JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — Two teams seeking to halt early-season slides will meet Friday when the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats visit the North Florida Ospreys in a non-conference women’s basketball game.

Both teams enter UNF Arena with identical 1-4 records. The matchup represents a chance for either squad to build momentum after a series of lopsided losses against power-conference opponents.

Bethune-Cookman is coming off a 95-49 road loss to Maryland on Nov. 20. Jordan Brooks led the Wildcats with 13 points in that contest. The team’s lone victory this season was an 84-72 home win against Albany St. on Nov. 11.

Similarly, North Florida is looking to rebound from a 92-46 defeat at Georgia on Nov. 20, where Elle Blatchford paced the Ospreys with 10 points. The team’s single win came in a narrow 70-67 home victory over Trinity Baptist on Nov. 5.

The game offers a reprieve for both programs after challenging early schedules. For Bethune-Cookman, it is the first of two neutral-site games in Jacksonville, as they face North Dakota State at the same venue on Saturday. North Florida continues a five-game homestand with a contest against Campbell on Saturday.