Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 8, Southwestern 10
Records: Lady Lions 4-4, Pirates 4-2
Location: Georgetown, Texas - Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX - The Piedmont College women's lacrosse team was in action Friday evening as they took on the Pirates of Southwestern University. After battling back from a five-goal deficit, the Pirates netted two in the closing two minutes to take the game 10-8.
It took over 17 minutes for either team to break the goal line as it was PC's Domonique Steele who netted the first of the contest off a feed from
KAYLA JONES. Jones would later score one of her own, but the Pirates outscored the Lady Lions in the first half 3-2.
ROWAN BUMPASS was first on the board in the second half scoring two and a half minutes in. Southwestern hit their stride and scored five in a row to go up 8-3 over the Lady Lions, but PC responded with a five goal run of their own as
CASSIDY HEFLIN grabbed one while
JULIANNA SURGENT and
KAYLA JONES each grabbed a pair.
With the score tied at eight, both teams stalled out on scoring down to the final two minutes when the Pirates grabbed two more before the final buzzer to take the contest 10-8.
Turning Point
--The Lady Lions came back to tie the game at eight until the Pirates scored back-to-back goals in the final two minutes to take the contest.
Standout Performances
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KAYLA JONES led the Lady Lion offense with three goals and one assist with her final goal of the night tying the contest at eight.
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MOLLY SIMMET was key to possession for PC as she gathered five ground balls.
Inside the Box Score
--Piedmont out-worked the Pirates when the ball was on the ground collecting 25 ground balls to Southwestern's 15.
News & Notes
--This is the first contest between the two programs and this game closes out the Lady Lions' spring break trip.
Up Next
The Lady Lions start a string of USA South contests, the first of which is on the road to Ferrum, Virginia to play the Panthers on March 18.
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