Balanced Team Win Pushes 49ers Wire-to-Wire over UNT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – All 13 active team members saw the floor for the first time in the same game this season and Charlotte led wire-to-wire for the second-straight contest, distancing itself early from visiting North Texas for a 72-59 women's basketball victory Thursday night inside Halton Arena. The 49ers built as much as a 22-point cushion, midway through the third period, before holding off a Mean Green charge in the final frame.

TORCHING THE NETS

Charlotte raced out to a 17-point, 40-23, halftime advantage behind a 16-of-25 (64.0 percent) shooting effort in the opening 20 minutes, including 4-of-5 (80.0 percent) behind the 3-point arc. While the 49ers slightly cooled when they switched ends…