The best remedy for losing a game is to go out immediately and win the next one.

After dropping a tough 2-0 decision at Tufts University on Saturday, Sept. 21, the No. 25 men's soccer team did just that on Wednesday night, downing Wentworth Institute of Technology.

The Judges wasted no time getting on the board, scoring three goals in the first half, before finishing off the Leopards with three more tallies in the second half to defeat the visitors 6-0.

"I felt that it was very important that we came back strong against Wentworth and got the win," said midfielder Kyle Feather '14, who scored once in the rout. "All great teams face obstacles or setbacks during the season, but it's how you bounce back from them that's the most important. It was very important for us to get back on track to our winning ways."

After being kept off the board entirely by Tufts in the Judges' aforementioned defeat, the Brandeis offense wasted little time getting started. Though Wentworth had early efforts blocked and put wide, the hosts opened the scoring with just 10 minutes and 13 seconds on the clock. Forward Evan Jastremski '17 beat his man on the right wing and sent in a low ball which was sent into the net by forward Michael Soboff '15 past Wentworth senior goalkeeper Cody Gibb for an early 1-0 advantage.

Not content with sitting on the lead, the Judges made it 2-0 in the 25th minute. Left-back Ben Applefield '14-who is often a threat going forward-worked his way into space on the left flank. He fed the ball into the middle, where forward Tyler Savonen '15 slotted it into the net for a two-goal advantage.

With 10-and-a-half minutes left in the first half, forward Sam Ocel '13 extended the advantage. Applefield again played the role of provider, as he sent an outswinging corner kick in from the right into the center of the penalty box, where Ocel put a diving header past a hapless Gibb and into the lower part of the net for a commanding lead.

Despite trailing 3-0 at the half, Wentworth had some positive offensive movements on the counter-attack after the break.
However, any hopes of a comeback were quickly dashed early in the second half.

With 38:46 to play, Feather scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season. He cut into the box and took a touch before nestling a curled shot into the right corner of the net for a 4-0 advantage.

Just 1:04 later, the Judges added a fifth from Savonen, who finished off a precise ball from Soboff for his second goal of the night.

With the outcome all but certified, Coven began to rotate in some of his reserve players. This proved to be the catalyst behind the Judges' sixth goal, as forward Michael Chaput '16-who scored his first career goal just a week before in a similar rout against Lasell College-fed fellow forward Zach Vieira '17, who himself netted his first collegiate goal with 13:56 to play.
Despite a late corner kick from midfielder Harold Salinas '14, there proved to be no more scoring from the Judges.
Yet, Brandeis' 6-0 whalloping left no doubt that this squad responded well to its previous setback.

"As a team, I feel as if we've been taking full advantage of our chances in front of goal," Feather said. "Everyone is really starting to find the back of the net when the opportunity presents itself. Our team organization defensively needs some improving, as well as combination play moving the ball from one side of the field to the other. However, those are getting better and better with each game."

Despite their success so far this season, the Judges' schedule doesn't get any easier. They visit Wheaton College-a team they defeated 1-0 at home last year-today at 4 p.m., before beginning their University Athletic Association slate on Saturday at Case Western Reserve University.

According to Feather, the team hasn't been focusing much on their conference rivals' progress.

"To be honest, we haven't really looked at [UAA games] yet," he said, "or paid attention too much to [the results of the other UAA teams]. We've been doing a great job so far this season of focusing on one game at a time. The Wheaton game is what we have our sights set on now."

However, Feather believes the Judges will be battle-ready at the start of conference play.

"We'll worry about the UAA when the time comes."