YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. - The Barton men's soccer team (9-6-3) stunned No. 1 seed Young Harris (12-3-3), 2-1, Saturday evening in the quarterfinals of the Conference Carolinas Championship at Mountain Lions Field.

Barton, the eighth seed in the tournament, will now face fifth-seeded Francis Marion (14-4-2) in the semifinals on Friday at 3:30 p.m., at Bryan Park in Browns Summit, N.C.

Barton received goals from senior defender Kai Thurston (Harleston, ENGLAND) and junior forward Bruno Marques (Piracicaba, BRAZIL) in the victory.

Thurston's goal came in the 30th minute, a header off a corner kick from junior defender Dan Fox (Canberra, AUSTRALIA).  Fox was credited with the assist.

Barton won despite Young Harris holding a 29-6 advantage in shots taken.  Junior goalkeeper Devin Agostinelli (Apex, N.C.) came up big as well, tallying 10 saves and earning the win.

For Young Harris, Ondrej Kopecky (Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC) cut the margin to one with a goal with just under four minutes left but the Bulldogs were able to hold on the rest of the way.  Young Harris' goalkeeper, Tommaso Morsoletto (Padova, ITALY) made a save but suffered the loss.

With the victory, Barton also extended its unbeaten streak to 10 matches.  The Bulldogs are 8-0-2 in their last 10 contests.