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Winner Methodist MUMLX 9-6, 4-3 USA South
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Piedmont PCM 7-8, 4-3 USA South
Winner
Methodist MUMLX
9-6, 4-3 USA South
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Final
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Piedmont PCM
7-8, 4-3 USA South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Methodist MUMLX 3 3 0 0 6
Piedmont PCM 2 1 1 1 5

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Ja'Shawn Steward-Johnson

Monarchs Hang On for Win at Piedmont

DEMOREST, Ga.  Clay Stevenson notched a career-high 19 saves to help Methodist men's lacrosse hold on tight for a 6-5 win over host Piedmont College to clinch the second seed in the East Division of the USA South Athletic Conference Saturday afternoon.

Ninety-two shots were launched in the game (a 54-38 advantage owned by Piedmont) and yet somehow, only 11 goals were scored. In the lowest scoring game of the season for Methodist, only two goals were scored in the second half and none in the final 11:37 of the game.

While the victory does mean that the Monarchs leapfrog the Lions in the league standings, a conference tournament first round rematch was already a certainty. Next weekend, in LaGrange, Georgia, Methodist and Piedmont square off again in a winner-moves-on match-up.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final score: Methodist def. Piedmont, 6-5
Records: Methodist 9-6 (4-3 USA South), Piedmont 7-8 (4-3)
Location: Walker Athletic Complex; Demorest, Ga.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Piedmont had a 35-9 advantage in shots taken in the second half but the Lions were only able to score two goals when they needed four. Stevenson was at his best in the second half, with 13 saves in the final 30 minutes, including eight in the last period.
  • The Monarchs scored the first three goals in the second quarter to take a 6-2 advantage. Jack Bryan, Bryce Kephart, and Connor Glenn scored in the first five minutes of the quarter.
  • Chase Goff scored with four seconds remaining in the third quarter for the Lions to cut the deficit to 6-4, and Brady Jenks scored early in the fourth to make it 6-5. Stevenson earned five saves after that point to avoid a potential overtime.
  • Hunter Vaughan scored the first goal of the game. Bryan and Cade Crews returned with two more goals to take a 3-1 advantage very late in the first quarter.

STAT FACTS
  • Bryan led the offense with two goals and an assist. Mejia and Crews each had one goal and one assist.
  • Methodist had a 29-19 advantage in the first half in shots taken.
  • In addition to 19 saves, Stevenson had a game-high seven ground balls. AJ Mejia recovered six ground balls and John Tartline recovered five.
  • Zach Czulada played well between the pipes for the Lions, earning 11 saves against just six goals allowed. Jenks scored three of Piedmont's five goals.

UP NEXT
Next weekend. Callaway Stadium in LaGrange, Ga., Rematch of Methodist and Piedmont in the USA South conference tournament.
    
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