NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Brandeis University men's soccer team
dropped its regular-season finale today, falling to University
Athletic Association rival NYU, 2-0, at Gaelic Park in Riverdale.
With the loss, the Judges finish the campaign at 8-9-2, 0-5-2 in
the UAA, and will not qualify for the postseason. NYU gets its
first league win and ends its year at 6-9-3, 1-6 UAA.
NYU pressured the Judges from the start, outshooting Brandeis by
a 13-1 margin in the first half. The Violets broke through against
Brandeis sophomore Matt Lynch (Weymouth, Mass.) in
the 18th minute when Brandon Hintz went to the end-line and fed
Branden Neal. Neal converted for his eighth goal of the season.
The Judges picked up the pressure in the second half, getting
off six of the first nine shots, but they were unable to get an
equalizer. The hosts had a goal called back in the 69th minute on
an offsides, but broke through with a late insurance goal. Hintz
picked up his second assist of the game in the 81st minute on a
goal by Badr Beevart that iced the contest.
Lynch finished the contest with seven saves, while NYU netminder
Marek Urbanski earned the shutout with five stops. The Violets
outshot Brandeis, 22-9, for the game.
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