Brandeis University

WALTHAM, Mass. – Playing without several starters due to injury, the Brandeis University men's soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to the #8-ranked University of Chicago Maroons in University Athletic Association action this afternoon on Gordon Field.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis: 4-8-4, 1-4-1 UAA.
• Chicago: 12-3-1, 3-2-1 UAA.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Chicago doubled up Brandeis in shots in the first half, 10-5, but the Maroons netted just one goal in the process.
• In the 12^th minute, Vaughn DeRath played a long ball down the right side that George Marin collected and touched to Preston Samani, who buried the goal into the open net.
• The Judges kept closer in terms of shots in the second half, 8-7, but UC scored two more goals to pull away on the scoreboard.
• In the 51^st minute, a long throw-in by DeRath was headed by Chase Perry to Marin, who converted his fourth goal of the season.
• The Maroons tacked on a final goal in the 86^th minute, when Perry picked up his second assist of the day on a goal by Jadyn Hsieh-Bailey.
• Brandeis sophomore Sotiri Tiglianidis (Dedham, Mass./Dedham) had five saves in the losing effort, while Chicago's Ali Alamery had four stops for the shutout.
• Three Judges tied for team-high honors with three shots each: senior Aidan Chuang (New York, N.Y./Milton Acad.), junior Yoav Feingold (Wellesley, Mass./Northfield Mt. Hermon) and sophomore Langston Byrd (Austin, Texas/NYC School, N.Y.).

UP NEXT

• The Judges will close out their regular season next Saturday afternoon at 12 p.m. against their rivals from NYU.