ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The 13^th-ranked Brandeis University women's soccer team held off top-ranked Washington University for most of regulation, but the Bears scored with less than a minute remaining before overtime to take a 1-0 University Athletic Association (UAA) win this afternoon. With the win, Brandeis falls to 11-3 overall, 3-2 in the UAA, while WashU improves to 15-0, 5-0 UAA.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Judges and Bears played a tight first half, with WashU owning an 8-3 advantage in shots.
• Brandeis's lone shot on goal came in the 24^th minute from sophomore Daria Bakhtiari (Wilmington, Mass./Central Catholic School).
• Judge junior Sierra Dana (Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East) made one save before the break, with the Judges clearing a ball off the line in the 33^rd minute.
• The Bears turned up the pressure in the second half, outshooting the Judges, 12-0.
• Brandeis was able to withstand the pressure until the final minute of play.
• With 54 seconds left before overtime, WashU's Erin Flynn sent a through-ball for Taylor Cohen. Dana came off her line to try to halt the attack, but Cohen got there first and poked the ball home for her 10^th goal of the season.
• Dana finished with six saves for the game, one shy of her season-best.
• Washington's Emma Greenfield had one stop for the hosts.

UP NEXT

• Brandeis heads to fifth-ranked Chicago on Sunday for another UAA match at 1:30 p.m. Central/2:30 Eastern.
• Washington hosts NYU at the same time in a battle of the top two teams in the conference, as NYU defeated Chicago, 1-0, tonight, to remain undefeated.