The women's soccer team had a tough weekend of University Athletic Association play on the road, falling 3-0 to the Emory University Eagles on Sunday and 1-0 to the No. 17 Carnegie Mellon University Tartans in a hard-fought overtime loss on Thursday.

With the pair of losses, the Judges move to 9-4-1 overall and 1-2-1 in UAA play.

"We played our hearts out on Friday and were pretty sore, but I really do think we still fought hard today despite what the score shows," said midfielder Sara Isaacson '16 following Sunday's loss.

Sunday's game was an uphill battle from the beginning. The Eagles outshot the Judges 12-3 in the first half, with seven of the shots being on target. However, goalkeeper Michelle Savuto '15 was on top of her game and was able to keep the Eagles off of the score sheet for the first half.

However Emory kept up the high pressure, and in the 63rd minute the Eagles broke through. The goal came on an Emory corner, one of 10 in the half, off of which Eagles' sophomore midfielder Clare Mullins headed the ball past Savuto and into the back of the Brandeis net for a 1-0 advantage.

Though the game was in the balance for the next couple of minutes, Emory struck again in the 82nd minute, when senior defender Lauren Gorodetsky sent a long ball into the box for freshman forward Cristina Ramirez, who was able to put the ball in the back of the net, extinguishing any hopes of a Judges' comeback. The goal was Ramirez's fourth of the season.

With two minutes left in the game, Emory compounded the Judges' misery when they scored another insurance goal. Junior forward Karina Rodriguez was able to get the rebound of her own shot and put it past Savuto, which resulted in the final score 3-0. The goal was Rodriguez's third of the year.

With the win Emory moves to 10-3-1 and 3-1-0 in UAA play.
Against Carnegie, the first half was a back-and-forth game of possession, with neither team able to mount a high-pressured offense. The first half offensive highlights from Carnegie Mellon came from sophomore midfielder Carson Quiros' two chances on net during the first half. The first was a mid-ranged shot, which caused Savuto to make a difficult save. The second came from a corner earned in the 43rd minute. Sophomore forward Louisa Pendergast sent a powerful header on target, but the shot was blocked and cleared by a Brandeis defender.

Carnegie Mellon outshot Brandeis 6-2 in the first half; yet only two of CMU's shots were on target. Both of Brandeis' shots came in the first 15 minutes of the game. The first was a free kick taken by right back Emma Eddy '15 which skimmed the crossbar. The second was from forward Sapir Edalati '15, who forced CMU freshman goalkeeper Katie Liston to make a save.

The second half transpired similarly to the previous 45 minutes of play. Edalati forced Liston to make another save in the 54th minute. However, CMU was able to counterattack and Quiros blasted a shot, which hit the post, keeping the game tied at zero. No other major chances would follow and the game would be sent into overtime.

CMU's first offensive opportunity of overtime came from a long throw-in taken by junior forward Savina Reid. Reid found sophomore midfielder Allison McGugan inside the box. As McGugan prepared to shoot, a Brandeis defender took her down, giving Carnegie a penalty kick. Pendergast blasted the shot top corner well beyond the reach of Savuto. The game was Liston's first shutout, and the Tartans moved to 7-2-2 and 1-1-1 in UAA play.

Despite the outcome, Isaacson hopes that the weekend tests can help the team improve.

"We played two very strong and physical teams this weekend, which tested us physically and mentally. We need to put this weekend behind us and move forward in a positive manner," said Isaacson, when asked about what the team can do to improve its game for the upcoming UAA matches.

The Judges resume play on the road next Thursday against University of Massachusetts Boston.
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