Quote from: Mr.Right on November 19, 2014, 11:38:21 PM

Quote from: CentennialFan on November 19, 2014, 12:26:43 PM

Quote from: Mr.Right on November 19, 2014, 11:38:51 AM
Since you picked Cortland and seem to be the only one to pick this upset..Give us totals on shots, corners, SOG, fouls. etc?  I have a hunch Messiah might stumble but not until the Final 4 possibly Elite 8.

Mr. Right, it's just a hunch, just a little earlier than yours...
In my opinion, stats really do not matter as much at this point in the tournament anyway.
ANYTHING can happen, and it probably will.
Case in point Catholic could have just as easily been in the Sweet 16 instead of Muhlenberg if that call was made in the box awarding a PK in the second OT...

I was just kidding and trying to get you to guess stats with the Cortland pick. Since you are no fun I will do it for you

                                       SHOTS                    SOG                      CK                  FOULS                     

Messiah                              23                          11                         7                     9
Cortland St                           8                           3                          4                     17

But even with those lopsided numbers Cortland could still win 1-0  Look what happened in the Centennial tournament with #4F&M and Haverford, with Haverford coming out on top 2-0 in that one...Still gonna be a great weekend to watch the 2 games at Muhlenberg, and hoping to attend at least 1 of them...The fans up there are almost as fun to watch as the game itself...

Quote from: Mr.Right on November 19, 2014, 11:38:51 AM
Since you picked Cortland and seem to be the only one to pick this upset..Give us totals on shots, corners, SOG, fouls. etc?  I have a hunch Messiah might stumble but not until the Final 4 possibly Elite 8.

Mr. Right, it's just a hunch, just a little earlier than yours...
In my opinion, stats really do not matter as much at this point in the tournament anyway.
ANYTHING can happen, and it probably will.
Case in point Catholic could have just as easily been in the Sweet 16 instead of Muhlenberg if that call was made in the box awarding a PK in the second OT...

Quote from: Golden_Fan on November 19, 2014, 11:47:03 AM
Just for kicks, I'm gonna say Oneonta and Cortland both make it to the final.

Has 2 teams from the same conference ever made it to the NCAA final before?

Well then I am gonna go with Muhlenberg and F&M...

I am picking the upset of the year on Saturday with Cortland coming out on top in a much closer than anticipated match against Messiah...

F&M
Brandeis
Wartburg
Trinity
Cortland
Muhlenberg
Kenyon
CNU

Good point Mr. Right about the conference Messiah and Lycoming are in. If Messiah was in a tougher conference, they may not be in the position they are in now.
As far as Muhlenberg goes, watch Centennial player of the year #10 Dotzman. The guy is great with the ball and has a great SOG percentage. Other offensive threat #14. EVERY set piece on the offensive side of the field is dangerous for the other team, including throw ins. #6 Joe Adams can throw it into the box from anywhere, and they have taken full advantage of that this year.
If Tufts can keep the ball from going out of bounds on their end, and minimize the fouls on that side of the field it will help them...
Should be a great game to watch and I am looking forward to it...I have never seen fans like Muhlenberg's either, they get pretty crazy!

Don't discount Muhlenberg just yet... They are 6-1 against ranked teams this year, and their only loss was a double OT 1-0 loss to F&M. Their defense is excellent, and they usually make the best of their opportunities to score...
They are in arguably one of the toughest conferences in the country too (3 made it to the tournament), and deserve to be where they are. Home field is also key, and they MUST take total advantage of that. It should be a great game, and hoping they make it to play in the Elite 8. I have never seen them play Messiah, which is pretty surprising considering how close they are to each other...
Cortland has been all but written off against Messiah, but I think it may be a much closer game than people think...
Watched the entire Muhlenberg/Catholic game on their online feed Sunday, and other than the "no commentary" it worked flawlessly for us...I know many people on here have complained about the feed, but I had no problems at all with it...

Muhlenberg in PK's go to the sweet 16 again...This team is on a roll that's for sure...