WALTHAM, Mass. - University of Rochester junior midfielder Kirsten Ross (Northumberland, Pa./Shikellamy) scored the game's only goal in the 15^th minute and the Yellowjacket defense was able to make it hold up as the visitors defeated the host Brandeis University Judges, 1-0, in a University Athletic Association (UAA) women's soccer contest on Gordon Field tonight.

Rochester (8-1-2, 2-0-0 UAA, ranked No. 23 nationally) controlled play in the first half, outshooting the Judges by a 9-5 margin. After the visitors missed the mark on their first three shots of the half, they were able to take advantage of a defensive breakdown by Brandeis. Sophomore forward Ellen Coleman (Wauwatosa, Wisc./Wauwatosa) collected the ball and found Ross, who netted her second of the season from just inside the box. The visitors nearly doubled the lead in the 30^th minute, when sophomore Danielle Crean (Victor, N.Y./Victor) hit the post.

Brandeis (6-4-2, 0-2-0) was able to get some pressure late in the first stanza, putting their last three shots on net, but UR senior Celeste Hornbach (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) was up to the task. The Judges played UR even in the second, 6-6 in shots, but were unable to come up with an equalizer. Their best effort came in the 74^th minute, when junior midfielder Sofia Vallone (Westport, Conn./Staples) put a free kick on net from about 25 yards out, but Hornbach was there for the save. Sophomore midfielder Mimi Theodore (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) had an 86^th minute attempt cleared off the line by a Rochester defender to preserve the lead.

Hornbach made six saves for Rochester to earn the shutout, her fourth of the season, while senior Hillary Rosenzweig (Boca Raton, Fla./Spanish River) had six for the Judges in the losing effort.

Brandeis is next in action next Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in a UAA match at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

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