2012-13 Charlotte 49ers Women's Basketball Guide

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CHARLOTTE Arena. Over the last 11 seasons, the 49ers have a 126-31 (.803) record at Halton Arena and have advanced to the postseason 10 times, including two NCAA Tournament appearances as well as the 2011 WNIT Final Four. The 49ers captured the 2009 A-10 Tournament Championship in Halton Arena for the program's first conference tournament title. The 2012-13 season marks the 17th year of on-campus basketball at Halton The video scoreboard in Halton Arena. The decided home-court advantage is in large part due to the atmosphere within the arena. Last season, the 49ers averaged 1,637 fans a game, including a stand-alone program-record 6,799 attending the La Salle game, January 18 as part of Education Day. The $26 million James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center and 9,105-seat Dale F. Halton Arena opened Dec. 2, 1996. A 30,000 square-foot addition, the Miltimore-Wallis Athletics and Academic Training Center was com- pleted in 2003 and includes a dedicated weight room, practice gym, video center and academic center for 49ers student-athletes. The new addition also includes offices for men's and women's basketball and volleyball. The LED ProTables that are on both the press and scorers tables sides of the court. varsity locker rooms, a three-lane jogging track, four hardwood auxiliary gym floors, a series of hospitality suites, an expansive weight room, rock-climbing wall and aerobics center, students enjoy surroundings unmatched. Also included in the Barnhardt Center is a concession area managed by Chartwells. Among other events, Halton Arena plays host to high school men's and women's basketball and volleyball championships, concerts and graduation ceremonies. A $450,000 video scoreboard was in- stalled in Halton Are- na in January 2006. LED ProTables were installed on both the scorers and press tables in September 2008. With a dedicated hardwood floor, strictly for 49ers' men's and women's basketball and volleyball, spacious The 49ers' locker room is located on the ground level of the SAC, which affords the team easy access to the court. BASKETBALL Over the past 11 seasons, the 49ers have registered 22, 20 and 13-game home winning streaks. The 49ers captured the 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament title in Halton Arena. The 49ers Locker Room The 49ers are able to practice in Halton Arena as well as the Charles Hayward Memorial Practice Gym in the Miltimore-Wallis Athletic and Academic Center. The former 49ers standouts that played professionally are honored with pictures in the locker room. The locker room with the 49ers home uniforms hung in each locker. BASKETBALL FACILITIES

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