The Charlotte 49ers women’s basketball team (13-8; 6-1) travels to Dayton for an Education Day match-up with the Flyers (16-5; 4-2) at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
Shannon McCallum is the Niners’ leading scorer, averaging 12.5 and 7.1 rebounds per game. Aysha Jones, who poured in 19 points in Charlotte’s 63-56 win over St. Louis on Saturday, is second on the team behind McCallum, averaging 10 points per game. Jones also scored her 1,000th career point in the win over the Billikens, becoming the 17th player in school history to do so.
Ashley Spriggs recorded her third straight double-figure scoring game against St. Louis with 10 points and is just behind Jones in scoring average with 9.9.
The Niners and Flyers have played five previous times with Charlotte winning four of those meetings. The Niners also won the last meeting between the teams, a 60-57 win in Halton Arena on Jan. 24, 2009. Spriggs was the only Niner in double-figures in that game with 16 points and former 49er standout Danielle Burgin cleaned up the glass with 14 rebounds.
The Niners have won both meetings between the two teams in Dayton including a 64-51 win in 2008 when the Niners got 21 points from Traci Ray.
Later Wednesday night, the men’s team will welcome the George Washington Colonials (12-8; 2-5) for a 7:30 match-up in Halton Arena. The teams will meet for the 20th time Wednesday night with GWU leading the all-time series 10-9.The Colonials have won six of the previous eight meetings but are just 4-6 at Halton Arena. The Niners are 8-1 at home this season while the Colonials are 6-3 on the road. Charlotte is 143-42 all-time at Halton Arena.
The Niners are coming off a 72-58 win over UMass on Saturday after Derrio Green torched the Minutemen for a career-high 34 points while the Colonials rallied from a 16-point deficit against Rhode Island on Saturday to get to within three but eventually fell to the Rams, 72-66.
GWU enters the game with 12 wins on the season, already two more than they recorded during the 2008-09 season. Last year, the Colonials didn’t record their 10th victory until Feb. 28th.
Players to Watch: George Washington
Senior forward Damian Hollis leads the Colonials’ scoring attack, averaging a team-high 13.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. His 6-foot-eight-inch, 215 pound frame isn’t the biggest body in the A-10 but his pure athletic ability allows him to get to the cup on a regular basis and draw plenty of fouls. The Colonials have also received a lift this season from freshman standout Lasan Kromah. The 6-5 guard is second on the team in scoring with 10.9 points per game and is just a great all-around player. Kromah can rebound, pass, defend, take over games offensively and must be respected from behind the arc.
Players to Watch: Charlotte
Sophomore guard Derrio Green has been on fire for the 49ers since conference play began. He scored 26 points in Charlotte’s 74-64 win over #15 Temple last Wednesday and lit up UMass on Saturday for a career-high 34 points. Green was named the A-10 Player of the Week and has averaged 18.3 points per game since conference play began. Freshman Chris Braswell has been all the 49ers expected of him this season and possibly more. The A-10 Rookie of the Year candidate has started 19 of Charlotte’s 21 games and is nearly averaging a double-double with 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Braswell is the team’s leading rebounder with 189 boards on the season.
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