Charlotte Falls At Cincinnati, 80-56
Feb. 22, 2004
CINCINNATI - The Charlotte 49ers got off to a slow start and were never able to recover, falling at Cincinnati, 80-56, at Fifth Third Arena on Sunday.
Cincinnati (14-13, 4-9 C-USA) made use of Anne Stephen's 6-4 height to take a 40-19 lead at halftime. Stephens finished the game with 20 points, including 14 in the first period. Valerie King led the Bearcats in the second half, when she scored 14 of her game-high 21 points.
Pam Brown powered Charlotte (14-12, 7-6 C-USA) with 18 points and eight rebounds. She scored 14 of those in the second half. Many of those were in a five-minute stretch, when she scored 13 of the 49ers' 15 points. Sakellie Daniels joined her in double figures with 11 points.
Trailing by 19 at the half, the Niners continued to struggle in the opening minutes of the second period. After a Toni Slaughter three-pointer made the score 56-29 with 13:52 to play, head coach Katie Meier called a timeout and went to the bench. Brown and Brittany Sumpter led the reserves, leading Charlotte back to within 17, 67-50, on a pair of Brown free throws with 6:34 to play. Sumpter went on to finish the day with nine points in 10 minutes, a career-high.
The 49ers close the regular-season next Friday, when they host East Carolina at 7 p.m. It will mark the final appearance at Halton Arena for seniors Peaches Harris, Tiffanie Hoey, LaShanta Johnson and Ivi Mandic.
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