Box Score Wilson, NC – The #10 seed, Emmanuel Women's Soccer team traveled to Wilson, NC this afternoon to face #7 seed, Barton College in the first round of the Conference Carolinas Championship Playoffs.  The Bulldogs took an early 1-0 lead in the 1^st half, but the Lions responded to take the lead in the 2^nd, before Barton knotted the game at 2-2 to end regulation. In overtime, Barton found the back of the net in the 94^th minute to earn the 3-2 victory.

Barton opened up the scoring with a goal in the 31^st minute to take the 1-0 lead. In the first half, the Bulldogs outshot the Lions, 11-2 with each team taking 2 shots on goal. In the half, Emmanuel goalkeeper, Ana Ramirez-Cortes collected one save.

The Lions responded well in the 2^nd half, with Jillian Aldrich finding the back of the net in the 68^th minute for her 8^th goal of the season. Leah Chavez dished out the assist to tie the game at 1-1. At the 76:40 mark, Chavez gave the Lions their first lead of the game with an assist by Jimena Rivera to make it 2-1, Lions. With five minutes to play, Barton tied the game back up to make the score 2-2 to end regulation, forcing overtime. In the 2^nd half, the Bulldogs outshot the Lions 10-5, with the Lions taking 3 shots on goal. Ramirez-Cortes ended the game with two saves in goal.

The Bulldogs carried their momentum into overtime, finding the back of the net in the 94^th minute to earn the 3-2 win to move onto the Conference Carolinas quarterfinals.