Hempstead, NY -  The Coastal Athletic Association schedule continues for the Hofstra women's basketball team, as the Pride plays its fifth consecutive road game down in Wilmington, North Carolina against UNCW on Sunday, January 4.
 
Sunday's tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. from Trask Coliseum. The game will be streamed on FloCollege, and WRHU will provide an audio-only broadcast on the HAWC. These links, as well as the live statistics link, are available on this page and the women's basketball schedule page on GoHofstra.com.
 
The Pride led CAA preseason favorites Charleston 53-52 with 5:31 left in the fourth quarter before a 20-2 run lifted the Cougars to a 72-55 win over Hofstra, putting the Pride's record at 2-10 overall and 0-1 in the conference to open CAA play. Ema Karim played exceptionally against the Cougars, shooting 6-9 – including a career-high 5-8 performance from three-point range – to score a personal-best 17 points, while Chloe Sterling finished the game with 10 points and four assists, and Sandra Magolico led all players with 14 rebounds.
 
Predicted to finish 10th in the CAA Preseason Poll, UNCW opened its conference schedule with a 69-67 win over Northeastern on Friday, putting the Seahawks at 5-7 overall and 1-0 in league play. Rori Cox and Kylah Silver lead the team in scoring with 12.8 and 12.3 points per game, respectively, while Silver averages a team-best 6.1 rebounds per game, and Cox averages 3.1 assists per contest.
 
Hofstra leads the all-time series with a 27-20 record over UNCW, but the Seahawks won last season's meeting – 70-67 in overtime – to snap an eight-game Hofstra winning streak.