The Richmond game will mark the final regular season home game for seniors Whitney Hoey and Sabrina Gregory. |
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49ers Host Richmond On Senior Night This Saturday
Feb. 29, 2008
Charlotte, NC -
Charlotte games notes for the Richmond game 
The Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team (17-12, A-10: 8-5) hosts Atlantic 10 foe Richmond (13-15, A-10: 6-7) in their final regular season game on Senior Night in Halton Arena, Saturday, March 1 at 7 pm. This game will be the final regular season game in Halton Arena for Charlotte 49ers seniors Sabrina Gregory and Whitney Hoey. The two seniors will be recognized for their career accomplishments prior to the start of the Richmond game.
Gregory and Hoey have played an integral role in helping the 49ers win 79 games over the past four years including 49 wins in Halton Arena. The two seniors have guided the 49ers to postseason play in each of the last three seasons as well as helping the 49ers capture the 2006 Atlantic 10 regular season title.
The 49ers enter the Richmond game tied with Dayton for fourth place in the Atlantic 10. Charlotte holds the tiebreaker over Dayton by virtue of their 64-51 win at Dayton in January. The top four seeds in the Atlantic 10 Tournament which begins March 7 get a first-round bye. Charlotte has earned a first-round bye in the A-10 Tournament in each their two seasons in the league.
Junior center Danielle Burgin, who leads the 49ers in scoring (11.0 ppg) and rebounding (8.6 rpg), recorded her 11th career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in the 49ers 79-55 win at Fordham, Wednesday. Gregory, who is second on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg), scored a team game-high 17 points at Fordham. Sophomore guard Wendy Stywalt enters the Richmond game after recording her tenth double-figure scoring game of the season with 13 points at Fordham.
This game will mark the fourth meeting between the two teams. The 49ers have won two of the previous three meetings including a 65-60 win at Richmond in their last meeting, January 18, 2007. In that game, Gregory led the 49ers with 24 points and Burgin recorded her second career double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds. The 49ers defeated Richmond, 60-56, in their only other meeting ever in Halton Arena, January 27, 2006. In that game, Hoey led the 49ers with 16 points. The 49ers only loss to Richmond came on the road with an 82-64 loss, February 17, 2006, which ended Charlotte's ten-game A-10 winning streak in 2006.
Admission to the Richmond game is $5 for adults. While all youth (17-and-under) as well as Charlotte 49ers student with a valid ID are admitted free.
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