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Ernesto Platas
Alex Arnold
6
Winner Piedmont PIEDMONT (3-1-0, 2-0-0)
1
Brevard BREVARD (0-3-0, 0-1-0)
Winner
Piedmont PIEDMONT
(3-1-0, 2-0-0)
6
Final
1
Brevard BREVARD
(0-3-0, 0-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Piedmont PIEDMONT 2 4 6
Brevard BREVARD 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Joseph Garwood: Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Men’s Soccer Cruises to 6-1 Victory at Brevard

NEED TO KNOW
Score: Piedmont 6, Brevard 1
Records: Piedmont, 3-1 (2-0 USA South); Brevard, 0-3 (0-1 USA South)
 
BREVARD, N.C. – The Piedmont College men's soccer team received a hat trick from CAMERON EARLS and cruised to a 6-1 road win at Brevard on Tuesday night.
 
The Lions (3-1, 2-0 USA South) struck early, as Earls scored in the seventh minute to give PC an early advantage that they held the rest of the way. After the Lions doubled their lead just before the half, Earls added his second and third goals of the night early in the second to give PC a comfortable lead.
 
After Earls scored in the early minutes, Brevard (0-3, 0-1 USA South) responded by gaining control of possession midway through the half. The Tornados earned a penalty kick in the 23rd minute, but were unable to equalize as Piedmont goalkeeper CAMERON VERONA came up with an outstanding diving save to his right to keep Brevard off the scoreboard.
 
Although the Tornados held a 6-3 edge in shot attempts in the first half, the Lions struck again, as defender NICK POPE found the back of the net in the final minute of the first half to give Piedmont a 2-0 lead going into the locker room.
 
The Lions roared out of the halftime break, as Earls scored twice in the first five minutes of the half to give him his fifth goal in the past two contests.
 
In the closing minutes, defender IAN ADDISON scored his first career goal before Brevard ended the shutout with a late strike. ERNESTO PLATAS' second goal of the season in the 82nd minute concluded the scoring to give the Lions the 6-1 victory.
 
TURNING POINT
- With a 1-0 lead midway through the first half, Lions goalkeeper CAMERON VERONA made a diving save on a Brevard penalty kick to keep PC in front.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES
- Fresh off a two-goal outing at Huntingdon, sophomore CAMERON EARLS one-upped himself on Tuesday night, recording three goals on the night to give him five over his last two games.
- Goalkeeper CAMERON VERONA recorded three saves and improved his record to 3-0 in goal this season.
- Defenders IAN ADDISON and NICK POPE found the back of the net for the first time this season. Addison scored his first as a Lion while Pope added the second of his career.
- Freshmen ERNESTO PLATAS netted his second goal of the season to cap the Lions' scoring barrage in the second half.
- JOSE LINARES and NIC ENGLERT led the way with two assists apiece. Linares leads PC with four on the season.
 
NEWS AND NOTES
- The win marks the team's first 2-0 start in USA South play since 2014.
 
UP NEXT
- Piedmont returns to Walker Athletic Complex to host Pfeiffer this Saturday, Sept. 15 at 2 p.m.
 
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