Women's soccer team midfielder Ellie Einhorn '11 admits she doesn't score often, but when she does find the back of the net, she makes it count. Einhorn has scored four goals in her Brandeis career. Three of them have turned into eventual game-winners.

Her most recent game-winning tally came in last Saturday's regular-season finale at New York University. With Brandeis leading 1-0 midway through the first half, Einhorn stole the ball from an NYU opponent and struck it into the net off the inside of the left post from about 30 yards away.

The Judges went on to win the game 2-1 and secure fourth place in the University Athletic Association standings, improving their overall record to 10-7-2 and 3-3-1 in the UAA.

"We needed [this game] to get a good spot in the [Eastern College Athletic Conference] tournament," Einhorn said. "This was big for us."

Einhorn's other game-winning goal this season came in a 5-1 victory over Smith College on Sept. 24, when she put Brandeis ahead 2-0 in the 15th minute.

Einhorn says her timely scoring habits are important in keeping the team focused and takes it upon herself to maintain a steady approach.

"I didn't want to let our team get down," she said. "We've been in situations where we've been up a goal, and the other team has come back. . I didn't want to be the one that let down."

Einhorn has started in 16 of 19 games this season after appearing in 11 games as a rookie. She says her experience has helped her improve this season.

"Last year I didn't get a lot of [playing] time, and I feel when I did get on the field I didn't do as well because I didn't get a chance to practice at a high level," she said. "This year I came into preseason more focused, and I got more playing time. ... It's just made me a lot better.