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WSOCCER: A defensive collapse in second half
by Julie Ganz
Sports editor
Sports | 10/23/07
Posted online at 11:34 PM EST on 10/22/07
/ Last updated at 12:16 PM EST on 10/22/07
Despite capturing its earliest lead of the season with a goal in the first minute of play, the women's soccer team suffered one of the most lopsided defeats in school history against Bowdoin College Thursday.
Forward Melissa Gorenkoff '10 gave Brandeis a 1-0 lead just 55 seconds into the game, but it was all downhill from there, as Bowdoin tied the game just 12 minutes later and proceeded to score seven goals in the second half to defeat the Judges 8-1 Thursday. Brandeis fell to 7-5-2 with just four games remaining in the regular season.
"Mentally, [Bowdoin] was more into the game than we were," rookie midfielder Sofia Vallone '11 said. "They didn't let the fact that we scored so early affect their game."
The game couldn't have started better for the Judges. Defender Taryn Martiniello '11 joined the offensive attack and fed Gorenkoff, who sent the ball to the lower left part of the goal past junior goalkeeper Kelly Thomas to give Brandeis a 1-0 lead in the first minute. It was the first time the Judges had scored within the first 12 minutes of a game all season.
Following that goal, however, the Judges couldn't maintain their momentum.
"We started off, we had a great play-Melissa got her goal in the first minute, but then I think we couldn't connect our passes, and we weren't marking up correctly," Vallone said.
Bowdoin outshot Brandeis 5-1 in the 12 minutes following Gorenkoff's goal, eventually capitalizing in the 13th minute. Rookie forward Rebecca Silva scored when goalie Hillary Rosenzweig '10 couldn't reach her low ground shot from the top of the goalie box.
"I thought Hillary did well, but I think the first goal was a little more saveable," coach Denise Dallamora said. "She didn't get the angle down. She fought hard to save it, but I don't know she did the best job she could have to save it,"
Less than a minute after Silva's goal, Brandeis suffered the first of its four offside calls during the first half. The Judges finished the day with nine offside penalties, while the Polar Bears didn't have any.
Forward Melissa Gorenkoff '10 gave Brandeis a 1-0 lead just 55 seconds into the game, but it was all downhill from there, as Bowdoin tied the game just 12 minutes later and proceeded to score seven goals in the second half to defeat the Judges 8-1 Thursday. Brandeis fell to 7-5-2 with just four games remaining in the regular season.
"Mentally, [Bowdoin] was more into the game than we were," rookie midfielder Sofia Vallone '11 said. "They didn't let the fact that we scored so early affect their game."
The game couldn't have started better for the Judges. Defender Taryn Martiniello '11 joined the offensive attack and fed Gorenkoff, who sent the ball to the lower left part of the goal past junior goalkeeper Kelly Thomas to give Brandeis a 1-0 lead in the first minute. It was the first time the Judges had scored within the first 12 minutes of a game all season.
Following that goal, however, the Judges couldn't maintain their momentum.
"We started off, we had a great play-Melissa got her goal in the first minute, but then I think we couldn't connect our passes, and we weren't marking up correctly," Vallone said.
Bowdoin outshot Brandeis 5-1 in the 12 minutes following Gorenkoff's goal, eventually capitalizing in the 13th minute. Rookie forward Rebecca Silva scored when goalie Hillary Rosenzweig '10 couldn't reach her low ground shot from the top of the goalie box.
"I thought Hillary did well, but I think the first goal was a little more saveable," coach Denise Dallamora said. "She didn't get the angle down. She fought hard to save it, but I don't know she did the best job she could have to save it,"
Less than a minute after Silva's goal, Brandeis suffered the first of its four offside calls during the first half. The Judges finished the day with nine offside penalties, while the Polar Bears didn't have any.
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