Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

Porter Sisters Lead Piedmont To GSAC Women's Soccer Victory

Behind three second-half goals, the Piedmont College women's soccer team defeated visiting Great South Athletic Conference opponent LaGrange College tonight at Walker Field by the score of 3-0. After going into the half knotted at zero the Lady Lions struck a hat-trick in the final 25 minutes to seal the shutout victory.

Freshman Katie Porter recorded the eventual game-winning goal in the 65th minute on an assist from Mary Ann Alexander. The duo struck again 12 minutes later with an insurance goal and Katie Corley notched her second-career goal unassisted in the 88:00 minute.

On the defensive side junior Erin Porter got her first-career shutout in goal saving a pair of shots. PC controlled the ball for most of the match outshooting their opponents 14-2.

The victory moves the Lady Lions to 2-4-1 overall and 1-2-0 in the Great South Athletic Conference. The women will return to action again on Saturday, September 23rd as they play host to GSAC member Huntingdon College at Walker Field with kickoff slated for 1:00.