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MSOCCER: Judges capture overtime win
by Ian Cutler
Sports Editor
Sports | 9/23/08
Posted online at 3:52 AM EST on 9/23/08
Coming through in the clutch is becoming the norm for men's soccer team forward Ben Premo '09 this season.
The senior captain sent the Judges home with a 2-1 victory over Worcester Polytechnic Institute last Wednesday with a game-winning goal with just 51 seconds remaining in the second overtime.
"At that point I thought the game would end in a tie," coach Mike Coven said.
The Judges' record improves to 5-1 with the win. The Judges also played against Newbury College yesterday, but results came too late for this edition.
For Premo, it was his sixth goal of the season and second game-winner in the last three games. Premo broke a 1-1 tie in the 87th minute of a game against Babson College Sept. 10 to seal a victory for the Judges.
With the game tied at one after regulation, the teams played an even first overtime period. In the second overtime, Brandeis had late scoring chances and finally converted when midfielder Kevin Murphy '09 fed Premo for the game-winning goal.
"The play happened so fast," Coven said. "Premo just spun around and beat his man and fired a great shot into the side of the net."
The Judges could have put the game away just 40 seconds earlier when midfielder Corey Bradley '10 passed up the middle to Premo. Premo beat his man to the ball but struck the shot right at oncoming sophomore goalie Paul Moan, who made the save.
The Judges got on the board early in the first half when Murphy scored his first goal of the season, controlling a loose ball just outside the 18-foot goal box and putting it into the net.
WPI answered in the 34th minute when sophomore forward Mike Ford tallied his first goal of the season, a goal Coven attributed to the Judges' mindset.
"[Scoring early] might have been the worst thing that could've happened to us," Coven said. "WPI is an okay team, and by going in a little overconfident to begin with and then scoring early, we thought we'd run away with the game."
The senior captain sent the Judges home with a 2-1 victory over Worcester Polytechnic Institute last Wednesday with a game-winning goal with just 51 seconds remaining in the second overtime.
"At that point I thought the game would end in a tie," coach Mike Coven said.
The Judges' record improves to 5-1 with the win. The Judges also played against Newbury College yesterday, but results came too late for this edition.
For Premo, it was his sixth goal of the season and second game-winner in the last three games. Premo broke a 1-1 tie in the 87th minute of a game against Babson College Sept. 10 to seal a victory for the Judges.
With the game tied at one after regulation, the teams played an even first overtime period. In the second overtime, Brandeis had late scoring chances and finally converted when midfielder Kevin Murphy '09 fed Premo for the game-winning goal.
"The play happened so fast," Coven said. "Premo just spun around and beat his man and fired a great shot into the side of the net."
The Judges could have put the game away just 40 seconds earlier when midfielder Corey Bradley '10 passed up the middle to Premo. Premo beat his man to the ball but struck the shot right at oncoming sophomore goalie Paul Moan, who made the save.
The Judges got on the board early in the first half when Murphy scored his first goal of the season, controlling a loose ball just outside the 18-foot goal box and putting it into the net.
WPI answered in the 34th minute when sophomore forward Mike Ford tallied his first goal of the season, a goal Coven attributed to the Judges' mindset.
"[Scoring early] might have been the worst thing that could've happened to us," Coven said. "WPI is an okay team, and by going in a little overconfident to begin with and then scoring early, we thought we'd run away with the game."
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