WALTHAM, Mass. - Behind a goal and an assist by junior forward
Melissa Gorenkoff (Woodbury, N.Y.), the Brandeis
University women's soccer team knocked off visiting Bowdoin
College, 3-0, in a non-conference showdown on Gordon Field today.
With the win, the Judges (No. 10 in New England) improve to 9-5-1
on the season, while the Polar Bears (No. 4 in New England) fall to
6-3-3.
Brandeis wasted no time in
getting on the board, scoring just 67 seconds into the contest.
Gorenkoff's initial shot from just inside the goalie box was
stopped by Bowdoin senior Kelly Thomas (W. Hartford, Conn.), but
sophomore forward Kelly Cozzens (Lancaster, Mass.)
was on the spot to bang home the rebound. It was Cozzens's first
goal of the season and the third of her career. The game went to
the half with the score 1-0 as the Judges owned a 9-8 edge in
shots.
Gorenkoff doubled the lead in the
61st minute when her blast from 25 yards out went into
the upper left corner, just out of the reach of a leaping Thomas.
It was her third goal of the season. Rookie Kaitlin
Oldfield (Raymond, N.H.) added an insurance goal in the
67th minute when she headed in her own rebound.
Bowdoin ended up outshooting
Brandeis, 16-14, but Judge junior Hillary
Rosenzweig (Boca Raton, Fla.) made seven saves for her
seventh shutout of the campaign. Young finished with six saves and
three goals allowed in the first 67 minutes, while sophomore Kat
Flaherty (Fairfield, Conn.) was untested in the final 22 minutes.
Brandeis is next in action on
Monday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. when they host Roger Williams
University in their final non-conference game. Bowdoin travels to
CBB rival Colby in a NESCAC contest Saturday at 11 a.m.
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