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CONTACT: TRAVIS WOODS (TRAVIS.WOODS@UNCC.EDU)GAME EIGHT NOTES | DECEMBER 8, 2018 • 1 P.M.

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5-2 OVERALL RECORD

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CAREER RECORD

131-93 HEAD COACH

CARA CONSUEGRA

4-5 OVERALL RECORD

0-0 SOCON RECORD

CAREER RECORD

324-262 HEAD COACH

SUSIE GARDNER

SCHEDULE H: 3-1 | A: 1-1 | N: 1-0 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME Nov. 3 Chowan (exh.) W, 78-44 Nov. 8 UNC Asheville UNC Charlotte TV W, 70-53 Nov. 11 Wofford UNC Charlotte TV W, 85-63 Nov. 16 Rutgers UNC Charlotte TV Postponed Nov. 18 at Fordham ESPN+ L, 64-71 Nov. 24 vs. Liberty# W, 63-61 Nov. 25 at Lehigh# Stadium/PL Network W, 62-60 Dec. 1 ECU UNC Charlotte TV W, 52-46 Dec. 5 Wake Forest% UNC Charlotte TV L, 43-69 Dec. 8 at Mercer ESPN3 1 p.m. Dec. 18 Wright State% UNC Charlotte TV 11:30 a.m. Dec. 21 Davidson% UNC Charlotte TV 6 p.m. Dec. 28 Bethune-Cookman CUSA.TV 7 p.m. Dec. 30 at Virginia ACC Network Extra 2 p.m. Jan. 3 at WKU* ESPN3 7 p.m. Jan. 5 at Marshall* ESPN+ 1 p.m. Jan. 10 FIU* beIN SPORTS 7 p.m. Jan. 12 Florida Atlantic* UNC Charlotte TV 4 p.m. Jan. 17 at Southern Miss* CUSA.TV 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at Louisiana Tech* CUSA.TV 3 p.m. Jan. 24 UTSA* beIN SPORTS 7 p.m. Jan. 26 UTEP* UNC Charlotte TV 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at Rice* ESPN+ 8 p.m. Feb. 2 at North Texas* CUSA.TV 4 p.m. Feb. 7 Middle Tennessee* ESPN+ 7 p.m. Feb. 9 UAB* ESPN+ 4 p.m. Feb. 16 Old Dominion* UNC Charlotte TV 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at Old Dominion* CUSA.TV 4 p.m. March 2 at FIU* CUSA.TV 2 p.m. March 7 Southern Miss* UNC Charlotte TV 7 p.m. March 13-16 Conference USA Championships^ TBA # - Christmas City Classic (Bethlehem, Pa.) % - carried on radio by 730 The Game ESPN Charlotte * - Conference USA game ^ - in Frisco, Texas Home games in bold played inside Halton Arena All times Eastern and subject to change All UNC Charlotte TV games are also carried on CUSA.TV

TODAY’S GAME INFO Matchup: Charlotte (5-2) at Mercer (4-5) Game Number: 8 Date: Dec. 8, 2018 Time: 1 p.m. Location: Hawkins Arena (Macon, Ga.) | 3,200 Radio: www.Charlotte49ers.com Web stream/TV: ESPN3 Live stats: stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=237425 Twitter updates: @CharlotteWBB Promotion: n/a

MEDIA RELATIONS Travis Woods travis.woods@uncc.edu 704.687.1838 (office) 704.773.4085 (cell) www.Charlotte49ers.com @Charlotte49ers

STAT LEADERS (PER GAME AVERAGES) POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS BLOCKS STEALS

JADE PHILLIPS JADE PHILLIPS LAIA RAVENTÓS JAZMIN HARRIS LAIA RAVENTÓS 16.3 7.7 5.1 1.1 2.3

NINER NUGGETS }For the second time this season, the 49ers have had a game af- fected by weather as a potential snowstorm in the Charlotte area has resulted in the Niners traveling a day earlier than planned and moving their contest with Mercer up one day to Saturday. }The change to Saturday extends Charlotte’s longest break between games to 10 days, as it will not return to the court until Dec. 18 when it plays host to Wright State for Education Day inside Halton Arena. }The broadcast for Saturday’s tip against the Bears has been moved over to ESPN3 from ESPN+. It marks the first of two ESPN3 games on this year’s slate for the 49ers, along with the Conference USA opener at WKU Jan. 3. League tournament games in March in Frisco, Texas, are slated for coverage on either ESPN+ or ESPN3. }Redshirt junior Jade Phillips topped the 20-point plateau for the third time this season with a game-best 24 points in Wednesday’s contest against Wake Forest. }She has three of the four Niners’ 20-plus scoring performances this season and is joined by a 20-point showing from Jazmin Harris at Fordham Nov. 18. }Redshirt sophomore Christian Hithe has started her first 49ers’ campaign by defying normal rebounding logic. Most players typi- cally grab more defensive boards than offensive, however, Hithe is leading the charge the other way with nine on the offensive glass versus just two defensively. Her nine offensive caroms place her fifth among her teammates. }Senior Laia Raventós netted seven points against Wake Forest Wednesday and now enters Saturday’s tip with Mercer just nine shy of becoming the 24th player in program history to reach 1,000 for her career. }Raventós, a Nancy Lieberman Award Preseason Watch List candi- date, also is quickly approaching the school’s all-time assists record, a mark held by Ny Hammonds (2011-14) she will surpass with 13 more. }Freshman Maddie Moore saw her most extensive action as a Niner thus far in Wednesday’s game with Wake Forest, playing 17 minutes. }Charlotte’s 5-2 start through the season’s first seven games match- es the best opening stretch under head coach Cara Consuegra. The Niners also began the 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2015-16 campaigns with a 5-2 mark.

POINTS PER GAME SCORING DEFENSE SCORING MARGIN

REBOUNDS PER GAME REBOUNDING MARGIN

ASSISTS PER GAME BLOCKS PER GAME STEALS PER GAME FIELD GOAL PCT.

3-PT. FIELD GOAL PCT. FREE THROW PCT.

ASSIST-TO-TURN. RATIO

62.7 60.4 +2.3 41.1 +3.9 14.7 3.3 7.0

41.1 33.9 60.0 1.0

64.0 65.9 -1.9 33.0 -6.2 14.7 3.1 8.3

39.9 33.1 70.0 1.3

1 CHRISTIAN HITHE G • 5-9 • R-SO. COLUMBIA, S.C. UCF/SPRING VALLEY HS

3 MARIAH LINNEY G • 5-9 • S0. GOOSE CREEK, S.C. GOOSE CREEK HS

4 LAIA RAVENTÓS G • 5-7 • SR. SANTA EULÀLIA DE RIUPRIMER, SPAIN IES JOAQUIM BLUME

5 JADE PHILLIPS G • 5-11 • R-JR. RALEIGH, N.C. SYRACUSE/SOUTHEAST RALEIGH HS

1 1 RINNAH GREEN G • 5-8 • FR. CHARLOTTE, N.C. HICKORY RIDGE HS

1 3 OCTAVIA JETT-WILSON G • 5-8 • SO. GREENBELT, MD. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HS

1 4 MADDIE MOORE F • 6-3 • FR. HIGH POINT, N.C. WESTRIDGE ACADEMY

1 5 JADA McMILLIAN G • 5-7 • FR. RALEIGH, N.C. SOUTHEAST RALEIGH HS

2 2 LAUREN HARLEY G • 5-10 • JR. COLUMBIA, S.C. BLYTHEWOOD HS

2 4 LYRISSA DEANS F • 6-3 • SO. WALDORF, MD. BISHOP IRETON (VA.) HS

3 4 DARA PEARSON F • 6-3 • R-JR. HAMPTON, VA. HAMPTON HS

4 0 JAZMIN HARRIS C • 6-3 • FR. GREENSBORO, N.C. EASTERN GUILFORD HS

4 5 KA’NEESHIA BROWN F • 6-3 • SR. MIAMI, FLA. DAYTONA STATE/SOUTH MIAMI HS

CARA CONSUEGRA HEAD COACH EIGHTH SEASON IOWA (2001)

JOANNE ALUKA-WHITE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH SEVENTH SEASON MIDDLE TENNESSEE (2001)

NICOLE WOODS ASSISTANT COACH/RECRUITING SIXTH SEASON BELMONT ABBEY (2006)

TANISHA WRIGHT ASSISTANT COACH SECOND SEASON PENN STATE (2005)

JENA JESSUP DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FIFTH SEASON KANSAS (2012)

ERIC BESSERMAN VIDEO COORDINATOR FIFTH SEASON AKRON (2012)

SARAH SMOAK DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SECOND SEASON LYNCHBURG (2006)

ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School/High School

1 Christian Hithe G 5-9 R-So. Columbia, S.C./UCF/Spring Valley HS

3 Mariah Linney G 5-9 So. Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek HS

4 Laia Raventós G 5-7 Sr. Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer, Spain/IES Joaquim Blume

5 Jade Phillips G 5-11 R-Jr. Raleigh, N.C./Syracuse/Southeast Raleigh HS

11 Rinnah Green G 5-8 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Hickory Ridge HS

13 Octavia Jett-Wilson G 5-8 So. Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt HS

14 Maddie Moore F 6-3 Fr. High Point, N.C./WestRidge Academy

15 Jada McMillian G 5-7 Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh HS

22 Lauren Harley G 5-10 Jr. Columbia, S.C./Blythewood HS

24 Lyrissa Deans F 6-3 So. Waldorf, Md./Bishop Ireton (Va.) HS

34 Dara Pearson F 6-3 R-Jr. Hampton, Va./Hampton HS

40 Jazmin Harris C 6-3 Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Eastern Guilford HS

45 Ka’Neeshia Brown F 6-3 Sr. Miami, Fla./Daytona State/South Miami HS

Head Coach: Cara Consuegra (Iowa, 2001), eighth season

Associate Head Coach: Joanne Aluka-White (Middle Tennessee, 2001), seventh season

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Nicole Woods (Belmont Abbey, 2006), sixth season

Assistant Coach: Tanisha Wright (Penn State, 2005), second season

Director of Operations: Jena Jessup (Kansas, 2012), fifth season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Christian High-th Christian HITHE

Muh-rye-uh Lynn-ee MARIAH LINNEY

Lie-uh Rawven-tose (like dose) LAIA RAVENTÓS

Ree-nah RINNAH Green

Mc-Millen Jada McMILLIAN

Luh-rissa LYRISSA Deans

Dare-uh DARA Pearson

Kuh-knee-shuh KA’NEESHIA Brown

Care-uh Con-sway-grah CARA CONSUEGRA

49ers’ Record When... 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Under Consuegra Overall 16-14 26-6 15-16 15-17 19-12 21-10 14-16 5-2 131-93 at Home 10-4 14-4 10-4 8-6 12-3 10-4 9-4 3-1 76-30 on the Road 5-7 11-0 5-10 6-7 6-8 10-3 5-9 1-1 48-45 at Neutral Sites 1-3 1-2 0-2 1-4 1-1 1-3 0-3 1-0 6-18 Overall vs. Conference 8-7 13-2 9-8 11-9 12-7 13-7 10-7 0-0 76-47 vs. Conference at Home 5-2 6-1 6-2 5-4 8-1 5-4 5-2 0-0 41-16 vs. Conference on the Road 3-4 7-0 3-5 5-4 4-5 7-2 4-4 0-0 33-24 vs. Conference at Neutral Sites 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 2-7 vs. Conference in Tournament 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 2-7 After a Loss 5-8 6-0 11-5 8-9 8-4 6-4 8-8 2-0 54-38 In Overtime 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 3-3 1-3 Pt. Margin 2-3 1-3 2-6 2-4 2-3 0-5 2-7 2-0 13-31 4-5 Pt. Margin 1-2 2-1 3-1 0-0 2-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 11-6 6-10 Pt. Margin 3-5 7-1 3-5 2-8 6-4 4-1 5-2 1-1 31-27 11-20 Pt. Margin 3-1 13-1 3-2 7-2 6-4 13-2 4-4 1-0 50-16 20+ Pt. Margin 7-3 3-0 4-2 4-3 3-0 2-2 2-2 1-1 26-13 Leading at end of 1st quarter --- --- --- --- 13-3 15-4 8-10 2-1 38-18 Tied at end of 1st quarter --- --- --- ---