No. 12 Brandeis Breaks Through in 73rd Minute to Clip Men's Soccer 1-0

WALTHAM, Mass. – The Lasell men's soccer team held the No. 12 Judges of Brandeis University scoreless until the 73rd minute, but fell short 1-0 in a non-conference battle on Tuesday evening at Gordon Field. 

SCORING

Brandeis  – 72:51 – Chris Bradley (Brandon Miskin)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After taking 21 shots and coming up empty, Brandeis scored on their 22^nd off the foot of senior Chris Bradley (E. Brunswick, N.J. / E. Brunswick). Sophomore Brandon Miskin (Needham, Mass. / Worcester Acad.) started the play by dribbling along the end-line and sending a ball to Bradley in the middle of the box. Bradley was able to turn and shoot after missing just wide a couple of times earlier in the match.
• Lasell senior keeper Miguel Colmenares (Caracas, Venezuela/Colegio Claret) made two terrific saves in the previous five minutes to keep the game level. He had a diving stop on a Josh Ocel (No. Attleboro, Mass./Worcester Acad.) free kick from just outside the box in the 69^th minute, then played a Miskin header off a long throw perfectly in the 72^nd.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Brandeis outshot Lasell, 23-3, including 14-2 in the second half.
• Bradley's goal was his third of the season and eighth of his career. It was also his second game-winner of the campaign.
• Miskin's assist was his first point of the season. He missed seven straight contests to injury.
• Brandeis sophomore Ben Woodhouse (Suffield, Conn./Suffield) had three stops to record the win.
• The shutout was his seventh of the season and the team's 10^th.
• Colmenares finished with eight saves in the losing effort.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis is now 13-2-1 on the season. The Judges are ranked No. 7 in Division III by D3soccer.com, No. 12 by the NSCAA.
• The Judges are 9-0 in games with a 1-0 score this season and 12 of their 13 wins have been one-goal affairs.
• Brandeis finishes their non-conference slate with a 10-1-1 record. Their final three regular season games are all in the UAA.
• The Judges are now 47-2-1 in the regular season against non-conference opponents since 2012, 53-5-1 since then including the NCAA tournament.
• Brandeis has now won all 12 meetings with Lasell.
• The Lasers fall to 3-12 on the season.

UP NEXT

• The Judges head to Emory on Friday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and the University of Rochester on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 1:30 p.m.
• Lasell travels to Mount Ida for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference quarterfinal Sunday at 1 p.m.   

Recap Courtesy of Brandeis Sports Information