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Monday, December 16, 2002
FIU defeats Charlotte for
fourth-straight victory; Next up is No. 1 Duke
 andy Shafer had a game-high 18 points
to lead the Florida International women's basketball team to
a 71-58 victory over Charlotte on Monday night at Miami-Dade
Community College-Kendall.
The Golden Panthers - who led
by as many as 23 points in the second half - shot 49-percent
from the field compared to 37-percent for the 49ers.
Ivelina Vrancheva fell just short
of a double-double, scoring 12 points and dishing out nine assists.
Anita Heller added 11 points while Milena Tomova established
a new career-high with 10 points.
Jen Williams led the 49ers with
13 points while Tiffanie Hoey had eight points and seven rebounds.
It was FIU's fourth-straight
win as the Golden Panthers improved to 6-2 on the year. Charlotte
fell to 5-4.
Next up for FIU is a chance to
upset No. 1 Duke on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in Durham, N.C. On
Friday, FIU will face UNC-Greensboro at noon. |