Saturday, October 28th, 2006

Women's Soccer Team Advances To GSAC Semifinals

The fourth-seeded Piedmont College women's soccer team posted its seventh shutout of the season as the Lady Lions paved their way to the Great South Athletic Conference Championship seminfinals with an easy 3-0 victory over visiting fifth-seeded LaGrange College. The game was part of quarterfinal action hosted by the higher seeds.

Piedmont jumped out to a 2-0 lead at intermission behind goals by Katie Porter and Anna Darvish. Both goals were assisted by Mary Ann Alexander.

PC added an insurance goal at the 57:00 mark as Katlin Delvasto found the back of the net on an assist by Haley Boyce.

The physical game was marred by two red cards and a pair of yellow cards with just over 10:00 remaining in the contest.

Piedmont advances to face top-seeded Maryville College on Friday, November 3rd at 1:00 in Maryville, TN. Second-seeded Agnes Scott and third-seeded Huntingdon round out the tournament's other semifinal. For the first year ever, the GSAC tournament champion receives an an automatic berth into the 2006 NCAA Division-III National Championship tournament.