The Justice

Sarah Jasak '08 stands over a soccer ball. Mike Prada/the Justice

When she was in high school, Sarah Jasak '08 was visiting several Boston-area colleges when she passed a sign pointing to Brandeis. On a whim, she decided to follow it, even though Brandeis was not on her radar of choices at the time.

Five years, 14 goals and two positions later, Jasak will enter the final stretch of her Brandeis career when the women's soccer team plays as the top seed in the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament this week, and she has no regrets about the spontaneous decision to visit Brandeis five years ago.

"I just knew the school would be a really good school for me, and I liked the campus," she said. "I guess I just had a feeling."

Jasak first became a starting midfielder in her sophomore year, but moved up to forward as a junior and finished second on the team with 14 points.

But instead of staying up front, Jasak moved back to midfield this season, switching positions with Melissa Gorenkoff '10. The change has benefited the Judges, as they are scoring more, averaging 1.9 goals per game this season as compared to 1.36 last year.

"[Gorenkoff] constantly shoots the ball, so it makes sense for her to be a forward, and it makes sense for me to be playing midfield, because I'm usually more of a distributor," Jasak said.

Even though her position demands proficient passing, Jasak has three multi-goal games, the last of which happened Saturday. Jasak scored in the 27th minute and again in the 83rd minute as the Judges defeated New York University 2-0.

With just a few games remaining in her Brandeis career, Jasak speculated on her reaction following her final collegiate game.

"I'll probably just hug everyone," she said. "And I'll probably cry."

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