The women’s soccer team headed down to Boca Raton, Florida to meet the Rice Owls for the opening round of the Conference USA Championship Tournament on Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. The Niners were ranked No. 8 heading into the week, but after a long game, they managed to pull ahead and beat the No. 1 Seed Owls with a final score of 1-0.
This win in the quarterfinals was sweet redemption for the 49ers after falling 0-1 to Rice only a few weeks earlier at home. This was also Charlotte’s first shut out against Rice and their first win in the teams’ five total meetings.