Morgan Stewart scored 18 of her 21 points in the second half as Florida State stormed back from a 16-point halftime deficit to defeat North Florida 74-63 on Thursday afternoon.

Stewart, a freshman, shot 8 of 12 from the floor and pulled down a team-leading nine rebounds as the Seminoles outscored the Ospreys 47-20 in the second half.

Sole Williams had 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting with six rebounds and six assists.

Timaya Lewis-Eutsey had nine points on 4 of 13 shooting. She added seven rebounds.

The Seminoles shot 29 of 73 (39.7 percent) from the floor, 8 of 30 from 3-point range (26.7) and 8 of 13 (61.5 percent) from the free-throw line.

FSU (2-0) finished with the rebounding advantage 51-37, although that wasn’t the case early on.

Dezuray McGill had 16 points for North Florida (0-1).

UNF stunned FSU early, taking a 43-27 lead at the half. The Ospreys turned nine offensive rebounds into 18 second-chance points and shot 42 percent from the floor. FSU struggled early, shooting just 29 percent from the floor and had nine first-half turnovers.

FSU chipped away at the lead in the third quarter. The Seminoles pulled ahead for the first time 57-55 on a basket by Morgan Stewart with 7:55 to go.

Coming up

FSU plays host to Florida A&M on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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