The Judges had their third and fourth D3Soccer.com All-Americans, as Conor Lanahan was honored as an All-American for the second time this season and Joe Graffy for the first.
Senior forward Tyler Savonen became the men's soccer program's third first-teamer, while junior back Conor Lanahan joined him, giving the Judges two NSCAA All-Americans in one season for the first time.
Forward Tyler Savonen and defender Conor Lanahan made the first team and will be eligible for All-America honors. Midfielder Josh Ocel was second team, forward Michael Soboff third team and midfielder Jake Picard fourth team.
After surrendering an early goal, the Judges suffered hard luck in the second half, twice hitting the post only to see Oneonta score on the counter-attack.
After 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, the Brandeis men made their final six penalty kick, while Joe Graffy stopped the Lord Jeffs' fourth attempt to help secure the win. The #5 Judges take on #3 Oneonta State tomorrow at 1 p.m. for a berth in the Final Four.
Senior Tyler Savonen added another award to his case today, earning Capital One Academic All-America third-team honors, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Jake Picard scored twice, while Michael Soboff netted his first goal since September as the Judges advanced to the second round for the third year in a row.
The Judges got an own goal with 41 seconds left in regulation, then Robbie Lynch headed home the game-winner in the 96th minute. With the win, the Judges move to 16-1.
Michelle Savuto of the women was honored for her classroom success for the second time in her career, while Tyler Savonen and Conor Lanahan were recognized for the first.
On July 25, 2011, Jordan Zides of the men's soccer team was in a car accident that left him in a coma for a month. Just over a year later, he was back at Brandeis as an undergraduate assistant.
Andrew Bennie (pictured) made his first career goal a game-winner, Chris Bradley scored twice and the Judges improved to 15-1 for the third time ever (1982, 1985).
With 3:45 left in the second overtime, sophomore Zach Vieira tallied his third game-winning goal of the season to lead the Judges to another 1-0 UAA victory.
The Yellowjackets scored twice in the second half, doubling the offensive output of Brandeis's opponents on the season. Foti Andreo scored a late goal, but the equalizer never came.
Michael Soboff scored in the 58th minute, handing the Lyons their first loss of the season and extending the Judges' winning streak to nine in a row, seven of which have come by shutout.
After knocking two other teams from the ranks of the unbeaten with a goal and an assist, Michael Soboff was honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.