PEMBROKE - Anna Svensson scored her sixth and seventh goal of the season to lead UNCP to their fifth-straight win against Barton, 2-0. UNCP's defense stopped the Bulldogs from scoring on any of their four shots to post the shutout win.

Sam Dunn found Svensson in open space in the 29th minute and the Sweden native's initial strike found the post, but Svensson collected the rebound and fired a shot past Barton goalkeeper Mileika Miki for the 1-0 lead. The preseason all-Peach Belt Conference selection would strike again in the second half when Rebecca Womack and Faye Corbett strung together a pair of passes and found Svensson who redirected with a score in the 60th minute to send the Bulldogs (0-2-0) away winless.

"We played poorly and the effort and concentration was poor in the first half, but we stepped it up in the second half and got the second goal and put the game away, ' said head coach Lars Andersson. "Anna had 13 goals last season and she is a pure box finisher. If you get her the ball in, on, or around the 18 (-yard line) she is efficient and will score. If she keeps this pace up like she has in the last three games, I see potential for her to be an all-American."

The Lady Braves outshot the Bulldogs 24-4 but were limited to just two goals. Tara Larson and Miki each collected three saves and allowed one goal during split time in goal. Rea Segoviano kept the Bulldogs from scoring by grabbing three saves and posting the individual shutout.

The Lady Braves take on No. 8 Columbus State (2-0-0) in their first Peach Belt Conference game of the season on Friday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Varsity Grounds and admission is free.