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oldtrafford · September 30, 2009, 12:37:16 AM

anyone heading to the NPU homecoming game on friday?? should be a great match against dominican

Jim Matson · October 01, 2009, 12:41:53 AM

Should be a great match. Dominican has to be the favorite, but it's at NP and the crowd should be loud.

Gregory Sager · October 01, 2009, 01:41:59 PM

Quote from: Jim Matson on October 01, 2009, 12:41:53 AM
Should be a great match. Dominican has to be the favorite, but it's at NP and the crowd should be loud.

It's not a conference contest, but it's as close to a must-win for NPU as a non-conference match can get. The student turnout for the Vikings this year has been fantastic, but it'd be great if NPU could get some alumni support as well on Friday night, seeing as it's Homecoming weekend at the Park.

Jim Matson · October 03, 2009, 01:19:14 AM

North Park plays Dominican to a 1-1 draw. Nicely called. Any color on the match?

Central Region fan · October 07, 2009, 12:43:18 PM

I don't think the score resembled the game. Dominican had plenty of opportunities but couldn't capitalize. I hope North Park will do good in the second half of the season. Sure, they played easy games to boost their confidence up but I'm sure they will end up in the conference final.
I don't know much about this Kris Grhan from Sweden. I saw him against Cartage and Dominican this year and he was very skilled but to compare him to Freddie and PJ is unfair. I've played with Freddie and seen PJ play numerous times and I have to say Kris has more to prove before you can say his a better North Park player then Freedie and PJ. If you look to PJ's accomplishment, 3 time Conference champ and so on.
Any predictions for the Wesleyan game tonight? I would say 2-1 NPU.

Jim Matson · October 08, 2009, 12:11:43 PM

Good day to be an Augie men's soccer fan.

The Viking men pulled a nice upset last night, and in doing so, looked every bit like Wheaton's equal. They played great defense and their coach had a game plan that worked. The Vikes had a nice goal and it was their only real good opportunity - they executed well. Wheaton had plenty of chances, but good stops on all of them. The Thunder was given the midfield on a number of occasions, but could never really convert into strong opportunities. I though they needed to take the ball outside a lot more often - way too many runs up into the middle, and with Augie emphasizing a defense approach at that point, trying to go 2 v 8 doesn't make a lot of sense.

Wheaton needs to regroup because if they can't play better than a 3-6 squad, they'll never see the post-season.

Gregory Sager · October 08, 2009, 01:50:50 PM

I missed my second straight home North Park game due to illness. Would anyone who went care to give his impressions? Sounds like an exciting game, as NPU edged Illinois Wesleyan, 3-2, on a late penalty kick by T.J. Singh.

Jim Matson · October 08, 2009, 07:31:50 PM

I didn't think you ever got sick, Greg. I'll bet if it was a hoops event, you'd have been there, sniffles and all!

Flying Weasel · October 09, 2009, 10:41:18 AM

Augustana 1, Wheaton 0 What happened? Stats indicate Wheaton dominated the game big-time.

Gregory Sager · October 09, 2009, 01:29:27 PM

Quote from: Jim Matson on October 08, 2009, 07:31:50 PM
I didn't think you ever got sick, Greg. I'll bet if it was a hoops event, you'd have been there, sniffles and all!

The big difference is that basketball is an indoor sport.

Jim Matson · October 09, 2009, 02:38:10 PM

FW - as I said above, Wheaton just couldn't get much done against Augie's defense. They were fast to the ball, and I would have to say that Wheaton's passing wasn't too crisp. They did have a nmber of shots, but I don;t recall many being on goal. Perhaps one or two better chances.

Flying Weasel · October 09, 2009, 05:18:56 PM

Oooops! I don't know how I missed your earlier post!

The_Swede · October 10, 2009, 12:53:56 PM

The Wheaton men's soccer team got a scare against Carthage, but bounced back from an early 2-0 deficit for a 3-2 victory on Saturday. Drew Golz scored off a long free kick that was one touched to him and Matt Swartz scored his 8th goal of the season on a PK to tie the score in the first half. Tyler Risma scored the game-winner on a header off a corner kick.
http://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2009/10/9/MSOC_carthage.aspx?path=msoccer

Gregory Sager · October 10, 2009, 11:57:06 PM

Augie beat NPU, 2-0, in Rock Island today. The season is rapidly getting away from the eastern Vikings, while the western Vikings appear to be on a serious roll.

Jim Matson · October 11, 2009, 06:17:03 PM

Augie certainly isn't acting like a sub .500 team, that's for sure.

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