Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 14, Methodist 13
Records: Lady Lions 11-6, Monarchs 9-8
Location: LaGrange, Georgia - Callaway Stadium
LAGRANGE, Ga. – Sophomore
ROWAN BUMPASS scored four goals and had two assists to lead the Piedmont women's lacrosse team to a 14-13 win over
Methodist University to advance to the USA South Athletic Conference championship game on Saturday.
Piedmont will play Meredith College at 1:00 p.m. at Callaway Stadium in LaGrange, Ga. The two teams have played for the USA South championship for the past four seasons.
Tied 12-12 with just over three minutes left in the game, senior
CAITLIN O'BRIEN scored an unassisted goal before Bumpass scored less than a minute later to put Piedmont ahead 14-12 with 2:22 remaining.
Methodist scored with 36 seconds left to make it a one possession game, but Bumpass would win the ensuing draw control as time ran out on the Monarchs.
Piedmont opened the game with a pair of goals from Bumpass and
DOMONIQUE STEELE before Methodist scored its first. The Lady Lions would build a 10-3 lead, but only led 11-7 at halftime.
With less than 20 seconds left in the opening half, the Monarchs scored twice to make it a four-goal game.
Methodist opened the second half with a 4-0 run to tie the game 11-11. Bumpass would score to cut the Monarchs run, but Methodist answered and tied it back at 12-12.
Bumpass finished with a game-high six points while O'Brien,
EMMA FRANSEN and
CASSIDY HEFLIN each totaled three points.
Despite letting in 13 goals, junior
MATTIE KEATON stopped 20 shots.
Inside The Box Score
-- Steele and Heflin had five draw controls apiece.
-- O'Brien had seven ground balls.
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