March 17, 2003

CHICAGO - The Charlotte 49ers softball team's Autumn Lawson has been named Conference USA Hitter of the Week. She shares the honor with Lindsay Chouinard of DePaul.

Lawson helped Charlotte open conference play 2-0, collecting the game-winning RBI in both games of a doubleheader with C-USA foe East Carolina last Saturday. The 49ers won two of the three games in the series. She also connected on two home runs with three RBI in the second game of the North Carolina doubleheader last week. For the week, she hit .462 with six hits, two doubles, one triple, two home runs and six RBI.

Lawson and the rest of the 49ers softball team has a busy week with six home Conference USA games. They host Louisville in a three-game series, Wednesday and Thursday, March 19-20. Then, they host Saint Louis in a three-game series this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, March 22-23.

Conference USA Players of the Week
HITTERS: Autumn Lawson, Charlotte; Lindsay Chouinard, DePaul
PITCHER: Leigh Ann Ellis, South Florida