NESCAC

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 10:57:28 AM

Quote from: Mr.Right on November 03, 2018, 10:03:04 AM
Understandable as Amherst grass field must be flooded especially in the corners by the fence...That field cannot drain rain very well being at the bottom of that hill. The turf field is still narrow but nearly as narrow as the grass field. This weather is forecast all day so it will definitely be a factor for both games. Hopefully, the stream is not affected. When Amherst hosted the Nescac Championship in 2007 on this field the stream was from the corner of the field and was not a very good view. Hopefully, eleven years later we will get a better stream.

11 years later and nothing has changed...Nescac stream from Gooding field is in the far corner...Horrible angle

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 11:08:07 AM

Amherst has a lineup of LB O'Brien, CB's Wu and Fitzgerald and RB Johnson holding is Cohen who is staying on Clouse like glue moving with him all over the field. They are in their usual 4-3-3 with pinched wingers as Coleman and Shahmirzadi are pinched and Ajayi up top with Giammattei and Barkidjija....

Stunner....Colby takes an early 1-0 lead as Berolzheimer gets behind Fitzgerald and crosses to Rosenberg who calmly finished it...BIG GOAL....Colby with a great counter and fantastic work by Berolzheimer who busts his ass....Fitzgerald's lack of speed was the reason for the quick counter...HE IS SO SLOW.....

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 11:19:29 AM

Amherst looks a bit stagnant and shocked and with the missing 4 players from the field right now, I think Colby MUST try to get a 2nd Goal and keep the foot on the gas before Amherst can regroup.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 11:25:40 AM

Amherst finally gets Dane Lind onto the field..No idea why you would not start the kid as he is such a danger man. Colby must keep Coleman and Lind in check as they are two of Amherst most dynamic players in attack. Berolzheimer looks to be on Coleman..However, Lind is wide and will be going at Colby's LB which could cause some problems.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 11:45:45 AM

Derby makes an appearance for Amherst...Still no Nguyen and McMillian so I am guessing both are out.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 11:53:52 AM

Colby striker Jacob Tower makes a appearance with 1 minute left in the Half.....1-0 Colby leads at the Half. Amherst has been in Colby's end for most of the half but have not had any real solid looks. Colby doing very well in the middle of their defensive 3rd but Amherst is getting behind Colby's LB Grady Jendzejec as I have been all over him all season and he is just to shaky IMO. Amherst knows this and are attacking his side quite well with Lind and Derby. Colby has to deal with that better in the 2nd Half but other than that Colby has done a nice job keeping Amherst off the board 1st Half.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 12:04:51 PM

Getting a 2nd look at Colby's goal shows a lackadaisical giveaway by Amherst Bryce Johnson after a long throw and a quick counter by Colby as Amherst CB's Wu and Fitzgerald had been in the box for the long throw. Colby's Lucas Pereira got the pass from a Colby defender after the giveaway and turned nicely away from an Amherst player and squeezed a nice thru ball into Berolzheimer who with pace burned Fitzgerald down the field. Berolzheimer dashed down the right side of the field and JUST squeezed a cross thru the box to Rosenberg who finished it. A picture perfect counterattack by Colby. The ball thru the box to Rosenberg by Berolzheimer was just missed by I think Amherst Cutler Coleman as it just breezed by his toe but a nice calm finish by Rosenberg who finds the best time of the season to get his first goal of the year.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 12:06:21 PM

2nd Half about to start and let's see what lineup Serpone starts with and how Amherst comes out to start the Half.

And Luke Nguyen makes an appearance. I am guessing he is banged up but giving it a go because he would have been on the field earlier if he was 100%.

UPDATE: WOW....Colby gets another GOAL just 2 minutes into the 2nd Half off a long throw that got flicked thru the box and I think Rosenberg finished it. Sloppy defending by Amherst.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 12:13:07 PM

That is the 2nd Goal Colby needed IMO and now they can play their game as Amherst will be pushing #'s bigtime now. Will Amherst find a couple quick goals in the pouring rain? Against Colby's defense it will be very tough but definitely doable. COlby will now have more opportunities on the counter to bury Amherst with a 3rd Goal....

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 12:17:16 PM

LOL....Skies have opened up at Amherst as you can barely see the game on the stream....Looks like a minor hurricane...Guys have to focus on both teams in these conditions...

Medicated Pete · November 03, 2018, 12:21:40 PM

Skies opened up like the Amherst Wall... 3-0

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 12:25:56 PM

WOW....Colby takes a 3-0 lead off a set piece just outside the box....Pereira gets taken down just outside the box as he was streaking toward goal and a cagey set piece by Colby as a Colby player instead of hitting it directly rolled the ball back to Berolzheimer who ripped it low and right at the wall. Amherst wall jumped and the ball got deflected off I think Luke Nguyen and into the net as Amherst Gk White was on the right post expecting his wall to block that area of the goal. The wall jumped and Colby smartly rips it low and a deflection into the net......3-0 Colby....

UPDATE: Stream is unwatchable but Amherst gets one goal back but I could not see it. Sounds like a long throw and then scrum and failed clearance but I have no idea....3-1 Colby with about 30 minutes left...Still plenty of time and Colby needs to settle down again.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 12:26:15 PM

Quote from: Medicated Pete on November 03, 2018, 12:21:40 PM
Skies opened up like the Amherst Wall... 3-0

LOL yes....+k

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 12:45:40 PM

Interesting, I did not realize Seabrook moved #9 Wyett MacDonald to RB and has #17 Jack Fletcher in midfield.

Jeez Colby Kyle Douglas just cannot score this year as he has a WIDE OPEN look and fluffed it...That would have been game over...

Amherst really putting pressure on Colby's defense now...APL hits the post and the Clouse clears one off the line with Carlson out of his net...If Amherst could get one back with at least 5 minutes to play they will have a chance....

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 01:08:26 PM

Colby with a fantastic upset over Amherst in what is looking like a historic run to defeat Amherst 3-1 and will play the winner of Williams/Hamilton....That is now 3 Pool C's for Nescac with Tufts, Conn and Amherst...Midd should be very worried right now as they have to root for Hamilton to advance over Williams.

This run by Colby is reminiscent of Wesleyan's run in the 2005 Nescac Tournament. They were the #7 seed(back then only 7 teams qualified and 1st Place got a bye) and defeated Bowdoin in the Nescac Quarters then went up to Williamstown and defeated the #1 seed Williams who was like 13-1-0 at the time on their field. They then proceeded to defeat Amherst in the Nescac Final to qualify for the NCAA Tournament as the #7 seed. It was an amazing run by Wheeler's troops that year and then they actually defeated Muhlenberg in the 1st Round and then took powerhouse Messiah to OT but lost to the eventual National Champions 2-1 in OT. That was when Wesleyan used to always have amazing GK'ing and a real solid defense with enough in attack to counter nicely. Anyhow....

Congrats to Colby as they MUST rest up and go back to the hotel and stretch out, ice and rest before trying to WIN the Nescac Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history....