WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team will face its first road test when the Colonels square off against defending Colonial Athletic Association regular season champion UNCW on Monday night at Trask Coliseum.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.
WHAT TO KNOWLive Stats I Live Video I Live Audio I Game Notes I Live Tweets - EKU (1-0) opened the
Dan McHale Era with a resounding 107-80 win over Coppin State on Friday night at McBrayer Arena.
- Friday's win was the first time Eastern had scored more than 100 points against a Division-I opponent since a 107-71 win over Alabama A&M on December 30, 2004.
- Senior
Jarelle Reischel - a transfer from Rhode Island - paced five Colonels in double figures with 21 points in Friday's win. It was the first time five Colonels had scored in double figures in a single game since the OVC semifinal win over Murray State on March 7, 2014.
- Four of the Colonels' top five scorers on Friday were newcomers. Redshirt junior
JaVontae Hawkins (a transfer from South Florida) scored 19, sophomore
Greg King (a transfer from Chipola College) scored 11 and freshman
Nick Mayo scored 10.
- Senior
Ja'Mill Powell was the only returner to score in double figures. He scored 18 points and also grabbed a career-high five boards.
- Monday's game promises to pit two high-octane offenses against each other. UNCW (1-0) also entered triple digits in its 100-62 season-opening win against Milligan College.
- The Seahawks were led in their opener by Craig Ponder (26 points) and C.J. Bryce and Devontae Cacok (13 points each).
- EKU leads the all-time series with UNCW, 3-1; however, the two progams have not met since the 1990-91 season.
UP NEXTFollowing Monday's game, the Colonels return home to host Ball State, South Carolina State and Longwood in the @EKUHoops Classic at McBrayer Arena next weekend.
