WALTHAM, Mass. - The Brandeis University men's soccer team
scored once in each half today as the Judges defeated visiting
Springfield College, 2-0, under the lights of Gordon Field.
Brandeis improves to 7-6-2 with the win, while Springfield falls to
5-8-2.
The Judges opened the scoring
midway through the first half. Senior forward Ben
Premo (Florence, Mass.) took advantage of a misplay by the
Springfield goalkeeper. After the ball slipped through his hands,
Premo deposited it in the back of the net at 27:21 for his ninth
goal of the season. He now stands alone in fifth place on
Brandeis's career lists with 37 goals and 95 points.
Brandeis got an insurance goal
early in the second half. Junior midfielder Patrick
Metelus (Pernier, Haiti) chased down a ball on the Pride
end line. He drew out the goalie and sent a ball across the goal
mouth. Junior midfielder Jaime Batista (Westford,
Mass.) was there at the 51:25 mark to put it home. It is the
second-straight game with a goal for Batista.
Springfield owned a 16-6 shot
advantage, but Brandeis sophomore Matt Lynch
(Weymouth, Mass.) made five saves for his third shutout of the
season and his career. Springfield netminder Kevin Leahy (Cheshire,
Conn.) had two stops in the losing effort. The Pride also owned a
6-4 advantage in corner kicks, while Brandeis was flagged for seven
offsides.
With the win, Brandeis snaps a
seven-match winless streak. They had gone 0-5-2 in that stretch.
The win is the first in exactly a month. The Judges will go for two
in a row next Tuesday at Lasell College at 3:00 p.m. Springfield's
next contest is a week from today at Western Connecticut State
University at 7:00 p.m.
BOX
SCORE
