CHARLESTON, South Carolina – The UNCW women's basketball team get back on the road Sunday in search of its first Colonial Athletic Association victory of the year when the Seahawks visit College of Charleston for a 2 p.m. league fixture against the Cougars.
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The Seahawks, who are 5-8 overall and 0-2 in the CAA, have dropped three straight games after a 63-52 setback against Delaware on Friday afternoon inside Trask Coliseum. Redshirt senior guard
Jasmine Steele led the Seahawks with a season-high 16 points while redshirt junior forward
Jenny DeGraaf contributed 11 points.
Junior center
Rebekah Banks matched her season high by grabbing 11 rebounds against the Blue Hens on Friday, marking her sixth double-digit rebounding effort in the last eight contests. With an 8.3 rebound per game average, the Durham, N.C., product ranks third in the CAA.
Junior guard
Madison Raque, who scored eight points in Friday's loss against Delaware, paces the UNCW offense by scoring 11.8 points per game. She is also playing a team-high 32.5 minutes per outing and is the lone Seahawk to start all 13 games this season.
After opening the season with eight losses in its first 10 games, College of Charleston has won two of its last three games after claiming a 70-60 victory over William & Mary at TD Arena on Friday evening. The loss snapped the Tribe's 11-game win streak and gave the Cougars their first home win in five tries this season.
Senior guard
Breanna Bolden, the two-time reigning CAA Defensive Player of the Year, led the Cougars to their win over William & Mary with 24 points and 15 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. She made 9-of-16 field goal attempts against the Tribe while shooting 6-for-8 from the free throw line.
Bolden leads a group of three Cougars who are averaging double figures in scoring. The Edgewater, Md., native is scoring 17.7 points per game, which ranks third in the league, while averaging 7.5 rebounds per outing. She has also posted a team-high 46 steals in 13 games, which is good for second in the CAA.
UNCW and College of Charleston will be meeting for the 20th time in a series that dates back to the 1989-90 season. The Cougars hold a slim 10-9 edge over the Seahawks after winning all three meetings last season, including a 71-62 triumph in the first round of the CAA Championship at Show Place Arena.
Following Sunday's matinee, the Seahawks return to Trask Coliseum on Friday night to welcome Drexel in the first game of a two-game homestand at 7 p.m.
Season tickets for the 2016-17 UNCW women's basketball season remain available by visiting the UNCW Athletics Ticket Office in Trask Coliseum, calling 800-808-UNCW or by going online to UNCWSports.com/BuyTickets. Â
