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The 49ers ended the season with an appear- ance in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament for the second consecutive season. Charlotte started with a win at former con- Charlotte 2010 In Review ference opponent East Carolina and continued to a 12-4 record in non-conference tourna- ment play. The 49ers split a pair of non-conference weeknight matches, a road loss at Duke and a home victory over Elon. Charlotte stumbled out of the gates, drop- ping its first four league matches, before turn- ing things around to win the next three A-10 tilts. The Niners then split the next eight league matches, losing and winning alternate pairs of matches, including wins in the last two matches of the regular season to clinch a spot in the tournament. The 49ers' mid-season struggles could be linked back to the loss of outside hitter Jenna Litoborski to injury. She was missing through Charlotte's 3-5 start in league play, and re- turned to the lineup full time on October 29, adjusting to a defensive specialist role and help- ing the Niners to a 4-2 league finish to grab the sixth seed in the tournament. The Niners nearly upset third-seeded Saint Louis, winning the first and third sets against the Billikens, almost winning the match in a 27- 25 fourth set, before falling 15-8 in the fifth set. In both of the last two tournament appearanc- es, Charlotte took an early set and had chances to advance into the semi-finals, the next goal on the board for the program, according to coaches and players. VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NOVEMBER 19-21 Volleyball 2011 ATLANTIC 10 The 29th annual Atlantic 10 Women's Volleyball Championship heads back to Dayton, Ohio as six teams will be vying for the Atlantic 10 title and the league's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Champi- onship. The A-10 Championship it is set to kick off at the Frericks Center, at the University of Dayton, on November 18-20. The conference eliminated divisional play for the 2009 season. Each team will play 15 conference matches with six double-round robins and three single matches. The top six conference winning percentages will advance to the tournament. Championship Weekend Schedule Fri., Nov. 18: #3 vs. #6, 5 p.m. #4 vs. #5, 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 19: #1 vs. lowest remaining seed, 5 p.m. #2 vs. highest remaining seed. 7:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 20: Championship, TBA 2010 Atlantic 10 Dayton Xavier Saint Louis Duquesne Charlotte Fordham Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. 15 0 1.000 28 4 .875 12 3 .800 20 10 .667 11 4 .733 19 13 .594 10 5 .667 23 10 .697 7 8 .467 16 15 .516 7 8 .467 17 18 .486 Geo. Washington 6 9 .400 17 15 .531 Rhode Island La Salle Temple 5 10 .333 14 14 .500 1 14 .067 5 26 .161 1 14 .067 4 25 .138 2009 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Friday, November 19 #3 Saint Louis def. #6 Charlotte 3-1 (25-18, 19-25, 25-11, 25-27, 15-8) #4 Duquesne def. #5 Fordham 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 15-12) Saturday, November 20 #2 Xavier def. #3 Saint Louis 3-1 (25-22, 26-24, 19-25, 25-22) #1 Dayton def. #4 Duquesne 3-1 (25-19, 24-26, 25-19, 25-15) Sunday, November 21 #1 Dayton def. #2 Xavier 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-15)