Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 5, Berea 1
Records: Lions 4-1-0 (2-1 USA South), Berea 0-7-0 (0-4 USA South)
Location: Berea, Kentucky
BEREA, Ky. – The Piedmont men's soccer team returned to USA South Athletic Conference play on Saturday and earned a 5-1 win over Berea College as
CHASE KANE scored a hat-trick in the win.
Kane scored goals in the 23rd, 50th and 65th minute to lead the Lions to victory. Kane's goal in the 65th came off a penalty kick and closed the scoring for the Lions.
The Lions took five shots in the first 20 minutes of play before Kane found the back of the net from an assist by
CAMERON EARLS. Kane finished with a game-high seven shots.
NATHAN METZGER scored in the 39th minute with an assist from
JOSE LINARES to put Piedmont ahead 2-0. The Lions would go into halftime with a 2-0 lead and a 12-1 shot advantage.
Kane didn't waste much time in the second half and gave PC a comfortable 3-0 lead less than minutes into the half. Linares would score his first goal of the season in the 55th.
After a Berea foul, Kane notched his third goal off a penalty kick to ice the game. The Mountaineers managed to a goal in the 72nd minute to avoid the shutout.
The defense for Piedmont played another solid game and allowed only two shots and no corner kicks. Piedmont outshot Berea 26-2 during the contest.
VICTOR MUNOZ,
TINO MAKINA and
TOMMY HILL each finished with three shots.
Turning Point
-- Leading 2-0 at halftime, the Lions scored twice in a nine minute span to put the game out of reach.
News & Notes
-- The Lions remain perfect against Berea and are now 3-0 against the Mountaineers.
-- Piedmont improves to 2-1 in conference play
Up Next
-- Piedmont steps out of conference on Tuesday as they travel up the road to take on Toccoa Falls College. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
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