When men's soccer forward Evan Jastremski '17 scored the first goal of Sunday's University Athletic Association game against Emory University after just 21 seconds, it looked like the Judges were on their way to avenging Friday's overtime loss to Carnegie Mellon University.

However, the team gave up two goals in the first half and a third in the second, resulting in a 3-1 setback.

It was the third game in five days for the Judges, as they fell 2-1 in double overtime at Carnegie after beating the Massachusetts Maritime Academy 6-3 in a home contest on Tuesday night.

"We are not playing well," said head coach Michael Coven after Sunday's defeat. "Today, we were completely outmatched. It was very disappointing. Against Carnegie, I thought we had moments when we played well, but they had more possession. I don't think we deserved to win that game, I think they dominated the flow, but we held our own."

Against the Eagles, the Judges got a dream start with less than a minute on the clock.

Jastremski caught Emory flat-footed. After being set up by forward Michael Soboff '15, the first-year forward slotted the ball past Eagles' sophomore goalkeeper Abe Hannigan and into the net for a 1-0 lead.

However, the Judges weren't able to maintain the momentum, conceding the tying goal in the 19th minute. Emory junior defender Jason Cochran set up junior forward Dylan Price with a long throw, which Price headed into the net past goalkeeper Joe Graffy '15 to knot the game up at one goal apiece.
The Eagles went up 2-1 just 10 minutes later as freshman forward Jason Andrejchak took advantage of some sloppy defending from the Judges.

Yet, the Judges were down by a goal at the half and still had plenty of time to even the score. Unfortunately, Brandeis instead conceded a third goal.

Emory senior forward Andrew Jones fired a shot that Graffy stopped. However, Price proved to be on the spot again, putting the rebound into the right corner for the 3-1 advantage.
Soboff had a late effort from a direct kick that was saved by Hannigan, but ultimately, the Judges weren't able to pull a goal back.

Coven was disappointed with the performance following the Judges' early goal.

"We scored 21 seconds into the game," he said. "[In all of our UAA losses this season], we've been ahead and we can't sustain that momentum to carry us through the game. We got handily beat today in every aspect of the game."

Against Carnegie, the game was a back-and-forth, tepid affair in the first half.

The Judges had the first attempt of the match, as forward Tyler Savonen '15 sent a shot on net that was hacked off of the line.

The Judges got their own break, though, in the 41st minute. Senior midfielder Jerome Reano sent an effort on net, which beat Graffy and headed for the top of the net. However, the shot caromed off the crossbar and to safety, keeping the game deadlocked.

Down at the other end, midfielder Tudor Livadaru '14 sent a shot just over the net, which resulted in a 0-0 stalemate at the end of the first half.

Just when it appeared that second-half scoring opportunities would pass the Judges by, they received a goal from an unlikely source.

Center-back Conor Lanahan '16, coming up from his defensive position, headed in the go-ahead goal with just under 20 minutes remaining in regulation.

However, just seven minutes later, a defensive miscue proved costly. A Brandeis defender whiffed on a clear, which allowed Reano to poke the ball past Graffy and fired it into the top of the net to deadlock the game at 1-1.

Both teams had opportunities to win the game down the stretch. However, neither team found the net, resulting in extra time.

After a free kick from left back Ben Applefield '14 that flew just over the net, right back Josh Hacunda '16 had an effort that he put over the bar.

However, both efforts were futile. The Tartans then transitioned and scored the winning goal.

Senior forward Chris Wysocki finished a ball that deflected off of a Brandeis defender, and, just like that, the game was over.

Tuesday's game was a stark contrast from the weekend action.

Midfielder Kyle Feather '14 opened the scoring after just six minutes, 15 seconds. Five minutes later, Savonen added the second goal of the match. After Massacussetts Maritime freshman midfielder Thomas McCarthy took advantage of a defensive miscue to make it 2-1, forward Michael Chaput '16 slotted home a shot to make it 3-1, the eventual score at the half-time break.

In the 57th minute, Savonen added his second goal of the night, taking advantage of a failed clear. Less than a minute later, Jastremski put the ball into an empty net after being set up by forward Sam Ocel '13.

Savonen completed his hat trick, finishing a rebound to make it 6-1 and capping the Judges' scoring. Though Mass Maritime pulled back two goals with a penalty kick and a long-range effort, the Judges held on for a comfortable 6-3 victory.
The Judges are off until Monday, Oct. 28, when they play at Mount Ida College. Thankfully for the Judges, all of their remaining conference games are at home, which Coven believes plays to his team's strengths.

"We've got some time off, we're going to give the boys a couple of days off to regroup," he said. "We'll probably have to make a couple of changes; probably not personnel changes, but we'll be moving around where some of the guys are playing.

"I think we're going to be good at home and I'm looking forward to having these games at home. I think we have the ability to turn it around. It's always better to play at home."
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