Posted: Sep 25, 2024
THE BASICS
Lesley University, 0 vs #23 Brandeis University, 1
Records:
Brandeis Judges (7-1, 0-0 UAA)
Lesley University Lynx (3-3-1, 1-0 NAC)
Location: Waltham, Mass. – Gordon Field
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024
THE LEAD – Brandeis University women's soccer senior back Rachel Watler (Stevenson Ranch, Calif./West Ranch) scored the game's lone goal in the 30th minute to lift the 23rd-ranked Judges over visiting Lesley University, 1-0, in a non-conference contest on Gordon Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The game's lone goal came in the 30th minute. Sophomore Ali Pennella (Stamford, Conn./Greenwich) was taken down about 35 yards from goal, just to the left of the net. Watler took the free kick and rocketed into the back right of the goal.
- It was her fourth goal of the season and of her career.
- With her four goals and UAA-leading seven assists this season, Watler is tied for the team lead and second in the UAA with 15 points.
- The Brandeis defense took over from there, allowing Lesley just one off-target shot for the entire game.
- The Judges had a couple of chances to score an insurance goal in the second half. Sophomore Tanvi Raju Hyderabad, India/Indus International School) hit a post in the 72nd minute. In the 82nd minute, Lesley's Madison Reed (Burlingame, Calif.) came off her line to deny Brandeis graduate student Sydney Lenhart (Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Reed finished with four saves for the Lynx, while Brandeis senior Hannah Bassan (Aventura, Fla./NSU University School) was untested for the Judges.
- The Judges finished with a 19-1 shooting advantage and a 10-0 lead in corner kicks.
- LU first year Meriel Wordell (Newton, Mass.) attempted the lone shot for the Lynx.
- With the win, Brandeis is off to its best start since 2018, when the Judges went 8-0 to start the campaign.
UP NEXT
- Lesley heads to Maine Farmington for a 1:00 PM Friday affair in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action.
- The Judges will meet Trinity (Conn.) College on Saturday at noon in Brandeis's annual Homecoming match.
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