New England Soccer Discussion

[blooter442]

WPI 1-0 up on Brandeis. Free kick headed on target, a good shot. Judges got sucked into playing direct with WPI but have started to settle the ball a bit more. 4:50 left in half.

[blooter442]

PaulNewman's buddy Beatty has been pretty quiet. Seems he is being played out wide mostly, which I would suppose makes sense given his speed.

[PaulNewman]

PaulNewman's buddy Beatty has been pretty quiet. Seems he is being played out wide mostly, which I would suppose makes sense given his speed.

Makes sense except not when they can't get him any service and the sideline provides an extra superb defender against him.  It's also possible he is not the same after one or two serious knee injuries.

P.S. Schools like Brandeis and Wheaton also know him very well as they recruited him hard before he ended up going to UMass-Lowell, which I never understood and wondered if UMass-Amherst would have been a a better choice.

[blooter442]

WPI is no doubt physical, but that's not why they're ahead — Brandeis has been getting sucked into the trap of playing high balls, which WPI will win all day. Judges need to get the ball on the ground which is where they excel.

[blooter442]

Brandeis ties it up with 11 left, 1-1. Josh Berg. WPI had parked the bus second half while Deis had a couple cleared off the line and one just missed wide. New game.

[blooter442]

Really eventful last few minutes. WPI kid has a really nice hit, looked like it went top bins but it hit the outside of the goal instead. Then Deis goes down the other end and hits the post. OT beckons.

[blooter442]

Brandeis takes it 2-1 with 56 left in the first OT — Mike Lynch. No less than the Judges deserved after a 22-8 shot advantage (10-5 SOG). WPI a worthy opponent who, on this evidence, will contend in the NEWMAC.

[PaulNewman]

Well, that's more like it...Beatty gets two within two minutes to put WPI up 2-1 on Babson. WPI prob needs to win NEWMAC to get bid after disappointing losses.

[blooter442]

Well, that's more like it...Beatty gets two within two minutes to put WPI up 2-1 on Babson. WPI prob needs to win NEWMAC to get bid after disappointing losses.

I was just about to post this -- but you beat me to it!

[blooter442]

Final from Wellesley -- WPI improves to 4-2 with 2-1 win over Babson. Beavers fall to 3-3. Engineers bossed the stats and (from what I watched) the play as well.

[PaulNewman]

Well, that's more like it...Beatty gets two within two minutes to put WPI up 2-1 on Babson. WPI prob needs to win NEWMAC to get bid after disappointing losses.

I was just about to post this -- but you beat me to it!

I wonder if they moved him after the half...imho he is most dangerous splitting the CBs on end of thru balls to right up the middle...also didn't realize that according to box score he is sitting on 7 goals already (as he was scoreless versus Wesleyan and 'Deis).

[blooter442]

I wonder if they moved him after the half...imho he is most dangerous splitting the CBs on end of thru balls to right up the middle...also didn't realize that according to box score he is sitting on 7 goals already (as he was scoreless versus Wesleyan and 'Deis).

Yeah pace is good out wide especially getting down the side and cutting in but as you said the sideline obviously impedes the available area and it doesn't help if you aren't being given the ball. Sometimes when you're fast like that it's easier to just have someone give you through balls that you can run onto even if the middle is more congested.

[ECSUalum]

Keene St at UM Boston going into OT at 0-0.  UMB has pressurized KSC most of 2nd half and hit the cross bar and post in the 1st half on shots from 20-30 yds out by backs.  UMB a technically talented team, but Keene has some good big defensive players and has denied UMB.
ECSU loses to RIC 1-0 in a late 2nd half goal.  was not streamed today . 
UMB match on nice HD stream with excellent play by play from Boston College HS turf field!!

Donovan Harris off assist from Riley Steele with 1 min left in 2OT for the win.  KSC had just 2 SOG the whole game.

[blooter442]

Donovan Harris off assist from Riley Steele with 1 min left in 2OT for the win.  KSC had just 2 SOG the whole game.

Wow! On the one hand, I'd say "didn't see that coming," as I watched UMB blow Wentworth away 4-1 on the road even after being outplayed in the first half. On the other hand, while they have some good speed and skill, I don't think they are the outfit they were last year, and their lack of composure is well-documented. I do appreciate, though, that the UMB athletics department puts up the complete highlights of every game, even opposing goals, and love that they set this game's video to Flavor of the Weak by American Hi-Fi. 😂

In other action, Brandeis beat Elms 6-0 and Ocel bent in the first goal directly from a corner. Of the six goals that were scored, I saw just one live -- the fourth -- and had to consult the replays for the other five, a clear failure of multitasking.

[Clotpoll]

PaulNewman's buddy Beatty has been pretty quiet. Seems he is being played out wide mostly, which I would suppose makes sense given his speed.

Makes sense except not when they can't get him any service and the sideline provides an extra superb defender against him.  It's also possible he is not the same after one or two serious knee injuries.

P.S. Schools like Brandeis and Wheaton also know him very well as they recruited him hard before he ended up going to UMass-Lowell, which I never understood and wondered if UMass-Amherst would have been a a better choice.

Grip it & rip it. D3 full of ex D1 sprinters (actual and allegorical) who can't ball. My kid has one on his team. The guy is a blur- even with a lingering track injury that requires daily acupuncture- and utterly useless on the pitch.