Women's Soccer Courtesy of Piedmont Athletics

Crawford's Brace Leads Lions Past Meredith 4-2

NEED TO KNOW:
Score: Piedmont 4, Meredith 2
Records: Piedmont, 3-0; Meredith, 0-1-1

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - Piedmont women's soccer continued its strong start to the 2025 season on Sunday, rolling past Meredith 4-2 in a neutral site contest in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Junior Taylor Crawford was the star of the show Sunday, scoring twice in the game's first seven minutes to put the Avenging Angels on their heels early.

The Lions continued to pour it on in the early going, with newcomer Gracie Phillips adding her first goal as a Lion to make it 3-0 in the 13th minute.

Although Meredith was able to get one of the goals back, scoring in the 22nd minute to cut the Piedmont lead to 3-1, the Lions responded once more, with Addi Banks converting a penalty kick goal to make it 4-1 Lions at the break.

The Avenging Angels cut their deficit to 4-2 with an early second half goal, but that was as close as the Lions allowed the score to get, shutting down the Meredith offense to put the finishing touches on their third win in three days to start the season.

Through the first three contests of the season, Piedmont has scored an astounding 20 goals, outscoring its opponents 20-2.

Piedmont's 3-0 start marks the first for the program since the 2015 season.

Up next, the Lions will play their fourth game in four days, staying in Rocky Mount for a true road contest against former USA South foe N.C. Wesleyan.

TURNING POINT:
- The Lions stunned the Avenging Angels with three goals in the game's first 13 minutes.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Crawford delivered her first career brace, scoring the first two goals of the contest for the Lions.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The shot count was relatively even, with the Lions holding a 7-6 edge. The two teams were dead even at five shots on goal apiece.

NEWS AND NOTES:
- This marks Piedmont's first 3-0 start to a season since 2015.

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