| | Lady Eagles Take Two in Virginia
The Charlotte Lady Eagles traveled to Hampton Roads and played on Friday night where they were able to leave with a win after a scrappy contest. The game was even for much of the first half which was played at a fairly frantic rate. The Lady Eagles and Piranhas battled to a 0-0 halftime tie. The evening was fairly even with no team really being able to establish possession for much of the game. The Lady Eagles had a tough time finding a clear rhythm throughout the match, but were able to capitalize on a corner kick late in the game. Tina Murphy played a ball deep to the far post where Kelley Schmedes was able to receive the ball, cut it back across the box, and slide one into the back of the Hampton Roads net. The Lady Eagles were able to hold of the rest of the Piranhas attack for a few minutes to seal the deal and head off to Richmond.
Charlotte was able to find more success as they ventured east to Richmond to take on the Destiny. With their legs a little heavy from a long match the day before the Lady Eagles tried to posses the ball more and have Richmond chase them. Lee Horton's game plan was well executed as the Lady Eagles cruised to a 6-0 win. Abby Crumpton opened the scoring in the third minute after a feed from within the box from Tina Murphy. The game stayed at 1-0 until veteran Christy Rife scored and assisted in the last three minutes. Rife received a ball cut back from the inline by Kelley Schmedes for a goal in the 42nd. Rife then played Kelly Lyons through on a breakaway for Lyons first of the game at the 45 minute mark. Lyons scored twice more to open the second half to give her a hat trick on the night. She received from Lydia Vandenburg at 50 minutes and Tamires Gomez at 65. Lyons would then assist to Shmedes in the 89th minute to end the lucrative night for the Lady Eagles. The Lady Eagles out shot the Destiny 26-6 producing 12 saves from Richmond. Laura Armstrong and Katie Forbis split in goal for the shutout for the Lady Eagles
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