Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 14, Oglethorpe 9
Records: Lions 2-0, Stormy Petrels 0-3
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

ATLANTA – The Piedmont women's lacrosse team had four players score three goals as the Lady Lions improved to 2-0 on the season with a 14-9 win over Oglethorpe University on Tuesday night.
 
Sophomores ROWAN BUMPASS, CASSIDY HEFLIN and DOMONIQUE STEELE and freshman EMMA FRANSEN each scored three goals in the win. Senior CAITLIN O'BRIEN added four points (1g, 3a).
 
Piedmont opened the game with two goals in the first 7:22 of play and pushed its lead to 4-0 at the 11:42 mark. After a pair of goals by both teams, the Lady Lions closed the half with a goal in the final four minutes to lead 7-2 at half.
 
Piedmont continued its scoring in the second half with three straights goals before Oglethorpe cut the lead 10-3. The Lady Lions would score its final goal with over 16 minutes left to pull ahead 14-5, but Oglethorpe would score the game's final four goals before time ran out.
 
Junior goalie MATTIE KEATON made nine saves.


Turning Point
-- Piedmont opened the game with 4-0 start and scored three straight goals in the second half.

News & Notes
-- Complete stats were not available after the game.

Up Next
-- Piedmont will play twice this weekend at Averett on Saturday and Pfeiffer on Sunday.


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