WILSON, N.C. – Freshmen Anna Wommack and Meredith Pierson netted their first goals of the season to help support goalkeeper Whitney Beverly's fifth shutout of the campaign and help UNCP keep their perfect non-conference record intact with a 3-0 blanking of Barton Wednesday evening at Nixon Field.

The win helped snap a three-game road losing skid for the Lady Braves (7-3-1) who improved their record outside of the league to 7-0-0 with the outcome. The result also snapped a two-game series winning streak for the Bulldogs (3-4-4) as well.

UNCP used a fifth minute shot on goal by Jamie Clarke and a seventh minute scoring attempt by Lefke Boysen to put Barton on its heels almost from the get-go, before finally getting off the mark when Wommack headed in a cross from Boysen at the 23:15 mark. Twelve minutes later, Sheena Mature would tack on her first collegiate point when she assisted a Jamie Clarke score that gave the visitors a 2-0 advantage heading into the break.

The Braves would open the second half with just as much energy, collecting 10 of the period's first 11 shots, but came away empty handed. Pierson would cap the game scoring in the 86th minute with her first collegiate goal, following a Nisa Akins throw-in and an ensuing cross by Sarah Day with a redirection that easily found its way past Barton netminder Heidi Taylor.

The Lady Braves will be back in action on Saturday when the squad suits up to host PBC frontrunner Lander (7-2-0, 4-0-0) in a 4:30 p.m. contest at Varsity Grounds. The game will mark the front half of a soccer doubleheader with the UNCP men set to take on the 15th-ranked Bearcats at 7 p.m. Admission to all 2007 UNCP soccer home games is free.