WILSON, N.C. - The Barton women's soccer team (9-5-3, 6-4-3) couldn't hold a one-goal advantage and suffered a 3-2 loss to UNC Pembroke (10-1-5, 9-0-4) Friday night in a Conference Carolinas match and the regular season finale at the Bulldogs Athletic Complex.

The Braves, the league's Eastern Division Champions, received goals from Willow Price (Greenville, N.C.) and Leila Utate (Vienna, Va.) in the final 38 minutes to beat the Bulldogs.

Price scored her team-leading 10th goal of the year while Utate's match-winner came at the 62:07 mark of the second half.

Barton sophomore midfielder Julia Morales (Fredrick, Md.) scored just 3:24 into the match while sophomore forward Ziara Brunson (Fayetteville, N.C.) scored her team-leading eighth goal of the year just 87 seconds after intermission in the losing effort.

UNC Pembroke held a 19-10 advantage and also scored on an own goal while goalkeeper Addison Ellsworth (Greensboro, N.C.) earned after being credited with a save.

Barton freshman Olivia Terranova (Fayetteville, N.C.) stopped three shots but suffered the loss in goal.

Barton and UNC Pembroke will now wait and see where they are seeded in the 2026 Conference Carolinas Women's Soccer Championship.

The pairings will be announced on Saturday night at the conclusion of the regular season.