HARRISONBURG, Va. - No. 7 seed UNC Wilmington set a tournament-record for fewest points allowed as it cruised to a 50-30 victory over No. 10 seed Towson in the first round of the 2010 Virginia 529 College Savings Plan CAA Women's Basketball Championship Thursday at the JMU Convocation Center.

The Seahawks, who shattered the previous mark for points allowed of 35, set by Old Dominion against William & Mary during the 1997 championship, improved to 12-18 overall as they advanced to the quarterfinals for the fourth straight season, where they will face host and No. 2 seed James Madison Friday at 5 p.m. The Tigers finish their season with a 15-15 record.      

Junior forward Brittany Blackwell scored a game-high 13 points to guide a Seahawks attack that made 18-of-49 attempts from the floor for the game. She was the only UNCW player to score in double figures as sophomore forward Kristen Hanzer added nine points and junior forward Treasure Johnson chipped in eight. Blackwell also added a team-best 10 rebounds to record her ninth double-double of the season and the 25th of her career.

Senior guard Shanae Baker-Brice was limited to just 11 points in her collegiate finale as the Tigers made just 12-of-56 field goal attempts to shoot 21.4 percent for the game. Baker-Brice was also charged with seven turnovers as Towson combined to commit 25 miscues, including 14 turnovers in the first half. Senior Katrina Wheeler pulled down a game-best 11 caroms while Baker-Brice and senior Kandace Davs added six rebounds apiece as the Tigers held a 43-29 advantage on the boards.

Baker-Brice gave Towson to an early 3-0 lead with a basket and a free throw in the opening 65 seconds of the game before the Seahawks used six straight points by Blackwell to spark a 12-0 run that lasted over nine minutes and gave UNCW a 12-3 lead with 10:32 remaining in the opening frame.

Back-to-back jumpers by Baker-Brice snapped the Seahawks run and pulled the Tigers within four, 11-7. That would be as close as Towson would get, as a driving layup by Johnson in the final seconds of the first half gave UNCW a 20-13 halftime lead and ignite an 18-4 spurt that gave the Seahawks a 35-18 advantage with 12:48 left on the clock.

UNCW maintained a double-figure advantage throughout the remainder of the contest, taking its biggest lead 48-25, with 2:34 on the clock. Towson scored five of the last seven points of the game to determine the final margin.

TEAM NOTES: UNCW improves to 12-25 all-time in CAA Championship contests and increased its lead in the all-time series against Towson to 9-7 ... UNCW also improved to 2-0 versus Towson in the CAA Championship as the Seahawks have out-scored the Tigers by a combined total of 105-81 in those two contests ... The 30 points scored by Towson was the second-lowest point total by a UNCW opponent during the Ann Hancock era and the fewest points allowed since UNCW held Towson to the Hancock-era standard of 26 points on Jan. 9, 2003 ... The .218 field goal percentage by the Tigers was the lowest for an Ann Hancock coached squad, eclipsing the old mark  of .228 (13-of-57) set by Towson on Jan. 20, 2002 ... The Seahawks' 50 points matches their season-low in that category, set in the regular-season finale against Georgia State ... UNCW shot below 40 percent from the floor for just the ninth time this season and the only the third time in the past 12 contests ... The Seahawks shot above 80 percent from the free-throw for the fourth time this season as they were 13-of-16 at the free-throw line ... UNCW forced its opponent into 20 or more turnovers for the 14th time this season.  

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:   

21 - Kristen Hanzer

Matched career high in steals with four thefts ... Equaled total set on three previous occasions this season.

31 - Treasure Johnson

Matched her career high in rebounds with eight caroms ... Equaled total set against Georgia State on Jan. 4, 2009 and matched against the Panthers on Feb. 26.

45 - Brittany Blackwell

Scored in double figures for the 25th time this season and the 74th time in her career ... Led team in scoring for the 16th time this season and the 43rd time in her career ... Paced team in rebounds for the 23rd time this season and the 58th time in her career ... Team improved to 19-6 when Blackwell records a double-double ... Moved into a tie with Cindy Makowski for seventh place on the program's all-time steals list with 178 career steals.