Women blanked in UAA home opener, 1-0, against #13 CMU

Hannah Bassan '25 (photo by Jazmine McMillon)
Hannah Bassan '25 (photo by Jazmine McMillon)

WALTHAM, Mass – At the 2022 Homecoming game, the Brandeis University women's soccer team lost to Carnegie Mellon University 1-0 in a University Athletic Association contest on Gordon Field.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis, 6-4-1, 0-2-0

• Carnegie Mellon, 7-1-2, 1-0-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game was a defensive battle, with only six shots on goal being taken all game.

• The Tartans broke the tie in the 29th minute with a goal from Catherine MacNichol.

• In the first half, the Tartans led in shots taken 5-3 and there was a tie in corner kicks 3-3.

• In the second half, the Tartans played more offensively, taking seven shots to Brandeis' two.

• The Judges did not have many chances in the second half to tie the game up as the Tartans tightened up defensively.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Carnegie Mellon finished with a 12-5 advantage in shots taken and a 6-0 advantage in shots on goal.

• Carnegie Mellon also held the advantage in corner kicks 5-4.

• Sophomore Keeper Hannah Bassan (Aventura, Fla. / NSU University School) saved five shots in the match.

UP NEXT

• The Judges travel to Rochester University next Friday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m.

• CMU travels to Chicago University next Friday at 4:30 p.m.

 -- by Benton Ferebee '23