For head coach Denise Dallamora, the women's soccer team's defeat of Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Saturday was more than just a great start to a new season. It was also a career milestone for the coach, who earned her 200th career win with the 3-0 season-opening win on the newly renovated Gordon Field. Dallamora is the 19th coach in Division III women's soccer history to win 200 games.

"All I'm going to say is that it feels good," Dallamora said, between bites of the congratulatory cake that the team had purchased in honor of her and the team's success.

It's hard to say she hasn't earned it. The only woman's soccer coach the school has ever had, she has led the team for 26 seasons-including last year's, when the team fell one game short of the ECAC championship.

Team captain Lauren Gregor '06 scored two goals in the game, and goalie Betsey Medow '08 looked solid, but was only forced to make one save to record a shutout in her first career win.

After pestering MIT with numerous early shots on goal, Brandeis was finally able to capitalize 33 minutes into the first half. Lizzie Bremner '08 led Gregor with a long ball from beyond midfield, who then coolly slid it past the charging goalie. It was the only goal the Judges scored in 18 first-half attempts.

The team settled down in the second half after some early defensive lapses, and soon scored in the 64th minute when defender Brittany Douglass '07 sent a hard ball cutting through the box that landed at the foot of Nickey Guertin '08, who one-timed it off the crossbar for her first career goal.

Gregor struck again only three minutes later. Margot Moinester '09 was tripped by the Engineers' goalie during a breakaway, resulting in a rare penalty kick. Gregor calmly placed the ball in the upper left corner, beating the keeper and making the victory her fourth career multi-goal game.

"This was a good game to start off the season with, but in order to keep winning we'll need to generate more offense and quality shots," Gregor said.

Brandeis took 29 shots in the game-24 more than the Engineers -thanks in part to an aggressive defense.

"The defense switched fields very well and found the open forward," Dallamora said. "They supported each other and worked as a unit. It was a very hard decision because everyone played so hard."

Dallamora and the Judges will try to earn their 201st win when they travel to Babson College on Tuesday at 4 p.m.