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Seahawks Entertain Tigers In Rematch
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Two of the Colonial Athletic Association's most prolific offenses square off again Saturday night when UNCW entertains well-balanced Towson as the league schedule reaches the third weekend of January.
The Seahawks, 5-14 and 2-5 in the CAA, are coming off a narrow 80-76 loss at Charleston on Thursday in a game that saw Coach C.B. McGrath's club throw a scare into the CAA's preseason favorites after trailing by 20 points late in the first half.
UNCW has lost four of its last five games, but the last three outings have been decided by a total of 10 points. Saturday's clash with Pat Skerry's club marks the opener in a three-game homestand at Trask Coliseum, where the Seahawks stand 4-3 and lead the CAA in attendance once again this season.
The Tigers carry a 14-6 overall mark and 4-3 league ledger into the 7 p.m. tip-off at Trask Coliseum. Towson's explosive offense has rolled up 99 and 90 points in its last two outings, routing William & Mary on the road and blasting Drexel at home. The Tigers rank fourth in the CAA in scoring offense (76.9), while the Seahawks are second (79.9) behind frontrunner William & Mary (85.4).
UNCW and Towson are meeting for the 38th time and the 16th time at Trask Coliseum. The Seahawks own a 22-15 advantage in the series, including a lopsided 13-2 advantage in Wilmington.
In the first matchup of the season between the two teams on Jan. 5, the Tigers placed six men in double figures and shot 54 percent to blitz the Seahawks, 89-71, in the CAA road debut for the Seahawks at SECU Arena. Senior guard Mike Morsell of Towson led all players with 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting. Seahawk senior guard Jordon Talley became the 24th player in UNCW history score 1,000 points when he drained a three-pointer from the right corner with 8:11 remaining in the first half. Junior forward Devontae Cacok and redshirt sophomore guard Ty Taylor scored 15 points to pace UNCW.
The Seahawks hold down eighth place in the 10-team circuit. Only one game separates the top seven clubs and the Tigers are in the mix, sitting in a three-way tie with Charleston and Elon for second place at 4-3. William & Mary, Hofstra and Northeastern each own a 5-2 mark.
The Seahawks are wrapping up a week of CAA opponents in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 poll. Charleston is ranked 15th in this week's poll, while Towson checks in at No. 17.
In a scheduling quirk, following Saturday's tilt, the Seahawks will have completed series with two teams - Delaware and Towson - before playing one game vs. William & Mary, Hofstra and James Madison.
The Seahawks remain at home to take on JMU (Thursday, Feb. 25) and W&M (Saturday, Feb. 27) at Trask Coliseum. Overall, the Seahawks have 11 games remaining in the regular season - six at home and five on the road.