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WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The UNCW women's basketball team looks to return to the win column Sunday as the Seahawks host College of Charleston in a Colonial Athletic Association contest on Sunday afternoon at Trask Coliseum.
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Tickets for Sunday's CAA match-up, which begins at 2 p.m., can be purchased by calling the UNCW Athletics Ticket Office at 800-808-UNCW or by visiting the Tickets page at UNCWSports.com. The game can also be seen for free via the Seahawk Digital Network at UNCWSports.com while live stats can be found by logging onto UNCWStats.com.
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Both teams enter Sunday's game with identical 5-10 overall records and will be aiming to rebound from a loss on Friday. The Seahawks, who have a 1-3 mark in league play, dropped a 68-64 decision against Hofstra at Trask Coliseum while Charleston is winless in four CAA games following a 63-47 setback against Delaware at home on Friday night.
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Senior guard
Shatia Cole led the Seahawks against Hofstra with a season-high 23 points after making 9 of 16 field goal attempts in addition to a 3-for-5 effort from the foul line. Meanwhile, sophomore center
Rebekah Banks added a career-high 16 points on Friday after a 7-for-11 performance from the field in addition to contributing eight rebounds.
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Cole, who leads the Seahawks with an 11.1 scoring average, has posted double-digit scoring efforts in five of her last six games and enters Sunday's game needing just seven points to reach 1,000 for her college career.
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Junior guard
Breanna Bolden has posted a double-double in each of the last two games for the Cougars. After scoring 13 points with 12 rebounds in a loss against Hofstra last Sunday, the Edgewater, Md., native led Charleston with 16 points and 10 rebounds in Friday night's defeat against Delaware.
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Bolden is the Cougars' leading scorer with a 14.7 point per game average while senior forward
Jackie Luna-Castro is contributing 11.0 points per outing.
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The Seahawks hold a 9-7 advantage in the all-time series after sweeping both meetings against Charleston last year. The teams have split four meetings since the Cougars joined the CAA prior to the 2013-14 season.
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After Sunday's game, the Seahawks will embark on a two-game road trip beginning with a visit to William & Mary on Friday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m.
