NESCAC

[1970s NESCAC Player]

How do NESCAC schools deal with 5th year players?

NESCAC does not have special rules for fifth year players.  If they meet all of the eligibility requirements to participate under NCAA rules (such as within permissible time after initial matriculation, not having used up all eligibility (subject to waiver rules), and meeting the enrollment requirements), then they can play.

[Brother Flounder]

How do NESCAC schools deal with 5th year players?

NESCAC does not have special rules for fifth year players.  If they meet all of the eligibility requirements to participate under NCAA rules (such as within permissible time after initial matriculation, not having used up all eligibility (subject to waiver rules), and meeting the enrollment requirements), then they can play.

Yes, but it's fairly rare for 5th years in the NESCAC

[EasyGoer27]

How do NESCAC schools deal with 5th year players?

NESCAC does not have special rules for fifth year players.  If they meet all of the eligibility requirements to participate under NCAA rules (such as within permissible time after initial matriculation, not having used up all eligibility (subject to waiver rules), and meeting the enrollment requirements), then they can play.


Pretty sure he red shirted and took a year off from school.  I have seen this for all sorts of reasons, Family issue, injury, finance, religious obligation....really non of our business I think.   As far as i know 4 years max play per NCAA........

Yes, but it's fairly rare for 5th years in the NESCAC

[Brother Flounder]

How do NESCAC schools deal with 5th year players?

NESCAC does not have special rules for fifth year players.  If they meet all of the eligibility requirements to participate under NCAA rules (such as within permissible time after initial matriculation, not having used up all eligibility (subject to waiver rules), and meeting the enrollment requirements), then they can play.


Pretty sure he red shirted and took a year off from school.  I have seen this for all sorts of reasons, Family issue, injury, finance, religious obligation....really non of our business I think.   As far as i know 4 years max play per NCAA........

Yes, but it's fairly rare for 5th years in the NESCAC

Yep, he had a couple of injuries and would certainly fit the bill

[Off Pitch]

Sept 24 games
Middlebury 1 - Bowdoin 0 
Hamilton 1 - Conn 0
Bates 0 - Wesleyan 1   
Trinity 2 - Colby 1
Amherst 2 - Williams 0
Brandeis 1 - Tufts 0

Could Hamilton have sole possession of first place after Saturday?  Yes.  Conn far from home without their best player falls to the Continentals while Amherst handles Williams.

[Brother Flounder]

Middlebury 0 - Bowdoin 0
Hamilton 1 - Conn 0
Bates 0 - Wesleyan 1   
Trinity 2 - Colby 1
Amherst 2 - Williams 1
Brandeis 1 - Tufts 2

[EasyGoer27]

Middlebury 1 - Bowdoin 0
Hamilton 2 - Conn 1
Bates 0 - Wesleyan 1   
Trinity 1 - Colby 2
Amherst 2 - Williams 1
Brandeis 2 - Tufts 1

Hamilton does capture first.....then has---- Middlebury, at Wes, at Tufts, at Amherst in 11 days.   Good luck with that.....

[Shooter McGavin]

Middlebury 1 - Bowdoin 0
Hamilton 1 - Conn 1
Bates 0 - Wesleyan 0   
Trinity 1 - Colby 2
Amherst 1 - Williams 1
Brandeis 2 - Tufts 3

[blooter442]

Middlebury 1 - Bowdoin 1 - Panthers are the superior team, but I just can't see Bowdoin losing this one.
Hamilton 1 - Conn 0 - Hamilton has certainly been playing the better, and Conn. has lost Devlin for this one.
Bates 0 - Wesleyan 2 - Wesleyan's offense comes alive in this game.
Trinity 1 - Colby 0 - Galvanized by the win over Endicott, Trinity gets a goal and makes it stand up.
Amherst 1 - Williams 1 - Amherst is at home and should be considered the favorite, but for some reason I think Williams will get one for the draw. I do not think Amherst is as strong as they were last year - they are probably better than the 2014 team, but not by much. They have some weapons offensively and I think they are better with Hlimonaz than they would be without him. However, Rashid is starting to look like the player of old, and even without as much speed as before (IMHO) he is still a force to be reckoned with, and I think that Sullivan is starting to see the side playing like he wants it to in his second season.
Brandeis 1 - Tufts 0 - Even as a Brandeis alum, I picked Tufts last year in this fixture, but Brandeis went and won the game away at Tufts. I think both teams are still trying to find their footing, and while Tufts is a very good squad Brandeis is very tough to beat at home (44-3-2 since the start of 2012) and downed Haverford - who I think is a superior side to Tufts - earlier this month. Despite my pick, I would not be surprised to see a draw or a Jumbos win - they have been playing on turf this year, apparently, and almost pulled one out in this fixture in 2014, but they spurned a few big opportunities while Brandeis took its chances. I like Rojas as a player and Sullivan and Coleman are good on attacking set pieces, and really came into their own at the back last year after starting the year a bit shakily.

On a related note, any word on when/if Majumder might return? If he was to return tomorrow, that would be huge for Tufts.

[Mr.Right]

For your weekly CLASSY move of the week.......Word has it Amherst and Serpone have scheduled a 10-15 minute honoring of its 2015 National Championship RIGHT before kick-off against Williams tomorrow almost forcing Williams players to stand there and watch.   1. I have never heard of a team doing an "honoring" of a championship the next season. IMHO I believe Serpone is loving the opportunity to STICK it to their rivals. He has been known for mind games before like forcing SLU to switch benches in an NCAA game on their home field because Amherst was the "home" team. This type of honoring will do 1 of 3 things....1. Pump Williams UP to stick it to Amherst.   2. Instill a little fear into Williams, reminding them they are playing the National Champions. 3. NO Impact...With these bitter rivals I am guessing their will be some kind of mental impact somewhere...

[blooter442]

For your weekly CLASSY move of the week.......Word has it Amherst and Serpone have scheduled a 10-15 minute honoring of its 2015 National Championship RIGHT before kick-off against Williams tomorrow almost forcing Williams players to stand there and watch.

Oy vey.

Reminds me of the 2009 Man Utd-Liverpool game at Old Trafford where United had won the Premier League, Champions League, and Club World Cup the year before and the United announcer introduced the home team as "the Champions of England, Europe, and the World...Manchester United!" Didn't seem that it achieved the desired effect, as Liverpool won that game 4-1.

To be fair, it is Amherst's first home game of the year, but I don't think it would be unlike Serpone to look at the schedule and go "ah, Williams, perfect!"

[Mr.Right]

I've been focused so much on Williams at Amherst I forgot to predict Tufts at Brandeis....I have no info on Majumder but even if he does play you have to figure it will take him a week or 2 to get fit and in rhythm. Brandeis has had almost 10 days off so they should be WELL rested. I never remember Coven going so many days in between games. I noticed Flahive did not start against WPI and not sure why as he is a dependable player. Is Ocel injured? There are still some question marks with both of these young teams. I am not so sure Tufts is over the hump just yet and if Ocel is playing I say he or Vieira snag a goal in front of net during a scrum off a set piece of some kind. I am trying my best to get to this game after Williams / Amherst...Tufts / Brandeis should be much more attractive futbol to watch than the Amherst game.

[EasyGoer27]

attractive?  Williams/Amherst.....last time at Amherst 2 years ago there were at least 3 off the ball "fisticuffs", ref completely lost control.  At that point it was both sides going at it.  It looked like a Sunday afternoon match in Newark.  BTW I think Amherst won 4-1 but the soccer almost seemed like an afterthought.......

[EasyGoer27]

PS the Goer will be present for this one again......Can't catch the MMA aspects on the video......

[blooter442]

No idea if Ocel is injured but Brandeis is a totally different team with him. Don't know why Flahive didn't play but even though he is not a traditional CF he usually does well enough to get a goal when he plays up top.

Vieira got the winner last year, so he'll be up for it, I'm sure. I think Brandeis usually takes around a 10-day break at some point in the season; however, last year they went from the Tufts game right into Carnegie the following weekend, so no break then. Then again, IIRC, last year I'm pretty sure they took 9 days off between the WashU game and the next game on the calendar, so perhaps the break is just happening earlier in the year this year.