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Seahawks Open CAA Play With Blue Hens
NEWARK, Delaware – UNCW kicks off its 36th season of men's basketball in the Colonial Athletic Association on Saturday night when C.B. McGrath's Seahawks travel to the Delmarva to take on Delaware in the league opener for both clubs at the Bob Carpenter Center.
The Seahawks, 5-8, return to the floor for a 7 p.m. tip against the 10-3 Blue Hens after wrapping up non-conference action last Saturday with an 88-73 defeat at Vanderbilt. UNCW has lost five in a row entering conference play.
Sophomore guard Jaylen Sims, a CAA honor roll selection back on Dec. 2, continues to lead the Seahawks with 14.8 points and 5.7 rebounds each contest. The Charlotte, N.C., product ranks 10th in the loop in scoring and is tied for first in three-point field goal percentage, converting 47.4 percent of his long distance attempts.
UNCW opens conference play on the road for the first time in 10 years (2010-11) and stands 13-22 in league road openers through the years. The Seahawks outlasted James Madison, 86-83, in overtime last year in their CAA debut.
The road has not been kind to the Seahawks in 2019-20. UNCW stands 1-5 away from the Port City this year, 0-4 in true road games and 1-1 in neutral site games. UNCW's lone victory away from the Port City came on Nov. 23 when the Seahawks edged FIU, 66-63, in the Battle for the Capital in Washington, D.C.
Picked to finish fifth in the CAA's preseason poll, Delaware is off to a quick start under fourth-year head coach Martin Ingelsby. The Blue Hens stormed out of the gate with nine straight victories before dropping three of their last four outings, including an 82-75 overtime decision at LIU eight days ago in Brooklyn.
In the loss to the Sharks, UD rallied from 15 points down in the final 7:30 of regulation to force overtime before being outscored, 18-11, in the extra session. Redshirt junior guard Nate Darling led UD with 20 points, while redshirt sophomore forward Justyn Mutts posted his fifth double-double of the year with 17 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Junior guard Ryan Allen added 16 points and redshirt senior forward Collin Goss chipped in 10 points.
Four players are averaging in double figures for UD, topped by Darling's 21.4 ppg clip. The UAB transfer leads the Blue Hens in field goals, three-point field goals and free throws as the CAA campaign begins. Allen (14.1), Mutts (14.0 ppg) and junior guard Kevin Anderson (10.5) give the Blue Hens plenty of firepower.
The Blue Hens have not lost at the Bob this season, posting home victories over Bridgewater, Stony Brook, UMES and Columbia. Ingelsby's club leads the CAA in field goal percentage at 48.9 percent and ranks third in scoring offense (75.5 ppg) and scoring defense (67.0 ppg).
In the last meeting between the two teams, Anderson scored all 14 of his points in the second half to propel Delaware past UNCW, 70-66, on Feb. 9, 2019, in Newark. Allen anchored four Blue Hens in double figures with 15 points and senior forward Eric Carter had 13 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season. Devontae Cacok racked up 19th double-double of the campaign for the Seahawks behind 11 points and 10 boards.
Saturday's contest will be carried over the air on The Breeze, 95.9 FM, with play-by-play voice Mike Vaccaro on the call. The game may be heard worldwide on the station's website,
http://www.959thebreeze.com. A live video stream of the CAA lid-lifter is available for ppv on FloSports.
Seahawk Storylines
The Seahawks stand 0-4 in December following losses to Stanford, Charlotte, Mercer and Vanderbilt. UNCW has dropped 11 consecutive games in December dating back to a 101-60 romp over Greensboro College on Dec. 28, 2017, at Trask Coliseum.
The Seahawks have faced Delaware more than any other former America East member since UD, Hofstra, Towson and Drexel joined the league in 2001. UNCW holds a 22-15 advantage in the series and owns five CAA Tournament victories (2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2017) over the Blue Hens.
UD has won four in a row over UNCW, but the two clubs have split the last 10 meetings. The Seahawks stand 6-10 overall in Newark and have lost nine of their last 11 games on the Blue Hens' home floor, including two straight at the Bob. UNCW's last win in Newark came on Jan. 7, 2017, in a 91-81 triumph.
UNCW is facing new UD skipper Martin Ingelsby for the eighth time and is 3-4 against the former Notre Dame aide.
Seahawk skipper C.B. McGrath owns a 14-26 ledger against CAA opposition since taking over the program in 2017-18. He is 8-10 at home, 4-14 on the road and 2-2 at the CAA Tournament against CAA foes. The Seahawks have dropped seven straight conference road games since a 67-61 decision at Towson on Jan. 5, 2019.
Rebounding has been a challenge for the Seahawks this season. Opponents have outrebounded the Seahawks in nine of the 13 games so far in the campaign.
The Seahawks are shooting 45.8 percent from the floor - fourth best in the CAA - ith two players in the top-10 in field goal percentage:Marten Linssen (.640), Shykeim Phillips (.494). Linssen leads the circuit in field goal accuracy, making 48-of-75 shot for 64 percent from the floor.