DEMOREST — In a tough battle, the Piedmont College men's soccer team suffered a double OT loss to Emory & Henry 3-2 at Walker Athletic Complex. Though it was the Lions who jumped out to an early lead, the Wasps seemed to have an answer each time and ultimately edged out Piedmont.
The first score of the night came on a header by VICTOR MUNOZ off a free kick by GRIFFIN GILES who picked up the assist in the 33rd minute. Bringing a 1-0 lead into the half, the Lions surrendered their first goal of the night to Joel Tidman who headed it in for Emory & Henry with the assist by Zach Quest.
That score in the 56th minute knotted it up at 1-1 but the Lions weren't wasting any time regaining the lead as it was DIEGO GODINEZ scoring just over a minute later in the 57th minute giving PC the advantage. The pair were again knotted up at two as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's leading scorer Jordan Couch headed in a corner kick from Quest in the 80th minute to even the score at 2-2.
The battled continued throughout regulation and extended into overtime, but 100 minutes was not enough to decide this contest. In the second overtime period, the deciding goal came with just 37 seconds remaining as Tidman scored his second goal of the night off a corner kick to decide the contest. The Lions had a pair of shots in each overtime period but couldn't connect in the final minutes.
Turning Point
--The Wasps' Joel Tidman headed in a corner kick with just 37 seconds remaining in double OT to seal the 3-2 victory for Emory & Henry.
Standout Performances
--VICTOR MUNOZ scored the first goal of the contest as he knotched his third goal of the season, second best on the team only to CHASE KANE.
--MITCH BARRY entered the contest with the best goals against, goals against average and save percentage in the USA South and picked up a pair of saves in this contest.
Inside the Box Score
--The two teams were evenly matched in shots and shots on goal as Emory & Henry had 14 shots with five on goal while Piedmont recorded 12 shots with three on goal.
--Piedmont held the Wasps' offensive weapon Jordan Couch to just one goal on the evening as he leads the ODAC in scoring with seven goals this season.
News & Notes
--Four of the five goals scored in Wednesday night's contest were headers.
--The Lions have a total of three home contests in four days with Wednesday's game followed by contests on both Friday and Saturday.
Up Next
Piedmont opens USA South play at home on Friday, September 16 against William Peace at 4 p.m. Piedmont will face the Pacers on Friday and Averett on Saturday.
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