New England Soccer Discussion

[firstplaceloser]

PK to RUN — Woodhouse saves.

great save. what happened after with the keeper

[blooter442]

PK to RUN — Woodhouse saves.

great save. what happened after with the keeper

Broke his hand a few weeks ago and he might have dinged it but seems OK for now.

[NEsoccerfan]

brandeis with a great chance off the fing post ughhhhh

[blooter442]

Brandeis goes up 1-0, Mike Lynch off a scrum on a corner.

[NEsoccerfan]

Brandeis goes up 1-0, Mike Lynch off a scrum on a corner.

What a gamer lynch is. I wonder how many tournament goals this is for him compared to regular season goals. CLUTCH!

[blooter442]

RUN goes back the other end, fantastic save from Woodhouse.

[NEsoccerfan]

RUN goes back the other end, fantastic save from Woodhouse.

Good lord what a save. These two goalies are the MVPs so far this game.

[blooter442]

Another great save from Woodhouse!

[blooter442]

Brandeis closes out the 1-0 win.

[deiscanton]

I have been watching the Brandeis v RUN game on-line.  Congrats to Deis on making it to the sweet 16.

[deiscanton]

Brandeis plays Drew in the round of 16, and the regional rankings point to this match most likely to be played at Tufts.

[firstplaceloser]

are you guys sure it's over ? my feed is saying it's half time .. lol really confused

[firstplaceloser]

are you guys sure it's over ? my feed is saying it's half time .. lol really confused

never mind it's my feed that's wrong. weird

[blooter442]

Both goalkeepers played absolutely out of their minds.

Medina had two phenomenal saves on great shots from Gans and Ocel, both of which I was pretty sure were going to be in. Granted, both were from quite a ways out, but when you hit the efforts as well as those two did and they're headed for the top corner, it's going to be difficult for any goalkeeper to save them, regardless of the distance. He is extremely quick and jumps very well. As NEsoccerfan said, what he lacks in size he certainly makes up for in quickness and agility. Nothing he could have done about the goal.

Woodhouse didn't have much to do in the first half, but that PK save right after halftime was huge. RUN had started to grow into the game, and the PK was absolutely the right call. That said, although the shot was well-struck by Da Souza, I think Woodhouse knew where he was going. He then made a number of other saves, including a really nice one to protect the lead, and was instrumental down the stretch.

[blooter442]

As for Lynch, the Brandeis recap said 5 of his 11 career goals have been in the last two NCAA Tournaments, and three of those have been game-winners -- the other two were the first two in the 4-2 Elite 8 win over RUN last year. He has struggled with injuries but is a hard-working kid who can really play. He is fun to watch.

Incidentally, I was standing next to his dad when he scored tonight, and have been standing next to him when Mike has scored at other points this season, including the OT winner against WPI. Perhaps I've been the good luck charm.