WALTHAM, Mass. - Five different Brandeis University players
scored goals today as the Judges defeated the visiting Bridgewater
State College Bears, 6-0, in a non-conference women's soccer
match-up on Gordon Field. The six goals scored by the Judges were
the most in a single game since 2005.
Leading the way were forwards Tiffany Pacheco
(Rehoboth, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth Regional) and Melissa
Gorenkoff (Woodbury, N.Y./Syosset). Pacheco, a junior,
recorded a career-high five points with two goals and an assist.
Senior co-captain Gorenkoff registered a goal and two helpers,
moving into a tie for second place on Brandeis's career assist list
with 21. She is tied with Kellie Vaughn '88 and sits two behind Pam
Vaughn '89.
Pacheco and Gorenkoff opened the scoring in the eighth minute.
Pacheco sent a long through ball that freed Gorenkoff for a
one-on-one with Bridgewater State rookie goalkeeper Alison Dexter
(Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth North). The senior converted for her
first goal of the season and the 21st of her career. The
pair teamed up for Brandeis's next goal in the 22nd
minute. Gorenkoff's corner kick was sent to the net by sophomore
midfielder Ali Theodore (Walpole, Mass./Walpole)
and tipped home by Pacheco, who was running interference on Dexter.
Brandeis scored again just 30 seconds later, when Gorenkoff
found junior Sofia Vallone (Westport,
Conn./Staples), who blasted a nicely angled shot. Junior
Ruth Orbach (Bellevue, Wash./International School)
added the team's final goal of the first half with just 56 seconds
on the clock as she headed home service by rookie Stevie
Phillis (Nashua, N.H./Nashua South).
The Judges added two second-half goals as Theodore assisted
Pacheco in the 56th minute and junior Kelly
Cozzens (Lancaster, Mass./Nashoba Regional) tallied in the
73rd minute. The win was Brandeis's biggest since a 7-0
win over Westfield State, Sept. 27, 2005.
Dexter finished with seven saves for Bridgewater State, while
Brandeis senior Hillary Rosenzweig (Boca Raton,
Fla./Spanish River) had two stops in just over 72 minutes and
sophomore Elyse Phillips (Olney, Md./Sherwood) had
one in the final 17:32.
Brandeis improves to 3-1-1 with the win, while BSC falls to
1-2-1. The Judges are next in action on Thursday afternoon at 4
p.m. when they travel to Roger Williams University. Bridgewater
State opens MASCAC play at Mass. College Saturday at 2 p.m.
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