WILMINGTON, North Carolina – After opening Colonial Athletic Association play earlier this week, the UNCW women's basketball team looks to secure its first league win of the season on Sunday, Jan. 9, with a 1 p.m. contest against Drexel at Trask Coliseum.
 
Sunday's game, the Seahawks' first at home since Dec. 19, may be seen online via FloHoops (subscription required) with John Smist and Tom Lamont calling the action, while Marianna Pinto provides reports from the sideline. In addition, an audio simulcast of the broadcast can be heard in the Wilmington area on 95.9 The Breeze.
 
Live stats for Sunday's contest will also be available by logging onto UNCWStats.com.
 
UNCW, 3-8 overall and 0-1 in the CAA, dropped its league opener on Wednesday afternoon with a 77-67 setback at Northeastern. Redshirt senior forward Micah Hoggatt led UNCW by posting her first career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds, setting a career high in both categories. However, the Seahawks were unable to overcome a pair of career-high performances by Northeastern seniors Kendall Currence and Katie May.   
 
Graduate student guard Sierra DaCosta leads the Seahawks offensively with a 12.6 average after netting a season-high 18 points at Northeastern. Senior guard Carrie Gross follows with a 10.3 scoring clip and paces the CAA with a .929 free throw percentage.
 
Drexel, the defending CAA champion, carries a 9-2 overall record into Sunday's matinee after beginning league play with a 61-60 triumph at the College of Charleston on Friday night. The Dragons, playing their first game since Dec. 14 against Yale, used a lay-up by senior forward Mariah Leonard with 3.8 seconds left to outlast the Cougars.
 
Senior guard Keishana Washington, who tallied a season-high 33 points at Charleston, enters Sunday's play as the CAA's second-leading scorer with a 17.6 average and has posted four consecutive games with 20 or more points. Graduate student forward Tessa Brugler stands second in the circuit by grabbing 9.6 rebounds per game while chipping in 13.2 points per outing.
 
Five Facts to Know
On the Run – Drexel, which leads the all-time series over UNCW by a 29-8 margin, has won the last 20 meetings over the Seahawks after sweeping the regular season set last year in Wilmington.    
 
Opposite Ends – Drexel boasts the CAA's top scoring defense by conceding just 53.5 points per game, while UNCW is last in the 10-team loop at 68.2 points per contest.        
 
Seeing Double – Redshirt senior forward Micah Hoggatt became the first UNCW player with a double-double since Taylor Webster had 17 points with 13 rebounds against Charleston in the first round of last season's CAA Tournament.        
 
Happy Birthday – UNCW redshirt senior guard Dazia Powell celebrates her birthday on Sunday.       
 
Afternoon Delight – UNCW plays its seventh straight afternoon game on Sunday when the Seahawks host Drexel. Seven of the Seahawks' first 11 games have held a starting time before 6 p.m.

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