Women's Basketball vs Combine Academy Game Preview

Game #1: Combine Academy () vs Cape Fear Community College (0-0)
Game Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Start Time: 6:00pm (EST)
Location: Schwartz Center (601 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401)
Coverage: Live Stats and @GoSeaDevils (Twitter)

WILMINGTON, NC--- Cape Fear Women's Basketball program will open their 2016-2017 season tonight in their first game of the season versus Combine Academy at the Schwartz Center.

"We are ready to get the new season underway and I am excited to see our ladies put on a Sea Devil uniform. We have prepared very well throughout our preseason practices and scrimmages, which has helped us build our confidence going into game one of the season," said Sea Devil Women's Basketball head coach Lori Drake in Wednesday's pre-game presser leading up to tonight's game versus Combine Academy.

The Sea Devils will have another strong season after finishing last year at 27-3.  That record earned the program a regular season and a NJCAA Region 10 Conference Tournament Championship and a berth and finish of 6th place in the 2016 NJCAA Division II National Championship Tournament.

Sophomore returners for the Sea Devil Women's Basketball this season are Nikia Wallace, TaKwana Bland, Desaree Green, and Destiny Campbell each brings valuable experiences from last year's season to this year's 2016-2017 squad.

Cape Fear also welcomes five freshmen newcomers to the 2016-2017 roster; Christina Caesar, Jaleesa Dillard, Ari Young, Taylor Foulks, and Shanekia Jackson who will each look individually to make an immediate impact with the Sea Devils this season.

Tonight's meeting between Combine Academy and Cape Fear Community College is the first time in school history that these two programs have met on the hardwood.

Tip-off for tonight's Sea Devil Women's Basketball season opener versus Combine Academy is scheduled for 6:00pm (EST) from the Schwartz Center.

ON THE BRINK: HEAD COACH LORI DRAKE's BIGGEST KEYS TO THE GAME
1. To apply what we have learned throughout our preseason scrimmages
2. Defend, Rebound, and Run
3. Play without fouling; limit the amount of trips Combine Academy makes to the free throw line
4. Have fun

SEA DEVIL PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Destiny Campbell and Jaleesa Dillard were two players that Coach Drake mentioned as players to watch following the team's practices this week leading up to tonight's season opener game.

SEA DEVIL PROJECTED STARTING FIVE
PG: TaKwana Bland
SG: Christina Caesar
G/F: Jaleesa Dillard
F: Destiny Campbell
F: Desaree Green

TOP 10 SEA DEVIL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATS: DID YOU KNOW THAT........
#1-This is the first all-time meeting between Combine Academy and Cape Fear Community College
#2- The Sea Devils have outscored their opponents 332-191 in their four all-time home opener games
#3- The Sea Devils have made 544 three pointers in school history since the inaugural 2012-2013 season
#4- The Sea Devils are (4-0) in all-time home opener basketball games; (3-0) under Coach Lori Drake
#5- The Sea Devils have five freshmen newcomers on the 2016-2017 women's basketball roster
#6- The Sea Devils have a .500 or better record versus 27 colleges (36 all-time opponents)
#7- The Sea Devils had had seven players play for a four-year college after their playing career at Cape Fear CC
#8- The Sea Devils are (29-8) in all-time home games in the women's basketball program history
#9- The Sea Devils have had nine selections on All-Region 1st Teams in women's basketball program history
#10- The Sea Devil Women's Basketball last regular season loss came on November 7, 2015

Following tonight's result versus Combine Academy, the Sea Devils will hit the road for a five-game road trip against South Georgia Technical College, Hanceville, Fayetteville Tech Community College, Bryant & Stratton (VA) College, and Wake Tech Community College.

NEXT HOME GAME
Cape Fear's next home game will come against Guilford Tech Community College on Saturday, December 3, at 1:00pm (EST) inside the Schwartz Center. It will be "Girl Scouts" day for the Sea Devils.

Live Stats and Live Video will be able for fans to follow the game as all the action unfolds inside of the Schwartz Center during the game versus Guilford Tech CC.

SHARE YOUR SUPPORT TO SEA DEVIL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AND SEA DEVIL ATHLETICS
Follow the Sea Devils women's basketball team account on their various social media outlets, and be sure to tag them in your photos and videos this season!

Instagram: @CapeFearWBB

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LadySeaDevils/

Official Hashtags: #GIVE #SeaDevilWBB #StrengthInThe910 #SeaDevilNation

Be sure to be following @GoSeaDevils on Twitter for exclusive content from all Sea Devil athletic teams this year like match moment videos, Live Stats links, Live Video links, post-game presser with head coaches, and more!

Courtesy of Trent Brinkley