Box Score
In a non-conference matchup with Brandeis University today, the Fighting Scots were downed, 3-1, by the visiting Judges to move to 4-3 overall on the season.

With conditions slick after a midday rainstorm, the Scots were faced with an early deficit when the ball skipped off a Gordon defender into the net in the fourth minute to give the Judges the 1-0 lead. On their heels from the early goal, the Scots battled to control possession and keep the Brandeis attack at bay throughout the remainder of the half, staving off eight more attempts by their guests to keep the game at 1-0 going into the break.

The second half proved to be a similar story to the first, however, as Brandeis' Ali Maresca (Sr./Wyckoff, N.J.) headed home a corner from Alec Spivack (Fr./Miami, Fla.) to extend the lead to 2-0 less than two minutes into the stanza. That lead was extended even further just eight minutes later when Kelly Peterson (So./Houston, Texas) drove home a direct from 35 yards out to make it a 3-0 game. Not going down without a fight, the Scots rebounded to apply more offensive pressure in the final third of the game, finally breaking the silence in the 65th minute when Karina Scavo (Jr./Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) ripped a low driven shot off a direct past the Brandeis wall and keeper to close the gap to 3-1. That would be as close as Gordon would get, though, as the Judges would shore up on defense to preserve the two-goal win.

Gordon keeper Kari Christensen (So./Standish, Maine) finished the day with 12 saves, while Francine Kofinas (Jr./Dix Hills/N.Y.) turned away five for Brandeis.

The Scots return to conference play on Saturday, September 24 as they travel to nearby Beverly, Mass. to take on Endicott at 7:00p.m. Brandeis, now 3-4 overall, will travel to Lasell on Thursday, September 22 for a 4:30p.m. kickoff.