The Brandeis women's soccer team not only failed to find a win last weekend, but they also failed to find the net. The Judges fell 1-0 to Carnegie Mellon University last Sunday after a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Emory University. The Judges are now 6-10-2 overall and 0-5-1 in University Athletic Association competition.

"UAA teams are definitely the best teams we face all year," forward Mimi Theodore '12 said. "They are bigger, faster and just all-around better soccer players than the teams we play in non-conference games. We could just never catch a break with these team[s]. When we had a breakdown, they capitalized on it."

Last Sunday, the Judges travelled to Pittsburgh to face the Tartans. Carnegie applied great pressure on Brandeis from the opening whistle and outshot the Judges 14-1 in the first half. However, Carnegie could not find the goal thanks to three saves from goalkeeper Francine Kofinas '13. Brandeis' only shot in the first half came from forward Alyssa Fenenbock '15 in the 35th minute. Brandeis' strong goalkeeping continued with Michelle Savuto '15, who took Kofinas' place for the second half. Carnegie rattled off three early shots on goal, forcing Savuto to action. The Judges applied some pressure on the Tartans in the 54th minute with a shot on goal from defender Kelly Peterson '14. However, Carnegie was able to notch the first goal of the contest in the 61st minute. Freshman midfielder Savina Reid converted a corner from sophomore defender Rachel Contopoulos to take the lead.

Yet the Judges would not go down without a fight. They outshot the Tartans 8-2 for the remainder of the game and tested Carnegie sophomore goalkeeper Anna Albi. She was called upon to save five shots, including two attempts from Hilary Andrews '14, one in the 67th minute and another in the 73rd minute.

"Their defenses were strong," Theodore explained. "They possessed the ball well, whereas we had trouble stringing together passes. Even when we did get into the other team's defensive third, their goalies were strong and defense in the right position to clean up any rebounds."

Carnegie presented Brandeis with several challenges, nearly doubling their lead by hitting the crossbar in the 64th minute and the post in the 83rd. Despite not being able to add to their tally, the Tartans were still able to preserve their 1-0 win by outshooting the Judges 24-10. Carnegie improved to 9-6 and 3-3 in UAA play.

Last Friday, the Judges fell behind No. 5 Emory University early and never recovered. Brandeis allowed the first Emory goal a mere 35 seconds after kickoff. Junior forward Merrill Bachouras and senior forward Caroline Coates connected with sophomore defender Clare Mullins who pulled away and put it in the net. It was Mullins' fifth goal of the season. The Judges did not allow another goal in the first half and gave themselves a chance to respond, but Emory quickly broke the game open after the intermission. Coates assisted senior midfielder Lidija Baraiskas in the 57th minute to put Emory up 2-0. Mullins soon found her second goal of the game and seventh of the season in the 70th minute.

Brandeis was outshot 20-8, with Emory recording 13 shots on goal to Brandeis' two. Midfielder Mary Shimko '14 led the team with three shots, one of which was on goal. The Judges were anchored in the back by captain Ali Maresca '12, as they have been all year.

"Maresca did an unbelievable job," Theodore said. "Even after playing with her for four years, I still am amazed at how well she does. There is no doubt that games would not have turned out the way they did if it had not been for her."

The Judges play their final game of the year against New York University on Saturday, where they hope to find their first UAA victory.