Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 10, Methodist 9
Records: Lady Lions 6-3 (1-0 USA South), Monarchs 3-4 (0-1 USA South)
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina - Monarch Stadium

Fayetteville, NC - In the first of two games on a swing through the Tar Heel state, the Piedmont College women's lacrosse team needed to rally late to overtake the Monarchs of Methodist University 10-9 on Saturday afternoon.

Methodist held the lead 9-8 with under six minutes to play, but Piedmont's CAITLIN O'BRIEN was able to even up the score at nine each when she found the net at the 3:29 mark keeping alive PC's chances in Fayetteville.  

O'Brien's score set the stage for KAYLA FREUND to come up big with the eventual gamewinner scoring with 1:25 left in the contest to put Piedmont up 10-9, the same as the final score in Fayetteville.  

The two teams were tied at five at the half as Piedmont erased a 2-0 deficit created in the first 1:25 of play with a three-goal run over six minutes.  There were four ties in the contest before Freund's gamewinner late settled the score. 

The victory keeps alive a 16-game regular season winning streak in USA South play for the Lady Lions as well. The last USA South loss in the regular season for PC came on March 30, 2013, the team's inaugural season of play.

Turning Point
--Trailing 9-8 after a Methodist score with 5:43 left, Piedmont needed a game-tying goal from CAITLIN O'BRIEN with 3:29 remaining before KAYLA FREUND put PC ahead for good with her score at the 1:25 mark.

Standout Performances
--CAITLIN O'BRIEN had a game-high four goals on the afternoon which was the sophomore's season high as well...O'Brien now has 14 in 2016.
--KAYLA FREUND tallied the hat-trick with three of her own, the second time this season she tallied three scores doing so against Oglethorpe back on February 17 as well.

Inside the Box Score
--The Monarchs scooped up more ground balls than PC with 17 compared to Piedmont's eight, but the Lady Lions held the edge on the draw 14-7.
--Both teams were similar on the clear with 18 attempts each as Piedmont converted 14 with Methodist tallying 13.

News & Notes
--This was the closest decision in the series between these two foes as last year's match-up was decided by just two goals.
--In the first-ever two match-ups between the pair of programs, Piedmont won both by 12 goals each time. 

Up Next
The Lady Lions will face a familiar rival in Meredith College tomorrow in a rematch of the last two USA South Championship Games.  Piedmont has defeated Meredith in all four regular season meetings between the two, but has twice fallen to the Avenging Angels in the league's title game.  The opening draw in the Sunday afternoon affair is set for 1:00 pm.  

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