WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Sophomore Corey Bradley (Holyoke, Mass.)
scored one goal and assisted another today as the Brandeis
University men's soccer team upended Babson College, 3-1, in a
rematch of last season's ECAC semifinal contest.
Brandeis (1-0-1) took a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute, as senior Evan
Duval (Wilbraham, Mass.) hit a perfect service off a free kick that
sophomore Tyler Morrill (Newmarket, N.H.) was able to knock past
Babson senior goalie Chris Necklas (Guilford, Conn.) for the game's
first goal. The Judges then made it 2-0 when junior Alex Mithoefer
(Chappaqua, N.Y.) headed in a cross from sophomore Bradley at
29:35.
Babson (2-1) cut its deficit in half early in the second stanza, as
senior Jonny Hakala (New Ipswich, N.H.) hit a cross that first-year
Harrison Heller (Fort Wayne, Ind.) redirected in front of the net.
Junior Tim Winn (Sutton, Mass.) then followed it in for his
team-leading third goal of the season at 51:38 to make it 2-1.
The Judges added an insurance goal in the 69th minute, as Bradley
took a lead pass from junior Ben Premo (Florence, Mass.) down the
left side and lofted a perfect shot over a leaping Necklas and into
the back right corner. That would be enough for the stingy Brandeis
defense, which held the Babson offense to very few quality
opportunities in the second half.
Brandeis netminder Taylor Bracken (No. Andover, Mass.) made five of
his six saves in the first half to improve to 1-0-1 on the season.
Babson senior Chris Necklas had four stops in the losing effort for
the Beavers.
Men's soccer breaks into win column with 3-1 triumph at Babson
Posted: Sep 04, 2007