LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- The Ferrum College men's soccer team suffered a pair of USA South Athletic Conference losses this weekend on the road to open league play. Ferrum fell 3-2 Friday, Sept. 19, to Piedmont College, then dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker to Covenant College this afternoon.

In the loss to Piedmont, the Panthers got a goal each from Jae White and Kyle Simpkins. White's goal came in the 61st minute of play and tied the score at 1-1. After Piedmont took a 2-1 lead, Simpkins knotted the score with a goal in the 78th minute. The game looked to be headed into overtime when Vincent Thomas took a pass from Chris Keller and beat Ferrum goalkeeper Zach Moorman for the game-winner with 50 seconds remaining in regulation. Moorman played all 90 minutes in net and made five saves. Kenneth Hearn made seven for the Lions (4-2) 1-0 USA South).

Michael Arango scored the lone goal for Covenant today in the 12th minute of play. The Scots played enough defense from there to preserve the shutout. Moorman again played all 90 minutes in net for Ferrum (2-4-1, 0-2 USA South), making four saves. Daniel Kubin made three stops for the Scots (5-2-1, 2-0 USA South)