#18 men’s soccer opens season with 2-0 win over Coast Guard

WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University men’s soccer team opened its 2026 season with a soggy but successful effort, defeating the visiting U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 2-0, on Gordon Field. The 18 th -ranked Judges scored twice in a four-minute span to earn the victory. TEAM RECORDS Brandeis, 1-0. Coast Guard, 0-1. HOW IT HAPPENED Brandeis opened the scoring in the 29th minute with some nifty passing around the right side of the Coast Guard box. The ball eventually found senior Juan Vera (Caracas, Venezuela/Cypress Bay, Fla.), who played it forward for junior Charlie Culbert (Twickenham, England/Conestoga, Pa.). Culbert chipped…