BROOKLYN, NY – By the time Dwayne Evans missed his first shot of the afternoon it didn’t matter. The St. Louis Billikens were well on their way to the Atlantic 10 semi-final round. Dwayne Evans led all with 25 as the SLU Billikens ran past the Charlotte 49ers, 72-55 in the quarter-final round of the A10 championships at the Barclays Center Friday afternoon. Evans hit … [Read more...] about Evans leads as the Billikens bounce Charlotte
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Charlotte Steals Victory From the Spiders’ Web
By Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Move over, Big East. The Atlantic 10 Conference opened up their tournament this afternoon with an No. 8, No. 9 match-up between the Richmond Spiders and the Charlotte 49ers at the Barclays Center and it was a thrilling debut. After Richmond's Cedric Lindsey made two clutch free throws to put the Spiders up by three with just 5.9 seconds … [Read more...] about Charlotte Steals Victory From the Spiders’ Web
Bona Surging After Third Straight Victory
By Ryan Lazo ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It was around late February to early March of last season when the St. Bonaventure Bonnies finally hit their stride and lived up to their preseason billing and suddenly this years squad is beginning to revisit history. Facing a Charlotte team that was among the three teams tied with Bona for ninth place in the Atlantic 10 Conference … [Read more...] about Bona Surging After Third Straight Victory
Charlotte narrowly falls to Florida State
Courtesy of Charlotte49ers.com. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Despite placing four players in double figures, the Charlotte 49ers fell 79-76 to Florida State, Saturday afternoon in front of a packed crowd at the Time Warner Cable Arena. “That was a hard-fought game,” Charlotte coach Alan Major said. “I give a lot of credit to Coach Hamilton and I thought they came out in the second … [Read more...] about Charlotte narrowly falls to Florida State
49ers run past Radford, 68-52, for 11th win
Courtesy of Charlotte49ers.com. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Behind two double-figure scorers and a dominating scoring effort in the paint, the Charlotte 49ers (11-1) defeated Radford (5-6), 68-52, in Halton Arena. “It was good to be back in Halton Arena,” Charlotte coach Alan Major said. “I was very impressed with our play particularly in the first half. Radford was averaging seven … [Read more...] about 49ers run past Radford, 68-52, for 11th win