Charlotte, N.C. – Behind a second half goal by Daniel Bruce and a stellar defensive effort, the 15th-ranked Charlotte 49ers (2-1, C-USA: 1-0) defeated Marshall (3-2, C-USA: 0-1), 1-0, in their Conference USA opener at Transamerica Field. With the win, the 49ers improved to 19-6-3 all-time in conference openers.
"We really took control of the game early, we had a lot of good entries into the final third, and a lot of close misses," Charlotte coach Kevin Langan said. "We just had to keep going and stay the course, we stopped them on the counter attack and made sure that we were strong on set pieces, which is what we knew they were good at, and we believed that a goal would come.