WILSON – Sam Miles registered his 10th and 11th goals of the season as he posted the first two goals of the game en route to leading the UNCP men's soccer team to a 5-0 shutout victory over the host Barton Bulldogs on Monday evening at Barton Soccer Complex in Wilson.

Miles put the Braves (8-3-1) on the scoreboard with less than two minutes into the game on a header which was passed from the right side by Shaun Herselman before connecting on a deflected pass in the 25th minute by Jeff McDonald. 

Defender Stuart Rodgers registered the third goal of the game, and his second of the season, on the assist by Herselman which Rodgers headed into the back of the net at the 32:50 mark. The Black and Gold entered halftime leading the Bulldogs (7-4-0) with a 3-0 lead as well as outshooting Barton 8-3.

The final two goals occurred less than six minutes apart as Alex Antonesu and Adam Smith grabbed assists on the finished goal by Martin Tomter in the 73rd minute. Antonesu had his opportunity on goal as he returned a deflection by Barton and sent the ball back into the net past the Bulldog goalie Dalton Bauer.

UNCP goalkeeper Ryan Hanson collected one save in the 81:35 spent in goal before Joe Cullip tallied the final 8:25 along with one save. The Black and Gold finished the game with 15 shots compared to the Bulldog's seven. Miles led the UNCP offense with seven shots while Tomter tallied four.

Barton's Danilo Matos, Erik Pajunk and Archer Bane each contributed two shots while Bauer posted one save in his 90 minutes of action in goal. 

The Braves continue on the road as the squad travels to face non-conference opponent Wingate (4-7-0) at WU Soccer Complex on Wednesday with the game slated for 7 p.m.