Lady Eagles Shutout Bradenton 5-0

June 7th, 2008 - IN THIS ISSUE 3v3 Cup Lady Eagles Match Report QUICK LINKS www.CharlotteEagles.com 2008 TICKETS 2008 SOCCER CAMPS INTERNATIONAL TOURS Lady Eagles Shutout Bradenton 5-0 (Charlotte, NC) - The Charlotte Lady Eagles played their second game in two nights at Restart Field.  Tonight they hosted the Bradenton Athletics.  Lydia Vandenbergh lead the Lady Eagles, scoring two goal in the 5-0 shutout of the Athletics.   The Lady Eagles controlled the flow of the match in the first half, with the pace hampered by the Charlotte heat.  Charlotte scored the opening goal of the game in the 37th minute off a cross from the left side by Kelly Schmedes.  Lydia Vandenbergh got a touch on the serve from Schmedes and then poked it into the net past Shannon Aitken from about four yards out.  The first half ended with the Lady Eagles up 1-0.  Charlotte out-shot Bradenton 9-2 in the half.   Tina Murphy extended the lead for Charlotte in the 49th minute.  Charlotte worked the ball up field and put it out wide to Christy Rife.  Rife continued down the left flank and then served it across for Murphy.  Murphy scored with a well placed shot from 8 yards out, putting the ball just inside the right post.    Veteran midfielder Lydia Vandenbergh scored the third Charlotte goal in the 54th minute.  The goal was set up with a cross from the left side from Tina Murphy.  Murphy found Christy Rife at the far post.  Rife got a head on the cross.  Rife's header came out to Vandenbergh who scored with a well struck volley from 12 yards out.   Nikki Lyons looked to add the fourth goal in the 61st minute firing a shot on goal from  the middle, but Bradenton goalkeeper Shannon Aitken made a beautiful diving save to deny Lyons the goal.   Two minutes later Christy Rife put the Lady Eagles up 4-0.  Christy beat a defender at the top of the box, found some space and placed a bending shot around the goalkeeper and just inside the right post.   Nikki Lyons got the goal she was looking for in the 66th minutes.  Lydia Vandenbergh set up the goal with a through ball onto the run of Lyons.  Lyons ran right at goal and scored with a low shot past Aitken.    Charlotte returns to home field action on Saturday, June 14th hosting Richmond in a doubleheader evening with the Eagles pro team.  The Lady Eagles will kick off at 5:00pm followed by the Eagles hosting Western Mass at 8:00pm.   Eagles Open Cup Round 1   The Charlotte Eagles will host their round one Open Cup match this Tuesday, June 10th at Restart Field, 7:00pm.  Charlotte will play host to the Clearwater Galactic of the USASA.  Tickets for the Open Cup match are available online for just $5.00 in advance.  Gate ticket prices are $10 for adults and $7.00 for youth (ages five and under free).  Season Tickets are not valid for the Open Cup match.     Charlotte Lady Eagles Soccer...  YOUR team!

Lady Eagles Host Bradenton Tonight

June 7th, 2008 - IN THIS ISSUE Tonight's Game at Restart Field QUICK LINKS www.CharlotteEagles.com 2008 TICKETS 2008 SOCCER CAMPS INTERNATIONAL TOURS Lady Eagles Game Tonight at Restart Field Please note that there was a printing error on tickets for tonights Lady Eagles game against the Bradenton Athletics.  Tonight's match will be played at Charlotte Christian School's Restart Field and not UNC Charlotte.  We apologize for the confusion and hope to see you tonight at Restart Field!   Also, tickets are now on sale for the Eagles US Open Cup Match by visiting www.CharlotteEagles.com.  The Eagles play in the first round of the US Open Cup for their next match on Tuesday, June 10th at Restart Field.  Kickoff is slated for 7:00 pm as the Eagles play host to the Clearwater Galactic of the USASA.   Purchase your tickets in advance for the Open Cup Tournament match by midnight on Monday, June 9th and get the special advanced Open Cup rate of just $5.00 for all advance tickets (adult and youth tickets).  Tickets will also be available at the gate for $10 for adults and $7.00 for youth.  Eagles season tickets are not valid for the Open Cup Tournament Games.     Charlotte Lady Eagles Soccer...  YOUR team!

Lady Eagles Defeat Tampa Bay

June 6th, 2008 - IN THIS ISSUE 3v3 Cup Eagles Match Report QUICK LINKS www.CharlotteEagles.com 2008 TICKETS 2008 SOCCER CAMPS INTERNATIONAL TOURS Lady Eagles (Charlotte, NC) - The Charlotte Lady Eagles hosted the Tampa Bay Hellenic tonight at Restart Field. Tampa Bay opened the match in dominating form nearly scoring in the early moments and capitalizing on a quick possession through the midfield when Stacy Bishop was able to find a goal side Alicia Tirelli who out ran the Lady Eagles defense and slid a shot underneath Laura Armstrong. The Lady Eagles were able to get their feet under them and possess the ball in the blazing heat. In the 17th minute a Christy Rife ball found the feet of Nikki Lyons who cruised past a Tampa Bay defender and slid a ball across the six finding a wide open Kelly Schmedes who calmly finished to draw Charlotte even. The half continued with Tampa Bay having another good scoring chance about 32 minutes in with a nice combination resulting in a break away. Tamires Gomez did not give up on the play and was able to run the play down and keep the Tampa Bay forward from a clean strike and Laura Armstrong collected.  Gomez would put her print on the game again in the 39th minute with a brilliantly weighted first time diagonal ball that dropped just over the Tampa Bay defender onto Tina Murphy's chest. Murphy neatly collected and secured the goal with a solid finish.  The Lady Eagles were not done though. Lulu Quigly was able to slide a through ball to Kelly Schmedes who carried the ball fighting off a defender in route to a lifted ball bast Tampa goalkeeper Katy Fraine giving Charlotte a 3-1 comeback lead at halftime. The second half opened with the two sides sharing possession and no real dangerous opportunities. Nikki Lyons opened up the lead for the Lady Eagles as she opportunistically gathered a ball and beat a Tampa Bay defender and feed an open Christy Rife who was met by Fraine but was able to tackle the ball through her and roll the ball into the vacated net. Tampa Bay would pull one back after a corner kick was deflected off of the line but Tampa Bay won the second ball which was fed in from Rhonda Jones to a free Alicia Tirelli who flicked it behind her leg past Laura Armstrong to make the score line 4-2. Tampa Bay nearly drew even after Jordan Danielle cleared a ball that had been chipped over Armstrong and the rang the post moments later. Despite the late efforts the Lady Eagles were able to solidify the win to take them to 6-1 and still in second place behind Atlanta in the Atlantic division. The Lady Eagles will play tomorrow night at 7pm at Restart Field, not at UNC Charlotte as the ticket says.   The Lady Eagles return to home field action on tomorrow night hosting the Bradenton Athletics at Restart field.  Doubleheader night means two games for the price of one.  Save by purchasing your tickets online before gameday and save $2.00/ticket at www.CharlotteEagles.com.   Can't make it out to the game?     Charlotte Lady Eagles Soccer...  YOUR team!