Burch and Bowman do not get along at all. No real reason, just deep discord. Both are fiery and passionate.

Maryville is a very strong attacking squad. Baker and Lucas are two of the more dynamic players I have seen in a while. Baker took last year off and Lucas took a year off after transferring from Berry College a couple of years ago. I think them against Kenyon is an interesting match up, especially because Kenyon is so strong defensively.

Was at Kenyon v Centre yesterday. Field looked to be unplayable, which led to a disjointed game. Lots of long ball -- not what I expected from a top 25 game. Kenyon kept Centre on the back foot for most of the game, but not many clear chances after the first 15 min (which Kenyon utterly dominated), minus the goal of the long throw. Definitely seemed like Kenyon planned to press and force Centre into mistakes on the field, which was successful.

Kenyon was particularly effective switching the field (not just banging the ball long; hitting it long with a purpose) & letting #9 in the middle run the show. Centre showed that they weren't quite up for that high level of a game, but the gap didn't seem massive. Will be interesting to see how Centre responds and plays in the next couple of games. Bet they are more of a fringe top 25 team that can compete with anyone but the top 5-12 teams (although they have a history of beating OWU, Trinity (TX), and even Kenyon from time to time).

From what I've seen (haven't watched Rowan), Chicago is playing the best right now.