DEMOREST, Ga. - The No. 4 seed Piedmont University men's soccer team is set to host the No. 5 seed Berea College in the CCS Tournament Quarterfinals. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
LAST TIME OUT:
The Lions head into the tournament with tons of momentum after ending the regular season with back-to-back wins. In their final CCS game of the season, the Lions picked up a critical 1-0 win at Belhaven as Freshman Forward Cristi Pascuru scored his second goal of the season. Then, just 16 hours later, the Lions kicked off against Mississippi University for Women where Sophomore Forward JASON AUSSIN's two goals proved to be the deciding factor as Piedmont closed out the regular season with a 2-1 win.
REGULAR SEASON V. THE MOUNTAINEERS:
Piedmont 3, Berea 3 (10/1/22)
Despite trailing 3-1 heading into the final 30, Piedmont battled back to draw against Berea last time the two squads met.
The Mountaineers were the first to score just 10 minutes into the contest but were quickly answered by JASON AUSSIN and the Lions.
However, Berea would find a second goal before the half was over and would extend their lead right out of halftime and control the game comfortably.
Piedmont refused to go quietly as Aussin and Freshman Forward COLIN VOGEL linked up for Vogel's fourth goal of the year. Then, just 79 seconds later, Cristi Pascuru also found the back of the net to level the contest and the Lions escaped with a draw.
Box Score | Recap
PIEDMONT NOTES:
- The Lions finished with a 2-3-1 record in their inaugural season in the CCS. They were able to grab the number four seed thanks to a huge win at Belhaven and a hard-fought tie at Berea earlier in the season.
- Piedmont struggled this year with an overall record of 3-8-5 but closed out the season on a two game win streak.
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JASON AUSSIN leads the Lions with 14 total points and leads the teams in goals with six.
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COLIN VOGEL leads Piedmont in the assists category with three.
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BOBBY WOOD has played the majority of minutes in goal for the Lions this year. He has made 77 saves while only allowing 26 goals.
BEREA NOTES:
- The Mountaineers finished with a 2-3-1 record in their inaugural season in the CCS. They were able to pick up wins over Belhaven and Huntingdon earlier in the season and found a draw against Piedmont.
- Berea had a solid out of conference year, finishing with an overall record of 9-6-3.
- The Mountaineers come to Demorest with two players tied for the team lead in goals with Junior Gyamfi and Max Jr. both having eight. Gyamfi leads the team with 27 points.
- The season ended on a low note after the squad dropped their final CCS game of the year to Covenant 0-3.
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