The eighth-ranked Charlotte 49ers men’s soccer team defeated the 25th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks 2-1 Wednesday night on the road, behind goals from Maxi Rodriguez and Matej Dekovic, beating yet another top-25 team. The Niners are now in sole possession of first place in the Conference USA standings, just ahead of USC and Kentucky.
“This was a tight hard fought Conference USA game,” coach Kevin Langan said. “We started the game off really well pushing hard and we scored an early goal. It looked like we would score another goal or two the way we were pushing the action.