CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Winthrop women's basketball will take on local opponent Charlotte in non-conference action on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 4 p.m. The contest will be played at Johnson C. Smith University and is not open to the general public. Only individuals on the pass list will be granted admission.
| Game Information - Winthrop vs. Charlotte |
| Opponent/Date/Time/Location |
Charlotte | Sunday, Dec. 19 | 4:00 p.m. | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Live Stats |
Charlotte |
| Live Stream |
N/A |
| Series History |
Charlotte leads 19-1 |
| Last Meeting |
Nov. 26, 2013 @ Charlotte (L, 63-60) |
| Social Media |
Twitter - @WinthropWBB / @WUEagles | Instagram - winthropwbb | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand |
| COVID Guidelines |
Mask Mandate in place for all buildings at Winthrop University - for more guidelines and attendance policies, CLICK HERE |
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS CHARLOTTE
Winthrop and Charlotte meet for the 21
st time with the 49ers having won 19 of the previous 20 matchups.
A GLANCE AT WINTHROP
Eagles begin their season with a brand-new roster in head coach
Semeka Randall Lay's first season as the permanent head coach. The team has seven new players, including six freshmen and a graduate transfer.
Winthrop began the 2021-22 season with four straight road contests, including two against Power Five opponents (Duke and Kentucky).
The team then had five straight home games before finishing with contests against Coppin State and Charlotte.
Winthrop is coming off a 6-18 (5-15 Big South) season in 2020-21 with Randall Lay in the interim head coach role. Season highlights included a road non-conference victory against South Carolina State and a home sweep of conference rival Charleston Southern.
Randall Lay is in her first season at the permanent helm of the program after serving as associate head coach and then interim head coach. Entering her 10
th season as a head coach, she has served in the same role at Ohio University (2008-13) and Alabama A&M (2013-16).
BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL
Winthrop was voted to finish 11th in the Big South Conference preseason poll. High Point is the preseason favorite with 143 points (11 first-place votes) while Campbell was second with 121 points. They were followed by Longwood (119), North Carolina A&T (114 (one first-place vote)), Gardner-Webb (93), Radford (76), UNC Asheville and Presbyterian (70), Hampton (50), USC Upstate (38), the Eagles (23), and Charleston Southern (18).
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