By Matthew D. Stokes, BerryVikings.com Lead Writer

DEMOREST, Ga. – Berry women's soccer lost, 1-0, in a road game at Piedmont College on Tuesday evening.

Piedmont's Laura Goodwin earned the assist on teammate's Dilyn MacLean's decisive goal at 34:23.

Berry's offense received contributions from sophomore Rachel LeRoy and freshman Sara Dillon, who ripped off three and two shots respectively on the night. MacLean paced Piedmont with five shots, including two on goal. Piedmont narrowly edged Berry in the shots category, 10-9.

Converted midfielder Blair Shupenko took the loss in goal for Berry and made five saves. Her Piedmont counterpart, Marjorie Hammond, earned the win and notched five saves in the first half.

Berry's record now is 2-7-1 overall, including 0-2-1 in Southern Athletic Association matchups. Piedmont is now 9-4-1 this season.

"You can't be happy when you lose, but this was by far our best outing of the season," said Berry Head Coach Lorenzo Canalis. "I thought we played with determination and had our chances. The game could've gone either way, but give Piedmont credit. They played pretty well. If there is a consolation in this loss, it's the way we played. We played well and created chances.

"This is the kind of team that I want to see every game. Although the loss is the same and the score is the same, it was a completely different story in terms of the way we played."

When asked if he sees any common trends among the team's five 1-0 defeats this season, Canalis contended that no two games are alike in spite of what the scores might indicate.

"Each of those five losses, unfortunately, has its own story," Canalis said. "There's really not a common denominator other than we're losing all these one-goal games that we should win."

Berry will return to action in a matchup with SAA foe Sewanee on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m.