NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Birmingham-Southern 19, Piedmont 5
Records: Birmingham-Southern, 3-0; Piedmont, 0-2

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Piedmont women's lacrosse team suffered a 19-5 defeat at the hands of Birmingham-Southern on Saturday afternoon in Alabama.

The Panthers led wire-to-wire and stifled the Piedmont offensive attack in the middle of the game to run away with the 14-goal victory.

BSC's Kathleen Napier scored twice within the first two minutes before freshman KAYLEE MORELAND put the Lady Lions on the board off an assist from MERRYN BUMPASS.

However, the Panthers answered right back with a 3-0 scoring run to extend their lead to 6-1 in a high-scoring first quarter. Piedmont finished the first quarter scoring with goals by Bumpass and EMILIE BAKER to remain within striking distance at 6-3 heading to the second.

From that point on, it was all Panthers, as they scored 14 straight goals and led 18-3 when MAGGI SPRATLIN stopped the run with her first goal of the game, coming at the 7:57 mark in the final quarter.

Trailing 19-4, Moreland added her second of the day in the final seconds to make the final 19-5.

Up next, the Lady Lions will take on their third straight SAA opponent to start the season, with a trip to Sewanee next Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.

TURNING POINT:
- The Lady Lions held close at 6-3 after a quarter. BSC then reeled off 14 straight goals to remove all doubt from the outcome.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Freshman KAYLEE MORELAND led the Lady Lions with two goals.
- Fellow freshman Spratlin added a goal and two assists to lead the team with three points on the day.
- The Panthers received six goals apiece from Marissa Henderson and Kathleen Napier while Margot Peters added five of her own.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- BSC held a 41-14 shot advantage for the game.

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