BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Soccer team played 110 minutes of scoreless football against Brandeis University Thursday afternoon, ending the game in a 0-0 tie in the team's first home game of the 2009 season.

Opportunities to score were abundant for both teams; yet timely defense and unlucky shots helped keep the game at a stalemate. In the 11^th minute, Melissa Gorenkoff (Woodbury, N.Y.) nearly put the Judges on the board in the opening half, sending a hard shot from outside of the box high to the center of the goal. Hawk freshman keeper Kristen Darling (Weymouth, Mass.) was able to get a leaping hand on the ball, punching it over the net to keep Brandeis off the scoreboard.

Later on, Tiffany Pacheco (Rehoboth, Mass.) of Brandeis fired a hard shot of her own at Darling in the 33^rd minute. The force of the shot ricocheted off of Darling and almost trickled into the goal before she was able to corral it in.

In the second half, the Judges' Mimi Theodore (Walpole, Mass.) had a clean look at the goal, taking a shot in the 60^th minute that got past Darling, but just rolled past the left side post. Less than four minutes later, the Hawks nearly converted an opportunity of their own to put a goal on the board. Katie Fusaro (Hopkinton, Mass.) outran the defense on a long pass, forcing Judge goalie Hillary Rosenzweig (Boca Raton, Fla.) to charge the ball. Though Fusaro was able to get a foot on the ball before Rosenzweig got to it, the shot sailed wide left.

The first overtime saw the Hawk offense put pressure on the defense of Brandeis, getting three shots off in the period. In the second overtime, the Judges turned the tables on the Hawks, outshooting RWU 4-1 in the period, including a kick by Pacheco that sailed wide in the final minute. That offensive possession would be the final offensive possession of the game, securing the tie.

Darling finished the game with six saves for Roger Williams, earning her first career shutout. Her counterpart Rosenzweig also made six saves in the game, recording her 18^th career shutout as a Judge, tying for second on Brandeis' all-time list and just one shy of 1992 graduate Justine McBride for the school record.

Roger Williams (3-2-1) will host Anna Maria College Saturday at 3:30 p.m., while Brandeis (2-1-2) is at home Sunday for a 12:00 p.m. game against Clark University.