Brandies 2, WPI 0 

Box Score 

Waltham, MA --- Adam Guttman (Brewster, MA) and Evan Duval (Wilbraham, MA) each tallied second half goals to help host Brandeis defeat WPI 2-0 in non-conference men's soccer action on Sunday afternoon.  The match was a make-up from a contest that was postponed in September due to heavy rain and thunderstorms.  

The victory was the 399th career win for Brandeis head coach Mike Coven.  He will attempt to become just the eighth active coach and tenth overall in NCAA Division III to reach the 400 win milestone when the Judges host Lasell on Tuesday at 7pm.

After a scoreless first half, Brandeis struck for two goals in the first 12:08 of the second stanza.  Guttman got the Judges onto the board in the 50th minute when he registered an unassisted goal.  Duval helped Brandeis double its advantage in the 58th minute when he knocked home a feed from Ben Premo (Florence, MA) for his team-lead fourth marker of the year.

Brandeis netminder Taylor Brackan (North Andover, MA) picked up the win, notching four saves.  Freshman Paul Moan (Watertown, MA) turned away three shots for the Engineers.

The match was defensive-minded with Brandeis (7-7-2) mustering just nine shots and WPI (3-11) managing only six.  Ben Gilde (Manchester, NH) paced the Crimson and Gray offensive attack with four shots on the day.  The lose was the third of the week for the Engineers despite all three matches being scoreless at the half.

WPI will play its final non-conference match of the year on Wednesday evening when they travel to Westfield State for a 7pm contest.  After Tuesday's match-up with Lasell, Brandeis hits the road for a pair of UAA matches next weekend.

Release courtesy of Brandies Sports Information