Aug. 25, 2000

Box Score

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte women's soccer team kicked off the 2000 season with a come from behind 3-2 victory over Virginia Tech on Friday, August 25 at Transamerica Field. Virginia Tech opened the scoring only 1:28 into the match when Victoria Sarfo-Kantanka picked up a loose ball on the right side and found the back of the net behind Charlotte goalkeeper Jennifer Howell (Marietta, Ga./McEachern). Senior preseason all-conference selection Meredith Mayo (Collierville, Tenn./Houston) equalized the scoring 6:50 before halftime.

Neither team could muster a goal in the second half until a Katie Wilson shot deflected off the leg of Charlotte defender Mikel Casey (Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley) as the ball rolled past Howell to put the Hokies up 2-1 with only 12:27 remaining. Less than two minutes later, at 79:31, sophomore Jennie Leeder (Spring, Tex./Klein) raced through the Hokie defense and fired a bullet past Virginia Tech goalkeeper Katie Hancock to tie the score once again. At 83:24, 1999 Conference USA Player of the Year and senior, Jill Currie (Shelby, N.C./Shelby), thread the defense to find freshman forward Tiffany Ross (Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill) and Ross capitalized on a shot across the goal mouth past the outstretched arms of the Virginia Tech goalkeeper Hancock to seal the victory. Ross' goal is her first collegiate goal.

The 49ers will next play at Elon on August 30 and will not return home until September 9 vs. UNC Greensboro at 7:00 p.m.

1 2 F Virginia Tech 1 1 2 Charlotte 1 2 3 Scoring: Virginia Tech - Victoria Sarfo-Kantanka (unassisted), 1:28, Charlotte - Meredith Mayo (unassisted), 39:10, Virginia Tech - Own Goal, 77:33, Charlotte - Jennie Leeder (unassisted), 79:31, Charlotte- Tiffany Ross (Jill Currie), 83:24 Shots: Virginia Tech 8, Charlotte 12 Corner kicks: Virginia Tech 2, Charlotte 6 Saves: Virginia Tech 6 (Hancock 6), Charlotte 2 (Howell 2) Attendance: 712