Peace honors Private Sellers prior to game against Piedmont
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont (6-2, 1-1) | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Peace (1-7, 0-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 13:19 | Dilyn MacLean (Piedmont) |
| 1st - 38:36 | Taylor Hockley (Piedmont) |
| 1st - 44:06 | Whitney Lambert (Piedmont) |
| 2nd - 77:44 | Jessica Reyes (Piedmont) |
| 2nd - 83:20 | Cydney Goodwin (Piedmont) |
| 2nd - 86:02 | Meghan Heim (Piedmont) |
| 2nd - 86:37 | Whitney Lambert (Piedmont) |
| Piedmont | Peace |
|---|---|
|
G:
Whitney Lambert - 2
A: 5 Players (#3, #5, #6, #12, #14 - 1) Sh: Laura Goodwin - 7 Sv: Michaela Gardner - 2 |
G:
N/A
A: N/A Sh: Devin Thompson - 2 Sv: Sydney Melchert - 15 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Piedmont | Peace |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 38 (22) | 5 (3) |
| Saves | 3 | 15 |
| Fouls | 9 | 7 |
| Corner Kicks | 5 | 2 |
| Offsides | 8 | 0 |
Cary, N.C. – The William Peace Pacers honored Private First Class Austin Sellers prior to Saturday's soccer game with the Piedmont Lions. Sellers, husband of Pacers freshman Cayla Monroe-Sellers, is in the United States Marine Corps and will be deployed to Afghanistan in less than a month. Sellers will serve a seven-month deployment to serve as a lead gunner in a route clearance platoon.
Private Sellers served as an honorary captain for the match and was presented a William Peace University Women's Soccer t-shirt by the coaching staff. Pacers captains Reba Hodge, Melissa Moran and Anne Tucker Rodgers presented Private Sellers with a gift card on behalf of the team and also prepared a care package for Sellers to take with him when he goes overseas.
"It was touching to know my teammates, many of whom I just met, were there for us," Monore-Sellers said. "It was great to see that coach cares enough to do this for us."
The couple was married in June of 2012 and did not realize a deployment overseas was coming. Just a month later, Private Sellers got word that he was going to Afghanistan. Now Monroe-Sellers, in addition to the usual worries of a college student adjusting to her first year, has even more on her plate.
"I'm still going to play soccer," Monroe-Sellers said. "After soccer I plan to play on the tennis team. Basically I'm just going to try and stay busy."
Unfortunately, the Pacers were unable to cap the day off with a win, as they fell to the Lions by a 7-0 margin.
Peace returns with another home game on Saturday, as it hosts the LaGrange Panthers at 2:00 PM.
