DATE: Oct. 29, 2016

Stats at a Glance PC CC Record 12-6-1 13-4 USA South Record 10-3-1 11-3 Goals/GM 2.05 1.59 Goals Allowed/GM 0.83 0.47 Shots/GM 14.3 12.4 Shot % .143 .129 Shutouts 9 10

TIME: 3:00 pm ET
LOCATION: Lookout Mountain, GA
FACILITY: Scotland Yard
LAST MEETING: PC 1-0 (10.21.16@PC)
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STORYLINES
--Winner advances to the Final Four of the USA South Championship Tournament next weekend.
--These two split a pair of meetings already this season with each holding serve at home.
--Piedmont trying to win back-to-back Quarterfinal contests for the first time as USA South member.

MATCH FACTS
Piedmont will play a quarterfinal match with Covenant College as part the USA South Championship Tournament on Saturday, October 29 with kickoff in the contest set for 3:00 pm.  The game will feature live video and live stats for fans unable to make the trip to Lookout Mountain, Georgia.  Admission will be charged since it is a USA South postseason contest ($3 faculty, staff, students, seniors, children; $6 general adult admission).

THE COACH'S CORNER 
Here's what Piedmont Head Women's Soccer Coach Stephen Andrew had to say about today's Quarterfinal showdown with Covenant on the road:  "We are looking forward to this afternoon's game with Covenant.  They are a well-coached team who is extremely tough defensively, but they also have strong attacking players as well and create good chances to get goals.  However, we are excited about the challenge and looking forward to getting back on the field." 

SCOUTING COVENANT
Covenant enters the postseason as the #2 seed out of the West Division having secured a first-round bye in the USA South Championship Tournament on the final weekend of the regular season.  The Scots are led in scoring by Rebekah Gravitt who has tallied four scores on the season while senior Anna Porch has posted a team-best eight assists on the year.  Six Scots were named All-Conference including 1st team selections Summer Bader and Rachel Lemay with the latter having posted a 0.45 goals against average this season, 2nd best in the league.

SERIES RECORDS
These two have already met twice this season already with each team winning at home as Piedmont took a 1-0 win on October 21 while the Scots posted a 2-1 win on September 16.  The two have met eight times since the 2010 season with Piedmont holding a slim 4-3-1 edge in the series.  Only one of the eight meetings has been in the postseason with Piedmont taking a 3-1 win in Martinsville, Virginia when the two met up in the USA South Semifinals.  That win came on Piedmont's way to the 2013 USA South Tournament title. 

SET UP FOR SUCCESS
In Piedmont's 1st Round win over Huntingdon College on Wednesday, the Lady Lions scored their first three goals on corner kicks including what would be the eventual gamewinner, a header from MORGAN EDELMAN on the back post before 10 minutes had been played.  PC would go on to get goals from CASSIDY REICH and NATALIE MUNOZ on corners as well before the halftime break at Walker Athletic Complex. 

LOOKING AROUND THE POSTSEASON
The USA South Women's Soccer Tournament began Wednesday with the first round matchups as the #3 & #6 seeds faced off in Demorest with Piedmont vs. Huntingdon while the #4 Maryville and #5 Agnes Scott faced off at Maryville. Piedmont posted a 4-0 win over the Hawks to move on to face #2 seed Covenant in the quarters while Maryville earned a 3-0 win to get to face #1 seed Salem.  The winners of these two quarterfinal match-ups will move on to next weekend's USA South Final Four.

GOALKEEPING RECORDS
For Covenant: Rachel Lemay 10-3...Jordan Brett 1-0.
For Piedmont: CIERRA BELINKIE 7-2...ASHLYN ATNIP 5-4-1.

LAST TIME OUT: HUNTINGDON (4-0 WIN, USA SOUTH 1ST ROUND)
Including last season's three straight to win a USA South title, the Piedmont College women's soccer team has now posted its longest USA South postseason winning streak with a 4-0 shutout earlier Wednesday afternoon over Huntingdon College in the first round of the USA South Championship Tournament. 

Piedmont picked up three goals in the first half and another in the second to cruise to the home victory earning the right to face #2 seed Covenant College on Saturday in Lookout Mountain, Georgia with the Scots having earned a bye through first round action.

MORGAN EDELMAN had the first score for PC with a header off a TORI GILLETT corner kick in just the 9th minute of play with her goal going down as the eventual gamewinner.  CASSIDY REICH calmly volleyed home the second goal of the day with her left foot on another set piece opportunity before defender NATALIE MUNOZ got a toe on the ball in the 28th minute to put PC up 3-0.

A late finish by COURTNEY BELL to the far post in the 81st minute set the final at 4-0 Piedmont giving another postseason victory to the Lady Lions who will now battle with Covenant on Saturday for the right to go to the Final Four.

NEXT UP FOR BOTH TEAMS
The winner of today's quarterfinal contest will move on to the USA South Final Four next weekend with the location and opponents yet to be determined.  The Semifinals will be held on Friday, November 4 with the USA South Championship Game to be held the following day.