Women's soccer battles to 1-1 draw with Emerson

Rachel Watler '25 (photo by Baogen Chen)
Rachel Watler '25 (photo by Baogen Chen)

WALTHAM, Mass. – All the scoring took place in the first 13 minutes of action today as the Brandeis University women's soccer team battled Emerson College, 1-1, in a non-conference contest on Gordon Field.

TEAM RECORDS

  • Brandeis, 3-2-1. Emerson, 2-1-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Lions opened the scoring just 32 seconds into the game. Emerson's Gina Lukoskie played a ball into the goalie area that Brandeis sophomore Hannah Bassan (Aventura, Fla. / NSU University School) came off her line to play. The ball eluded Bassan and Brittney Righetti slotted it home to put the visitors on top.
  • Brandeis answered in the 13th minute. The play started from a foul in the Brandeis defensive zone. Sophomore back Rachel Watler (Stevenson Ranch, Calif. / West Ranch) played a perfect ball over the top that senior Juliette Carreiro (Upton, Mass./Nipmuc Regional) ran onto. Carreiro had a wide open shot and put it inside the far right post to knot things up.
  • The Judges had a chance to go ahead in the 31st minute, when Carreiro hit the crossbar and sophomore Morgan Collins (Littleton, Mass. / Parker Charter Essential School) went just over it on the rebound.
  • The best chance of the second half came in the 59th minute, when Carreiro got a ball past a diving Amara Schaub, but Emerson's Lauren Larking was there to clear it off the line.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Brandeis finished with an 11-7 lead in shots, including 8-2 in the first half, but Emerson had a 5-3 edge in the second half.
  • Bassan finished with three saves, while Schaub had seven.
  • The Judges had seven corner kicks to none for Emerson. The Lions committed 12 fouls to 11 for the Judges.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • Carreiro's goal was the 20th of her career, making her the 19th player in school history to reach the milestone.
  • With 57 points, she moves into a tie for 16th on the career list.

UP NEXT

  • The Judges are at Bridgewater State University on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m.
  • The Lions host Amherst College at the same time.