WALTHAM, Mass. –  The Brandeis University men's soccer team dropped its second-straight contest today, falling by a 2-0 score to their long-time rivals Babson College on Gordon Field during the Judges' annual Homecoming game.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis, 3-3-2.
• Babson, 4-0-5, ranked #20 in Division III by United Soccer Coaches.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Beavers scored twice in a seven-minute span late in the first half.
• In the 37^th minute, grad student Kento Abe beat Brandeis senior Quintin Wrabley (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) inside the near post from 20 yards out to open the scoring. Fellow grad student Tyler Fidrych had the assist.
• With just 1:08 left in the stanza, Liam Goldstein headed home a short corner on another assist by Fidrych to double the lead.
• That was all the offense the visitors needed. They outshot Brandeis, 11-8, including 4-3 in shots on goal.
• Brandeis junior Nico Beninda (Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township) had four shots for the Judges, including all three shots on net.
• Babson's Walker White made all three stops to preserve the clean sheet, while Wrabley had one save.
• This was the 71^st all-time meeting between Brandeis and Babson, the most-played in Judges' history. The Beavers now own a 32-28-11 lead in the series.

UP NEXT

• The Judges open University Athletic Association play on Saturday, October 5, at Carnegie Mellon in a 1:30 pm kickoff.