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Keller Chamovitz skies to get a foot on the ball during a soccer match
Keni Franck '28
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Rochester (NY) ROCH (4-6-4, 1-1-1)
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Winner Brandeis DEIS (4-6-3, 1-2-0)
Rochester (NY) ROCH
(4-6-4, 1-1-1)
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Final
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Brandeis DEIS
(4-6-3, 1-2-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rochester (NY) ROCH 0 1 1
Brandeis DEIS 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Mirit Wenderfer '29

Two first-half goals carry men past Rochester, 2-1, on Senior Day

WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University men's soccer team scored twice in the first half and held on for a 2-1 victory over the University of Rochester on Saturday afternoon at Gordon Field on Senior Day, earning their first UAA victory of the season and defeating the Yellowjackets for the third consecutive year.

TEAM RECORDS
  • Brandeis, 4-6-3, 1-2 UAA
  • Rochester, 4-6-4, 1-1-1 UAA
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Brandeis opened the scoring in the 27th minute when senior Aidan Chuang (New York, N.Y./Milton Acad.) assisted senior Keller Chamovitz (Sewickly, Pa./Quaker Valley) on a shot to the left side, giving the Judges a 1-0 lead.
  • The Judges doubled their advantage in the 43rd minute when junior Charlie Culbert (Twickenham, England/Conestoga (Pa.)) sent a long pass to graduate student Joaquin Sanchez-Korenfeld (Santiago, Chile/Northwood School (N.Y.)), who scored with a low shot to the left side to make it 2-0.
  • Rochester responded early in the second half when Sebastian Ballesteros assisted Daniel Steinacher, who scored in the 52nd minute off the rebound from senior goalkeeper Benny Shin's (San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch) save to cut the deficit to 2-1.
  • Brandeis continued to generate scoring opportunities late in the match, earning several corner kicks and forcing Rochester to defend under pressure.
  • The Yellowjackets looked to find an equalizer throughout the second half, but the Brandeis defense held strong as the Judges protected their one-goal lead to secure the 2-1 victory on Senior Day.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Brandeis outshot Rochester, 16-12, and held an 11-5 advantage in corner kicks. Both teams recorded five shots on goal.
  • Shin made four saves for the Judges, while Rochester goalkeeper Aidan Hartman stopped three shots.
  • Sanchez-Korenfeld led the Judges with four shots and three shots on goal, while Chamovitz recorded five shots and two shots on goal. Culbert added three shots and one assist, while senior Juan Vera (Caracas, Venezuela/Cypress Bay (Fla.)) also recorded a shot.
  • Chamovitz scored his fourth goal of the season, while Sanchez-Korenfeld recorded his second of the year. Chuang and Culbert each tallied their first assist of the season.
SENIOR DAY
Before the game, Brandeis honored its eight seniors playing in their final regular-season home games.  UP NEXT
  • The Judges travel to Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, Oct. 23, to face Case Western Reserve University in UAA action at 5 p.m.
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