SOMERVILLE, Mass. (taken from a Tufts University press release)
– The Brandeis University women's soccer team lost by more
than one goal for the first time this season, falling to the Tufts
University Jumbos, the No. 7 team in the nation, 2-0, today.
The Jumbos (7-1) scored goals in both halves during a dominating
performance against the Judges (6-3-1). In the 33rd minute,
sophomore Martha Furtek (East Falmouth, MA) scored after a corner
kick for a 1-0 lead. The margin stayed at one goal until 11 minutes
remained in the second half when leading scorer Ariel Samuelson
(Newton, MA) tallied her seventh of the season off a pass from
Furtek.
The Jumbos controlled possession, finishing with 21 shots to three
for Brandeis. However, the game wasn’t safely theirs until
Samuelson’s goal. Tufts narrowly missed a goal earlier in the
second half when senior Lydia Claudio (Woburn, MA) rifled a shot
that struck the crossbar and angled down to hit the goal line seven
minutes in. With Tufts keeping play in the Brandeis end without
being able to score early in the second half, the game had the feel
of a potential strike by the Judges quickly turning the tide and
tying the game. Tufts didn’t let up though, and the result
was Samuelson’s insurance goal.
The shutout victory was Tufts’ third of the season. Junior
keeper Annie Ross (Newton, MA) had to make just one save to earn
it. Brandeis sophomore Betsey Medow (Yorktown Heights, NY) finished
with five saves. The loss for the Judges starts a brutal stretch in
which they will play four consecutive teams ranked among the top 25
in the NCAA by the National Soccer Coaches Assocation of America.