We're thrilled to welcome Ali Zelaya, a graduate transfer marine biologist, artist, content creator and cat mom who happens to also play basketball for UNCW!

Ali is refreshingly honest about her journey from being a big-time recruit at UNC-Chapel Hill, falling out of love with basketball and truly finding herself during her time in college. Since arriving in Wilmington, she's rediscovered her passion for the game and is helping Coach Nicole Woods build a foundation for success, as UNCW has already exceeded its win totals for the past three seasons.

When she's not working to help ensure the future of coral reefs, Ali is usually posting hilarious stuff on Instagram and TikTok, offering a look inside her life as a D1 athlete, dancing with her cat, or sharing entirely too much info on her pregame routine.

By far, the most intelligent conversation we've ever had on the program.

Check her out online:
Instagram: @alizelaya3
TikTok: @alexandrazelayaaa



The Most Interesting Seahawk in the World - feat. Ali Zelaya

After a wild weekend of hoops for Seahawks, it's time for another edition of UNCW-Charleston on Thursday night with a national audience. Let's make them feel the teal!

Want to be included in next week's show? Leave a voicemail on the Perchcast Hotline at ‪910-742-0674‬!

A few things we covered:
- Grinding out a win at Delaware
- The turnovers have to be corrected before March
- Greedy Williams, professional-bucket getter
- Winning without Bo and Donovan is massive
- Harlan battling through a tough game
- Sean Moore, the Swiss Army Knife
- Why we miss Pat Kelsey
- Chris Mack wants more toughness
- A few calls from the Perchcast Hotline (Language warning, sorry!)

Feel the Teal Out

We're in with a discussion of UNCW's absolute beatdown of Charleston, and quick preview of this weekend's matchup with Elon. 

Among the topics:
- Harlan Obioha, absolute beast
- UNCW's physicality was good
- Chris Mack was right: Charleston is soft
- Winning without a big night from Donovan Newby
- Khamari's automatic offense
- Siddle gets win No. 100 -- don't take this for granted
- Looking ahead to Elon after a weird night in the CAA

Thorough, Dominant and Imposing feat. Kyle Moshier + Calls

Recapping a roller coaster 48 hours for the Seahawks, from the high of beating Charleston to the low of a flat defensive effort against Elon.

Looking ahead, we preview the trip to Hampton and William & Mary and then break down the final week of the regular season around the CAA.

A Couple Days Off

It's been a very bad seven days, and here's what we're seeing with the Seahawks in their sudden defensive dropoff. 

Big opportunity to go turn it around at William & Mary tonight! 

A Therapy Session (Before the Turnaround)

With their backs to the wall, the Seahawks went out and got their biggest + best win of the season by gutting one out at William & Mary.

Brian Mull joins us to talk about how UNCW turned it around, toughness down the stretch, and feeding the post.

We also took a good look around the league as we head into the final week of the regular season, tournament seeding possibilities and quick discussions on Campbell and Delaware.

Stay tuned to a deeper discussion on Campbell coming up tomorrow!

Don't Count Us Out Just Yet feat. Brian Mull

Bonus Perchcast!

With a big matchup in Buies Creek on Thursday night, we talked with Trevor Everette, a college hoops writer who has covered Campbell quite a bit this season. 

A great in-depth discussion on where these Camels came from, overcoming Jasin Sinani's injury, Eric Van Der Heijden flourishing, and what to expect in the game.

Plus, we finished it off with a little look around the conference. Enjoy, and follow Trevor on Twitter at @TrevorEverette!

Hump Day, Hump Day feat. Trevor Everette

We've assembled a squad of CAA luminaries to talk hoops leading into the CAA Tournament, including head coach Pat Skerry of the regular-season champion Towson Tigers.

After a good 45-minute chat with Coach Skerry, we were left to discuss everything tourney-related, including UNCW's possible opponents, the dream championship matchup, and more.

Also included are Friends of the Show Jerry Beach, Jake Eichstaedt, Trevor Everette, and Brian Mull.

Stay tuned for a UNCW-focused issue before the Seahawks open the tournament on Sunday evening!

Perchcast CAA Tournament Fun House feat. Pat Skerry and The Dream Team

Now that we've got the schedule for Sunday, a quick look at how UNCW matches up with Hampton and how the Seahawks can avoid a repeat of the most recent meeting.

Live from DC, It's Saturday Night

Coming to you live from DC, here's a quick one looking back at the Seahawks' incredible defensive effort in the win over Hampton, and looking ahead to UNCW-Charleston, Part 3 on Monday night.

Sean Moore, Defensive Player of the Year (and other stuff)

DONOVAN NEWBY. (And every other guy on the roster, too.)

UNCW plays for a banner on Monday night after another classic matchup with Charleston. The most joyful exhaustion. 

The March Meeting of the Donovan Newby Fan Club

Sometimes smart, sometimes silly —  always Seahawks.

Perchcast is a weekly show focused on the people and stories of UNCW athletics with a strong emphasis toward men's basketball. We aim to go deeper than the headlines and tweets, and use interviews, analytics and occasionally the eye-test to connect fans with the Seahawks.

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