Piedmont Drops Pfeiffer Women's Lacrosse, 23-8
MIsenheimer, N.C. (April 15, 2023) – Visiting Piedmont University held Pfeiffer University scoreless in the second half, taking a 23-8 USA South women's lacrosse win on a warm afternoon at Lefko Field.
The Basics
FINAL – Piedmont def. Pfeiffer, 23-8
Records
Piedmont – 9-5, 5-1 USA South
Pfeiffer – 3-10, 3-3 USA South
Location – The Village of Misenheimer, N.C. – N.E. Lefko Field
HOW IT HAPPENED
Piedmont jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first quarter before Pfeiffer's
Analise Robinson (Winston-Salem, N.C.) tallied the first Falcon goal at 9:03. Two more Lion goals stretched the lead to 6-1 at 5:39.
Robinson scored the next two Pfeiffer goals at 3:30 and 3:03 to pull to 6-3. Following another pair of Piedmont goals in the second quarter, Robinson and
Julia Barbato notched the next two Pfeiffer scores at 12:27 and 9:40 to draw to 8-5.
Each team would score three more times in the second quarter to provide the 11-8 halftime score.
It was all Piedmont in the second half, as they scored seven third quarter goals to go up 18-8. They added another five in the fourth quarter while holding the Falcons scoreless to win 23-8
Inside the Box Score
Robinson scored a team-high five goals on nine shots for Pfeiffer. She also had four draw controls on the afternoon. Teammate
Julia Barbato (West Chester, Pa.) would have a pair of assists to go along with her three goals to finish with five total points. Barbato also had one ground ball and a team-high six draw controls.
 Senior
Dashaniq Sidbury (Hampstead, N.C.) had one assist on the afternoon and a pair of ground balls..
Falcon goalkeeper
Jordan Pendergraft managed three ground balls to go along with 14 saves for Pfeiffer.
Up Next
The Falcons will next travel to Southern Virginia on Tuesday, April 18 for a 5:00 p.m. USA South game with the Knights.
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