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Second-Half Surge Pushes Berry Past Piedmont 19-8

Second-Half Surge Pushes Berry Past Piedmont 19-8

4/3/2018 7:38:00 PM // Men's Lacrosse
Chuck Tidmore: Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
Need to Know
Score: Piedmont 7, Berry 19
Records: Lions 8-7 | Vikings 10-3
Location: Rome, Georgia – Valhalla Stadium 

ROME, Ga. – The Piedmont men's lacrosse team stayed in-state on Tuesday but fell 19-8 to Berry College at Valhalla Stadium. 

The Vikings scored the game's first goal just 1:05 in the contest, but the Lions answered with a pair of goals from JOSH COBBINA and a goal from JEREMY KOHN to take a 3-1 lead with 4:43 left in the opening quarter. 

Berry took control with multi-quarter 4-0 run to pull ahead 5-3 early in the second, but the Lions responded with their own 3-0 run. Kohn scored with 10:02 remaining in the first half before BRADY JENKS scored 17 seconds later to tie the game. 

Kohn scored his third of the game with 8:10 left as the Vikings scored twice to regain the lead once more. CHRIS HADLOW tied the game late in the half, but a Vikings goal with 29 seconds left gave Berry a 8-7 lead at halftime. 

The Vikings opened the second half with six unanswered goals in the third quarter and out-scored the Lions 5-1 in the final 15 minutes. 

ZACH CZULADA finished with 13 saves in 48:09 before PATRICK SMITH closed the game in goal for the final 11:51. 

LAMONT NESBITT went 11-for-24 at the faceoff dot and had three ground balls. 

Inside The Box Score
-- Kohn led the Lions with three goals while Jenks and Cobbina added two apiece. 
-- Cobbina and NICK BURNS each had one assist. 

News and Notes
--  The Lions have fallen in seven-straight games to the Vikings. 
 
Up Next
-- Piedmont closes out its regular season on Saturday as the Lions host William Peace for Senior Day. Faceoff is set for 6:00 p.m.

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