North Texas Soccer Advances To C-USA Finals

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HOUSTON – It took over 102 minutes, but Lindsey Hulstein got her left foot on a Tori Adame corner kick and flicked it over the Charlotte goalie to give the North Texas soccer team a thrilling double-overtime 1-0 win and a berth in the Conference USA Tournament finals.

The Mean Green (14-6-1) out-shot the 49ers (11-7-2) by a margin of 26-11 in regulation, but the only shot by either team in both overtimes was the difference. North Texas, the West Division’s No. 2 seed will now take on the West’s top seed, Colorado College, for the C-USA crown and a trip to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 1 p.m. on CBS College Sports.

“Give Charlotte a lot of credit,” said North Texas head coach John Hedlund. “They played really well defensively tonight, and their goalkeeper played outstanding. It finally took a great goal from Lindsey off a corner from Tori for us to advance to the C-USA finals.”

No stranger to the NCAA Tournament, the Mean Green advanced to college soccer’s biggest stage in 2004, 2005 and 2012. Last year, NT won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, but fell to Texas Tech, 2-0, in the first round in Lubbock, Texas.

Colorado College and North Texas met earlier this season in Colorado Springs, and the Tigers opened up a 3-0 lead before NT stormed back with a couple of goals of their own.