Traci Ray scored a career-high 21 points at Dayton. |
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Ray Propels The 49ers To A 64-51 Win At Dayton
Jan. 22, 2008
Dayton, OH - The Charlotte 49ers (13-7, A-10: 4-0) behind a career-high 21 points from Traci Ray and a 12-0 run to begin the second half defeated Dayton (16-4, A-10: 2-2), 64-51, on the road to remain atop the A-10 standings as the only undefeated team in the league.
"The whole team contributed to tonight's victory," Charlotte coach Karen Aston said. "Traci Ray really set the tone for us with her scoring. Our defense was the big reason for the win tonight as we limited a good Dayton team to seven second half baskets. Our guards really set the tone for us with their play in the second half."
Ray knocked down four three-point field goals en route to her career-high 21 points. Erin Floyd scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Danielle Burgin added nine points and eight rebounds to the 49ers efforts.
The 49ers finished the game with a 44-31 advantage on the boards which led to a 17-6 advantage in second chance points. The 49ers also did a better job of holding onto the basketball in the second half with only four turnovers after committing 12 turnovers in the first half.
Charlotte's defense limited Dayton to 36.2% shooting from the field for the game and only 29.2% on 7-for-24 shooting in the second half.
The first half lead when back and forth as the largest lead was four points by Dayton on two occasions. The 49ers found themselves down by four points, 22-18, with 9:45 left in the half when Burgin connected on a layup and then Jabrenta Hubbard knocked down a three-point field goal while getting fouled. Hubbard completed the four-point play giving the 49ers a 24-22 lead with 8:17 left in the half.
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Dayton pushed their lead back to four points but back-to-back baskets from Shannon McCallum and Ray tied the score for the fourth time, 28-28, at the 4:39 mark.
Charlotte would take a one point lead into the locker room, 33-32, after Burgin knocked down a jump shot with 50 seconds left on the clock.
The 49ers took control of the game with a 12-0 run to start the second half. Wendy Stywalt, Ray and Floyd scored during the 49ers run. Ray's three-point field goal with 14:35 left in the game concluded the run giving the 49ers a 45-32 lead.
Charlotte pushed their lead to a game-high 16 points, 52-36, on an Aysha Jones jump shot at the 11:44 mark. Dayton would cut the 49ers lead to 11 points, 52-41, after a Nikki Oakland basket at the 9:55 mark. But that would be as close as Dayton would get as the 49ers went on a 7-2 run capped off by another Ray three-point field goal pushing their lead back to 16 points, 59-42, with 6:52 left on the clock.
Dayton would score eight of the game's final 13 points making Charlotte's final margin of victory, 64-51.
The 49ers continue their two-game Atlantic 10 Conference road trip at #17 George Washington, Saturday, January 26 at 2 pm.
