Charlotte Sports Properties & Davidson Sports Properties are proud to partner with OrthoCarolina to present the 2019 Battle for the Hornets' Nest on Tuesday, November 12 at 7 p.m.
This year's game, which will be played at Charlotte's Halton Arena, will be the 46th men's basketball game between the Davidson Wildcats and Charlotte 49ers. Charlotte leads the all-time series, 28-17. Led by Kellan Grady's 25 points and Jon Axel Gudmundsson's double-double
(20 pts, 10 rebs), Davidson won last year's meeting 76-56 at Belk Arena.
The Wildcats have won six against their cross-county rivals.
The Hornets' Nest series began in the 1978-79 season. Davidson won the 2018 Battle for the Hornets' Nest Trophy, 76-56, at home to mark six straight victories in the series. Following the game, representatives from OrthoCarolina will present the Hornets' Nest trophy to the winning team.
Chris Clunie, Director of Athletics for the Davidson Wildcats, said, "We continue to value and benefit from our unique partnership with OrthoCarolina, one that puts care of our scholar-athletes first. We appreciate their support of our annual rivalry game and we are excited to visit Halton Arena this year."
"We love our partnership with OrthoCarolina and are grateful for its sponsorship of our game with Davidson," commented Charlotte Director of Athletics Mike Hill. "There is tremendous enthusiasm for the Charlotte-Davidson rivalry, and we look forward to the big game on November 12."
OrthoCarolina is the official team physician of Charlotte 49ers Athletics and Davidson Wildcat Athletics, as well as one of the nation's leading independent academic orthopedics practices serving North Carolina and the Southeast since 1922. They have over 130 surgeons at more than 25 locations to conveniently serve patients. OrthoCarolina. You. Improved!
