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#4 Christopher Newport Edges Lions 2-1

Contact: Richard Dombrowksy, Sports Information Director

Senior Jorge Pradilla connected on the Lions' only goal of the match this afternoon against visiting fourth-ranked Christopher Newport University.
Box Score

Demorest, GA --
The Piedmont College men's soccer team fell to visiting Christopher Newport University this afternoon at Walker Field by the score of 2-1. The Lions scored first but saw the Captains, currently ranked #4 in the latest NCAA Division-III national poll, answer with a pair of goals within a minute en route to the win.

Senior Jorge Pradilla connected on the first goal of the match at the 16th minute. Pradilla took a Jeremy Stille pass and beat the keeper to give PC the 1-0 advantage. The Captains responded with two goals at the 27th and 28th minutes respectively to take the final lead of the match.

The teams played to a scoreless draw in the second frame as CNU held the advantage 3-0 in shots on goal. For the match the visitors posted 10 shots on goal compared to the Lions two.

Piedmont, now 3-3-1 overall, will return to action Tuesday, September 29th as they travel to LaGrange College in LaGrange, GA for a Great South Athletic Conference match starting at 7:30.
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