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MSOCCER: Squad nearly gets dramatic victory, instead ties Clark
by Jeffrey Pickette
Senior writer
Sports | 9/11/07
Posted online at 7:27 PM EST on 9/10/07
/ Last updated at 8:53 PM EST on 9/10/07
In the final minute of regulation during Saturday's game at Clark University, the men's soccer team was in position to deliver a dramatic victory with two shots on goal in a span of five seconds.
But Cougars' junior goalie Peter Wise saved both shots, by midfielders Evan Duval '08 and Corey Bradley '10, to preserve a 1-1 tie.
"It was unbelievable," coach Mike Coven said. "I thought the game was over; that was our opportunity to win."
Two overtime periods yielded no scoring and the Judges were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw. Brandeis' record now stands at 1-1-2 after a 3-1 victory over Babson College Tuesday and a 3-1 loss to the Wentworth Institute of Technology Thursday.
With the score tied at one in the 90th minute, forward Ben Premo '09 dribbled past his defender and fed Duval in front of the net. Duval fired, but Wise reacted quickly to make the save.
"I thought my [shot] was heading in," Duval said. "I thought it would head for the [side of the net]. The goalie was well positioned in net [and] made a great reflex save."
Corey Bradley tracked down the rebound and attempted a shot of his own, but Wise once again came through with the stop.
"It was a picture-perfect play," Coven said. "The goalkeeper just made a terrific save."
Brandeis dictated the tempo for the first 35 minutes of play, as Clark failed to muster a single shot on net. Premo got the Judges on the board in the 25th minute, scoring on a rebound of midfielder Alex Mithoefer's '08 missed shot for his second goal of the season.
"It was pretty simple; [Alex] did most of the work," Premo said of his goal.
But the Cougars capitalized on their first scoring opportunity of the game in the 37th minute, as senior defender Lino Goncalves passed downfield to junior midfielder Marc Labbe, who scored on an empty net.
"It was a game we probably should have won 1-0," Coven said. "We had five or six freshmen [in there] at that point. We made a couple of mistakes and gave up a cheap goal."
But Cougars' junior goalie Peter Wise saved both shots, by midfielders Evan Duval '08 and Corey Bradley '10, to preserve a 1-1 tie.
"It was unbelievable," coach Mike Coven said. "I thought the game was over; that was our opportunity to win."
Two overtime periods yielded no scoring and the Judges were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw. Brandeis' record now stands at 1-1-2 after a 3-1 victory over Babson College Tuesday and a 3-1 loss to the Wentworth Institute of Technology Thursday.
With the score tied at one in the 90th minute, forward Ben Premo '09 dribbled past his defender and fed Duval in front of the net. Duval fired, but Wise reacted quickly to make the save.
"I thought my [shot] was heading in," Duval said. "I thought it would head for the [side of the net]. The goalie was well positioned in net [and] made a great reflex save."
Corey Bradley tracked down the rebound and attempted a shot of his own, but Wise once again came through with the stop.
"It was a picture-perfect play," Coven said. "The goalkeeper just made a terrific save."
Brandeis dictated the tempo for the first 35 minutes of play, as Clark failed to muster a single shot on net. Premo got the Judges on the board in the 25th minute, scoring on a rebound of midfielder Alex Mithoefer's '08 missed shot for his second goal of the season.
"It was pretty simple; [Alex] did most of the work," Premo said of his goal.
But the Cougars capitalized on their first scoring opportunity of the game in the 37th minute, as senior defender Lino Goncalves passed downfield to junior midfielder Marc Labbe, who scored on an empty net.
"It was a game we probably should have won 1-0," Coven said. "We had five or six freshmen [in there] at that point. We made a couple of mistakes and gave up a cheap goal."
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