Talia Tapper scored what proved to be the winning goal in Old Dominion’s 3-2 defeat of defending Conference USA champion Charlotte in the regular-season finale Friday night at the ODU Soccer complex.
Tapper’s tally came in the 65th minute and gave the Monarchs a 3-1 lead. The 49ers scored in the 76th minute, but couldn’t get the equalizer.
After Charlotte took a 1-0 lead just 2:04 in, Monarchs forward Iris Achterhof scored twice before halftime to put ODU ahead 2-1.
Krista Moisio stopped eight shots for the Monarchs (9-4-4, 6-2-2).
The seedings for next week’s C-USA tournament in Boca Raton, Fla.