UNC Wilmington plays SE Louisiana, aims for 4th straight victory

SE Louisiana Lions (1-4) at UNC Wilmington Seahawks (4-1)

Wilmington, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington heads into a matchup against SE Louisiana as winners of three games in a row.

The Seahawks are 3-0 in home games. UNC Wilmington is second in the CAA in rebounding averaging 36.6 rebounds. Patrick Wessler leads the Seahawks with 8.4 boards.

The Lions are 0-4 on the road. SE Louisiana is 0-3 against opponents over .500.

UNC Wilmington is shooting 46.5% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points higher than the 45.0% SE Louisiana allows to opponents. SE Louisiana’s 37.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.7 percentage points lower than UNC Wilmington has given up to its opponents (39.9%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Hodge is scoring 16.0 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the Seahawks. Christian May is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers.

Jeremy Elyzee is averaging 10.4 points, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals for the Lions. Jalen Forrest is averaging 10.0 points.

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