FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[wesleydad]

ok, what the heck happened.  i thought delval had a good shot to go deep into the playoffs, but you cant lose to widener.  good luck next week.

[D O.C.]

Hey Widener !

Good show of guts today. Attaway!

[labart96]

ok, what the heck happened.  i thought delval had a good shot to go deep into the playoffs, but you cant lose to widener.  good luck next week.

While I am happy for Coach Collins (remember him from my Hobart days when he was on the Statesmen staff), I (like many others) was stunned by this result.

Not sure if DVC "took the day off" or simply got beat.  I expect it was more of the latter which is really disappointing given how strong DVC has seemed all season.  This will certainly hurt them seeding wise but I am hopeful they will still make it to the regional finals and make a decent showing for the "east".  Of course, Cortland or other teams may do the same, but given the Wesley game, etc. it seemed like DVC was poised for a run....

This Widener loss calls that into question, but congrats to WU and Coach C.  Going for two and the win - gotta love it.

[gordonmann]

We'll have to see how healthy Del Val is.  On the last play of the game, they were missing three starters on defense including two on the line.  That's not to take anything away from Widener, mind you.  The Pride earned the win.

[Jon Morse]

After reading the game story on the Widener/DelVal game, I only have three words.  The first two are "Giant" and "Brass".  Must have been incredible to see that ending.

[wesleydad]

tgp, i agree.  after seeing them twice this year, i was suprised that they gave up 28 points to anyone.  if what gordon says is true with injuries, then that makes more sense.  making the region finals gets much tougher with the lose.  d3 projects delval to travel to rowan in round one.  tough lose, but i suspect that if the injuries are just game day things and the starting d is back next week they will beat whomever they play.  good luck next week.

[gordonmann]

Jon:

Not surprised at all that Widener went for it.  They had all the momentum and nothing to lose. 

[Jon Morse]

Not surprised at all that Widener went for it.  They had all the momentum and nothing to lose.

I wouldn't say I was "surprised" either, given the situation, but I'd say the number of coaches who'd opt to kick the PAT and go to overtime vastly outnumbers the ones who'll let it ride.  Plus, if I were a Widener fan sitting in the stands, watching them score the TD in that fashion and then miss the PAT would be like inflating a party balloon to the size of a minivan then popping it. 

Regardless, any game that ends like that is a classic, and that's the main thing I was getting at.

[gordonmann]

Agreed.  Great (or exceedingly painful) finish depending on your point of view.

[kate]

Good morning Gordon!  It was PAINFUL to listen to as an Aggie fan, but i'm just darn glad they have the home game on Saturday!  We'll undoubtedly be at a basketball game, but still very happy that the men get to WIN ONE MORE on their home turf!!!

[kate]

Also, BEST luck to  Wilkes next Saturday playing Moravian!  Go get those Hounds! !

[gordonmann]

Congrats also to Leb Val on its ECAC appearance.  Very nice turn around after a tough start.

[kate]

Thanks for mentioning LebVal, Gordon!  Come on Dutchmen, knock off that team from Johns Hopkins!!  We'll be rooting for our three MAC teams BIG time on Saturday, probably from a basketball game!  What a great time of year!

[maAggie]

First let me say what an disappointing loss the Aggies had on Saturday against Widener! Unfortunately, this loss has made a "run" in the post season a most difficult task. Salisbury is certainly a difficult team to start with, thankfully home field can be a help. Looking forward to seeing a re-focused DelVal squad show us some of that impressiveness they exhibited previously.

Here's hoping that Wilkes reminds Moravian why they left the MAC, and Leb Val puts a whooping on J Hop!

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