The Highlanders opened their season on August 31, falling at Newark Memorial, 10-5.
Odessa Dando had two goals and an assist for Piedmont. Rosie Feldman had one goal and two assists. Kat Melian and Annika Nilsson scored the other goals for Piedmont.
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The Cougars jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first quarter before Feldman scored on an assist from Dando. The quarter ended with Piedmont down just 2-1.
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But Newark Memorial was able to open the lead in the second quarter, scoring two more goals to take a 4-1 lead at halftime.
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Dando scored off of a Vivian Burke assist with six minutes, 40 seconds to go in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 4-2. But that was as close as the Highlanders would get. The Cougars scored four of the next five goals to close the quarter with an 8-3 lead, and cruised home.