CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte women's basketball put together an offensive display to go along with a lockdown defense while being boosted by a rowdy crowd Saturday afternoon, as the 49ers knocked off co-Conference USA leader Rice 62-51 during the annual #Play4Kay contest inside Halton Arena. The victory was the sixth in the last seven games overall for the Niners and improved their home mark to 9-2 this season.
LACK OF FIRST HALF SCORING SETS MARKS
Charlotte's defense helped tell Saturday's story, as it limited the Owls to only 28.9 percent on 13-of-45 field goals, including 5-of-25 (20.