The Oglethorpe women's soccer team suffered a 2-0 loss to Piedmont in its first road game of the season Thursday night in Demorest, Ga.

The team found itself down 1-0 just 13 seconds into the match, as the homestanding Lions fashioned a breakaway off the opening kick. The Petrels did not concede another goal for the remainder of the first half and also outshot the Lions over the course of the stanza, 10-8.

However, the precarious position the first-minute goal had put them in came home to roost in the 48th minute when Piedmont scored again and took complete control of the game. The Lions outshot the Petrels 7-3 in the second half and 15-13 for the game, putting nine shots on goal to Oglethorpe's three.

Oglethorpe sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Craig did an excellent job of keeping the Petrels in the game, though, as she stopped seven Piedmont shots on goal. In the end, the Petrels just did not get much of an attack going in the second half.

The now 2-2 Petrels return to Salamone Field on Sunday when they take on Maryville, another USA South opponent, at 2 p.m. Regional games against Agnes Scott and Huntingdon, as well as a home game with Toccoa Falls, are also on the docket before they start SAA competition in early October.