NEED TO KNOW:
When: Semifinals (4:30 p.m. Thursday 5/1)
Where: Raleigh, N.C. (Hosted by Meredith)
The Opponent: No. 3 Methodist (Winner plays winner of No. 1 Meredith vs. No. 4 SVU in final)
Watch: Live Stream vs. Methodist
Tournament Website
Tournament Bracket

DEMOREST, Ga. - Piedmont women's lacrosse is set for the USA South Tournament Semifinals, with action on Thursday afternoon in Raleigh, North Carolina.

After earning the No. 2 seed and defeating No. 7 Huntingdon in the first round, the Lions will take on No. 3 seed Methodist, which took down No. 6 seed Greensboro in its first round matchup. 

LAST TIME OUT:

Piedmont 23, Huntingdon 0 (4/26 - USA South First Round at Piedmont)

Piedmont women's lacrosse left no doubt in a 23-0 shutout of Huntingdon on a sunny Saturday afternoon in USA South Tournament First Round action in Demorest.

Merryn Bumpass' five-goal performance highlighted the day as the senior became the program's all-time leading goal scorer in her final home game. The senior from Keller, Texas opened the scoring just over 20 seconds into the game and eventually broke the record with her fifth and final goal, coming early in the second half.

Box Score

REGULAR SEASON VS. METHODIST

Piedmont 11, Methodist 10 (4/12 at Piedmont)

 In a back-and-forth battle that came down to the wire, Piedmont women's lacrosse outlasted Methodist to win an 11-10 thriller.

Although the Lions never trailed in the game, the Monarchs never went away, tying the game at 10-10 with just over four minutes to go. However, junior Lovette Choloh came through in the clutch, scoring her third and final goal of the game on a free position shot with just over two minutes remaining.

From there, the defense held steady as Piedmont ran out the clock to ice the one goal victory over the Monarchs.

Rachel Verner was outstanding in goal, tying her season high with 13 saves.

Box Score 

PIEDMONT NOTES:
- The Lions were mostly dominant in the regular season, with the team's 8-1 USA South record being the best since the 2018 season.
- Piedmont won all but one of its conference games by at least 16 goals and scored at least 20 goals in six of the team's nine conference contests.
- The Lions totaled five athletes on the USA South All-Conference listing. 
- Aly Reece and Kaylee Moreland led the way on the first team listing while Merryn Bumpass and Savannah Limehouse were on the second team. 
- Ava Trankina earned third team honors for her third all-conference honor of her career. 
- Meredith has won the last 10 USA South titles that have been competed for (2020 season had no title due to Covid-19).

PLAYERS TO WATCH:
- Leads team in goals with 45
- Set the Piedmont career goals record in the Huntingdon USA South First Round contest
- Scored three or more goals in the last five contests