Saturday, November 5th, 2005

Piedmont Men's Soccer Finished 2nd In GSAC Tournament
Seven Lions Earns GSAC Year-End Honors

The Piedmont College men's soccer team finished runner-up in the 2005 Great South Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Tournament this afternoon at LaGrange College. The second-seeded Lions earned a trip to the championship match on Friday by defeating third-seeded LaGrange College by the score of 2-0.

Against LaGrange, Drew Griffin connected in the first-half at the 17:00 mark on an assist from Rob Nix for the eventual game-winner. Griffin added an insurance goal at the 53:00 mark on an assist from George Sandi. Patrick Ratigan recorded 13 saves en route to victory.

In the championship game PC fell to Maryville College 1-0. The Lions fell behind 1-0 at the 22:00 mark and were not able to find the game's equalizer. Sandi, Brian Preston and Rob Nix recorded shots on goal for the Lions.

For their efforts Griffin, Sandi, and Diego Montoya were named to the GSAC 1st team All-Conference. Nix and Ratigan were named to the league's 2nd team and Patrick Kaminski and Blake Newton garnered as spot on the conference's All-Freshman team.

The men now stand at 10-9 overall and will participate in the National Christian College Athletic Association South Region next weekend in Montgomery, AL.