Who’s Playing
Monmouth Hawks @ UNCW Seahawks
Current Records: Monmouth 9-6, UNCW 9-5
How To Watch
- When: Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Raiford G. Trask Coliseum — Wilmington, North Carolina
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
Monmouth has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. The Monmouth Hawks and the UNCW Seahawks will face off in a Coastal Athletic battle at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Raiford G. Trask Coliseum. UNCW took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Monmouth, who comes in off a win.
Winning is just a little bit easier when your shooting is a whole 19% better than the opposition, a fact Monmouth proved on Monday. They blew past the Huskies 81-62. The oddsmakers were on Monmouth’s side, but they didn’t give the team enough credit as the margin was unexpectedly wide.
Xander Rice was the offensive standout of the game as he scored 29 points. Jack Collins was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, UNCW’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 67-64. UNCW has struggled against Towson recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The Hawks pushed their record up to 9-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for the Seahawks, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Monmouth couldn’t quite finish off UNCW when the teams last played back in January of 2023 and fell 52-49. Can Monmouth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
UNCW has won both of the games they’ve played against Monmouth in the last 2 years.
- Jan 26, 2023 – UNCW 52 vs. Monmouth 49
- Dec 28, 2022 – UNCW 68 vs. Monmouth 55
