The Matchup

The Memorial Sea-Hawks (5-3) will be facing the Cape Breton Capers (4-3) in a home double header. The tip off is set for 12pm on Sunday followed by a 10am start on Monday. The Sea-Hawks and Capers game scheduled for Saturday night was re-scheduled for Monday due to the winter storm that affected Atlantic Canada on Thursday.

Last Action

The Sea-Hawks last game action came on November 25^th & 26^th when they visited the UNB Varsity Reds. The Sea-Hawks and Reds split the weekend series, which snapped the Hawks 5-game winning streak.

Cape Breton won their final game before the Christmas break, defeating the StFX X-Women in Antigonish by a score of 87-34.

By the Numbers

72.1 & 72.4 – The Sea-Hawks and Capers share almost identical points/per game averages. The last time the teams played was in the 2016-17 AUS playoffs, with the Capers winning the game 55-53. 

2 – The Capers currently have two players ranked in the top 3 in AUS scoring, with Hannah Brown and Alison Keough averaging 17.9 and 16.6 PPG, respectively. 

4 - Each game is worth 4 points and wins will be important 2 points is all that separates the teams in the AUS standings. 

Players to Watch

Sydney Stewart (Memorial) - The Sea-Hawks guard is averaging 16.5 PPG (4^th in AUS), 6.8 RPG (11^th in AUS), and 2.0 SPG (7^th in AUS)

Alison Keough & Hannah Brown – The Capers are fueled by Keough & Brown, who are not only top scorers in the AUS, they also rebound at a high-level. Keough leads the AUS in RPG, averaging 10.9, while Brown pulls down 9.7 RPG.

Coaches Thoughts

The Sea-Hawks will be looking to carry their strong first half of the season into the second half.

"As a team we are pleased with our 1^st half and know that there are still things we need to continue to work on to help us build on that heading into the second half.

While the team hasn't played in over a month, he has liked what he has seen from his squad in practice and is looking forward to the competition ahead.

We feel we have put in a good week and half of prep, and if we continue to be committed to being the best version of ourselves each day, we will give ourselves a chance for success this weekend."