Thursday, September 1st, 2005

PC Women's Soccer Team Falls In Season-Opener to SWU 4-3

The Piedmont College women’s soccer fell in their season-opener to visiting Southern Wesleyan University tonight at PC's Walker Field by the score of 4-3.

In the first-half, Piedmont's Haley Boyce (pictured) scored the games first goal 19 minutes in on a pass from Jessica Powell. Nine minutes later the Lady Lions' Miss Hoffman netted her first collegiate goal on a cross from Ashley Parker to stretch the Piedmont lead to 2-0.

Southern Wesleyan answered quickly by scoring a pair of unassisted goals less than a minute apart from Stefani Patterson and Megan Ziegler.

After being knotted at two goals apiece during halftime, the Lady Lions answered first in the second-half on Boyce's second goal with Parker accumulating her second assist of the night.

At the 59:00 minute mark SWU's Patterson netted the equalizer for her second goal of the evening with Caitlin Andrews earning the assist. At the 87:00 minute mark Jenna Henderson scored her first collegiate goal for the game-winner.

The game was Piedmont College head coach Jimmy Stephens inaugural game as the Lady Lions skipper. The win improves Southern Wesleyan University to 2-0 and drops Piedmont College to 0-1 overall.

Piedmont returns to action on Tuesday, September 6th when the Lady Lions travel to Macon, GA to take on Wesleyan College in both team's Great South Athletic Conference opener.