The fifth-ranked Case Western Reserve University men's soccer team stretched its unbeaten streak to a program-record 13 consecutive games with a 2-0 win over Brandeis University at DiSanto Field in Cleveland on Friday night.

With just three games remaining in the regular season, the Spartans improved to 11-0-2 with a 3-0-1 University Athletic Association record. The Judges dropped to 4-7-3 with a 1-3-0 conference record following the setback.

Stats and Standouts

• Junior Ashton McNally gave the Spartans an early lead in the game, putting CWRU out in front at the 3:56 mark on the clock with his second goal of the season.

• Apostolides extended the lead with a goal off a penalty kick at the 22:41 mark, his fifth goal of the year.

• Sophomore Carter Shedd recorded his sixth individual shutout of the campaign, making a save on the only attempt against him in the game.

• Graduate student Saiheed Jah came off the bench to lead the team with three shots, one of which was on goal.

• Brandeis finished with a 14-11 edge in total shots, but the Spartans held a 6-1 edge in shots on goal.

First Half

• In the fourth minute of action, a corner kick by junior Owen Guffey was cleared out of the 18-yard box by the Brandeis defense, but McNally was able to settle it off his chest and launched a laser shot from just over 20 yards out that found the corner of the net to put CWRU ahead 1-0.

• In the 23rd minute, sophomore Micah Rossen received a pass in the middle of the 18-yard box from McNally and was taken down by a Judges defender, resulting in a foul. Apostolides took the resulting penalty kick, and the Brandeis keeper guessed wrong on his dive on the attempt, as he parked it into the opposite corner to extend the Spartans' lead to 2-0.

• CWRU outshot Brandeis 7-5 in the first half of the game, including a 5-0 edge in shots on goal over the first 45 minutes.

Second Half

• The Spartans came close to extending their lead further on a shot by senior Sean Wilson just in front of the six-yard box, but Brandeis keeper Sotiri Tiglianidis made a diving stop to prevent the score.

• A shot attempt on a breakaway by Jah went just wide with just under four minutes left in another solid scoring opportunity created by the Spartans' attack.

• CWRU's defense allowed nine shots to Brandeis in the second half, but was able to limit quality shots from the Judges, with just one on goal, as the Spartans held on for the shutout.

• The Spartans registered four shots of their own in the last 45 minutes, with one on goal.

Spartan Notes

• CWRU jumped into first place in the UAA standings following the win with 10 points in conference play. Emory, which entered the day 3-0-0 for first-place in the league, trailed UChicago 2-0 in the first half of their game at the time of publication of this recap.

• The Spartans improved to 7-0-1 in home games this season with the win.

• CWRU stands at 21-11-6 all-time against Brandeis, including an 8-10-2 record in home games in the series and a 4-1-3 record in the last eight meetings.

• The CWRU defense, which entered the game ranked third in Division III in goals-against average, recorded its ninth shutout through 13 games and has a 0.31 GAA in 2026.

• McNally's score was his first game-winning goal of the year. He became the eighth different Spartan to record a game-winning goal this year.

• Four of Apostolides' five goals this season have come on penalty kicks. He has converted four-of-five penalty kicks this season and has 13 total points, the second-most among CWRU players in 2026.

• Shedd improved to 11-0-2 on the season and lowered his season goals-against average to 0.32.

Up Next

The Spartans will be back at home this Sunday, hosting NYU at DiSanto Field with the start scheduled for 11:00 a.m.