From Brandeis University Athletics

For the third game in a row, Brandeis University men's soccer senior captain Jake Picard (Suffield, Conn./Suffield) delivered a game-winning goal as the Judges handed visiting WPI their first loss, 1-0, in double overtime on Gordon Field tonight.

After the teams went back and forth in the first overtime period, Picard netted the game-winner 1:20 into the second frame. The play developed on the right side of the field, finding its way into a scrum inside the 18-yard box. Junior Zach Vieira (Andover, Mass./Brooks School) flicked it into the open field on far side and Picard deposited it into the right corner of the net for his second overtime game-winner in a row.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the first half, Brandeis senior back Conor Lanahan (Avon, Conn./Avon) nearly opened the scoring with a late header off a corner, but WPI's Riley Doherty cleared the ball off the line.
• The Judges' best chance in the first 90 minutes came from senior Chris Bradley (E. Brunswick, N.J./E. Brunswick), who hit the right joint between the crossbar and post in the 68^th minute.
• Brandeis sophomore Ben Woodhouse (Suffield, Conn./Suffield) made his first save in the 94^th minute, a diving stop to his right when WPI's Reese Peterson (Springfield, N.J./Jonathan Dayton) caught Woodhouse off guard directing traffic in front of the net.
• The Engineers were flagged for offside on a counterattack in the 93^rd minute that could have produced a breakaway.
• Just over two minutes later, Judge sophomore midfielder Christian Hernandez (Revere, Mass./Lawrence Acad.) tracked back to help thwart Brendan Nemes (Kingston, Mass./Silver Lake Regional).

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Regulation was an evenly played game, with Brandeis owning an 11-9 edge in shots, 5-0 on goal.
• In the first OT, WPI outshot Brandeis, 4-2, and put all four of those attempts on frame.
• The Engineers' Doherty also cleared a ball off the line early in the first OT off the foot of Hernandez.
• Woodhouse had four saves and turned in his third shutout in four starts for Brandeis.
• WPI's Connor Hoeckele (Granby, Conn./Granby) also had four stops in the losing effort.

JAKE PICARD

• Picard was named University Athletic Association (UAA) Offensive Player of the Week for his previous two game-winning goals this season.
• He now has nine career goals, five of which have been game-winners.
• His three game-winners this season are tied for most in the UAA.

TEAM RECORDS

• Brandeis is now 6-1 on the season.
• They are ranked #18 in the nation in Division III by D3Soccer.com, #25 by the NSCAA
• WPI falls to 5-1-1.
• The Judges lead the all-time series, 26-12-1.
• Brandeis has now handed the Engineers their first defeat of the season for the third time in the last four campaigns.