NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Meredith 23, Piedmont 8
Records:  Huntingdon, 13-5 (10-0 USA South); Piedmont, 9-8 (6-34 USA South)

DEMOREST, Ga. – Piedmont University's women's lacrosse team battled early versus the Meredith Avenging Angels on Saturday afternoon, but couldn't keep the pace as the visitors ran away with a 23-8 win at the Walker Athletic Complex.
 
The Lady Lions trailed 4-0 early on as the Avenging Angels jumped out to a hot start, but a shifty hesitation move from freshman MAGGI SPRATLIN opened the scoring for Piedmont with just under nine minutes to play in the first half.
 
Spratlin's goal loosened things up for the Piedmont offense. Shortly after Spratlin's first goal, the Lady Lions would go on a 3-0 scoring run to cut the deficit down to just one goal at 5-4.
 
Goals during that span came courtesy of MERRYN BUMPASS, Spratlin, and JAIDEN RAMATOWSKI.
 
That jolt of momentum put the pressure on the Avenging Angels, but they stayed poised and retook control of the game with a 10-1 scoring run to head into the halftime break with a 15-5 lead.
 
The Meredith scoring run ultimately grew to 12-1 before Bumpass ended the Piedmont scoring drought in the middle of the third quarter with her third goal of the contest.
 
With a running clock in effect, Piedmont never got momentum shifted back to its side as Meredith went on to finish the job and earn a 23-8 win. The loss for Piedmont snapped a four-game conference winning streak and ended a three-game home winning streak.

Piedmont has earned a No. 5 seed in the USA South Tournament and will play at Methodist, the East Division's No. 4 seed, in the first round on Tuesday, April 26. Start time in Fayetteville, North Carolina is slated for 2:00 p.m.

TURNING POINT:
- Piedmont's 3-0 run kept things close late in the third quarter, but the Meredith run of 12-1 immediately after put the game out of reach for good and sparked a running clock.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Bumpass led the team with four points and three goals, adding to her season total for points that now sits at 56.
- Spratlin tallied three goals for the third straight game and notched a multi-goal game for the third time in as many games.
- Sophomore goalkeeper KELLIANNE SCHLOSSER had her work cut out for her on Saturday, but still came away with 15 saves, her third-most in a game this season.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Lady Lions earned nine free-position shots but converted on just four of them. Meredith went 4-for-5 on their free-position shots.