Niners Clip Eagles as Puerto Rico Clasico Opens

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Charlotte women's basketball never flinched in its first game of the Puerto Rico Clasico, rolling over the ACC's Boston College 84-68 Wednesday afternoon in the first meeting between the two programs. It marks the 49ers' third-straight victory during an in-season tournament after capturing the title at last year's Christmas City Classic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

LINNEY BREAKS OUT

Junior Mariah Linney continued to find the bottom of the net with another solid scoring performance, leading all players with 25 points on 8-of-18 field goals, including 3-of-10 from behind the arc, and 6-of-7 at the charity stripe. She added a team-high six assists, a rebound and a steal in…