Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 58, Covenant 71
Records: Lady Lions 19-4, 10-3 USA South, Scots 11-11, 6-6 USA South
Location: Demorest, Georgia

DEMOREST, Ga. – The Piedmont women's basketball team dropped their final regular season game inside Cave Arena 71-58 to Covenant College on Saturday afternoon.

The game started slow for the Lady Lions as Covenant built a 16-point lead over Piedmont in the opening 8:19 of play. The Scots carried a double-digit lead in the second quarter and led 34-17 with 6:08 remaining in the half.

Piedmont trailed 41-28 at the break.

The Lady Lions were able to pull within eight after an AMARI PRICE layup in the first 1:08 of the third quarter, but the Scots kept their foot on the throttle and built the lead to 17 with just over a minute to play in the third.

Covenant opened the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run to pull ahead by 21 to put the game out of reach.  

Turning Point
-- Trailing 10-6 with 6:52 left in the first quarter, Covenant used a 14-2 run to pull ahead by 16 points. The Lady Lions were never able to recover.

Standout Performances
-- DAKOTA SULLENS and Price scored 15 points and 14 points respectively. Covenant's Kaley Hallmark had a game-high 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

News & Notes
-- Seniors BRIDGETTE KELLY, CARLIE SHIELDS and DAKOTA SULLENS were honored before the game. Saturday was the final regular season game inside Cave Arena for the trio.

Up Next
--The Lady Lions travel to Brevard on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. matchup.

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