| Eagles and Lady Eagles Both Play Away (Charlotte, NC) The Eagles will travel to play Richmond on Saturday night. The Lady Eagles are hosted by Hampton Roads on Friday night and Richmond on Saturday afternoon. | Charlotte Eagles Media Contacts: Dave Miller cell: (980) 721-6726 Luke Sanford (704) 841-8644 | | Lady Eagles to Play U-20 National Team
The Charlotte Lady Eagles will head down to Clemson University to play the under 20 National Team at Riggs field at 3:00. The Lady Eagles are coming into the friendly with a two game winning streak after a successful road trip to West Virginia two weekends ago and a successful home opener against the Carolina Dynamo this past weekend. The Under 20 National Team is preparing for the U-20 World Cup coming later this summer.
In more Eagles news both the men and the women will be traveling this weekend for league games. The Eagles will head north to Richmond to play the Kickers. Charlotte defeated last years USL 2 finalist 3-0 earlier this season at home. However, Richmond has had some key signings since the game and will pose a strong defense against the Eagles undefeated record. The Eagles enter the game at 4-0-1 after tying defending champions Harrisburg last weekend. The Lady Eagles will travel to Hampton Roads and play the Piranhas on Friday then they will travel to Richmond on Saturday for a match against the Kickers Destiny.
The Lady Eagles will be without defender Shelly Lyle as she has been called up to the U-23 National Team which is in Germany currently preparing for the Nordic Cup in Sweden later this summer. Lyle has spent time with the U-23's previously and has traveled abroad with them before. The Lady Eagles will miss Lyle's strong presence anchoring their defense, but are very excited for her and this opportunity.
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