WALTHAM, Mass. – The #5-ranked Brandeis University men's soccer team suffered a 1–0 defeat to Carnegie Mellon University in University Athletic Association action Sunday morning at Gordon Field.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis, 9–2–4, 1–2–2 UAA, ranked #5 in Division III by the United Soccer Coaches
• Carnegie Mellon, 8–3–5, 1–2–2 UAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brandeis had the upper hand in the first half, outshooting CMU, 11-4, but the Judges were unable to find the back of the net. Each team put one shot on goal in the first 45 minutes.
• Things tightened up in the second half, with Brandeis's shooting edge shrinking to 9-8.
• After a scoreless first 80 minutes, the Tartans' Dominic Hoar-Weiler broke through in the 82nd minute, converting off an assist from Mateas Fitzwilliam to give the Tartans the decisive goal.
• Brandeis outshot Carnegie Mellon 20–12 (both teams with 3 shots on goal), controlled the run of play and collected 9 corner kicks to CMU's 5, but could not find the tying goal.
• Brandeis senior goalkeeper Tyler Correnti (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional) made 2 saves for Brandeis, while CMU's Kai Yamamoto turned away 3 shots to earn the shutout for the visitors.
• Senior Nico Beninda (Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township) led the Judges with four shots, while junior Aidan Chuang (New York, N.Y./Milton Acad.), senior Elan Romo (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay), and sophomore Dylan Marzouca (Kingston, Jamaica/Suffield Academy) each recorded one shot on goal.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The result marked Brandeis's first home loss of the season.
• The Judges were shut out for just the third time this year.
• In the all-time series vs. the Tartans, the Judges hold a 9-9-1 home record, but trail the overall series 14-19-5.
• This is only the Judges' second loss against the Tartans in their last 10 meetings.

SENIOR DAY
Before the game, Brandeis honored its seven seniors playing in their final regular-season home games. 

• Forward Elan Romo (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay)
• Midfielder Rainer Osselmann-Chai (Acton, Mass./Acton-Boxoborough Regional)
• Midfielder Slater Loffredo (North Hampton, N.H. / Northwood School)
• Defender Reid Etzbach (Wilton, Conn. / Wooster)
• Midfielder Nico Beninda (Monroe Township, N.J. / Monroe Township)
• Forward Josh Andrews (Lexington, Mass. / Lexington) 
• Goalkeeper Tyler Correnti (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional)

UP NEXT

• The Judges hit the road next weekend, traveling to Chicago to face the University of Chicago in another UAA matchup on Sunday, November 2, at 12 p.m. ET (11 a.m. CT).