Waltham, Mass. - The Brandeis University men's soccer team finished its 2015 regular season on a high note, defeating rival New York University, 3-0, in a University Athletic Association (UAA) contest on Gordon Field. It was the final regular-season match for the Judges, who will find out their playoff seeding Monday at 1:30 on NCAA.com.
HOW THE GOALS HAPPENED
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In the 35th minute, freshman Joshua Handler (Oakdale, Conn./Montville) dribbled around his defender and sent a cross from near the right corner into the box. Junior Evan Jastremski (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield), waiting near the left post, deposited the ball into the net for the second goal of the year.
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In the 81st minute, junior Zach Vieira (Andover, Mass./Brooks School) scored off a volley from a blocked shot by sophomore Brandon Miskin (Needham, Mass/Worcester Acad.) in the box to give the Judges breathing room. It was Vieira's fourth goal of the season.
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The Judges further put the game away in the 86th minute when junior Josh Ocel (North Attleboro, Mass./Worcester Acad.) fired a shot from near the top of the box past the outstretched arms of the keeper, off a pass from midfield from classmate Josh Berg (Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth).
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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The Judges outshot NYU, 24-6 overall and 10-1 in shots on goal.
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Jastremski scored his second game-winner of the year, both in UAA contest. His first one came against the University of Chicago Oct. 16.
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Brandeis senior Kenn Fryer (Wilmington, Mass./St. John's Prep) made one save and recorded his fifth shutout of the season. NYU's Lucas Doucette had six stops in the losing effort, including two diving stops.
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The win was the 69th for Brandeis's senior class of Fryer, backs Josh Hacunda (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton) Robbie Lynch (Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth) and Conor Lanahan (Suffield, Conn./Suffield), midfielder Jake Picard (Avon, Conn./Avon) and forwards Michael Chaput (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) and Chris Bradley (East Brunswick, N.J./E. Brunswick), the most for Brandeis over any four year span with the NCAA tournament still ahead of them.
TEAM RECORDS
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Brandeis ends the regular season with a 16-2-1 record. The Judges are ranked No. 5 in Division III by the NSCAA, No. 6 by D3soccer.com.
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Brandeis finishes 6-1 in the UAA.
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NYU is 6-12 overall, 1-6 in the UAA.
UP NEXT
* The Judges await Monday's 1:30 NCAA Division III Tournament Championship announcement at ncaa.com. The Judges won the automatic bid to the tournament last weekend by claiming the UAA regular season title.