The Dolphins (5-15, 4-8 Atlantic Sun) is looking for their first road win in 13 contests after falling to USC Upstate, 62-49, on Monday in Spartanburg, S.C.

The Bruins (11-10, 6-7) defeated Campbell in Buies Creek, N.C. on Jan. 30, but fell to ETSU for the second time in less than a week to finish their road trip.

Last time out, Belmont improved to 13-3 in the series after downing the Dolphins in Jacksonville, 74-53, on Jan. 16. The Dolphins’ last victory against the Belmont came last season in the A-Sun Semifinals, 51-49.

Fans can follow the contest through live stats on game tracker or watch the live video streaming on A-Sun.TV by logging onto JUDolphins.com.

Dolphin Notables
Against USC Upstate, the Dolphins surrendered their fifth large first half lead of the season en route to a 62-49 loss to the Spartans at the Hodge Center on Feb. 1…JU shot a game-low 26.8 percent (19-71) from the floor and were 1-for-12 from beyond the arc, but managed to shoot 66.7 percent at the free throw line…senior forward Crystal Grable and junior guard Gigi Thomas each finished with nine points to lead the Dolphins, while freshman guard Drameka Griggs added eight points in the loss to the Spartans…Against UNF, the Ospreys used a 20-6 second-half run en route to their first victory over the Dolphins in four seasons on Jan. 27…the Dolphins shot 31.3 percent (31.3) from the floor and managed to hit two of their 11 attempts from beyond the arc…despite nursing a sore ankle, Griggs managed to lead JU with 23 points, while recording three steals and two assists.

Road scoring blues
JU is not getting a good feel for its shooting touch while playing games on the road.

The Dolphins, who are winless on the road this season, have been outscored 814-659 through 12 games. JU is shooting 30.8 (251-816) percent from the floor, while opponents are averaging 42.5 (291-684) percent each game.

On the flipside, the Dolphins are 5-3 at home and averaging 67.4 point per game, while opponents are posting 63.5 each game. JU is shooting 39.5 percent (199-504) from the floor compared to the opposition’s 36 percent (182-505).

While on the road, the Dolphins built good first half leads on five occasions this season, but each team rallied in the final 10 minutes of the half to either tie the game or take the lead. JU surrendered a season high 13-point first half lead in the losses at USF (Dec. 13) and USC Upstate (Feb. 1).

The Dolphins have shot less than 30 percent from the floor in six road contests, including four times below 27.5 percent in the game.

At Howard, the Dolphins finished with a season-low 23.5 (16-68) field goal percentage, which tied the worst mark in the Jill Dunn Era. They hit the same percentage last season in the opener at Florida on Nov. 17, 2008.