WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Junior forward Jordan Henry notched her fourth "double double" of the season with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, but it was not enough as UNCW dropped its Colonial Athletic Association opener against Elon with a 67-60 decision at Trask Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
 
The loss moved the Seahawks' record to 4-8 overall and 0-1 in the CAA while Elon improved to 8-4 overall and 1-0 in the league after ending a two-game losing streak.

Henry, who played a career-high 39 minutes, made 4 of 10 shots from the floor and all four of her free throw attempts in the loss. She also tallied a career-high six blocked shots with two assists and two steals.
 Sophomore guard Shay Burnett led Elon to the victory by scoring 10 of her 13 points in the second half. She connected on four of seven field goal attempts in addition to a 4-for-6 effort from the free throw line.
 
Junior guard Essence Baucom also added 13 points for the Phoenix while junior guard Lauren Brown came off the bench to contribute 12 points, making 5 of 11 shots from the floor.
 
The Seahawks were led by junior guard Jasmine Steele, who came off the bench to match Baucom and Burnett with a game-high 13 points. Junior guards Amber Reeves and Naqaiyyah Teague each chipped 10 points while combining for 12 rebounds.
 
How It Happened: After UNCW overcame an 11-point deficit to tie the game at 27-27 with 1:11 left in the second quarter, the Phoenix scored the final six points of the first half for a 33-27 advantage at the intermission. UNCW rallied to take a 49-48 lead with 8:46 left in regulation on a Steele lay-up before the Phoenix scored six straight points for a 54-49 margin they did not relinquish.
 
#SeahawkStats: Elon has won back-to-back meetings against the Seahawks and owns a slim 6-5 advantage in the all-time series … UNCW has now lost five straight home games and has a 2-5 mark at Trask Coliseum this year … Henry became the first UNCW player to record six blocked shots in a game since Karneshia Garrett had six blocks against Georgia State on Feb. 17, 2013 … Led by Henry, the Seahawks tallied a season-high nine blocked shots against the Phoenix … The nine blocked shots are the most in a single game for UNCW in the last four seasons … Teague posted her sixth double-digit scoring effort in the last seven games … Steele notched her second double-digit scoring performance of the year … Reeves tied her season high with 10 points, marking her fifth double-digit scoring effort … Elon outrebounded UNCW by a 45-38 margin … For the third straight game, the Seahawks held the advantage in bench points by a 26-24 margin … The Seahawks matched a season high with 15 fast break points … They also tallied a season-high 33 points in the second half.  

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What's Ahead for the Seahawks:
Friday, Jan. 8 at Delaware • 7 p.m. • Bob Carpenter Center, Newark, Del.
Sunday, Jan. 10 at Towson • 1 p.m. • SECU Arena, Towson, Md.
Friday, Jan. 15 vs. Hofstra • 11:30 a.m. • Trask Coliseum, Wilmington, N.C.

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