NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Maryville 4, Piedmont 3 (F/OT)
Records: Maryville, 9-4 (7-1 USA South); Piedmont, 4-5-1 (3-4-1 USA South)
 
MARYVILLE, Tenn. – The Piedmont College men's soccer team suffered a 4-3 overtime loss in a back-and-forth battle at Maryville on Wednesday evening in Tennessee.
 
Despite leading on three occasions, the Lions (4-5-1, 3-4-1 USA South) allowed the Scots (9-4, 7-1 USA South) to equalize each time before surrendering the game-winner early in the first overtime period.
 
Piedmont jumped out to a strong start behind another CAMERON EARLS goal off an assist from JOSE LINARES in just the 10th minute. However, the Scots' Trevor McDonald scored the first of three goals just under three minutes later to tie the game up at 1-1.
 
Both teams were kept off the board until late in the first half, when PC's TYLER GOINS took advantage of a failed punchout by the Maryville goalkeeper and put the shot away to score his first goal as a Lion.
 
Once again, the Scots immediately had an answer, this time 30 seconds later on Davis Clothier's first of the season.
 
Coming out of the halftime break with the score knotted at two apiece, sophomore JARED WILLIAMS also netted his first collegiate goal, causing a Maryville turnover and rifling a shot to the top-center of the net from 25 yards out.
 
The Lions held a 3-2 lead into the final 10 minutes, when McDonald headed home a long cross to send the game into overtime.
 
Playing in its third overtime game of the season, Piedmont surrendered McDonald's third of the game in the fifth minute of overtime to give Maryville the victory.
 
Up next, the Lions remain on the road as they battle William Peace this Saturday, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m.
 
TURNING POINT:
- With Piedmont leading 3-2 in the final eight minutes, Maryville's Trevor McDonald scored twice in a 13-minute span to turn the tide for a Scots victory
 
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- JOSE LINARES found CAMERON EARLS once again, this time opening the scoring early in the first half. Earls scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season while Linares added his team-best seventh assist.
 
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