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RADFORD HEADS TO WILMINGTON FOR SATURDAY NIGHT TILT WITH SEAHAWKS


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Series Notes
Series Record: Tied, 3-3
Streak: Won 2
Last Meeting: RU Won, 76-68 (2/20/10)
Last Radford Win: 2/20/10, 76-68 (Dedmon)
Last UNCW Win: 1/2/01, 64-54 (Trask)
First Meeting: RU Won, 70-61 (12/11/81)
Radford Record at Home: 3-0
Radford Record on Road: 0-3
Greenberg's Record vs. UNCW: 1-0

Scouting the Highlanders
-- After a lengthy break for final exams, Radford will play four of its next five on the road beginning with a 7 p.m. tip at UNC Wilmington Saturday evening.
-- The Highlanders' seventh all-time meeting with the Seahawks is a return game from last year's Bracketbusters contest, which Radford won 76-68.
-- The series is tied 3-3, with the home team winning each of the contests.
-- Radford's last trip to Trask Coliseum was Jan. 2, 2001.
-- The Highlanders enter 2-7 following a 78-57 setback to in-state foe James Madison a week ago at the Dedmon Center.
-- Gorkem Sonmez (Istanbul, Turkey) continues to pace Radford in scoring at 10.7 points per game, while Johnathan Edwards (Queens, N.Y./Tyler Junior College) (5.4) leads the club in rebounding.
-- Despite dropping their last seven contests, the Highlanders are holding their opponents to just 37.3 percent from the floor and 63.6 points over the previous three games.
-- Following their contest with the Seahawks, the Highlanders will head to the “Sunshine State” for a Wednesday evening tilt with the Florida Gators.

Scouting the Seahawks
-- The Seahawks return three starters and seven letterwinners from last year's club that finished 9-22 overall and 5-14 in the CAA.
-- UNC Wilmington enters the seventh all-time meeting 4-4 following an 81-69 win over Wake Forest Sunday in Greensboro.
-- Buzz Peterson, who has led four different teams to five postseason tournament appearances, is in his first season as head coach of the Seahawks.
-- As a team, UNC Wilmington is shooting over 41 percent from long range and 71.6 percent from the charity stripe.
-- The Seahawks, who are a perfect 2-0 at Trask Coliseum this season, haven't played a home game since November 18.
-- Chad Tomko and Ahmad Grant lead UNCW offensively averaging 13.3 and 10.8 points per game, respectively.
-- Grant is shooting a blistering 70.4 percent (19-27) from behind the arc, which includes a 7-for-7 showing at North Carolina A&T. Tanner Milson is also shooting well over 50 percent from long range for the Seahawks.
-- Keith Rendleman paces UNCW in rebounding at just over seven per contest.

Radford vs. Colonial Athletic Association
Radford, which played four Colonial Athletic Association opponents a year ago and is scheduled to meet three (George Mason -11/24, James Madison -12/11, UNCW - 12/18) this season, is 17-37 all-time against the league. The Highlanders, who fell at George Mason earlier this season and to JMU last weekend, went 2-2 a year ago with wins over the Patriots and UNC Wilmington.

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