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FERRUM, Va. -- The Ferrum College women's soccer team won its 2012 USA South opener with a 2-1 win over Piedmont College this morning at Penn-Roediger Field.  Casey Johnson scored Ferrum's first goal unassisted at 24:56, then assisted on Morgan Funck's goal at 27:34.  The Panthers held the 2-0 lead until Laura Goodwin tallied an unassisted goal in the 68th minute to avoid the shutout.

Caitlyn Deaton had a career-high 14 saves for Ferrum.  Marjorie Hammond and Michaela Hammond combined for four saves for Piedmont (4-2).  Deaton's previous career-high was 12 saves twice during the 2011 season.

Ferrum (2-3) returns to action Wednesday, Sept. 19, at home against Salem College.  The non-conference match gets underway at 7 p.m. at Penn-Roediger Field, and will be streamed on Ferrum's athletics web site ferrumpanthers.com.