Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 51, Sewanee 52
Records: Lions 0-3 (0-0 USA South), Tigers 3-1 (0-0 SAA)
Location: Sewanee, Tennessee - Sewanee: University of the South
Sewanee, TN - Thanks to a last second three-pointer by the Tigers' Jorden Williams, Piedmont dropped its road contest to Sewanee 52-51 Tuesday night. Piedmont led by four with 3:20 to go but three turnovers in the final three minutes gave Sewanee the opportunity to take the victory.
It was a close contest throughout as neither team led by more than seven in the game. Piedmont led the game 6-2 early on and went up 13-7 with 13:16 remaining in the first half thanks to a
JUSTIN VALLEJO 3-pointer.
Sewanee then went on a 12-0 run to take the lead 19-13 but Piedmont stormed back and a
TAYLOR MILLS three made it a 21-20 Piedmont lead at the half. Sewanee tied it up shortly after the second half began and took a brief lead, but Piedmont came back to take the lead with 17:38 to go and kept the lead until the final two seconds.
The Lions led by as many as seven with 5:22 to go after a pair of
KELLY ASSINESI free throws but saw the lead dwindle as Jorden Williams scored the final 12 points of the contest for Sewanee including the winning 3-pointer with two seconds to go.
Turning Point
--The Tigers got the ball with 16 seconds to play after a Piedmont turnover and called a timeout giving Williams the chance to seal the victory for the Tigers.
Standout Performances
--Both
JUSTIN VALLEJO and
CHASE ENGLAND scored 16 points in the contest accounting for 32 of Piedmont's 51 points.
--Jorden Williams led all scorers with 25 points in the game scoring just less than half of the Tigers' points.
Inside the Box Score
--Piedmont had 15 turnovers in the contest accounting for 17 points for Sewanee while the Tigers had 11 turnovers leading to 13 points for the Lions.
News & Notes
--Piedmont is now 6-5 against Sewanee and is 3-2 against the Tigers on the road.
Up Next
Piedmont will prepare for the home opener hosting Toccoa Falls College on Thursday, December 1.
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