Piedmont men’s soccer drops non-conference bout to Oglethorpe

(Photo by Dale Zanine)

The Piedmont University men’s soccer team dropped a non-conference contest at home to Oglethorpe University by a score of 4-0.

The Stormy Petrels started the scoring early, finding the back of the net off a set piece in the 5th minute of the contest. Things worsened for the Lions as Oglethorpe once again cracked the defense, scoring their second in the 14th minute.

Trialing for nearly the entire half, Piedmont struggled to generate offense as they were out shot 12-4 in the first 45.

Out of the break, it did not take long for Oglethorpe to extend their lead once again as they scored in the 53rd minute, making it 3-0.

Just before the conclusion, the Stormy Petrels scored once more, closing the contest 4-0.

Up next, Piedmont welcomes Southern Virginia to Demorest on Friday, September 22 with kickoff set for 3 p.m.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
– Piedmont was out shot 23-5.
– There were a total of 18 fouls in the contest.