2015-16 Women’s Basketball SCHEDULE CHARLOTTE WAKE FOREST Nov. 6..........Saint Leo (exh.) ........................W, 84-47 49ERS DEMON DEACONS Nov. 13 ........Ball State .................................W, 72-66 (19-11) (16-15) Nov. 15 ........Robert Morris ...........................W, 94-73 Nov. 19 ...........at Elon ................................................ L, 83-90 Nov. 23 ........(RV/RV) Miami (Fla.) ..................L, 70-77 Head coach: Cara Consuegra (Iowa, 2001) Head coach: Jen Hoover Nov. 28 ...........vs. Mercer% ......................................W, 72-62 Fifth season Fourth season Nov. 29 ...........at Georgia State% (ESPN3) ...............W, 83-71 91-64 at Charlotte and overall 57-70 at Wake Forest and 77-83 overall Dec. 2 ..........North Carolina Central ..............W, 67-52 Assistants: Joanne Aluka-White, fourth season Assistants: Mike Terry Dec. 6 .............at (RV/RV) North Carolina State ......... L, 65-72 Randi Henderson, first season Cayle Coats Fulks Dec. 8 ..........College of Charleston ................W, 89-61 Nicole Woods, third season Clarisse Garcia Dec. 20 ...........at Davidson .......................................W, 99-88 Jena Jessup (DOBO), second season Dane Sparrow (DOBO) Dec. 29 ...........at (23/RV) Missouri (SEC Network+) . L, 71-88 Jan. 3 ..........Old Dominion* (FSN) ..................L, 59-71 Jan. 7 ..........Southern Miss* .........................W, 80-59 WHERE TO FIND THE GAME Jan. 9 ..........Louisiana Tech* ........................W, 63-58 ONLINE STREAM/TV ......................Charlotte49ers.tv Jan. 14 ...........at Middle Tennessee* ......................... L, 67-72 RADIO .........................................Charlotte49ers.com Jan. 16 ...........at UAB* .............................................. L, 57-75 Jan. 21 ...........at Marshall* ......................................W, 64-61 Josh Feldman, play-by-play Jan. 23 ...........at (--/RV) WKU* ................................. L, 66-77 STUDENT RADIO ...........................RadioFreeCharlotte.com Jan. 28 ........FIU* .........................................W, 87-74 Jared Allen, Trevor Wilt Jan. 30 ........Florida Atlantic* .......................W, 85-79 Feb. 6 .............at Old Dominion* ............................... L, 85-94 LIVE STATS ...................................Charlotte.statbroadcast.com Feb. 11 ...........at Rice* .............................................W, 69-58 TWITTER ......................................@49erGameDay Feb. 13 ...........at North Texas* .................................W, 82-70 Feb. 18 ........Marshall* .................................W, 87-77 NINER NUGGETS Feb. 20 ........(--/RV) WKU* ............................W, 81-72 Feb. 25 ...........at UTSA* ...........................................W, 64-54 Feb. 27 ...........at (RV/RV) UTEP* ......................L, 91-94 (2OT) • The 49ers are making their 13th postseason appearance in the last 14 years, and 14th overall in school history, with this season’s WNIT berth. Charlotte will play host to Wake March 3 .......Rice* .......................................W, 68-63 Forest at 7 p.m. Thursday in First Round action inside Halton Arena. March 5 .......North Texas* ............................W, 72-69 March 10 ........vs. Old Dominion^ (ASN) ................... L, 54-57 • The 13 postseason appearances in the last 14 years ties for the most by any current March 17 .....Wake Forest# .............................. 7 p.m. member of Conference USA. Only Middle Tennessee, which earned the league’s auto- matic bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2016, has at least 13 postseason showings during % - GSU Thanksgiving Classic (Atlanta, Ga.) the span. * - Conference USA game ^ - Conference USA Championships (Birmingham, Ala.) • Charlotte will be competing in its 11th all-time WNIT where it owns an overall record # - WNIT (Charlotte, N.C.) of 10-10. The Niners appeared in the tournament five-straight years from 2004-08 and again from 2010-14. (FSN) - Fox Sports Networks (C-USA TV package) (ASN) - American Sports Network • Thursday’s contest will mark the 14th overall meeting in the series with the Demon Deacons and third during WNIT action. The last time the Home games in bold played inside Halton Arena two programs met in the WNIT was 2012, the first postseason contest under head coach Cara Consuegra. All times Eastern and subject to change • Charlotte and Wake Forest last squared off during regular-season play Nov. 28, 2014, at the Triple Crown Cancun Challenge Mayan Tourna- SOCIAL MEDIA ment in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Triple Crown Sports is also the organization which runs the WNIT. Keep up with the 49ers on their various social media channels: • Consuegra has led the 49ers to four postseasons in her five years in charge of the program. She has tied Karen Aston (2008-11) for the most Facebook /Charlotte 49ers ..................................Charlotte 49ers official postseasons by a head coach in program history. /Charlotte 49ers Women’s Basketball ...Charlotte WBB official • Consuegra enters Thursday’s contest with 91 victories on her resume, third most in school history. She needs two to tie her boss, and current Twitter @Charlotte49ers .................................Charlotte 49ers official Charlotte director of athletics Judy (Wilkins) Rose, for second place on the all-time list. Rose accumulated 93 triumphs in charge of the @CharlotteWBB ...................................Charlotte WBB official program as its first coach from 1976-82. @cconsuegra .............................. Head coach Cara Consuegra @coachaluka3 .............. Assistant coach Joanne Aluka-White • The Niners lineup, which features five double-digit scorers, placed four players on the postseason All-Conference USA Teams, the second @RandiHenderson_ .......... Assistant coach Randi Henderson @coachnwoods ........................ Assistant coach Nicole Woods highest total in the league and trailing only the five by regular-season champion UTEP. Senior Alexis Alexander and junior Lefty Webster earned All-Conference USA Second Team honors, while Grace Hunter and Laia Raventós garnered All-Conference USA Freshman Team ac- Instagram @theCharlotte49ers ............................Charlotte 49ers official colades to give the 49ers the most representation on the five-player squad. Consuegra also was included in the inaugural Conference USA @CharlotteWBB ...................................Charlotte WBB official Coaches Circle, given to head coaches who received at least one vote for the league’s coach of the year. Conference USA Standings 49ers’ Record When... National Polls 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Under Team Conference USA Overall UTEP 16 2 26 4 Associated Press (Week 19 - March 14) 1 Connecticut (32) 32-0 800 Consuegra WKU 15 3 24 6 2 Notre Dame 31-1 753 Overall 16-14 26-6 15-16 15-17 19-11 91-64 Middle Tennessee 15 3 24 8 3 South Carolina 31-1 747 at Home 10-4 14-4 10-4 8-6 12-2 54-20 Charlotte 12 6 19 11 4 Baylor 33-1 707 on the Road 5-7 11-0 5-10 6-7 6-8 33-32 Old Dominion 10 8 17 17 5 Maryland 30-3 672 at Neutral Sites 1-3 1-2 0-2 1-4 1-1 4-12 Marshall 9 9 21 11 6 Oregon State 28-4 635 Overall vs. Conference 8-7 13-2 9-8 11-9 12-7 53-33 Louisiana Tech 9 9 14 16 7 Texas 28-4 595 UAB 7 11 15 16 vs. Conference at Home 5-2 6-1 6-2 5-4 8-1 30-10 8 Louisville 25-7 568 Southern Miss 7 11 14 16 9 Ohio State 24-7 504 vs. Conference on the Road 3-4 7-0 3-5 5-4 4-5 22-18 Rice 7 11 9 22 10 UCLA 24-8 475 vs. Conference at Neutral Sites 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-5 Florida Atlantic 6 12 14 16 11 Arizona State 25-6 443 vs. Conference in Tournament 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-5 UTSA 6 12 10 19 12 Kentucky 23-7 433 After a Loss 5-8 6-0 11-5 8-9 8-3 38-25 North Texas 5 13 11 19 13 Stanford 24-7 390 In Overtime 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-3 FIU 2 16 5 26 14 Syracuse 25-7 382 1-3 Pt. Margin 2-3 1-3 2-6 2-4 2-2 9-18 15 Mississippi State 26-7 376 16 Michigan State 24-8 342 4-5 Pt. Margin 1-2 2-1 3-1 0-0 2-1 8-5 Conference USA Players of the Week P-player; F-freshman 17 Florida State 23-7 311 6-10 Pt. Margin 3-5 7-1 3-5 2-8 6-4 21-23 Date P/F Player 18 Texas A&M 21-9 268 11-20 Pt. Margin 3-1 13-1 3-2 7-2 6-4 32-10 Nov. 16 P Ali Gorrell, Florida Atlantic 19 Miami (Fla.) 24-8 233 20+ Pt. Margin 7-3 3-0 4-2 4-3 3-0 21-8 F Shayna Gore, Marshall 20 DePaul 25-8 168 Leading at end of 1st quarter --- --- --- --- 13-3 13-3 Nov. 23 P Kendall Noble, WKU 21 USF 23-9 151 22 Colorado State 31-1 135 Tied at end of 1st quarter --- --- --- --- 2-1 2-1 F Reauna Cleaver, Louisiana Tech 23 West Virginia 24-9 120 Nov. 30 P Brandi Wingate, Louisiana Tech Trailing at end of 1st quarter --- --- --- --- 4-7 4-7 24 Oklahoma 21-10 73 Leading at the Half 14-5 21-2 13-6 10-4 16-2 74-19 F Alex Johnson, Middle Tennessee 25 Florida 22-8 36 Dec. 7 P Brea Edwards, Middle Tennessee Tied at the Half 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 F Alex Johnson, Middle Tennessee Others Receiving Votes: George Washington 20, James Trailing at the Half 1-9 4-4 2-10 5-13 2-9 14-45 Dec. 14 P Brandi Wingate, Louisiana Tech Madison 12, Army 12, Washington 9, St. John’s 8, UTEP 5, Leading at end of 3rd quarter --- --- --- --- 18-2 18-2 F Caitlin Jenkins, Southern Miss Tennessee 4, FGCU 4, Belmont 3, Albany 2, Oklahoma State Tied at end of 3rd quarter --- --- --- --- 0-0 0-0 Dec. 21 P Brea Edwards, Middle Tennessee 2, BYU 2 Trailing at end of 3rd quarter --- --- --- --- 1-9 1-9 F Kierra Anthony, Louisiana Tech USA Today Coaches (Week 18 - March 8) Leading at 5 min. mark 15-4 25-2 14-3 14-0 19-1 87-10 Dec.