Charlotte Falls At #25 Cincinnati, 87-58
Jan. 13, 2002
CINCINNATI - Freshman Debbie Merrill scored 29 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead 25th-ranked Cincinnati to an 87-58 win over the Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team Sunday afternoon at the Shoemaker Center.
Merrill was nearly unstoppable in the first half for Cincinnati (13-2, 2-1 C-USA), scoring 20 of her points on 8-of-12 shooting. Valerie King and Tamara Douglass also reached double figures for the Bearcats, scoring 14 and 10, respectively. Charlotte (8-8, 0-3 C-USA) was led by Alicia Abernathy and Peaches Harris, who scored 15 each.
The Bearcats stayed in front the entire game. They took their first double-figure lead at the 14:29 mark with a Laura Wilder layup. The 49ers pulled back to within eight a short time later on a Tiffianie Hoey jumper, but Cincinnati went on an 11-2 run to take control for good. At halftime, the Cats were in front, 52-29.
Charlotte tried to get back into the game in the second half, pulling within 15, 64-49, on a pair of Abernathy free throws with 11:44 to play. The Bearcats went on another run, however to push the lead back to 25 and cruised to the win.
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