Sept. 20, 2001

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte 49ers play their first Conference USA matches of the season this weekend. The Niners host Cincinnati Friday night at 7:00 before playing defending league champ Louisville Saturday at 7:00. Both matches will be played in Halton Arena.

Charlotte is a combined 2-25 against this weekend's opponents. The 49ers are 1-10 against the Bearcats and 1-15 versus the Cardinals. Cincinnati ended the Niners season last year, defeating them 3-0 in the Conference USA Tournament.

UP NEXT FOR THE NINERS
After this weekend's matches with Cincinnati and Louisville, Charlotte plays their next six matches on the road. They begin the road swing, Tuesday, Sept. 25 at North Carolina, head coach Lisa Marston's alma mater. The Tar Heels, are a perfect 10-0 against the 49ers. The last meeting was a 3-0 Carolina decision in 1999.

49ERS OFF TO BEST START IN FIVE YEARS
The 49ers showed no signs of rust following last week's cancelations due to events in New York and Washington, sweeping Charleston Southern, 3-0, in their first match back Tuesday, Sept. 18. The win upped their record to 6-2, matching the best start since for the team since the 1996 season. That team eventually improved to 8-2 before suffering their third loss.

WINTHROP RESCHEDULED FOR NOV. 7
In light of the tragedies in New York and Washington, Charlotte's match at Winthrop, originally scheduled for Sept. 11 was postponed. It has since been rescheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Rock Hill.

The team's tournament at Tennessee, where they were scheduled to take on Radford, SMU and Tennessee, was cancelled and will not be made up.