Including last season’s three straight to win a USA South title, the Piedmont College women’s soccer team has now posted its longest USA South postseason winning streak with a 4-0 shutout earlier Wednesday afternoon over Huntingdon College in the first round of the USA South Championship Tournament.
Piedmont picked up three goals in the first half and another in the second to cruise to the home victory earning the right to face #2 seed Covenant College on Saturday in Lookout Mountain, Georgia with the Scots having earned a bye through today’s first round action.
MORGAN EDELMAN had the first score for PC with a header off a TORI GILLETT corner kick in just the 9th minute of play with her goal going down as the eventual gamewinner. CASSIDY REICH calmly volleyed home the second goal of the day with her left foot on another set piece opportunity before defender NATALIE MUNOZ got a toe on the ball in the 28th minute to put PC up 3-0.
A late finish by COURTNEY BELL to the far post in the 81st minute set the final at 4-0 Piedmont giving another postseason victory to the Lady Lions who will now battle with Covenant on Saturday for the right to go to the Final Four.
Turning Point
—MORGAN EDELMAN‘s header in the 9th minute set the tone as Piedmont would go on to pile three more on in the 1st Round win over Huntingdon.
Standout Performances
—TORI GILLETT was creative in the midfield throughout the day, but it was a pair of corner kicks that earned her a pair of assists on the day.
–Centerback NATALIE MUNOZ scored her first career goal with her score to cap off a three-goal first half for the home team.
Inside the Box Score
–All three keepers on the roster for Piedmont saw time for the combined shutout of HC.
–Piedmont was dominant on the stat sheet in nearly every category and took nine corners on the contest with the first two coming on such set piece opportunities.
News & Notes
–Huntingdon was 0-9-2 in its last 11 matches with the Hawks’ last win coming on September 21 vs. LaGrange.
–Piedmont now has its longest USA South postseason winning streak with four games following today’s victory vs. the Hawks.
Up Next
With the 1st Round win, Piedmont moves on in the USA South Championship Tournament readying to play at Covenant College on Saturday, October 29. Kickoff in the Quarterfinal with the Scots is set for 3:00 pm in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Both live video and live stats will be available for fans unable to make the trip to watch the Lady Lions in action.
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