Box Score BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (courtesy BSU Sports Information) --
Seniors Ellie Einhorn
(Winter Park, Fla./Trinity Park) and Tiffany
Pacheco (Rehoboth, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth Regional)
tallied a goal apiece for the visiting Brandeis University women's
soccer team as the Judges hung on for a 2-1 victory over host
Bridgewater State University this afternoon at Swenson Field in
Bridgewater.
Einhorn opened the scoring for Brandeis (3-1-1) in the 34th
minute as she converted a breakaway opportunity off a nice feed
from junior midfielder Mimi Theodore
(Walpole, Mass./Walpole). Pacheco gave the Judges a 2-0 advantage
just under ten minutes into the second half as she scored from
25-yards out off a pass from junior back Fran Shin
(Bayside, N.Y./Benjamin Cardozo).
Bridgewater (1-2) cut the deficit in half in the 83rd minute as
junior forward Jordan McDermott (East Bridgewater, Mass.) notched
her first goal of the season. Sophomore defender Allison Dexter
(Plymouth, Mass.) assisted on the goal as she found McDermott
inside the 18 with a nice through ball and McDermott beat the
Brandeis keeper with a low shot inside the left post.
Sophomore goaltender Francine
Kofinas (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West) made
seven saves between the pipes for the Judges to record her third
win of the season. Senior netminder Kayla Grover (Haverhill, Mass.)
made 13 saves for the Bears while sophomore Kristen Rowe
(Burlington, Mass.) played the final 11 minutes and turned aside
one shot. Brandeis outshot Bridgewater by a margin of 30-11 and
held a 5-2 edge in corner kicks.
Bridgewater State returns to the pitch on Thursday when the
Bears travel to UMass Boston for a 3:30 match with the Beacons.
Brandeis hosts Roger Williams University on Thursday at 4 PM.