NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Seven different members of the Brandeis
University women's soccer team scored points today as the Judges
jumped out to a 2-0 lead 5 minutes in and rolled to a 5-1 road
victory over Smith College. With the win, Brandeis snaps a
three-match winless streak.
Brandeis (5-2-1) dominated play in the first half when they scored
two of their five goals. Rookie forward Mimi
Theodore (Walpole, Mass.) drew Smith (1-6) keeper Lauren
Bachtel (Dublin, Ohio) to the left side of the goal and then put
her shot in the back right corner for the first goal at the 13
minute mark. Less than two minutes later, classmate
Francesca Shin (Bayside, N.Y.) chipped the ball
from the left side of the goal to sophomore midfielder
Ellie Einhorn (Winter Park, Fla.) on the right
side who found net.
In the second half, sophomore forward Tiffany
Pacheco (Rehoboth, Mass.) converted a corner kick from
classmate back Taryn Martiniello (Wilmington,
Mass.) just minutes after the tip for the Judges third goal.
At the 56 minute mark, junior forward Melissa
Gorenkoff (Woodbury, N.Y.) found herself one-on-one with
Bachtel. Gorenkoff drew her off the line and then dribbled
past her for the fourth goal. The Judges final goal was scored in
the 72nd minute on a shot by rookie Kelly
Doolittle (Bristol, Conn.) that sailed high into the back
of the net. Less than two minutes later, Smith's Hailey Bird
(Salt Lake City, Utah) took a shot from the right of the goal that
bounced off the hands of Brandeis junior keeper Hillary
Rosenzweig (Boca Raton, Fla.) and into the goal for the
Pioneers' lone goal.
Both teams are next in action against Wellesley College. The
Pioneers travel to Wellesley for a NEWMAC contest on Saturday for a
1 p.m. contest while Brandeis takes on the Blue on October 1 at 4
p.m. in a non-league match-up.