New England Soccer Discussion

[blooter442]

Brandeis 3-1 MIT. A deserved victory for the Judges and, though the OG was cruel on MIT, the margin of victory was probably fair.

[Mr.Right]

For sure...Looking at Brandeis schedule though they need a a couple more wins v Ranked opponents to secure that Pool C. This game on Saturday would be 1 for sure v CMU at 11am..

[blooter442]

For sure...Looking at Brandeis schedule though they need a a couple more wins v Ranked opponents to secure that Pool C. This game on Saturday would be 1 for sure v CMU at 11am..

Yes they are not home and dry yet. The UAA games should provide them with opportunities, but they need to take advantage of them.

[blooter442]

Babson gets a big W at Endicott, probably the Beavers' best result since putting 3 past SLU on the opening day. They have 5 losses but whether this could be a turning point in their season remains to be seen.

On Endicott's end, while they did pick up a couple good road victories at Trinity and Roger Williams recently, these are the games they need to be winning. Babson is a good side, no doubt, but this was a winnable game at home, no less. Their SoS at least in the past has not left them much margin for error, so I imagine they'll be banking on the CCC again.

[NEsoccerfan20]

Endicott seems to be missing Couchot a lot up front. He is injured, Gulls were more dangerous but Babson solid in the back as usual.

[blooter442]

Endicott seems to be missing Couchot a lot up front. He is injured, Gulls were more dangerous but Babson solid in the back as usual.

They play a system that's hard to break down. I don't think they have any superstar defenders, but they have a solid goalie, and Anderson is a very good coach, particularly at working with what he has.

[NEsoccerfan20]

Agreed Blooter, one more big non- conference match against Conn College but it looks like CCC it is for their NCAA hopes.

[blooter442]

Agreed Blooter, one more big non- conference match against Conn College but it looks like CCC it is for their NCAA hopes.

I still think they can very much win the CCC -- they just have to be able to finish off teams at home. But they have looked good when I've seen them! I did see that Couchot played...perhaps he is not back to full fitness yet. I know Brandeis struggled when a few key front runners were out last year and didn't get back to their normal levels as quick as hoped, but once they did the second half of the season was very different from the first. Maybe it just takes some time.

In other news, the Brandeis match report pays tribute to the untimely death of Tom Petty in surprisingly topical fashion: http://www.brandeisjudges.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/releases/20171003wojkcw

[mondomike]

nice!

In other news, the Brandeis match report pays tribute to the untimely death of Tom Petty in surprisingly topical fashion: http://www.brandeisjudges.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/releases/20171003wojkcw

[blooter442]

Southern Maine gets a 1-0 win at Thomas on a PK after a counterattack. USM also played Bowdoin close in a 1-0 OT loss. The Huskies are 5-5-1 which, while no means suggesting world-beater status, is as many wins as they'd racked up in the four years previous, so they've definitely made progress this season.

[Ommadawn]

Southern Maine gets a 1-0 win at Thomas on a PK after a counterattack. USM also played Bowdoin close in a 1-0 OT loss. The Huskies are 5-5-1 which, while no means suggesting world-beater status, is as many wins as they'd racked up in the four years previous, so they've definitely made progress this season.

The first-year GK from South Kent has had a big role in USM's success this year.  He has kept them in games that they otherwise might not have been in previously.

[blooter442]

The first-year GK from South Kent has had a big role in USM's success this year.  He has kept them in games that they otherwise might not have been in previously.

You know, that was my suspicion. SoccerMom mentioned that he played quite well against Bowdoin. Following today's game (compared with NCAA stats -- updated yesterday) he's ranked 27th in the country in save percentage (10th in New England) at .851, quite good especially for a first-year. If they can keep him fit and healthy they could I think they could well continue to improve.

[OldNed]

The first-year GK from South Kent has had a big role in USM's success this year.  He has kept them in games that they otherwise might not have been in previously.

You know, that was my suspicion. SoccerMom mentioned that he played quite well against Bowdoin. Following today's game (compared with NCAA stats -- updated yesterday) he's ranked 27th in the country in save percentage (10th in New England) at .851, quite good especially for a first-year. If they can keep him fit and healthy they could I think they could well continue to improve.

I've also been noticing Southern Maine as St. Joe's has them on the schedule for 10/18 at St. Joe's.  Southern Maine always seems to play St. Joe's tough, so this will be an interesting matchup. 

I was at Regis College yesterday to watch the Regis/St. Joe's game.  In their first year in the GNAC, Regis has maybe caught some teams off guard as they were 4-1 going into yesterday's game.  St. Joe's came away with a 3-0 victory and St. Joe's still has not given up a goal through their first 10 games.  I thought St. Joe's dominated the game, but they had some trouble scoring and some of that was due to the Regis goalie as he played really well.  The Regis offense is centered (at least if yesterday is any indication) around MF Litchie Barbosa sending long balls up to F Derek Triana and it's been effective as Barbosa has 10 assists and Triana has 10 goals.  That just didn't work against the tight defense that St. Joe's employs.  I was impressed with Triana and I can see why he's got 10 goals, but he wasn't able to do anything all game as he never had much space, and the few times he did have space, St. Joe's was on him almost immediately. 

[PaulNewman]

The Silver Lake boys have WPI up 3-0 on Wheaton in 1st half. Might end something like 8-5.

[Ommadawn]

Troy Remillard of WNEU scored his 17th and 18th goals of the season today against Nichols.