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North Florida faces UNC Asheville on 5-game road skid

North Florida Ospreys (3-5) at UNC Asheville Bulldogs (3-5)

Asheville, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: North Florida will attempt to break its five-game road slide when the Ospreys visit UNC Asheville.

The Bulldogs have gone 2-3 at home. UNC Asheville is 1-2 against opponents over .500.

The Ospreys are 0-5 in road games. North Florida has a 2-5 record against teams over .500.

UNC Asheville is shooting 35.9% from the field this season, 7.2 percentage points lower than the 43.1% North Florida allows to opponents. North Florida averages 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 more made shots on average than the 4.1 per game UNC Asheville gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aileen Marquez is shooting 39.2% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 11.3 points and 1.6 steals. Nia Green is shooting 46.2% and averaging 10.6 points.

Alonya Waldon is scoring 10.1 points per game and averaging 2.9 rebounds for the Ospreys. Jamisyn Stinson is averaging 8.6 points and 2.6 rebounds.

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