The men's soccer team finished its regular-season home schedule with a 3-1 victory over Springfield College last Wednesday night. The Judges, now 8-4-1, scored 26 goals at home this season and continued their offensive dominance last Wednesday night by scoring early."As a defender, it's nice knowing that if the defense does its job, the offense will always get the job done for us," said defender Ethan Bercelli '14.

Coach Michael Coven was pleased with how his team played in the win.

"I think we've been playing good soccer, and in the last 2 weeks, the team has come together," Coven said. "We're playing attractive soccer and winning soccer."

The Judges broke through in just the 12th minute with midfielder Luke Teece's '12 team-leading ninth goal of the season. Captain and defender/midfielder Kyle Gross '11 played a through ball from midfield that Teece ran onto and shot past Springfield sophomore goalkeeper Chris Walton. Brandeis nearly doubled its advantage just 2 minutes later as midfielder Lee Russo '13 fired a shot on frame, but his effort was saved by Walton.

In the 32nd minute, forward Alexander Farr '12 put in the Judges' second goal of the match. Farr came on the field as a substitute for midfieldder Steve Keuchkarian '11 and scored his sixth goal of the season just 16 seconds after stepping onto the field. Midfielder Theo Terris '12 played a through ball from midfield, and Farr took hold of the ball, took a few touches in the penalty area and then powered a drive past Walton to double the Judges' lead.

Brandeis nearly found its third goal of the match just 3 minutes before halftime, as Teece caught Walton out of position but had his effort on an open goal cleared off the line by Springfield junior midfielder Scott Donofrio. Despite the missed opportunities, Brandeis still statistically dominated Springfield by the end of the first half, outshooting the Pride 10-3.

The Judges continued attacking in the second half, finding their third goal after 11 minutes of play. Gross earned his second assist by serving the ball into the penalty area for midfielder Joe Eisenbies '13. The ball instead connected with the head of a Springfield defender who failed to control the ball and squandered possession to Eisenbies. Eisenbies fired it home for his fifth goal of the season and a 3-0 Brandeis lead.

Brandeis continued to control the tempo of the match but lost the shutout in the 89th minute of play. Springfield freshman forward Scott Morneau sent a corner kick into the box that was blocked and found its way back to his feet. Morneau crossed again, this time finding the head of Springirld sophomore defender Jake Miskin, who headed the ball in off the far post past goalkeeper Matt Lynch '11.

"It wasn't that we gave up a goal; it's the kind of goal we let up," Coven said. "It came off a corner, and that's been our vein at all season."

Lynch came on in the 83rd minute for Taylor Bracken '11, who had allowed two goals in his last four games and finished the match against Springfield College with four saves.

"It was a little disappointing because we always want a shutout, but at the end of the day, we still got the win," said Bercelli.

The Judges finish the season with a 4-2-1 record at home, with all for of their wins coming against non-conference opponents.

"All of the seniors were really happy about winning," added Bercelli of winning the final home game of the season. "It was the last game they would ever get to play at Gordon Field."

The Judges close out the year with University Athletic Association games against Washington University in St. Louis, University of Chicago and New York University.

The team plays WashU on Friday and Chicago on Sunday, and will end the season with an away game against New York University Nov. 6.