Charlotte Routs ECU 5-0 to Advance to AAC Semifinals

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — A historic effort by the Charlotte 49ers women’s soccer team saw the No. 5 seed Niners advance to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championships after a 5-0 drubbing of No. 4 seed East Carolina in the quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 31). The five goals scored are tied for the most goals Charlotte (9-6-4, 4-3-2 AAC) has ever scored in a conference tournament match after scoring five in a 5-2 double-overtime victory over South Florida in the 1997 Conference USA Championships. The 5-0 win is also the largest margin of victory in a conference…