MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - The Barton men's soccer team (5-6-3, 4-4-3) forced a 2-2 tie with rival Mount Olive (2-11-1, 1-8-1) Saturday afternoon at Amon Field in Conference Carolinas action.
Trailing by a 2-1 score, the Bulldogs tied the contest with an own goal with just under three-and-a-half minutes remaining in the contest.
Barton, which stayed unbeaten in its last six matches with a 4-0-2 mark, also received a goal from senior forward
Hayden Summerfield (Norwich, ENGLAND) at the 28:20 mark of the first half. Â The goal was Summerfield's second on the year.
Mount Olive registered goals courtesy of Leon Odongo (Nairobi, KENYA) and Connor Piwowarski (Goldsboro, N.C.) as the Trojans halted a nine-match losing streak.
Barton held a 21-13 advantage in shots taken despite the tie.
Mount Olive's goalkeeper, Josiah Jones (Barrigada, GUAM), made 12 saves on the afternoon while Barton junior
Devin Agostinelli (Apex, N.C.) made three stops in goal for the visitors.
Barton returns back home to host league-foe Francis Marion on Wednesday starting at 7:00 p.m.
Mount Olive, meanwhile, hosts Chowan in a conference match on Tuesday night as well starting at 7:00 p.m.
