PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – The UNCW women's basketball team looks to get back to its winning ways on Sunday afternoon when the Seahawks complete a Colonial Athletic Association weekend road trip with a visit to Drexel.
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Opening tip-off between the Seahawks and the Dragons is set for 2 p.m. from the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Live video coverage can be found at CAA.tv while live stats will be available at UNCWStats.com.
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UNCW, 11-6 overall and 4-2 in the CAA, saw an end to its three-game win streak on Friday afternoon with a 65-53 setback at Delaware. Redshirt junior guard
GiGi Smith paced the Seahawks in the loss, finishing with a team-high 20 points and nine rebounds.
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Redshirt senior guard
Shrita Parker continues to lead the Seahawks in scoring by averaging 18.1 points per game and has reached double figures in seven straight games after a 10-point effort against the Blue Hens on Friday.
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Drexel brings a four-game win streak into Sunday's matinee after dispatching Charleston by a 76-53 count on Friday evening. The Dragons, 12-5 overall and 4-2 in the CAA, have won four straight games after opening league play with back-to-back losses against CAA co-leaders Towson and James Madison.
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Junior forward Bailey Greenberg paced the Dragons on Friday night with 18 points, making 7-of-11 field goal attempts and all four of her free throws. Freshman guard Maura Hendrixson added a 5-for-6 showing from three-point range en route to a 15-point effort while junior guard Aubree Brown chipped in 14 points. Â
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Greenberg leads the Dragons offensively with 16.7 points per game, a mark that ranks fifth in the CAA. She is also 11th in the CAA with a .426 field goal percentage.
Sunday's Starting FiveÂ
No Brotherly Love – Drexel leads the all-time series by a 23-8 margin and has won the last 14 encounters against the Seahawks.   Â
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7th Heaven – Redshirt senior guard
Shrita Parker has scored in double figures in each of the last seven games, averaging 18.0 points per contest during that span. Â Â Â
Helping Hands – UNCW has registered 28 assists on 49 made field goals over the last two games, including a 15-assist showing at Delaware on Friday.   Â
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High Five – The Seahawks have posted a 20-point scorer in each of the last five games after redshirt junior guard
GiGi Smith's 20-point effort at Delaware. It is the longest such streak for the Seahawks over the last 20 seasons. Â Â Â Â Â Â
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Seeing Double – UNCW has scored in double figures in each of the last 15 quarters, including six periods with 20 or more points.
Up Next: UNCW begins a season-long four-game homestand next weekend when the Seahawks welcome Hofstra and Northeastern to Trask Coliseum. Â Â Â Â
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