WALTHAM, Mass. — Nine players scored points and three of them were involved in more than one goal tonight as the Brandeis University men's soccer team cruised past visiting Wentworth Institute of Technology, 6-0, in a non-conference showdown on Gordon Field. With the win, the Judges – ranked #25 in the nation by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and #9 by D3soccer.com – improve to 8-1. The Leopards fall to 1-7 with their second-straight loss.
Brandeis was led by junior forward Tyler Savonen (Orleans, Mass./Nauset Regional), who scored the team's second and fifth goals on the night.
Junior transfer forward Michael Soboff (Framingham, Mass./Newton South) added a goal and an assist. Rookie Evan Jastremski (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) earned the assist on some nifty footwork and a terrific cross that Soboff one-timed into the net. Soboff also assisted Savonen's second goal in the 53rd minute.
Senior back Ben Applefield (Avon, Conn./Avon) added a pair of assists, working free to feed Savonen across the box in the 25th minute and putting a corner kick onto the head of classmate Sam Ocel (No. Attleboro, Mass./No. Attleboro) in the 35th.
In addition to Savonen's goal in the second half, Brandeis also got a score just 64 seconds earlier by senior Kyle Feather (Ridgewood, N.J./Montville Township).
Brandeis's final goal came in the 77th minute, when rookie forward Zach Viera (Andover, Mass./Brooks School) tallied his first collegiate goal, deflecting home an effort by sophomore Michael Chaput (Holliston, Mass./Holliston).
Shots for the game were relatively close, 18-15, in favor of the hosts, but Brandeis put 10 of those shots on net compared to just one for Wentworth, off the foot of rookie Alec Watkinson (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack) in the 14th minute. WIT senior Cody Gibb (Foster, R.I./Ponaganset) made four saves and allowed five goals in 72 minutes of work, while sophomore Kevin Pepin (Fairhaven, Mass./Fairhaven) allowed one goal in 18 minutes. Brandeis sophomore Kenn Fryer (Wilmington, Mass./St. John's Prep) had one save for his second win and second shutout of the season.
Brandeis returns to action next Tuesday afternoon at Wheaton College at 4 p.m. Wentworth travels to Endicott for a Commonwealth Coast Conference match Saturday at 3 p.m.
(Recap Courtesy of Brandeis Sports Information)
