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Charlotte announces name of football stadium Tue Nov  1 16:10:28 2011 EST
Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - The Charlotte 49ers' under-construction football stadium finally has a name: McColl-Richardson Field. The on-campus stadium is named in honor of former Bank of America CEO Hugh McColl and current Carolina Panthers president Jerry Richardson, who both provided financial support for the new program. The 15,000-seat stadium is scheduled to be completed by August 2012, in time for the first recruiting class to begin practice. The 49ers will begin play as an FCS inde
Charlotte tabs Consuegra as women's hoops coach Tue Apr 26 14:07:12 2011 EST
ra its head women's basketball coach. Consuegra, who spent the past seven years as an assistant at Marquette, will become the eighth head coach in the Charlotte program's history. "I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to lead the Charlotte 49ers women's basketball program," Consuegra said. "I am eager and excited to build on the great tradition the women's basketball program has at Charlotte. We have high expectations, but with the current and incoming talent, resources and the supp
Xavier takes aim at fifth straight Atlantic 10 title Wed Mar  2 10:47:12 2011 EST
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Hoping to exact revenge on the only team to hand them a loss in Atlantic 10 Conference action this season, the 23rd-ranked Xavier Musketeers play host to the Charlotte 49ers tonight at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati. It was February 2nd when these two teams met in Charlotte, and the 49ers put forth a solid defensive effort in upsetting the Musketeers in a 66-62 final. Xavier's Mark Lyons led all scorers with 25 points, and Jamel McLean added 17, but the visito
Vols seek quick turnaround in clash with 49ers Fri Dec 17 10:37:10 2010 EST
Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - The seventh-ranked Tennessee Volunteers will attempt to put their first loss of the season in the rearview mirror as they take on the Charlotte 49ers at Time Warner Cable Arena this evening. The Vols won their first seven games to start the season and posted some huge victories over the likes of nationally-ranked foes Villanova (78-68) and Pittsburgh (83-76). However, the team returned to Knoxville following the big win over the Panthers and had a letdown this w
Charlotte hires Ohio State's Major as head coach Fri Apr  9 15:15:19 2010 EST
Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - The Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team has reportedly hired Ohio State assistant Alan Major to be their next head coach. According to the Charlotte Observer, the 41-year-old accepted the offer on Friday. Major recently completed his sixth season as an assistant under Thad Matta with the Buckeyes, and he previously coached with Matta for three seasons at Xavier. He's also spent five seasons as a coach with Pacific. The Purdue product will replace Bobby Lutz, w
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Recaps Tue Mar  9 22:08:32 2010 EST
Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Ricky Harris scored a game-high 24 points as he led the Massachusetts Minutemen to a 59-56 win over the Charlotte 49ers in the first round of the 34th annual Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. Harris finished the night shooting 5-of-13 from the field and 11-of-12 at the free-throw line for 11th-seeded UMass (12-19). The sixth-seeded 49ers (19-12) were paced by An'Juan Wilderness who tallied 11 points, followed by Ian Andersen with 10 off the bench. Derrio Green
Undermanned Vols entertain 49ers in non-league tussle Wed Jan  6 10:39:01 2010 EST
Knoxville, TN (Sports Network) - Steeped in controversy, the 16th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers play host to the Charlotte 49ers tonight in non- conference action from Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. Four players on the Tennessee team have been suspended indefinitely after being arrested last Friday on drug and gun charges. Tyler Smith, Cameron Tatum, Melvin Goins and Brian Williams are the individuals who have been disciplined by athletic director Mike Hamilton, and Vols' head coach Bruce Pe
49ers come calling on 20th-ranked Cardinals Sat Dec  5 10:59:03 2009 EST
Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - The 20th-ranked Louisville Cardinals of the Big East Conference welcome the Charlotte 49ers of the Atlantic 10 to Freedom Hall this evening. Charlotte enters this contest with a 5-1 record, and four of the five wins have come by double figures. Still, it is important to note that the lone loss came against Duke by a margin of 42 points, and considering that the 49ers were outclassed in that tilt, a similar result figures to be possible this evening. Afterall, t
Blue Devils host 49ers in second round of NIT Season Tip-Off Tue Nov 17 10:51:04 2009 EST
Durham, NC (Sports Network) - The second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off pits the Charlotte 49ers against the ninth-ranked Duke Blue Devils, one of the host teams of this event. Bobby Lutz is in his 12th season as head coach at Charlotte, and his 201-146 record makes him the winningest coach in program history. After beating UNC Asheville by an 86-70 final to open the season, the 49ers improved to 2-0 yesterday with a 75-61 decision over Elon in the first round of this event. As for Duke, which
Purdue knocks off Charlotte to advance Sat Mar 21 17:31:08 2009 EST
Chattanooga, TN (Sports Network) - Danielle Campbell scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the sixth-seeded Purdue Boilermakers to a 65-52 victory over the 11th-seeded Charlotte 49ers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. FahKara Malone and Brittany Rayburn both netted 11 points for Purdue (23-10), which won its 12th consecutive first-round contest and advances to play third- seeded North Carolina in the second round. The Boilermakers also received 10 points from Lindsay Wisdo
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