Gameday: ECU Hosts Charlotte In Salute To Service Match

Match 8: East Carolina vs. Charlotte
Date	Sunday, September 11
Time	2 p.m. (EST)
Location	Greenville, N.C. (Johnson Stadium)
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GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina women's soccer team will host Charlotte on Sunday, Sept. 11 in its Salute to Service match. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m., at Johnson Stadium.

PROMOTIONS
+ As part of ECU's Salute to Service, military and civil service members receive up to four (4) free tickets with a valid service ID.
+ All fans will receive a miniature American flag upon entry to the stadium.
+ Fans can attend a post-match autograph session with players on the team.

ALL-TIME VERSUS CHARLOTTE
The Pirates and 49ers will face off for the 12th time overall, but East Carolina trails in the all-time matchup, 4-7-1, despite coming out victorious in each of the last two meetings. Last season, in Charlotte, ECU claimed a dramatic 3-2 double-overtime win on a goal with 53 seconds remaining.

SCOUTING THE 49ERS
Charlotte (4-3) enters Sunday's match a winner in two of its last three matches and is coming off a thrilling 2-1 overtime home victory over Elon on Thursday night. Leading scorer Megan Greene tallied both goals in the game to improve her total to five on the season, while Martha Thomas has nine points and a club-best five assists.

CASH'S SCORING STREAK
Sophomore striker Courtney Cash registered at least two points in four-straight games with a goal at 18th-ranked Virginia Tech (Aug. 26), a two-assist performance at Western Carolina (Aug. 28), a career-high three-points against James Madison (Sept. 2) and a goal at Old Dominion (Sept. 4).

SCORING UPTICK
The Pirates scored 10 goals through their first six matches of the season, despite needing 10 games to reach that total in 2015. Five different players have scored at least once for ECU this season.

SPITLER STRIKES TWICE
Lana Spitler scored two goals to complete her third-career multi-goal game in a 4-0 rout of Western Carolina on Aug. 28. She also scored twice in the same game at UNC Greensboro (9/6/15) and at home against Temple (9/28/14).

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
Sophomore Madeleine Watson and freshman Megan Conte scored their first-collegiate goals in the Pirates' 4-0 road win at Western Carolina on Aug. 28, while sophomore forward Courtney Cash notched two assists - the first and second helpers of her career. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Caroline Jeffers had to make just one save to preserve her first shutout.

200 PROGRAM WINS
East Carolina women's soccer earned the 200th win in program history in a 4-0 victory at Western Carolina on Aug. 28. Since the inception of the program in 1994, the Pirates have averaged greater than nine victories per season. The winningest coach in program history, Rob Donnenwirth has led the Pirates to 168 of their 200 victories.

SPITLER NAMED PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE
Senior striker Lana Spitler was one of 12 players selected to the American Athletic Conference's 2016 Preseason Women's Soccer All-Conference Team. Spitler is ECU's top returning scorer after posting 16 points en route to earning all-conference second team honors in 2015. Her six goals tied for the team lead, while her four assists and two game-winning goals were good for second most on the club.

CAPTAINS HOOK
East Carolina's captains in 2016 are senior defenders Autumn Berry and Caitlin Hite, senior striker Lana Spitler and junior midfielder Danielle Eule.

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Players Mentioned

Autumn Berry

Courtney Cash

Megan Conte

Danielle Eule

Caitlin Hite

Caroline Jeffers

Lana Spitler

Madeleine Watson

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