THIBODAUX, La. - The Nicholls State University men's basketball team will hit the road for the first time, taking on UAB Friday night (Nov. 6) with tipoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Nicholls (1-0) cruised in its opener on Monday morning, defeating North American, 110-56. UAB (0-1) will be searching for its first win after falling to Southland Conference preseason favorite McNeese, 99-78, in the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon in South Carolina.
The Colonels had several outstanding performances against NAU, led by
Sheridan Sharp who stuffed the stat sheet with a game-high 14 points, six assists and two steals.
Jordan Matthews was dialed in from long range, making four triples for 12 points, and
Arop Arop dazzled with several dunks en route to a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds.
AJ Dent and
Cameron Simpson also scored in double figures with 11 points each.
Nicholls came up empty last season in its nonconference road games, going 0-8 on the season. But in the year prior, the Colonels notched victories at Northern Kentucky, Louisiana, and Seattle.
Nicholls will also be searching for its first win against the American Conference. The Colonels will have three chances this season with upcoming matchups at Tulane and Rice.
The Colonels are 0-2 all-time against UAB with the last meeting being in the 2002-03 season. Nicholls fell 82-70 that season and 97-69 in 1992-93.
