NEW LONDON, Conn. – A penalty kick goal in the 81^st minute proved to be the difference as the Brandeis men's soccer team opened its 2025 campaign with a 1-0 victory at the Coast Guard Academy today.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis, 1-0.
• Coast Guard, 0-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brandeis outshot Coast Guard, 13-4, including 7-1 in the first half, but the Judges were unable to find the back of the net until the final 10 minutes of action.
• On a corner kick in the 81^st minute, a Coast Guard defender was whistled for punching the ball out of the goal with his hand. He was shown a red card, and senior Rainer Osselmann-Chai (Acton, Mass./Acton-Boxborough Regional) buried the ensuing penalty kick for what proved to be the game-winning goal.
• The goal was his eighth of his career, and the third to come on a PK. He has converted all three prior attempts in his career.
• Playing a man up, the Judges just missed a second goal less than a minute later when junior Elan Romo (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay) hit the crossbar.
• Senior Tyler Correnti (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional) made one save in the 49^th minute to earn his first collegiate win in goal.
• Junior transfer Keller Chamovitz (Sewickly, Pa./Quaker Valley) led the Judges with four shots, two on goal.

UP NEXT

• The Judges head to Boston on Sunday at 1 p.m. when they meet Suffolk University.