LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – Macey Bader scored 42 seconds to kick start No. 5 Charlotte’s 5-0 win over No. 4 East Carolina in the second quarterfinal of the 2023 American Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Championship at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
 
With the win, the 49ers (9-6-4) advance to the semifinals and will take on No. 1 Memphis on Thursday, November 2 at 4 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+.
 
Bader started the scoring 42 seconds into the first half, cutting through a pair of defenders and firing in a shot from just outside the box. She scored her second goal of the match eight minutes into the second half.
 
Braelynn Francher doubled Charlotte’s lead in the 24^th minute when she launched in a free kick from about 35 yards out that curled in and beat ECU’s Maeve English. Julia Patrum made it 3-0 when she fired in a shot from just inside the box to the upper left corner of the net.
 
Ayanna Parker closed out the scoring in the 74^th minute off an assist by Lily Suyao.
 
Emma Wakeman recorded five saves for the 49ers, while English made four saves for the Pirates (9-5-5).
 
2023 American Women's Soccer Championship
Premier Sports Campus (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.)
 
Championship Schedule
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
QF1 - No. 1 Seed Memphis 2, No. 8 Seed UAB 1
QF2 - No. 5 Seed Charlotte 5, No. 4 Seed East Carolina 0
QF3 - No. 6 Seed Tulsa vs. No. 3 Seed SMU | 4:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. CT | ESPN+
QF4 - No. 7 Seed Florida Atlantic vs. No. 2 Seed South Florida | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. ET | ESPN+
 
Thursday, November 2, 2023
SF1 – No. 5 Charlotte vs. No. 1 Memphis| 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT | ESPN+
SF2 - QF3 Winner vs. QF4 Winner | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
 
Sunday, November 5, 2023
Championship Final - Semifinal Winners | 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT | ESPNU