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    Mark Anderson scored the game-winning goal with 4:44 left in the second overtime period as 10th-ranked Barry escaped with a 2-1 victory at Tusculum in action at the Stanno Tournament Friday evening.

   Anderson took a pass from Guilherme Oliveira and found a slot past Pioneer keeper Andy Goellner for his second goal of the evening and his seventh in three matches this season. Anderson had forced overtime by converting a penalty kick with 9:36 remaining in the second half.

  "Obviously we are disappointed to have lost the game, but kudos to the guys for the way they played against a very good Barry team," said Pioneer head coach Allen Vital. "We did enough to win the game, but in the end they capitalized on the chances they had. If you leave the door open to good teams like that, they take advantage of them."

    Barry (3-0-0) controlled the play for most of the first half, outshooting the Pioneers 7-3 but kept off the scoreboard by Goellner who made three saves. However, it was Tusculum (0-3-0) that drew first blood 9:31 into the second half when freshman Stephen McNeill scored his first career goal on a blast from 35 yards.

    The Pioneers nearly took a 2-0 lead with under 20 minutes to go as Javier Portillo broke behind the Buccaneer defense and had a one-on-one opportunity with keeper Johnny Rodriguez. As Portillo went to make his move, Rodriguez came out and smothered the ball to deny the scoring opportunity.

   As time continued to run down, the game got physical as each side was shown two yellow cards in a span of 25 minutes. With Barry slowly entering desperation mode, a foul well within the box was whistled and Anderson cashed in to level the score at 1.

   The Buccaneers outshot the Pioneers 19-7 in regulation, but it was the Pioneers who took the only two shots of the first overtime period. With a draw seeming to be the likely outcome, Anderson made one final run for the Bucs and found net to close out the match.

   Barry finished with a 21-9 advantage in shots and a 7-2 edge in corner kicks in the match. The Buccaneers were called for 15 fouls and the Pioneers 14 in a match that included five yellow cards.

   Goellner made eight saves in goal for the Pioneers, while Rodriguez was credited with one stop for the Bucs.

    Anderson, who has scored seven of the Buccaneers' eight goals through the first three matches, was recognized as Man of the Match for Barry for his two-goal performance, while McNeill's goal earned him the honors for Tusculum.

    In Friday's other match at the Stanno Tournament, Nova Southeastern scored with 1:25 left in the first overtime to defeat Carson-Newman 1-0. James Pucci tallied the winning goal and was named Man of the Match for the Sharks, while the Eagles' Matt Craine was recognized for the Eagles.

   Play at the Stanno Tournament concludes on Sunday when Tusculum hosts Nova Southeastern on Pioneer Field at 1 p.m., followed by Carson-Newman against Barry at the upper field at 3 p.m.