Need to Know
Score:  Piedmont 2 - Birmingham-Southern 1
Records:  Lady Lions 1-2 (0-0 USA South), Panthers 2-1 (0-0 SAA)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama - Birmingham-Southern College 

Birmingham, AL - The Piedmont College women's soccer team picked up win #1 for the 2016 season earlier this evening knocking off Birmingham-Southern College 2-1 on the road.  

The Lady Lions controlled the first half outshooting the Panthers ten to four but could not find of the back of the net as the two stood scoreless at half. 

Piedmont continued to apply pressure to the back line of the home team finding opportunities behind the Panther defense before finally breaking through with a CASSIDY REICH score in the 71st minute. 

Reich's score came on a brilliant through ball from classmate SARAH WEBER, the first of two quality combinations through movement from the front runners wearing Green and Gold.  Just a half dozen minutes later, a run from senior MEGAN HATFIELD opened a passing lane for JAZMIN PENADO to slip a ball through to forward ERIN BRIGHT who cut inside and smashed one to the far top corner for a 2-0 lead. 

BSC would pick up a goal with less than five to play to make it close, but the contest had been decided by that point with Piedmont coming away with the road win, their first victory of the '16 season. 

Turning Point
--CASSIDY REICH's goal in the 71st minute capped mounting pressure from the Piedmont attack handing the visitors an advantage they doubled just six minutes later courtesy of ERIN BRIGHT.

Standout Performances
--ERIN BRIGHT's score in the 77th minute was her first of the 2016 season and stood as the gamewinner since the Panthers scored their own in the 86th.  

Inside the Box Score
--Piedmont outshot the home team 18 to seven in the contest with ten of those 18 coming in the first half. 
--The Lady Lions also had five corners in the contest and did not concede any to BSC.

News & Notes
--The loss for Birmingham-Southern was the first of the year for the Panthers who came in an undefeated 2-0 on the evening.
--Piedmont improves to 3-0 in its last three meetings with the Panthers over the past four seasons. 

Up Next
A ten-day break before the next competition for the Lady Lions as Piedmont gets back on the pitch on Friday, September 16 traveling to play Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia.  Kickoff with the Scots is set for 6:30 pm. 

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