BREVARD, N.C. – Piedmont women’s lacrosse cruised to another impressive conference victory Tuesday claiming a 20-4 win over Brevard. The win moves the Lions to 6-1 in league play with just two conference contests remaining.
Neither team scored in the opening five minutes of play but then Piedmont was quick with a pair of goals just over 30 seconds apart from Aly Reece and Laura Crone to go up 2-0. The Lions used five straight goals to start the game to take control of the contest.
Brevard tallied a pair of goals in the first period but trailed 6-2 entering the second. Piedmont did not let up in the second quarter outscoring the Tornados 7-0 to enter halftime with a 13-2 advantage.
The Tornados tacked on a pair of goals in the third period but Piedmont outscored Brevard 7-2 in the second half.
Piedmont totaled 40 shots to Brevard’s 10 in the contest.
Up next, the Lions will host Methodist on Saturday at 12 p.m. at the Walker Athletic Complex.
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
– Merryn Bumpass led the team with four goals in the contest on five shots.
– Aly Reece totaled eight points as she had a team-high five assists as well as three goals.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
– The Lions have scored 20 or more goals in every conference win this season.
NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 20, Brevard 4
Records: Piedmont, 10-5 (6-1 USA South); Brevard, 6-5 (4-2 USA South)
