New England Soccer Discussion

[blooter442]

Looks like he benched Andrew Allen which is odd since he has been scoring goals this year but maybe other stuff goin on

I would guess fatigue. He started 4 games in 9 days out wide.

[Mr.Right]

Brandeis has had the better of play but 0-0 at the Half. Brandeis looks more athletic and skilled but WPI has some weapons. I think Brandeis needs to dig deep and get a goal to win this one.

[Mr.Right]

WPI is not the most skilled team but they have really impressed me with their work ethic. They are closing Brandeis attacking players very well tonight.

[Mr.Right]

Margolis brings in Panson, Warren and Breiter with about 20 left..Brandeis looking for energy from anyone tonight. You can see they are working hard but have heavy legs and need to dig deep to win this game. Honestly, I have no idea why you would schedule 5 games in 11 days this early in September.

[blooter442]

Well then I saw the ball hit what I thought was the crossbar and go in...but it looked like it hit the football crossbar and dropped behind the goal. Woooooooooof.

[blooter442]

Oh my days, just saw the WPI bench prematurely half-celebrating as their guy broke in on goal...rolled it wide left.

[Mr.Right]

WPI with a 2v1 on the far side after a nice ball by the central midfielder but WPI player just misses wide..That was a dangerous chance and should have been game over. 0-0 heading to OT...WPI Head Coach is an animated one...he wants that goal

[blooter442]

Well, after OT and 2OT wins against WPI in the last 3 years, I guess cosmic balance had to restore itself somehow. Great hit from the kid from a ways out. Playing a tough schedule giveth, and it taketh away.

2 years ago, when the Judges started off with 3 losses in September, they took until Sept. 27th to register #3. Barring a miracle that could be NCAA hopes done in September.

[Mr.Right]

Damn I missed the goal...what happened? WPI scored a minute in?

[blooter442]

Damn I missed the goal...what happened? WPI scored a minute in?

Bar down free kick.

[Mr.Right]

So Brandeis 2-3-0. ya that is a tough start but they are just going to have to win some big games starting with Tufts. Pressure will be alot tighter now as they just have less room for mistakes but they are good enough to do this especially after a week off. Margolis needs to rework that schedule in 2019..Way to many games bunched up.

[blooter442]

So Brandeis 2-3-0. ya that is a tough start but they are just going to have to win some big games starting with Tufts. Pressure will be alot tighter now as they just have less room for mistakes but they are good enough to do this especially after a week off. Margolis needs to rework that schedule in 2019..Way to many games bunched up.

It's not over, for sure, but they have veeeeeeeeeery little margin for error and it's not even two weeks into the season. I mean I've seen crazier things happen, like in 2016 going on a 3 game UAA win streak after being at 5-4-3 in mid-October, but definitely not too optimistic.

[blooter442]

I see you, person who gave St. Joseph's (ME) a first place vote in the D3socccer.com top 25.

[ECSUalum]

from gowarriorathletics.com
MANSFIELD, Conn. – Freshman Patrick Agyemang (East Hartford) knocked in a head ball off a cross from freshman Jackson Trierweiler (Framingham, MA) 13 minutes into sudden-death overtime to lift the Eastern Connecticut State University men's soccer team to its first win over Trinity College since 2007, 4-3, Tuesday night in a non-conference match at the Mansfield Outdoor Complex.

Trinity (1-2-0) scored three times in a span of 16 minutes early in the second half to erase a two-goal halftime deficit and move into its only lead in the 64th minute, but the Warriors (4-0-0) forced overtime when freshman Joel Richards (Bridgeport) connected for the tying goal off an assist from Agyemang with 18 minutes left in regulation, and Agyemang's second goal of the match – fourth this year – game the Warriors the win with 6:58 left in overtime.

On the winning goal, Eastern had possession in its offensive third. The Warriors tried to make a run through the box but the ball was deflected by a Trinity defender and headed out of bounds. Trierweiler tracked it down, teed it up, and sent a long cross to Agyemang, stationed in the middle of the box, six yards away from the goal. The athletic 6-foot-3 inch player leaped above two defenders and headed it to the far right corner of the box, where sophomore keeper Andrew Clark leaped in vain as the ball eluded his outstretched left hand and settle into the back of the net as the Warriors' bench exploded.

Trinity had beaten Eastern the last six times the clubs had met – the last five times by one goal. The victory is Eastern's first at home over the Bantams since posting an identical 4-3 overtime win in 2002.

[blooter442]

Roger Williams over MIT in OT, 1-0...MIT with way more shots but couldn't solve the hosts. Engineers were 3-0, now 3-2.