NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 10, Pfeiffer 8
Records: Piedmont, 6-5 (4-0 USA South); Pfeiffer, 3-2 (3-1 USA South0

DEMOREST, Ga. - The Piedmont women's lacrosse team led wire-to-wire and held off a furious late rally from Pfeiffer to win, 10-8, on a rainy Thursday afternoon at the Walker Athletic Complex.

For the second consecutive contest, senior attacker EMMA FRANSEN led the way for the Lady Lions, scoring seven of the team's 10 goals. Her seven goals scored tied a career high for the Cypress, Texas native.

Piedmont jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead and never looked back, building a lead of 10-4 late in the second half before the Falcons scored the final four goals of the contest but came up just short.

In support of Fransen, junior AISLYNN KIMBRO added a pair of goals to go with three caused turnovers.

It was Kimbro who started the scoring, putting Piedmont on the board with 24:11 left in the first half. Fransen then added a pair of free position goals to make the score 3-0 as the Lady Lions' defense stifled Pfeiffer's attack. The Falcons finally broke through, making the score 3-1 with 16:27 remaining in the first half.

However, the Lady Lions quickly regained momentum adding three goals over the next 10 minutes to build a 6-1 edge.

Holding a 6-2 lead at the break, the Falcons scored twice in the first eight minutes of the second half to cut their deficit to 6-4 but Piedmont responded again, this time with a 4-0 run to build a 10-4 lead with 5:03 still to play. Three of Piedmont's four goals scored in the run were by Fransen.

Although Pfeiffer was able to give the Lady Lions a scare with a 4-0 run to end the contest, it was never able to make it over the top as Piedmont held the Falcons scoreless over the final 3:04.

Goalkeeper KELLIANNE SCHLOSSER delivered 12 saves and earned her sixth win in goal this season.

Up next, the Lady Lions will battle the Falcons again after over a week long break. This time, it will be a road tilt next Saturday, April 17 at 1 p.m.

TURNING POINT:
- After the Falcons cut Piedmont's lead to 6-4 early in the second half, the Lady Lions reeled off four straight goals to regain control.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Fransen now has 14 goals over her last two games, scoring exactly seven for the second straight contest.
- Schlosser racked up 12 saves and collected a game-high nine ground balls.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The game was extremely evenly played throughout.
    - Each team tallied 28 shots and Piedmont held a 23-21 edge in shots on goal.   
    - Each team tallied 13 saves
    - However, Piedmont held a distinct advantage in free position shots, earning 13 compared to Pfeiffer's four.

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