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Greene lifts Charlotte in OT thriller

The Charlotte 49ers (4-3) defeated the Elon Phoenix 2-1 in an overtime thriller Thursday night at the Charlotte practice field, as Megan Greene scored the equalizer with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation and another goal just minutes into overtime.

The 49ers celebrating their game-winner. Photo by Chris Crews.

After the game, head coach John Cullen said, “We’re delighted to win an overtime game. I’m immensely proud of our character tonight. The goal went against the run of play a bit and we fell behind. We kept creating and creating and were wondering if that goal was going to come.