PRINCESS ANNE, Maryland — As 2018 closes, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team faces the Chestnut Hill College Griffins on New Year's Eve to finish their nonconference schedule. Tip will be at 1 p.m.

The Hawks (1-13) loss their last time out against Virginia Tech 85-40 on Dec. 28. Redshirt junior Dontae Caldwell (Santa Ana, CA) was the lone Hawk to reach double figures in that game finishing with 10 points. Maryland Eastern Shore shot under 30 percent from the field against the Hokies and made just 13 total field goals in the contest.

Eastern Shore will be facing the Griffins for the first time in school history. This will be only the second non-Division I opponent that the Shore has faced this season. The other was against Central Penn on Nov. 24, which is the Hawks only victory to this point in the season.

Chestnut Hill (3-7) is a member of Division II's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC). The Griffins are led by freshmen Trevonn Pitts as he averages 12.3 points and 3.1 assists per game.

The game can be heard locally on Fox Sports 960 AM WTGM and online at EasternShoreHawks.com. Pregame coverage begins at 12:45 p.m. with Will DeBoer on The Shore Sports Network.

Maryland Eastern Shore's first game in 2019 will be in Baltimore at Morgan State University on Jan. 5. That will serve as the opening game of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) slate for the Hawks. That game will be followed by a three-game home stand that begins on Jan. 7 versus Howard University.

For more information on Eastern Shore Athletics visit http://www.easternshorehawks.com/.