After a career in which she led the Judges to three Division III tournament berths and was a two-time All-UAA First Team selection, Mathilde Robinson was selected as Brandeis's NCAA Woman of the Year nominee.
Ten outstanding Brandeis student-athletes were honored on May 4th, and two more delivered terrific senior speeches. Learn more about their accomplishments!
After leading Brandeis Women's Soccer to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament and a school-record for goals-against average, Michaela Friedman became the Judges' sixth All-American and first named by D3soccer.com.
Mathilde Robinson was first-team All-Association selection for the second year in a row. Holly Szafran and Alec Spivack - a three-time honoree - were on the second team, while three of the Judges' stalwarts on defense were honorable mentions - Michaela Friedman, Haley Schachter and Alexis Grossman .
With one of the stingiest defenses in school history, the Brandeis women are back in the tourney for the fifth time ever and first in back-to-back seasons.
Thanks to a goal in the 35th minute by Lea McDaniel, the Judges close their regular season with a 14-2-3 record and await the NCAA Division III Tournament selection show on Monday at 1 p.m.
Holly Szafran took over the team scoring lead with two goals and an assist as she and her classmates overtook the Class of 2011 seniors for most wins in a four-year span with at least three games to go.
Holly Szafran notched the game-winner with Cidney Moscovitch delivering the insurance goal. Hannah Maatallah and Melissa Darling each had nice assists.
Lynch was the men's Defensive Player of the Week, while Vieira was the men's Offensive honoree. Robinson was recognized as women's Defensive Player of the Week.
Haliana Burhans scored for the third time in four games as the Judges moved one win away from the 2004 squad's 8-0 start and the best-ever mark of 9-0 by the 2003 team.