Ken Hannan ’95, Matt Murphy ’00 ,Michael Novaria ’91 and Keveral ‘Shelton’ Stewart ’06 were honored as members of the University Athletic Association Twenty-Five Year team.
Sam Ocel is the sixth player in Brandeis history named an All-American and first since 1996. He was a third-team selection by the NSCAA and a first-team honoree by D3soccer.com. Ocel also earned second-team Scholar All-America honors from the NSCAA, along with classmate Joe Eisenbies.
After leading the men's soccer team to and 18-3-1 record and spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, Mike Coven was named New England Coach of the Year.
The Judges' 18-3-1 season is the second-most wins in school history, as a 63rd-minute goal was the difference despite a 15-10 shooting advantage for Brandeis.
Ryan Scura of the Office of Communcations produced this terrific video featuring coaches Coven and Dallamora and Zoe Siegel of women's soccer in anticipation of the Sweet 16
Sam Ocel's dramatic game-winner came with the clock winding down. It was his 13th goal of the season, nine of which have won the contest. The Judges will meet Williams in the Sweet 16 next Saturday at Amherst.
With two goals in the first 13 minutes, UAA MVP Sam Ocel helped men's soccer to its first NCAA tournament win since 1984, 2-0, over Baruch. Up next, the winner of Tufts-Vassar tomorrow at 5 p.m.
Sam Ocel is the first Judges to earn UAA men's soccer MVP honors since 1994, while Mike Coven's second career UAA Coach Staff of the Year is shared with Gabe Margolis, Tim Murray and Ari Silver '12.
With Sam Ocel's 10th goal of the campaign coming in the 68th minute, the Brandeis men finish the regular season at 16-2-1, 4-2-1 in the UAA, earning a share of the 2012 conference title. They await Monday's NCAA tournament selection.
The two leading scorers on the Brandeis men's soccer team have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District teams and are eligible for Academic All-America honors.
The Judges reached the 15-win plateau for the seventh time in school history and the first time in the regular season since 1997 thanks to Kyle Feather and Sam Ocel.
Juniors Steve Salazar and Kyle Feather accounted for the game-tying and winning goals as the Judges overcame a one-goal deficit for the fourth time this season.
Seniors Sam Ocel and Lee Russo once again contributed the goals as the Judges rebounded from their first defeat of the season for their first win over the Bears since 2002.
Soccer and volleyball are on the road for more UAA action this weekend. You can follow soccer on the road, check them out on NCAA.com and vote for the women for the Division III Game Of The Week!
Senior goalkeeper Blake Minchoff made six saves, including a second-half penalty kick, but the Maroons made a 21st minute goal stand up in the upset. The Judges fall to 11-1-1 on the season.
The Brandeis men improved to 11-0-1 this season and 1-0-1 in the UAA with their 2-0 win over Case. Senior Sam Ocel and junior Steve Salazar had the goals.
Because of construction at the Brandeis-Roberts commuter rail stop, traffic patterns to campus will be altered, affecting traffic for the Oct. 6 soccer matches against Case.
After winning five matches at the ITA championships and leading the men's soccer team to a win and a tie on the road, Steven Milo and Blake Minchoff were honored by the conference.