Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Women's Basketball Team Earns First Conference Road Win Of The Season

The Piedmont College women's basketball team posted its first Great South Athletic Conference road victory of the season this afternoon with a 71-62 league win at LaGrange College. The win ups the Lady Lions' overall record to 9-5 and improves their GSAC mark to 5-1.

Beth Adcock scored a game-high 22 points for Piedmont while teammate Sheena Trimiar had a season-high 21 points.

The two teams combined for 58 turnovers in the contest with Piedmont forcing 18 LaGrange turnovers in the second half alone. Piedmont enjoyed a 24-9 advantage over the Panthers at the free throw line.

The first half was close until the last three minutes. The Panthers led 10-5 in the early going after Heather Power's three-pointer and held their final lead of the game at 12-11. A pair of free throws by Piedmont's Sarah Lane put the Lady Lions ahead to stay 13-12.

The Panthers were within a point on two occasions the rest of the half. Leading 26-23, the Lady Lions went on a 10-2 run to open up a 36-25 lead late in the half.

In the second half, the Panthers trailed by seven in the first minute. Piedmont began to pull away, using a 9-0 run to open up a 45-29 lead four minutes into the half. The Lady Lions had their largest lead, 68-49, after Trimiar's basket with 4:15 remaining. The Panthers scored the game's last six points for the 71-62 final.

Piedmont will return to action on Monday, January 22nd when the Lady Lions travel to Sewanee, TN to take on the University of the South with tip off set for 5:00 CST.