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Posted: Oct 08, 2022

Mancini Scores Header in #14 Tartans 1-0 Win at Brandeis

men's soccer player wearing white uniform looking to make a pass
Box Score
Scoring Summary
2nd - 79:24 - Dante Mancini (#14 Carnegie Mellon)
Game Leaders
#14 Carnegie Mellon
G: Dante Mancini - 1
A: Josh Baugh - 1
Sh: 5 Players (#4, #9, #20, #22, #26) - 2
Sv: Liam Ryan - 2
Brandeis
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: 3 Players (#7, #21, #24) - 2
Sv: Aiden Guthro - 2
Team Stats
Full stats

(WALTHAM, Mass.) - The Carnegie Mellon University men's soccer team, ranked 14th in the nation, traveled to Brandeis University for its second University Athletic Association (UAA) contest of the season and will return home with a 1-0 victory. The Tartans are now 9-1-1 overall and 1-1 in the UAA, as Brandeis drops to 4-4-2 and 0-2.

Inside the Box Score

  • Senior Dante Mancini scored his second career goal in the 80th minute. The goal is his first career game-winning strike.
  • Mancini's goal was a header at the near post following a free kick strike from senior Josh Baugh.
  • The Tartans put four shots on frame with the Brandeis defense making a save for its keeper in the 64th minute off a shot from junior Ethan Vertal.
  • Brandeis had a shot defended by the Tartans' back line in the 76th minute to keep it a 0-0 game.
  • Freshman Liam Ryan earned his eighth win of the season and third shutout.

Notes

  • The Tartans snap a 0-5-2 record against the Judges with their first win since 2013.

Up Next

The Tartans will have a two-game UAA weekend at the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis on Friday, October 14 and Sunday, October 16. The Tartans' match against top-ranked Chicago is set to kick off at 2:00 p.m.