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WILMINGTON, N.C. – Junior forward Shelly Harper notched her first double-double of the season, but it was not enough as a cold-shooting Eastern Kentucky University women's basketball team fell to North Florida, 62-45, on Saturday in the UNCW Hampton Inn Thanksgiving Classic at Trask Coliseum.
 
Harper went for 10 points and a career-high 13 boards to pick up her third-career double-double. It was her second straight game with double-digit rebounds.
 
Sophomore Michaela Hunter was the only other Colonel in double figures, scoring 10 points and grabbing six rebounds.
 
Junior Shameekia Murray added eight points, while junior Jasmine Henshaw contributed six points and six boards.
 
EKU (2-3) shot 28.3 percent (17-of-60) from the field and a season-low 16.7 percent (3-of-18) from three-point range.
 
The Ospreys, meanwhile, connected on 9-of-18 three-pointers (50 percent).
 
UNF's Destinee Smith led all players in the game with 19 points.
 
Eastern took an early 4-3 lead when Henshaw converted a layup less than two minutes into the game; however, UNF responded with a 20-3 run and captured a 23-7 lead when Kadesia Johnson completed a three-point play at the 10:10 mark of the first half.
 
EKU pulled to within eight, 36-28, on a layup by Harper to open the second half, but UNF responded with a bucket of its own on the ensuing possession, and the Ospreys led by double digits the rest of the game.
 
The Colonels return to action on Tuesday when they host Asbury in their home opener at 7:00 p.m.