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Tigers eliminated in Conference USA tournament opener

November 6, 2009 | 10:40 pm No comments

By George Tanner

Lizzy Hildebrandt scored in the 15th minute Friday as Memphis blanked the Colorado College women’s soccer team 1-0 in the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament in Dallas.

Memphis advances to Sunday’s title match against regular-season champion Central Florida, which claimed a 1-0 triumph over Alabama-Birmingham in Friday’s other semifinal.

CC, meanwhile, now must wait until Monday evening to learn if its 12-6-2 record is good enough to warrant an at-large bid to this year’s NCAA tournament.

Colorado College finished with a 15-10 advantage in shots, but couldn’t get anything past Memphis goalkeeper Elise Kuhar-Pitters, who finished with seven saves.

Hildebrandt struck at the 14:50 mark, heading in Ashley Berra’s corner kick.

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