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USA South Tournament Semifinals: Thursday, April 30 (7:30 p.m.)
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DEMOREST, Ga. - After pulling away from Huntingdon last Saturday at home for a USA South Tournament First Round victory, Piedmont men's lacrosse is headed to Misenheimer, North Carolina for the semifinals and potentially the final, this weekend.

Piedmont is set to take on No. 2 seed Southern Virginia in the semifinals, set for this Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. If the Lions win that contest, they will advance to the final, slated for Saturday, May 1 at 11 a.m.

LAST TIME OUT:

Piedmont 17, Huntingdon 11 (4/25/26 in Demorest, Ga.)

The Lions started hot with three goals in the first five minutes of the contest with the first of the game coming in the first thirty seconds out of the pocket of Grady Eyler. 

Piedmont looked to keep the Hawks at a distance, rattling off eight goals in the first quarter.

As the minutes ticked down rain began to fall at a steady pace over the field and with a minute and a half left, the game would be delayed due to lightning in the area. 

When play resumed the two squads ran down the clock and prepared for a pivotal third quarter.

The third quarter began with a goal from Eyler once again giving the Lions a 9-3 lead. Huntingdon answered with a goal of its own, as the Hawks looked to climb out of their early 8-2 deficit, now trailing 9-4.

Huntingdon scored once more before Josh Tamarkin fired his third goal of the game. The Hawks found the back of the net again bringing the score to 10-6.

Noah McGriff broke free from the Hawk defense and rattled in the Lions 11th goal of the game. Next, Eyler found the back of the net again with a another goal with just under two minutes remaining. 

The offense was running hot and continued the hot streak with two more goals in the final minutes of the quarter, one from Tamarkin and one from Will Isley. 

The four goal run swept the momentum from the Hawks and put the Lions up 14-6 going to fourth.

Box Score

REGULAR SEASON VS. SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

Southern Virginia 16, Piedmont 9 (3/7/26 in Demorest, Ga.)

In the team's USA South opener, the Lions overcame an early deficit to pull even in the second quarter. However, the Knights rebounded and ran away from the Lions in the second half to take the win.

In a game that was relatively even on the stat sheet, the Lions received some solid performances across the board in a balanced attack.

Josh Tamarkin scored twice, while Austin Sprout scored his first two goals of the 2026 season. Freshman Grady Eyler also continued the solid start to his career, finding the back of the net twice.

Defensively, sophomore Max Peek caused a season-high four turnovers while freshman Griffin Spencer added three caused turnovers.

John Dieterly was strong on faceoffs, winning 15-of-22 for the game.

Box Score

PIEDMONT NOTES:
- This marks Piedmont's eighth consecutive season in which it has at least made the USA South Tournament Semifinals.
- The Lions concluded their home slate with a 5-1 record this season, with the only loss in the home opener to Southern Virginia.
- Last week, three Lions earned USA South All-Conference recognition. Faceoff specialist John Dieterly was named to the first team while attackman Josh Tamarkin and midfielder Will Isley each found a spot on the second team.
- The Lions and Knights met in the semifinals in both 2013 and 2014, with Southern Virginia eking out an overtime win in 2023 while the Lions exacted revenge in 2024, with an 18-13 win. Both games were played in Misenheimer, North Carolina.

PLAYERS TO WATCH:
- Second on the team in goals (42)
- First on the team in points (72) and assists (30)
- Started in all games this season