Barton men’s soccer can’t get past No. 18 Francis Marion, 2-1, in league road loss

FLORENCE, S.C. - The Barton men's soccer team (1-6-1, 0-4-1) played valiantly but ultimately fell to No. 18 Francis Marion (7-1-1, 4-0), 2-1, Wednesday night in a Conference Carolinas contest at Hartzler Field. The Patriots, winners of six consecutive matches, broke a one-all tie with the match-winner at the 80:55 mark of the second half courtesy of Jose Coutinho (Lisbon, PORTUGAL). Barton's goal came in the 48th minute when senior midfielder Akos Tajtyi (Castellon, SPAIN) took advantage of the defensive miscue and found bottom right corner of the net for his first goal of the year. For Francis Marion, Volkan...