BOSTON, Mass. – Freshman midfielder Ben Nasman’s (Lenox, Mass.) first collegiate goal couldn’t have come at a better time as his tally with 16:09 remaining in regulation snapped a 1-all tie and lifted the Wentworth men’s soccer team to a 3-1 win over Brandeis in a non-conference contest played at Sweeney Field.
The Leopards (2-1-0), who won their 13th consecutive home game, struck first when senior midfielder Chris Hartmann (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) intercepted a clearing pass and drilled a shot to the lower right corner of the net for his third goal of the season. Both teams would have their chances throughout the first half, but, despite being outshot 9-5, Hartmann’s goal stood as the only goal through 45:00.
Brandeis (1-1-1) had a prime opportunity to tie the game in the 58th minute when a loose ball was in front of an open net. However, the shot attempt was kicked away by a Leopard defender to preserve the lead. Wentworth would not be so lucky at the 66:07 mark, though, as sophomore midfielder Mike Silberstein (Shrewsbury, N.J.), who had entered the game less than two minutes earlier, found an opening in Wentworth’s defense and scored the tying goal.
Freshman forward Dario Correia (Lakeville, Mass.) would set up the go-ahead goal as he fed a pass from just in front of the end line to Nasman, who was able to beat a defender and give Wentworth a 2-1 lead. The Judges would not go away, though, as they mounted pressure on Wentworth’s defense with four shot attempts. However, with 43 ticks left, junior midfielder Matt Martins (Bristol, R.I.) capitalized on a turnover just outside the 18-yard box and iced the game with his first goal of the season.
Senior keeper Joe Simon (Pittsfield, Mass.) made six saves for the Leopards, who were outshot 18-12. Brandeis sophomore Taylor Bracken (North Andover, Mass.) turned aside five shots for the Judges. Brandeis is at Clark on Saturday, while Wentworth is idle until Wednesday when they open The Commonwealth Coast Conference portion of its schedule with a home game against three-time defending conference champion Roger Williams at 7:00 p.m.
Soccer Box Score (Final) 2007 Wentworth Soccer Brandeis vs Wentworth (09/06/07 at Boston, Mass.) Brandeis (1-1-1) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot Wentworth (2-1-0) ------------------------------- Date: 09/06/07 Attendance: 300 Brandeis............ 0 1 - 1 Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 52 degrees; Wins SSW (14-18 mph) Wentworth........... 1 2 - 3 Brandeis Wentworth Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Fo Min Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Fo Min ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ GOA 1 Bracken, Taylor..... - - - - - 90 GK 31 Joe Simon........... - - - - - 90 FWD 2 Premo, Ben.......... 3 1 - - - 90 MID 6 Nick Maryanopolis... - - - - - 71 DEF 3 Weinstein, David.... 1 1 - - - 90 DEF 7 Ben Hamlin.......... 1 - - - - 90 DEF 8 Zenerovitz, Alex.... - - - - - 80 MID 8 Geoff Hackett....... - - - - - 86 MID 9 Bradley, Corey...... 2 1 - - - 77 FWD 10 Kyle Nasman......... 3 2 - - - 90 FWD 10 Duval, Evan......... 4 1 - - - 90 DEF 11 Pat Flynn........... - - - - - 90 MID 14 Morrill, Tyler...... 1 1 - - - 64 FWD 14 Dan Hester.......... - - - - - 26 DEF 18 Fitzgerald, Brett... - - - - - 90 DEF 15 Kevin Neilan........ - - - - - 90 DEF 22 Levitan, Joe........ - - - - - 45 FWD 18 Matt Martins........ 2 2 1 - - 51 FWD 24 Mithoefer, Alex..... 5 2 - - - 90 DEF 21 Joe Carroll......... - - - - - 90 DEF 27 Howard, Nick........ 1 - - - - 90 MID 24 Chris Hartmann...... 3 2 1 - - 80 ---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ---------- 16 Silberstein, Mike... 1 1 1 - - 26 2 Taylor Webber....... 1 - - - - 23 21 Keucharian, Steve... - - - - - 13 3 Jeff Dube........... - - - - - 13 30 Kemp, Ryan.......... - - - - - 55 4 Kyle Becker......... - - - - - 64 Totals.............. 18 8 1 0 10 16 Dario Correia....... - - - 1 - 12 17 Ben Nasman.......... 2 2 1 - - 24 Totals.............. 12 8 3 1 21 Brandeis Wentworth ## Player MIN GA Saves ## Player MIN GA Saves --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 1 Bracken, Taylor..... 90:00 3 5 31 Joe Simon........... 90:00 1 6 TM TEAM................ 0:00 0 1 Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Brandeis............ 9 9 - 18 Brandeis............ 4 1 - 5 Wentworth........... 5 7 - 12 Wentworth........... 3 4 - 7 Corner kicks 1 2 Tot Fouls 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Brandeis............ 2 2 - 4 Brandeis............ 6 4 - 10 Wentworth........... 2 1 - 3 Wentworth........... 10 11 - 21 SCORING SUMMARY: GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 8:41 WIT Chris Hartmann (3) (unassisted) Intercepted clearing pass 2. 66:07 BRM Silberstein, Mike (1) (unassisted) Loose ball in front of net 3. 73:51 WIT Ben Nasman (1) Dario Correia Pass from near end line; shot to left side of goal 4. 89:17 WIT Matt Martins (1) (unassisted) Turnover; fired shot into open net CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS: Officials: Referee: Gus St. Silva; Asst. Referee: Stephen DiLeo; Oscar Cole; Timekeeper: Brad Bryant; Scorer: Bill Gorman; Offsides: Brandeis 2, Wentworth 2.