goal was to be undefeated in November,’’ Phillips said, “and we didn’t do that.’’

Tennessee’s tackling was poor against Missouri. So was its pass defense.

Vanderbilt has a capable offense that could exploit UT’s defense. Vandy quarterback Kyle Shurmur completed 22 of 34 passes for 191 yards and three touchdowns against Ole Miss and he’s engineer offenses that scored at least 40 points in each of the Commodores’ last two games against the Vols.

Running back KeShawn Vaughn rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries against Ole Miss after rushing for 186 against Missouri the week before. Vaughn is among the SEC’s top three rushers.

UT linebacker Daniel Bituli said something no UT fan or coach wants to hear after the 33-point loss to Missouri: “They played harder than us.’’

Center Ryan Johnson said: “We didn’t raise the bar to their level.’’

If Vandy plays harder than UT and UT doesn’t raise the bar against the Commodores, a 5-7 season will go down as a big disappointment – not progress from 4-8.

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Jimmy’s blog: Missouri outplays UT as Tigers score another rout over Vols

Posted on November 17, 2018

By Jimmy Hyams

For all of the improvement Tennessee was supposed to have made over last year’s team, Saturday’s game against Missouri looked eerily similar to last year’s result.

Missouri (7-4) didn’t rack up over 400 rushing yards – which it had done in the last two meetings — but the Tigers did enough to match last season’s 50-17 victory over the up-and-down Vols (5-6).

Only the venue had changed. In Neyland Stadium, the 6-point underdog Vols were expected to make the game competitive – especially after upsetting then No. 12 Kentucky. Didn’t happen.

“That was just an old-fashioned butt whipping,’’ Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said.

“They outcoached us, they outplayed us, they outhit us, out toughed us. They executed better than we did. Had less turnovers (3 to 1). Scored touchdowns in the red area. Took advantage of the mistakes we made. Created negative plays for us on offense and made explosive plays when they had the ball.’’

Missouri’s balanced offense – 227 yards rushing, 257 passing – was too much for a Tennessee team that managed only 255 total yards – 82 rushing. The Tigers converted 7 of 14 on third-down to UT’s 2 of 10 and dominated time of possession, holding the ball for 37 minutes, 22 seconds.

Missouri quarterback Drew Lock, who completed 21 of 30 passes for two scores, became the SEC’s No. 2 all-time passer during the game.

It was UT’s second most lop-sided loss of the season and continued Missouri’s amazing dominance over the Vols. The Tigers have won three of the last six meetings by at least 28 points (50-17, 50-17, 31-3) and they’ve won three out of four in Knoxville, scoring 50 points twice.

Fewer than 70,000 watched Tennessee’s bowl hopes come down to a final game – an SEC contest at Vanderbilt on Saturday. Whatever good will Pruitt has created this season, a loss to Vandy – right or wrong — would cause many in the Vol Nation to lose faith.

One thing is certain – Tennessee can’t play like it did against Missouri if it aspires to play in a bowl.

How can a team play so well against Kentucky then so badly against Missouri?

“It’s very frustrating,’’ said senior defensive end Kyle Phillips. “We talked this week about sustaining, and we didn’t sustain. We’ve got to do a better job of that, for sure.’’

For sure, Tennessee didn’t match up well against Missouri. Not many teams do. If the Tigers spread the field and the defense spreads with them, they run. If you try to load the box, the Tigers passed.

“It’s pick your poison,’’ Pruitt said.

Tennessee lost starting quarterback Jarrett Guarantano to an apparent head injury after three series. Keller Chryst, the graduate transfer from Stanford, made some nice throws early, hitting Jauan Jennings for 41 yards to spark a touchdown drive that gave UT a 7-6 lead early in the second quarter. He later hit a 49-yarder to Marquez Callaway, who made an acrobatic catch that set up a field goal.

But then, Chryst made a critical mistake that you wouldn’t expect Guarantano to make. Chryst’s errant throw was intercepted by DeMarkus Acy and returned 76 yards to the UT 11-yard line with 44 seconds left in the first half. Missouri converted that into a touchdown for a 26-10 lead.

Much like when UT hit a Hail Mary before halftime to beat Kentucky last week, Missouri’s score before half was huge.

Yes, UT did score on the opening possession of the third quarter, thanks in part to a 49-yard pass to Callaway, but Missouri scored the last 24 points of the game for the comfortable victory.

“We didn’t tackle well,’’ Pruitt said, “but maybe it was who we was playing against.’’

Clearly, Missouri is the better team. Truth is, the Tigers should be 8-2 if not for blowing games against South Carolina and Kentucky.

Tennessee is a team with little margin for error against good opponents. And UT made more mistakes on Senior Day than it could afford.

“We didn’t execute at a high level’’ Pruitt said.

Pruitt did something a bit unusual on the Vol Walk. During the walk, Pruitt had the team stop and look around at the massive crowd that cheered each step made by the coaches and players.

“I wanted to let them see who they represent,’’ Pruitt said of the Vol fans decked out in orange and white. “I wanted them to see it and understand it.’’

But ultimately, as Pruitt said: “It didn’t work.’’

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Vols Fall To Missouri In Home Finale, 50-17

Posted on November 17, 2018

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – It was a back-and-forth affair into the third quarter, but Tennessee was unable to keep pace with a potent Missouri attack in a 50-17 loss in front of a crowd of 88,224 on Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

“The offense did a good job coming out and getting a score to start the second half, but we just didn’t really stop them defensively,” head coa

h Jeremy Pruitt said. “We will have to go back and regroup. We have one more game to play, and it’s a game that means a lot to a lot of people around here. The only thing I can say is that Missouri out-coached us and out-played us today.”

Sophomore running back Ty Chandler rushed for a pair of scores and 82 yards on 14 carries to lead the Vols’ offense. Redshirt senior Keller Chryst came on for the injured Jarrett Guarantano at quarterback and passed for 173 yards, including a pair of 49-yard tosses to junior wide receiver Marquez Callaway.

Defensively, UT (5-6, 2-5 SEC) was led by senior defensive end Kyle Phillips, freshman cornerback Alontae Taylor and junior safety Nigel Warrior, who registered seven tackles each. Phillips had a sack as well.

Senior signal-caller Drew Lock finished the day 21 of 30 for 257 yards and two touchdowns for Missouri, which moved to 7-4 overall and 3-4 in league play. Three different Tiger running backs scored TDs, including the game’s leading rusher, Larry Rountree, who had 135 yards on 26 attempts.

MU opened the scoring on its first possession. The Tigers marched 58 yards in nine plays and salvaged a drive that stalled at the UT 17 with a 35-yard Tucker McCann field goal to go on top, 3-0, with 11:34 remaining in the first quarter.

Mizzou again found itself deep in Vols territory late in the opening stanza, knocking on the door with a first and goal at the UT 10. The Big Orange stiffened once more, however, forcing the Tigers to settle for another McCann field goal, this time from 23 yards out, to make the score 6-0 with 1:15 left in the period.

Tennessee struck back and grabbed the lead early in the second quarter with Chryst under center after Guarantano left the game. UT started at its own 31 instead of the 16, thanks to a targeting penalty assessed to Tavon Ross on his tackle of Callaway during a punt return.

Tosses of 41 yards to redshirt junior Jauan Jennings and 13 to sophomore Josh Palmer from Chryst helped the Vols move down the field in short order, and Chandler finished the six-play, 69-yard drive with a bruising carry up the middle for six yards. Brent Cimagliabooted the PAT to push the Vols into the lead, 7-6, with 10:45 to go before the half.

Mizzou wasted little time wrestling the lead right back, covering 66 yards in five plays in a span of 2:24 with running back Tyler Badie scoring from four yards out. McCann’s PAT made it 13-7 Tigers with 8:15 to go in the second.

The Vols responded with points on their next drive. With a 49-yard pass from Chryst to Callaway providing much of the real estate covered on the five-play, 61-yard drive, UT trimmed the deficit to 13-10 with 5:36 left before the half via a 21-yard Cimaglia field goal.

The back-and-forth scoring continued on Missouri’s next possession, the fifth-straight series where UT and MU scored consecutively. The Tigers went 75 yards in 13 plays, with eight-yard pass to Dominic Gicinto capping the drive. McCann’s extra point attempt was blocked by Phillips, and MU held at 19-10 lead with 1:30 remaining in the half.

A 35-yard kickoff return by freshman Bryce Thompson set the Vols up at their own 37 with 1:30 on the clock. Aided by a 33-yard rush by Chandler, Tennessee looked to be in position to answer with a score of its own. An interception and 76-yard return by Mizzou cornerback DeMarkus Acy, however, gave the Tigers an opportunity to put more points on the board.

Set up at the UT 11, Mizzou needed only three plays to tack on points. A three-yard pass from Lock to Johnathon Johnson was the capper with 15 seconds remaining. McCann added the PAT to provide the Tigers a 26-10 lead that they took into the half.

The Vols came out of the locker room and used a pair of big plays to close the scoring gap. A Madre London 41-yard return of the second-half kickoff and a 49-yard connection from Chryst to Callaway put Tennessee in business. Three plays later, Chandler hit pay dirt from two yards out for his second score of the game. Cimaglia tacked on the PAT to make it 26-17 with 12:50 left in the third frame.

Missouri quickly responded, covering 74 yards in seven plays over 2:29, with Rountree’s two-yard rush producing points for the Tigers. McCann’s PAT made it 33-17 Tigers with 10:15 remaining in the third.

On the Vols’ next series, Missouri’s defense put points on the board. Nate Anderson knocked the ball out of running back Carlin Fils-aime’s hands, and Joshuah Bledsoe was there to scoop it up and race 39 yards to the end zone. McCann’s extra point pushed the lead to 40-17.

Missouri added 10 points over the final 15 minutes for the final margin, including a 39-yard McCann field goal and two-yard run by Simi Bikare.

The Vols close out the regular season next Saturday in Nashville, taking on the Vanderbilt Commodores in a 4 p.m. ET contest. The game will be televised by the SEC Network.

-UT Athletics

Video: Kyle Phillips, Ty Chandler and Micah Abernathy in postgame after loss to Tigers

Posted on November 17, 2018

Tennessee DE Kyle Phillips, RB Ty Chandler & DB Micah Abernathy spoke to the media after the Vols lost at home to the Missouri Tigers 50-17. UT is now 5-6 heading into their regular season finale at Vanderbilt next Saturday.

Video: Daniel Bituli and Ryan Johnson point to execution after loss to Missouri

Posted on November 17, 2018

Tennessee LB Daniel Bituli and OL Ryan Johnson spoke to the media after the Vols lost at home to the Missouri Tigers 50-17. UT is now 5-6 heading into their regular season finale at Vanderbilt next Saturday.

Video: Pruitt on loss to Mizzou “They out-coached us, they out-played us, they out-hit us, they out-toughed us”

Posted on November 17, 2018

Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt spoke to the media at his postgame press conference after the Vols lost at home to the Missouri Tigers 50-17. UT is now 5-6 heading into their regular season finale at Vanderbilt next Saturday.

Hoops Preview: N0. 12/12 Lady Vols vs. Florida A&M

Posted on November 17, 2018

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 12/12 Tennessee closes out an eight-day, three-game home stand on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET, as Florida A&M pays at visit to Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Lady Vols stand at 2-0 after capturing at 73-46 victory over UNC Asheville on Wednesday night in Knoxville. The Rattlers, meanwhile, come to Rocky Top with a 0-2 record after a 64-53 loss at North Florida on Friday evening in Jacksonville, Fla. This marks the second all-time meeting between these programs but first since the 1995 NCAA Tournament.

After Sunday’s match-up, the Lady Vols will prepare to hit the road for the first time, as they travel to Bimini, Bahamas, for the 2018 Junkanoo Jam at Resorts World Bimini on Nov. 22-24. The Lady Vols depart Tuesday afternoon and open play against Clemson on Thanksgiving day at 3 p.m. ET in the tournament’s Junkanoo Division. The winner meets the winner of Oklahoma/UAB at 2 p.m. on Saturday, while the loser plays the OU/UAB loser at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.

Florida A&M will play its next game and spend its Thanksgiving in Miami, taking part in the FIU Thanksgiving Tournament. The Rattlers are schedule to meet FIU at noon on Friday.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Michael Wottreng (play-by-play), Madison Blevins (analyst) and Maddy Glab (sideline) will describe the action for the UT-Florida A&M online broadcast on SECN+.
Mickey Dearstone is handling the call for IMG College/Lady Vol Network radio/online broadcasts for the 20th season. A link to the live audio stream can be found on each game’s Hoops Central page or the Lady Vol schedule on UTSports.com.
Air time for games on the Lady Vol Radio Network generally occurs 30 minutes prior to tip-off.

PROMOTIONS FOR THE GAME

It’s Knox County Schools Day. Donate two school supplies items and receive one complimentary ticket. Please donate at Gate C, Gate E or the ticket tent located on Phillip Fulmer Way prior to entering Thompson-Boling Arena. All donations benefit the Knox County School Supply.
Enjoy the pre-game Kids’ Corner at Gate F. It opens one hour prior to tip-off! Fun includes free face painting, the Big Orange prize wheel, visits from Smokey, cheerleaders and – on Nov. 18 – Smokey X! The Kids’ Corner crafts include princess crowns for National Princess Day and hand turkeys!
There will be postgame lay-ups. Kids 12 & younger can shoot a lay-up on the court after the game!
Kids 12 & younger can pick-up a wristband at the Fan HQ table on the concourse to participate in the pre-game High-5 Tunnel. Wristbands are limited. To purchase discounted group tickets and reserve wristbands for your team, contact 865-946-7000.
Free parking & shuttle service will be available from UT’s Ag Campus. Shuttles begin two hours prior to tip.
The UT men’s basketball team used the successful campaign, #FeedTheFloor, a year ago, and this year the Lady Vols are reinforcing the importance of active, vocal fans with a #SparkTheSummitt initiative. Fans can ignite the home team’s players on their appropriately-named court (The Summitt) with relentless enthusiasm. Fans can give their all for Tennessee, just like the Lady Vols.

LADY VOL NOTABLES

COUNT OF 10: UT forced four backcourt violations all last season. They already have prevented foes from crossing the timeline five times in 2018-19 (4 vs. Presb.).
TURN ‘EM OVER: Lady Vol opponents are committing an average of 29.5 turnovers per game. UT forced 39 by Presbyterian in the opener, which was the most by a foe since Dec. 9, 1992 (40 by Charlotte).
GETTING TO THE LINE: Tennessee has gone to the free throw line 56 times in two games for an average of 28 per contest (17.0 made). UT’s foes have shot 22 FTs for an average of 11 per game (7.0 made).
HITTING THREES: The Lady Vols have made 12 of 27 threes and are hitting 44.4 percent after shooting 30.7 a year ago. Five UT players already have hit threes. Only six Lady Vols hit threes last season.
CONSISTENT SCORING: UT has scored 21 or more points in seven of eight quarters this season. The anomaly was eight/3Q vs. UNCA.
SHARING THE MINUTES: UT’s Holly Warlick has spread out the minutes among her players during UT’s exhibition and first two regular-season games. No player saw more than 25 minutes of action vs. Carson-Newman, Presbyterian or UNCA, except Rennia Davis (28 vs. UNCA).
EFFICIENT WESTBROOK: Evina Westbrook leads the team in scoring (15.5), 3FG% (1.000), assists (4.5) and steals (3.5) in only 19.5 minutes per game.
PLAYING WITH A CHIP…: Rae Burrell is the only UT freshman who didn’t make the McDonald’s All-American Game, but she leads her Lady Vol classmates at 12.0 ppg. and 6.5 rpg. (tied with Mimi Collins) through two games.

ABOUT THE RATTLERS

FAMU is directed by LeDawn Gibson, who is in her 11th season at the school and owns an 142-165 record.
Gibson is a 2000 graduate of Warner Southern College.
The Rattlers welcome 13 newcomers this season out of a roster of 16, including eight freshmen, three junior college transfers and two graduate transfers.
Center Shalaunda Burney-Robinson is the leading returning scorer and rebounder from 2017-18 at 9.5 ppg. and 7.5 rpg. Forward Dy’Manee Royal was close behind at 8.1 ppg. and 6.3 rpg.
Florida A&M finished 8-24 last season, including 3-12 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Ten players departed the team after last year, including All-MEAC Second Team selection Florence Quattara, who averaged 14.5 ppg.

UT/FAMU SERIES NOTES

Sunday’s match-up between the Lady Vols and Rattlers will be the second-ever meeting between the programs.
The last time these schools met, back on March 16, 1995, a No. 3/2 Lady Vols squad rolled to a 96-59 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
FAMU is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and UT owns a 4-0 record against current members of the league.
The last MEAC team UT met was Florida A&M in 1995.

UT’S LAST GAME

Five Tennessee players scored in double figures, fueling the No. 12/12-ranked Lady Vols to a 73-46 win over UNC Asheville Wednesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Senior guard Meme Jackson led Tennessee (2-0) with a team-high 13 points, while redshirt senior forward Cheridene Green tallied 12 on 5-of-6 shooting to help UT improve to 2-0 on the season. Sophomore point guard Evina Westbrook chipped in 11 points, while sophomore forward Rennia Davis returned from missing Sunday’s game to contribute 10 points and eight rebounds, as did freshman guard/forward Rae Burrell.
UNC Asheville (0-2) got 14 points from Sonora Dengokl and 12 from Ali Trani, who was 4-of-9 from beyond the three-point line.
Although shooting 39 percent from the floor on the night, Tennessee hit at a 66.7 percent clip (8-of-12) in the fourth quarter to close the game. The Lady Vols out-rebounded the Bulldogs 46-24 on the glass, including 21-8 on the offensive end, and outscored UNCA 27-2 in second-chance points. UT also forced 20 turnovers by the visitors.

FAMU’S LAST GAME

The North Florida women’s basketball team picked up its second consecutive home win this week as the Ospreys came away victorious in a 64-53 decision over Florida A&M on Friday night in UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
FAMU fell behind 17-6 in the opening quarter and trailed 32-19 at the half after playing the Ospreys to within 15-13 in the second frame.
The Rattlers outscored North Florida, 18-14, in the third quarter, before the Ospreys sealed the decision with an 18-16 advantage in the final period.
Florida A&M put two players in double figures, including Mya Moye with a game-high 24, bolstered by 6-of-12 shooting from beyond the arc. Dy’Manee Royal added 11 for FAMU.

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