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Gabi Paulding
Jessica Sconyers
2
Winner Piedmont PUL (11-4-0, 3-2-0)
1
LaGrange LGC (3-8-2, 1-3-1)
Winner
Piedmont PUL
(11-4-0, 3-2-0)
2
Final
1
LaGrange LGC
(3-8-2, 1-3-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Piedmont PUL 0 2 2
LaGrange LGC 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Joseph Garwood: Director of Athletic Communications

Kim Scores Late Game Winner to Help Lions Overtake LaGrange for 2-1 Road Win

NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 2, LaGrange 1
Records: Piedmont, 11-4 (3-2 CCS); LaGrange, 3-8-2 (1-3-1 CCS)

LaGRANGE, Ga. - In dramatic fashion, Piedmont women's soccer overtook LaGrange late for a 2-1 road win on Wednesday evening.

Trailing at one point in the second half, the Lions flipped the script with an immediate equalizer and a game winner in the 89th minute off a corner kick.

In a game in which it dominated the shot count and controlled possession, Piedmont was forced to rally from behind after the Panthers' Gabby Worthy scored off an assist from Kaia King in the 65th minute.

Fortunately, the Lions were able to respond immediately, as Paige Kluba beat her defender and unleashed a perfectly placed short cross to find an open Gabi Paulding to put away the quick equalizer. This marked Paulding's first career goal.

From there, the game remained deadlocked at one apiece as the Lions looked to find a crack in the LaGrange back line.

The Lions were finally able to break through with just over a minute left, as a corner kick from freshman Victoria Medellin was headed home past the keeper by fellow freshman Lora Kim to stun the Panthers and move Piedmont's win streak to six games.

Up next, the Lions will return home and battle the Covenant Scots with kickoff scheduled for this Saturday, October 11 at 2 p.m.

TURNING POINT:
- Kim's 89th minute game winner put the Lions ahead for the first time all game and left LaGrange little time to respond.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Kim has now notched the game-winning goal in Piedmont's past two contests.
- In her second season with the Lions, Paulding made her first goal a big one, netting the equalizer in the 66th minute.
- Kluba now has assists in two of her past three contests.
- Medellin notched her first career assist with a perfectly placed corner kick that found Kim for the game winner.

NEWS AND NOTES:
- This marks the second time in the last three matchups against LaGrange in which the Lions have turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 victory. It last occurred in the 2023 CCS Tournament Quarterfinals.

HOW TO FOLLOW:
- To stay up to date on all information regarding Piedmont University Athletics, be sure to visit PiedmontLions.com and connect with the Green and Gold on social media. Follow the Lions on X @PiedmontLions, Instagram: @PiedmontLions, and Facebook.



 
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