WALTHAM, Mass. - Brandeis University senior netminder
Hillary Rosenzweig (Boca Raton, Fla./Spanish
River) made eight saves, one shy of her season-high, to lead the
host Judges to a 2-0 upset of the 16th-ranked University
of Chicago Maroons in a University Athletic Association (UAA)
contest on Gordon Field today. With the win, Rosenzweig set
Brandeis's career records with her 35th career victory
and 20th career shutout.
Brandeis (8-6-3, 2-3-1 UAA) clinched a .500 record thanks to a
pair of first-half goals. Junior forward Sofia
Vallone (Westport, Conn./Staples) scored the only goal the
Judges would need in the 33rd minute. Senior forward
Melissa Gorenkoff (Woodbury, N.Y./Syosset)
registered her team-leading seventh assist of the season on the
cross, which Vallone buried in the bottom left of the net for her
fifth goal of the campaign. It was also her second game-winner of
the season.
The Judges struck again less than seven minutes later. In the
40th minute, junior forward Tiffany
Pacheco (Rehoboth, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth Regional) took
advantage of a misplay by Maroon sophomore goalie Emma Gormley
(Carmel, Ind./Carmel), putting the ball in the upper right. It was
Pacheco's seventh of the season, second-most on the team.
Chicago (13-3-1, 3-2-1 UAA) matched the Judges shot-for-shot,
with both teams taking 14 attempts on net. The Maroons' best
attempts came early the second half, when Rosenzweig turned away
junior Kate Manuelli (Hightstown, N.J./Peddie School) and senior
Claire Gill (Los Altos Hills, Calif./Kings Acad.) on consecutive
headers in the 52nd and 53rd minutes.
With her 35th win, Rosenzweig passed Natasha Pieciak
'08, who earned her 34 wins between 2002 and 2004, on the career
victory list, while surpassing Justine McBride '92 with her
20th shutout. Rosenzweig handed UC its first
regular-season shutout in 23 games, dating back to the last meeting
between the two schools last Oct. 18, when she shut out the
Maroons, 1-0, in Chicago.
Brandeis wraps up their regular season next Saturday afternoon
against rival New York University at 1:30 p.m.
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