Michelle Onyiah
Coverage (5 articles)
Charlotte Has a Championship. The Crown Started the Season 1-5.
The Charlotte Crown lost five of their first six games this year, then won the first championship in UPSHOT League history. Charlotte beat the Jacksonville Waves 81-76 on Saturday night, erasing a ten-point fourth-quarter deficit on the road. Deja Kelly scored a game-best 29 and was named Championship MVP.
The Crown Are One Game From the First Championship in UPSHOT League History
The Charlotte Crown play the Jacksonville Waves Saturday at 7 p.m. for the first championship in UPSHOT League history. Three August meetings produced a 32-point Charlotte blowout, a two-point Jacksonville win, and a Charlotte overtime thriller. The club hosts a free watch party at the Bojangles Entertainment Complex, doors at 6:30.
Charlotte Is Playing for a Championship on August 29: The Crown Clinched It Wednesday
There is a championship game on August 29, and Charlotte has a team in it. The Crown beat Savannah on Wednesday to clinch a spot in the first title game the UpShot League has ever held, capping a month in which they went 10-1. Two Crown players lead the league in four statistical categories between them.
The Crown Hang 105 on First Place: Seven Straight Wins and a League Record
The Charlotte Crown beat first-place Jacksonville 105-73 on Sunday at Bojangles Coliseum, their seventh straight win, the longest streak in the UpShot League's first season, with a regulation scoring record and six players in double figures. The argument phase is over.
The Indiana Fever Just Signed a Charlotte Crown. This League Is Real Now.
The Indiana Fever, sitting first in the East, have signed Charlotte Crown forward Michelle Onyiah, the first player in UpShot League history to reach the WNBA. She leaves behind a 52.8-percent season and a Crown team chasing the league's first title weekend.