Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 3 - Agnes Scott 1
Records: PC 8-5-1 (7-2-1), ASC 4-7-1 (2-6-1)
Location: Macon, Georgia - Wesleyan College
Decatur, GA - Playing their second of two conference matches on the road this weekend, the Piedmont College women's soccer team was on point winning 3-1 over Agnes Scott College earlier Sunday afternoon.
Piedmont took advantage of the opening minutes of both periods on the day with
TORI GILLETT scoring less than five minutes into the contest, her first goal of the year, while
CASSIDY REICH tallied one just over 30 seconds into the second half.
Reich's score in the opening minutes after halftime was her 6th of the season which placed her tied atop the scoring column for the year along with
SAVANNAH CASTLES who scored just before the break midway through.
Once up 3-0, the Lady Lions had only one hiccup with Agnes Scott scoring in the 74th to set the final line at 3-1. Splitting time in goal was
CIERRA BELINKIE and
ASHLYN ATNIP with Belinkie picking up three saves while Atnip collected two.
Turning Point
--Up 2-0 at the break and feeling in control, Piedmont got a goal only 33 seconds into the second half from
CASSIDY REICH that left no doubt in the 3-1 win.
Standout Performances
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SAVANNAH CASTLES gets the gamewinner with her score in the 40th as Agnes Scott posted a single score late in the contest.
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TORI GILLETT needed just 4:14 to score her goal in the contest as she also picked up an assist on the third goal scored by
CASSIDY REICH.
Inside the Box Score
--Piedmont controlled the pace of play with 19 shots to just nine for the home team, the fourth time in the last five games the Lady Lions have outshot their competition.
--Agnes Scott was efficient when in the final third putting six of its nine shots on target.
News & Notes
--Since 2008, the Lady Lions are a perfect 11-0 against Agnes Scott after having posted a 4-6 record in the previous ten match-ups.
--Five of the last nine in this series have been a one-goal Piedmont win.
Up Next
Another two-game, weekend road test in conference play as Piedmont heads to Montgomery, Alabama for a showdown on Saturday, October 15 with Huntingdon College. The two have already played once this season with Piedmont hosting the Hawks just eight days ago in a 2-1 Lady Lion win. After the Saturday match-up, it's back up to Georgia for a Sunday game with the Panthers of LaGrange College.
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