NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Covenant 1, Piedmont 0
Records: Covenant, 13-5-2; Piedmont, 13-5-4
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The Piedmont women's soccer team saw its USA South Tournament run end with a 1-0 loss to Covenant on Saturday in the final.
Playing in Fayetteville, the Lady Lions and Scots were knotted up at 0-0 for the majority of the game, until Covenant broke through with the late game-winner in the 86th minute from Emma Riggs.
Piedmont got the first ball on frame as
KAYLEE KING fired a shot in the 19th minute with Lucy Sandhoff making a save.
LAILA ALLEN matched that with a save of her own in the 25th minute.Â
Sandhoff added another save before halftime as
MADDY PARRIS had a shot on goal with less than five on the clock before halftime. At the half, Covenant led with four shots to Piedmont's three.
Neither team took a corner in the first half but Piedmont secured eight corner opportunities in the second, but to no avail. The Scots had just one corner kick in the contest.Â
Senior
MANDY WEINHART was hot out of the gate in the second half with a pair of shots inside the first five minutes.
KAYLEE KING had a pair of shots saved in the 78th and 79th minutes, but those were the final promising opportunities for the Lady Lions.Â
Piedmont ends the season at 13-5-4 overall after claiming the USA South Women's Soccer West Division Regular Season Championship and posting a 7-1 conference mark.Â
TURNING POINT:
-- It was a scoreless contest until the 86th minute when Covenant capitalized to take the 1-0 lead with a game-winner by Emma Riggs.Â
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
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KAYLEE KING fired off five shots with two on goal while
MANDY WEINHARTÂ added a pair of shots for Piedmont.Â
NEWS AND NOTES:
--This marked the third time in the last four seasons that the Lady Lions have made it to the USA South Tournament Championship game.
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