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WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Looking to earn its first Colonial Athletic Association victory of the season, the UNCW women's basketball team begins a two-game road swing to the Mid-Atlantic Region on Friday night with a visit to Delaware.
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The Seahawks and the Blue Hens, who both dropped their CAA openers on Sunday, tip-off at 7 p.m. from inside the Bob Carpenter Center. Live stats for Friday night's game will be available by visiting UNCWSports.com. In addition, live video and audio can be found via Hens All-Access on Delaware's official athletics website, www.bluehens.com.
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UNCW enters Friday's contest with a 4-8 overall record after losing a 67-60 decision against Elon at Trask Coliseum on Sunday, marking the Seahawks' second straight defeat.
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Junior forward
Jordan Henry tallied her fourth "double double" of the season with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds while also posting a career-high six blocked shots. Junior guard
Jasmine Steele tallied a game-high 13 points while juniors
Amber Reeves and
Naqaiyyah Teague each contributed 10 points.
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Teague, who has scored in double figures in six of her last seven games, is the Seahawks' leading scorer with 10.2 points per game while ranking third on the squad with a 6.7 rebouding average. Henry paces the Seahawks by averaging 9.0 rebounds per game.
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Off to a 5-7 start to the season, Delaware opens a stretch of five home games in its next six contests on Friday night against the Seahawks. The Blue Hens have dropped five of their last six games, including back-to-back affairs, after a 58-49 setback in their CAA lidlifter at Hofstra on Sunday afternoon.
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Junior guard
Erika Brown tallied a game-high 15 points for the Blue Hens while freshman forward
Nicole Enabosi added 11 points with seven rebounds.
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Brown is the Blue Hens' leading scorer with a 13.3 average while junior forward
Hannah Jardine has contributed 11.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest while leading the team with a .453 three-point field goal percentage.
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UNCW and Delaware will meet for the 30th time in a series the Blue Hens lead by a 21-8 margin. However, the Seahawks ended a nine-game losing streak against Delaware by posting a 71-68 overtime victory last year in Trask Coliseum as
Brie Mobley erupted for a school-record 46 points.
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The Seahawks will complete their weekend trip on Sunday afternoon by traveling to Towson for a 1 p.m. match-up with the Tigers at SECU Arena.
