DEMOREST, Ga. – Centre men's soccer earned the squad's first win of October with a 2-0 blanking of Piedmont University. 

The Colonels improved to 8-2-2 overall after the weekend match. The Lions fell to 5-4-2 with the loss. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS   
- Just two seconds past the halfway point of the opening frame, Centre tallied the first goal of the match. AJ Daniels dished a ball to his left to Eumir Rodriguez. The junior sent a long shot into the back right of the net. 
- The Colonels struck again with a little over 10 minutes left in regulation. Dominic Do circled around a defender scored a goal, that went past a row of confused Piedmont players, and moved the lead to 2-0. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE   
- Eumir Rodriguez's goal was his first of the season and in his collegiate career. It came on his first ever shot on goal as a Centre Colonel. 
- Dominic Do also scored his first collegiate goal in the match. That score was also off his first shot on goal as a collegiate athlete. 
- Yet another season first was AJ Daniels' assist. It was also the second of his career. 
- Grayson Parish earned his third shutout of the season as the Colonel keeper. The freshman had six saves over 90 minutes of action. 
- The team's 11 shots on goal tied for the most in a match this season. Centre outshot the Lions 17-16 overall and 11-6 on goal. 
- The Colonels held possession for 51 percent of the match. 
- Sunday marked the fourth shutout for the Gold & White so far this 2024 season. 

UP NEXT   
The Colonels return to regular-season action on Sunday. Centre will jump back into Southern Athletic Association action when the squad hosts Millsaps on Sunday at 1 p.m.