Charlotte 49ers Narrowly Defeated at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Women's Basketball Showdown
In a closely contested women's basketball game at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, the Charlotte 49ers faced off against the VCU Rams. The Charlotte 49ers, who put up a valiant effort throughout four quarters, ultimately fell short with a final score of 49-57.
The game started with the Charlotte 49ers taking an early lead by scoring 12 points in the first quarter against the Rams' nine. However, as play progressed, they were outscored in the second quarter with only eleven points to their opponent’s eighteen. The third quarter saw both teams neck and neck again as each scored fifteen points respectively.
The statistics reflect a hard-fought battle on both sides of the court. The Charlotte team managed to secure six steals and one block while committing seventeen personal fouls throughout the game. Their defensive efforts resulted in twenty-two defensive rebounds and twelve offensive rebounds contributing to their total of thirty-seven rebounds for this match-up.
Offensively, despite shooting at a lower field goal percentage of thirty-two percent compared to their opponents' thirty-six percent, they made significant contributions from inside paint scoring twenty points there and adding another twelve through second-chance opportunities.
Free throws were also crucial for Charlotte as they made eleven out of sixteen attempts which accounted for approximately sixty-nine percent success rate from the line; however, it was not enough to overcome their rivals who boasted nearly seventy-eight percent accuracy on free throws.
The three-point shots did not fall easily for either team but were slightly better for VCU who made five compared to four by Charlotte; both teams had low percentages from beyond arc with twenty-seven percent for Charlotte and twenty-three percent for VCU.
As fans look ahead after this tough loss on December 2nd at Richmond's Stuart C. Siegel Center before an attendance of three thousand six hundred twenty-two spectators, they can anticipate watching their team take on Wake Forest Demon Deacons next time around. This upcoming game is scheduled to be held at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem on December 7th where fans can catch all action live without any broadcast networks covering it yet announced.