CHATTANOOGA — The Lady Lion soccer team had their hands full on Wednesday evening facing Covenant College on the road, but Piedmont was able to survive in overtime with a 1-0 win courtesy of Cassidy Reich's game winner.
With Covenant getting the better of the play throughout much of the match keeping Piedmont on its heels, the Scots pushed late in the second half to finish off the performance with a goal. Covenant saw several chances just slip past the face of the goal and also had a header hit the crossbar before being cleared away with the home team getting chances to end it before overtime.
In overtime, Piedmont drew a penalty kick but could not convert the chance keeping it scoreless. However, the Lady Lions immediately recovered with MORGAN EDELMAN's play in the midfield setting the tone for Piedmont who refused to let the missed chance seal their fate.
It was a ball played by Edelman through to CASSIDY REICH that proved too much for the Scots as Reich tested the range of the Covenant keeper with a clipped ball to the back post. The Scots' Rachel Lemay got a hand to the effort, but could not keep it from hitting the net as Piedmont was able to dodge the Scots' attack late and steal a 1-0 OT win on the road.
Turning Point
--Piedmont's ability as a team to recover from a missed penalty kick that could have won the game in OT as the Lady Lions continued to push until Reich's goal.
Standout Performances
--CASSIDY REICH scored her 9th goal of the season in the team's first ten games with her strike in overtime.
Inside the Box Score
--Tonight marked the second time this season that Reich ended a scoreless game in overtime with a game-winning goal after doing so against Berry earlier this month.
--The contest was close throughout with Piedmont holding a slim 10-7 shot advantage.
--Piedmont did hold a 5-1 edge in corner kicks with one of those coming in the final minute of regulation.
News & Notes
--Piedmont is now 10-0 for the first time in the known history of the program completing a perfect month in September for the first time as well.
--PC is now 17-0-1 in their last 18.
--The match was moved to Chattanooga Christian School, a turf field in the Chattanooga area after inclement weather plagued the area throughout much of the week.
Up Next
After a perfect month of September, Piedmont will return home to host Huntingdon College on Saturday for its first contest of October. The match with the Hawks is set to start at 2:00 pm at Walker Athletic Complex.
