After setting school single-season records for lowest ERA and most strikeouts per seven innings, Sydney Goldman becomes the program's fourth All-American.
Trailing 9-4 headed into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Judges scored six times to stun the fourth-ranked team in Division III on Alyssa Renskers's walk-off single. Brandeis will meet Tufts tomorrow in the winners' bracket.
Nikki Cote '15 was presented with the Sid Goldfader Award of Valor as a senior. She grew up partially deaf, but it didn't stop her on the softball field, where she was named MVP of the ECAC tournament as senior. Since 2019, she has been a physician assistant at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut.
Sydney Goldman and Haley Nash will be eligible for All-America honors as first-team selections, while Melissa Rothenberg landed on the second team and Alex Cohen on the third team.
The Judges rallied for a 4-1 win in the opener, but the Jumbos spoiled the bid at a 14-0 season in the second game. Jolie Fujita had the big hit in the win with a three-run triple.
Baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's outdoor track and field student-athletes were honored for maintaining a cumulative GPA above 3.30.
The Judges honored senior Bridget Cifuni on her final career home games before taking a pair from the Wildcats. Cifuni went 1-4 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in the winbill.
Sydney Goldman claimed her second-straight UAA Softball Pitcher of the Week honors, while Brian King was named as the Baseball Hitter for the first time.
Sydney Goldman and Rebecca Guerci were outstanding in the circle, allowing just two hits in each game, while Melissa Rothenberg delivered a two-run home run.
Jolie Fujita paced the offense, going 3-6 with three doubles, three RBI, and four runs scored in the twinbill. Sydney Goldman was dominant in the opener, facing one batter over the minimum and striking out 12 of the 19 she faced.
It was a historic day all the way around, as junior Sydney Goldman struck out 13 of the 15 batters she faced for the second perfect game in program history as the Judges won 9-0 and 9-1
Thanks to several matching donations and many generous contributions from supporters, the Brandeis Athletic department had an unprecedented Giving DEISDay on December 1, with current donation totals expected to exceed $100,000 from more than 600 donors, once final numbers are counted and pledged gifts are received.
Softball Senior Jolie Fujita tells us about Lōkahi Local Made, the start-up she and several friends created in Honolulu this summer. Visit their webpage at https://lokahilocalmade.com/.