Belmont Abbey freshmen Cassidy Coutinho and Meghan Philp provided all of the scoring as the Crusaders women's soccer team won their second-sraight match with a 2-1 win at Barton this evening in the Conference Carolinas opener. The victory propels the Abbey record to 2-3 overall and 1-0 in Conference Carolinas, while Barton dips to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in Conference Carolinas.

After a scoreless first half, four Crusaders freshmen contributed all of the points as Coutinho put the Abbey on top in the 50th minute with her fourth goal in five matches, and her third-sraight, as she found the back of the net after taking a pass from Laura Shelton.

Six minutes later, Megan Nanney deposited a free kick to the head of Philp, whose redirection beat Carson Moore for her first collegiate goal.

Less than two minutes later Barton cut the lead in half as Lindsay Rembecki scored when she deflected Emily Futral's free kick, but the Crusaders defense did not allow another chance as they held on for the win.

The Crusaders outshot the Bulldogs 17-5 and held a 5-1 edge in corner kicks. Megan Bowen and Hannah Kohls split time in the net, as Bowen did not make a save in the first half, while Kohls stopped two shots in the final 45 minutes.