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WSOC Division Champs 2026
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Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP (10-1-5, 9-0-4 CC)
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Barton BARTON (9-5-3, 6-4-3 CC)
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
(10-1-5, 9-0-4 CC)
3
Final
2
Barton BARTON
(9-5-3, 6-4-3 CC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 1 2 3
Barton BARTON 1 1 2

Game Recap: Soccer | | Alex Pearce, Assistant AD / Communications

DIVISION CHAMPS! Braves Rally To Beat Bulldogs On Road

WILSON – UNC Pembroke twice faced a one-goal deficit, but the Braves rallied for two unanswered second-half goals on the way to a Conference Carolinas East Division-clinching 3-2 road win over Barton on Friday night.

The Braves brought home its first division title since the 2023 season.

UNCP was aided by a Barton own goal for its first score, while Willow Price netted the equalizer before Leila Utate scored the game-winner in the 63rd minute.

The Braves (10-1-5, 9-0-4 CC) improved to 18-3-3 all-time against the Bulldogs (9-5-3, 6-4-3 CC) and are now unbeaten in the last 18 matchups against Barton, with the last loss coming during the 2006 season.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
4' Barton's Lily Brooks played a ball to Julia Morales, who beat a defender and the goalkeeper near post to stake the Bulldogs to a quick 1-0 lead.
12' A UNC Pembroke free kick service deflected off the head of a Barton defender and into the back of the net for an own goal to tie the match at 1-1.
47' Barton's free kick service eventually found the foot of Ziara Brunson, who one-touched it home to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead.
54' A failed clearance from Barton found Willow Price, who collected and fired a strike side net from nearly 30 yards out to give the Braves the equalizer.
63' Another failed clearance found the foot of Leila Utate at the edge of the penalty area, who blasted a volley over the head of the Barton goalkeeper for the game-winner.
TOP BRAVES
+ Willow Price tallied her tenth goal of her freshman campaign.
+ Leila Utate netted her third goal in the last two matches.
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke out-shot Barton 19-9, including a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal.
+ UNCP won the corner kick battle 5-2.
+ The Black & Gold ran its unbeaten streak to 15 matches.
+ The win marks the second time in program history the Braves ran through conference play without a loss, joining the 2024 team that finished 8-0-4 in league play.
+ The Braves entered Friday's match ranked atop the Conference Carolinas NPI standings, but will now wait until the completion of tomorrow's matches to learn its seeding for the Conference Carolinas Tournament.
 
UP NEXT
The Braves have clinched a top-four seed in the Conference Carolinas Tournament by way of its division title, and will be back in action Saturday, October 31 as they host a quarterfinal match at LREMC Stadium with the opponent and time to be determined.
 
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BACK THE BRAVES
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