WALTHAM, Mass. - Brandeis University junior forward
Melissa Gorenkoff (Woodbury, N.Y.) scored two
goals, one in each half, to lead the second-seeded Judges to a 3-0
victory in the semifinals of the ECAC Division III New England
women's soccer tournament over No. 6 seed Emmanuel College.
Brandeis (12-7-2), which outshot their opponents by a wide
margin for the second game in a row, 28-8, got the only goal they
would need in the 18th minute. Gorenkoff received a pass
from rookie midfielder Kaitlin Oldfield (Raymond,
N.H.) just outside the box and blasted it home for her sixth goal
of the season.
In the 53rd minute, rookie Alanna
Torre (Weston, Fla.) made a nice end-line move and sent a
cross to Gorenkoff, who converted for her seventh of the season and
her third career multi-goal game. In two ECAC tournament games,
Gorenkoff has three goals and an assist.
The Judges added to their cushion in the 83rd minute
when Oldfield headed home a cross by rookie Izabella
Miranda (Plymouth, Mass.). Oldfield now has two goals and
two assists in the tournament.
Emmanuel (14-9) was kept in the contest by senior goalkeeper
Laureyn Furtney (Barrington, N.H.), who made 11 saves in the losing
effort. Brandeis junior Hillary Rosenzweig (Boca
Raton, Fla.) made three stops to record her ninth shutout of the
campaign, tied with three others for Brandeis's single-season
record. It was the 16th shutout of Rosenzweig's career
and her fifth-straight in the postseason.
Brandeis will get a chance to defend their 2007 ECAC crown at
home tomorrow at 1 p.m., as fourth-seeded University of New England
upset No. 1 Keene State, 2-1, in overtime. Last season, Brandeis
defeated Keene State, 2-0, in the title match.
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