WELLESLEY, Mass. – Wellesley College soccer dropped a tightly-contested 2-1 game to Brandeis University at home on Sunday afternoon. The Judges (2-0-1) remain undefeated this season while the Blue fall to 2-1.

With just under eight and half minutes left in a 1-1 affair, Brandeis junior Lacey Mbugua (Brockton, Mass.) took advantage of a chaotic scramble in the box, set up by a ball redirected from senior Sam Kipperman (Middlebury, Conn.). Mbugua gathered the ball and knocked in a goal to give the Judges a 2-1 edge. The visitors would maintain the lead through the final horn to earn the hard-fought victory.

Earlier in the game, the visitors got on the board 25:19 into the first half. Sophomore Katie Collins (Littleton, Mass.) received a corner kick from classmate Laurene Creteau (Madison, N.J.) and tucked a shot in the low center part of the goal.

Only 36 seconds later at the 25:51 mark, Wellesley erased its deficit. Sophomore Solveig Unterberdoerster (Washington, D.C.) dribbled into the upper left side of the box and curled in a shot past Brandeis' keeper in the right hand side of the goal.

Wellesley goalie Riley McNair (Cupertino, Calif.) made several athletic stops and tallied 12 saves. Sophomore Penny Alston (New York, N.Y.) made three saves in the opening half for Brandeis while junior Amaya Logan (Jacksonville, Fla.) kept a clean sheet in the back 45 minutes.

Each team will next compete in a road game at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 10. The Blue take on UMass Boston while the Judges play at Clark University.