WALTHAM, Mass. - The Brandeis men's soccer team suffered its
first loss of the season today, 2-1, at the hands of Clark
University.
Brandeis (2-1) and Clark (3-0-1) were tied at the intermission
thanks to a pair of first-half penalty kicks. The Judges got on the
board at the 14:14 mark when junior forward Patrick
Metelus (Pernier, Haiti) converted after senior
Ben Premo (Florence, Mass.) was pulled down in the
box. It was Metelus's third goal of the campaign.
The Cougars answered 6:20 later when sophomore Baran Doenmez
(Dublin, N.H.) notched his fifth of the season after a Clark player
was also fouled in the box. Clark outshot Brandeis, 5-2, in the
first half, with Brandeis junior Taylor Bracken
(No. Andover, Mass.) making two saves and Clark senior Peter Wise
(Providence, R.I.) stopping one.
The second half was a physical affair, with three yellow cards
handed out and 31 fouls called, 19 to Brandeis and 12 to Clark. The
Cougars finally broke through at the 71:54 mark when senior reserve
forward Jenner Alpern (Towson, Md.) slotted a through ball to
rookie Adrian Blackadar (Warwick, R.I.). He took a couple of
touches before firing it past Brandeis rookie goalkeeper
Sean O'Hare (Southampton, Mass.) to the far side
of the net.
The Judges had a golden opportunity to tie the game in the
89th minute when Wise challenged a ball near the 18-yard
line and was whistled for handling the ball outside the box.
Premo's free kick went over the net, and the Cougars were able to
stifle the hosts for the remaining time to hang on for the win.
For the game, Clark outshot Brandeis, 12-5, including 6-3 in
shots on goal. All three goals who played in the game finished with
two saves and one goal allowed.
Brandeis is next in action on Sept. 10 when they host rival
Babson College at 7:30 p.m., while Clark hosts Colby-Sawyer College
at 6:00 p.m. the same day.
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