WALTHAM, Mass.- The 23rd- ranked Brandeis men's soccer team (3-0) won for the 7^th straight match dating back to last season with a 7-0 win over Colby-Sawyer College (1-2) in the Judges' home opener. Junior defender Ben Applefield (Avon, Conn./ Avon) led the way with the first goal of the game and an assist in the second half, while rookie forward Chris Bradley (East Brunswick, N.J./ East Brunswick) added his first two career goals to propel the Judges to the win.

In the first half, Brandeis took advantage of a costly foul by the Chargers right outside the 18 set up a free kick. Applefield took advantage by blasting the ball into the left-hand corner past the diving keeper in the 17^th minute. Senior forward Lee Russo (Westford, Mass./ Westford Acad.) continued the Judges' onslaught in the 24^th minute when he headed in a bouncing ball off a cross from classmate Sam Ocel (North Attleboro, Mass./ North Attleboro). To finish off the first half scoring, Bradley ran onto a perfect ball from Russo, got past the last defender and goalie, and slotted the ball into the open net in the 36^th minute. Colby-Sawyer was never able to get much pressure on Brandeis, as they only managed two shots in the half and junior netminder Blake Minchoff (Fiskdale, Mass./ Tantasqua Reg.) was called on for just one save to preserve the shutout.

The Judges did not slow down once the second half began. In the 61^st minute, another Ocel cross found its way onto junior midfielder Kyle Feather's (Pineville, N.J./ Montville Township) head and past the keeper for a 4-0 lead. Just six minutes later, sophomore forward Tyler Savonen (Orleans, Mass./ Nauset Reg.) made a run through the right side of the field, received a great pass from Feather, and blasted the shot across his body into the lower left hand corner of the net. In the 75^th minute, rookie defender Connor Lanahan (Avon, Conn./ Avon) took advantage of a terrific ball from Applefield and gave Brandeis a 6-0 lead. Finally,  the 83^rd minute, Bradley was at again when he ran onto a through ball from sophomore midfielder Gustavo Lopes (Methuen, Mass./ Tilton School) just inside the box and scored past the diving goalie for the second time to end the scoring at 7-0.

The Chargers played better in the back end of the second half, led by rookie forward Lukas Welch (Northfield, N.H./ Winnesquam) and sophomore forward Max Yee (Hooksett, N.H./ Manchester Central) who combined for five of the team's seven shots including all three of their shots on goal. Between Minchoff and sophomore goalie Joe Graffy (Concord, N.H./ Concord) who recorded two saves, Brandeis kept the visitors off the scoreboard.

The Judges face Clark University at home on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in their next match while Colby-Sawyer also plays on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at home against Amherst College.