By Monte Perez

The University of Fort Lauderdale Eagles started their Virgin Islands trip with a victory as they defeated Division II Shaw,73-63.

"The Comeback Kids" were trailing 33-32 at halftime and outscored their opponent by a 11 in the 2nd half to seal the win.

Senior Benez Woodard set the tone early and often.

Last season's all South Region Guard filled up the stat sheet like a video game. 

He had 24 points (9 from the free throw line), 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. 

DeAndre Pemberton continues to be unstoppable in the paint and a rebounding machine. 

He had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. 

Vugar Kuliev had 8 points off the bench and Da'Shaun Stigler had 6 points,4 rebounds and 4 big steals. 

The Eagles are Ranked 10th in the NCCAA and are now 6-3 on the season. 

Their 3 losses all came on the road by a total of 6 points combined. 

If this team stays healthy, and focused, they could make a deep run in the post-season.