It will likely be best to keep Women's Basketball primarily to one thread, much like we did with each of the Soccer and Volleyball teams this season.

The Women's squad faces Mount Olive in an exhibition on Saturday, Nov 7 @ 2 (followed later by Volleyball facing Elon at 7 in Hanover Hall). They then will open the season with UNC Pembroke, also at home, on Sunday, Nov 15.

Much like the Men's team, the Women's squad was picked to finish in the bottom half of the CAA, with a predicted finish of 7th in the league by the CAA head coaches. Junior G Naqaiyyah Teague was named an Honorable Mention selection on the '15-16 Preseason all-CAA squad.

This thread will remain stuck for the duration of the 2015-16 season. Go Ladies go!!!

Coming off a tight exhibition win over Mount Olive, the ladies open their regular season today against UNC Pembroke at 2 pm.

Lady Hawks signed a couple of guards today: http://uncwsports.com/news/2015/11/19/WB...55534.aspx


Seahawks Add Pair of Guards for 2016-17 Season

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The UNCW women's basketball team roster will expand by two players for the 2016-17 season as Timber Tate of Thomasville, N.C., and Moriah Crisp of Waldorf, Md., have signed a National Letter of Intent to attend UNCW.

"I am happy to announce the signing of two incredible young women who will improve our program on the court, in the classroom and in the Wilmington community," Coach Adell Harris said.

A 5-foot-11 shooting guard, Tate played three years at New Hope Academy before transferring to Forest Trail Academy. She helped New Hope win the 2015 National Independent School Athletic Association National Championship by averaging 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Tate served as a team captain and played in 70 consecutive games.

"Timber is a player I have recruited for the last three years," Harris said. "To say I am happy she is a part of our Seahawk family would be an understatement. Timber has an incredible motor and competes every possession on both ends of the floor like it's the last possession of a tie game.

"Timber is a knock-down three-point shooter that also defends and rebounds," Harris added. "You usually don't get all three of those things in one player. She instantly makes our program better."

Crisp, a 5-foot-2 point guard, is a three-year starter at Bishop McNamara High School who earned Honorable Mention All-Conference twice. She averaged 6.0 points and 7.0 assists per game while shooting 49 percent from the field. A member of the NEXT Sports 2016 Phenom Class, Crisp earned All-Tournament team honors at the Public/Private Challenge Tournament as a sophomore.

"Moriah is a true point guard that can play in transition as well as run the team in the halfcourt," Harris said. "I want to find 12-month players, which means their commitment to improvement is year-round. We're searching for players that connect preparation to performance and maintain a high level of success.

"Moriah lives in the gym and will be committed to improving her game year-round," the Seahawks' coach added. "She is a relentless worker and the true definition of the term 'gym rat.' I am excited about having her in our future."

Averaging 6 ppg doesn't seem all the impressive.......

How about the 7 assists? And 49% when she does shoot?

i mean, yeah, but that's HS. I don't know much about woman's hoops, but i'd suspect D1 recruits generally have better numbers

So she took probably between 6-7 shots per game?

I'm with hoops on this one. I'm a skeptic.

I think this coach better finish better than 7th in the CAA or she will be looking for a job. Came in talking big time and has been underwhelming for the most part. Has about half a team and not much coming in for the future. I would say to this point Garrity was the slam dunk choice for the job.

Coming off a 61-57 win @ Norfolk St to improve to 3-3, the ladies return home for 3 games this week. 11:30 AM game tomorrow vs. Stetson (when they bus in hundreds of kids from throughout the region to attend), followed by Christmas Invitational Dec 18-19. Seahawks face Ohio and Chattanooga, 2 PM gametime both days.

They are absolutely terrible and the bad news is the coach has 3 years on her contract-thanks to Bass. Seven oreight players and NO inside players at all.

They got Flowers, their center back. Now they're up to 9 players and more size. But that's still not enough. They have two good transfers on the bench for next year, but I don't know what recruits they have coming in.

They will not win more than 7 or 8 games this season and without a good recruiting class coming in it looks pretty bad for the future. They have also gone the route of D2 and have only one win in D1 this season. The real record right now is 1-3.
Unlike Keatts with the men's team the future is not so rosy. Most likely have to stick with her and let it play for 3 more years.

Not a big deal. It's not a staple program at UNCW. It's nice when they succeed, meet expectations, or exceed them but I'm not gonna toss rocks at Bass over this when he's fostered significant improvement to the men's basketball program.

(12-15-2015 10:16 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  Not a big deal. It's not a staple program at UNCW. It's nice when they succeed, meet expectations, or exceed them but I'm not gonna toss rocks at Bass over this when he's fostered significant improvement to the men's basketball program.

Tell that to the players,parents and fans of that program.

(12-16-2015 10:41 PM)jumpinmullet Wrote:  

(12-15-2015 10:16 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  Not a big deal. It's not a staple program at UNCW. It's nice when they succeed, meet expectations, or exceed them but I'm not gonna toss rocks at Bass over this when he's fostered significant improvement to the men's basketball program.

Tell that to the players,parents and fans of that program.

Yeah? Tell the same thing to the minor sports at major schools across the country.

Life isn't fair. Sorry, they're not a sport that drives fans wild, brings donors to the table, or even drive steady conversation. How often do you post about women's basketball? A few times a year, at best?

This is what's wrong with America. Too many people want their asses wiped over feelings and they're grandma's feelings instead of looking at things realistically.

You are way out of line here. Try growing up and stop being so emotional over things you have zero control over. They stink and you know it and it will become a problem for Bass. You might try wiping your own ass-crybaby.

Me thinks the Mullet may be back on the sauce.

Pushing this guys buttons-what a sucker. Scary to think he might actually have a real job in the Coast Guard.

LOL. Oh you thought I was upset?

That's cute.

That's just me being realistic man.

I'm also not losing sleep about what you think of my career. I'm doing just fine.

Happy holidays Mullet.

Go Seahawks.