NESCAC

[Kuiper]

Now that schedules are starting to trickle out, I thought I would cross-post the NESCAC ones from the 2024 Schedules Thread

Williams

Reasonably challenging non-conference schedule for a NESCAC school.  @Wheaton (MA), Union, @Western Connecticut State, SUNY Cortland, and @Keene State.  Every one of those teams had a winning record last year.
The Western Connecticut game is on a Sunday after playing Trinity the day before (where they will likely stay in a hotel in CT between games) and the Cortland game is on a Sunday after playing Bates the day before, so Williams is likely counting on the Bates and Trinity games not being particularly taxing.  If either or both NESCAC foes turn things around this year, that could make for difficult weekends.

Bates

Bates appears to be the first NESCAC school to post their schedule.  Only non-conference game change from last year is they are playing St. Joseph's of Maine instead of Maine Maritime Academy. That's an upgrade and a potentially tough first game of the year as St. Joseph's was 12-4-3 last year, while Maine Maritime was a decent 8-7-2, but lost to Bates 9-0.

[College Soccer Observer]

Eduardo Casanova transferring from Colby to Middlebury.

[Yankeesoccerdad]

Interesting . . . Can't recall an intra-NESCAC soccer transfer in the last 5 years.  Has there been one? 

He is a very good player.  I thought Midd already had a strong roster, especially on offense, despite loss of JSL.  Colby has great facilities, but a new coach and presumably rebuilding?

Good pickup for Midd.

[northman]

By the way, transferring to upper tier NESCACs is not an easy proposition.  My older son had some interest in transferring to Bowdoin after three years at Brown under a domineering coach.  I communicated with the AD, who said it was a nonstarter...particularly with only one year to go.

I heard through the local grapevine that a starting D1 player with a 4.0 after two years as a starter at a good quality liberal arts university would like to transfer to Bowdoin.  I'm not assigning a high level of probability to that actually happening...

[SierraFD3soccer]

By the way, transferring to upper tier NESCACs is not an easy proposition.  My older son had some interest in transferring to Bowdoin after three years at Brown under a domineering coach.  I communicated with the AD, who said it was a nonstarter...particularly with only one year to go.

I heard through the local grapevine that a starting D1 player with a 4.0 after two years as a starter at a good quality liberal arts university would like to transfer to Bowdoin.  I'm not assigning a high level of probability to that actually happening...

Some schools require a kid to go for 2 years to eligible to transfer/graduate.

[College Soccer Observer]

Interesting . . . Can't recall an intra-NESCAC soccer transfer in the last 5 years.  Has there been one? 

He is a very good player.  I thought Midd already had a strong roster, especially on offense, despite loss of JSL.  Colby has great facilities, but a new coach and presumably rebuilding?

Good pickup for Midd.

Nate Pilsen went from Midd to Conn after the 2021 season.

[Viking]

With June here and the list of 2024 reported recruits and transfers on the previous page getting cluttered with all the red-coded edits since late March, I'm posting an updated list.

Thanks to teams sharing official posts welcoming new recruits and transfers, it's significantly more accurate than earlier versions, but that doesn't mean it should be trusted any more than you'd trust any compilation that's based primarily on news media reports, internet listings, and social media posts. And that's not the only factor that should make folks cautious about trusting this type of compilation. Here's another: A staple of Division III athletics culture is the incoming student who exists in the gray zone between "officially acknowledged recruit with a (semi-)guaranteed roster spot" and "walk-on." Many of them are likely to make 2024 rosters. As we should expect, some of those students are on this list, some aren't.

Updates since this morning in red.

Please share additions and corrections!


REPORTED INCOMING NESCAC CLASS OF 2024 RECRUITS AND TRANSFERS

Amherst
Michael Cherico, F, Pateadores SC/Mater Dei HS, CA
Samuel Davis, D/M, Met Oval A/Bronx HS of Science, NY
Jacob Dinzeo, M, St. Croix SC/Hill-Murray S, MN
Enoch Duodu, M, Taft S, Ghana/CT
Jacob Lahlou, F/D, Colorado Rapids/Kent Denver S, CO
Obed Opoku, F/M, Cedar Stars A/Salisbury S, Ghana/NJ/CT
Trey Sheppard, G, Ohio Premier SC/Olentangy Berlin HS, OH

Bates
Luca Balzano, G, Palm Beach United FC/Benjamin S, FL
Benjamin Bogyo, F, Juventus A Silicon Valley/Woodside HS, CA
Julian Gravereaux, D, New England Surf SC/Phillips A Andover, MA
Andrew Jean Baptiste, F, Choate Rosemary Hall, NJ/CT
Geoge Nassar, G, New England Surf SC/Newton North HS, MA
Zachary Perron, M, Lehigh Valley United (PA)/Hunterdon Central Regional HS, NJ
Kyriakos Psaromatis, M, NEFC/Worcester A, DC/MA
Liam Rorke, M, Phillips A Andover, NH/MA
Hewitt Stevenson, M, Silicon Valley SA/Menlo-Atherton HS, CA

Bowdoin
Arthur Dos Santos, F, Intercontinental FA of New England/Rivers S, MA
Masai Gordon, D, Bethesda SC/Landon S, MD
Andrew Markham, M, Lamorinda SC/Berkeley HS, CA
Liam Myers, D, Chicago FC United/New Trier HS, IL
Alexander Nicholas, M, Bethesda SC/St. John's College HS, MD
Jonathan Perez, G, Hopkins S, CT
Adam Prince, M, Intercontinental FA of New England/Rivers S, MA

Colby
Drew Kogelmann, M, Eagle FC/State College Area HS, PA
Will Kogelmann, M/D, Eagle FC/State College Area HS, PA
Zane Matraji, M, Seacoast United SC/Phillips A Andover, MA
Jasper Paez, D/M, transfer from Siena C (Division I)
Alec Pentikis, F, Cedar Stars A/Woodstock A, NJ/CT
Theo Scott, D, Colorado Rapids YSC/East HS, CO
Ryan Szczepkowski, D, HEX FC/Germantown A, PA
C.J. Supan, M/D, Pipeline SC/John Carroll S, MD
Andy Uku, M, Future SA (NJ)/Collegiate S, NY
Stefan Verbeek, M, Eagle FC/Hershey HS, PA
Jason Wallack, F/M, transfer from Monmouth U (Division I)
Elijah Weston-Capulong, M, transfer from Tufts U (not NCAA roster) after Eture FC gap year (Spain), NY

Conn
Dylan Hoke, D, Beachside SC/Staples HS, CT
Caleb Huang, F, Boston Bolts SC/Hopkinton HS, MA (not on published 2024 roster)
Henry Lester, F/M, Seacoast United SC/Northfield Mount Hermon S, ME/MA
Marco Perugini, M, transfer from Union C (Division III)
Charlie Riegel, D, Suffield A, CT
Thomas Rooney, D, Boston Bolts SC/Newton North HS, MA
Owen Walsh, M, United FA/St. Pius X Catholic HS, GA

Hamilton
Daniel Becker, M/F, North Shore Country Day S, IL
Royce Carol, D/M, Charlotte SA/Woodlawn S, NC
Ignacio Hahn, F/M, White Plains A (NY)/Woodstock A, CT
Michael Hehir, D/M, IMG A, HI/FL
Zander Laidlaw, M, Seacoast United SC/Needham HS, MA
Troy Miller, Oakwood SC/RHAM HS, CT
Zach Tracy, M, Seacoast United SC/Hanover HS, VT
Jonah Zaas, D, New England Surf SC/Middlesex S, NC/MA

Middlebury
Eduardo Artacho, F, Manhattan SC/Browning S, NY (not on published 2024 roster)
Leon Brody, G, Black Rock FC/Northwood S, Canada/NY
Eduardo Casanova, M, transfer from Colby C (Division III)
Antonio Cosentino, D, Boston Bolts SC/Noble and Greenough S, MA
Samuel Dolan, D, Manhattan SC/Collegiate S, NY
JT Federman, D, LA Surf SC/Harvard-Westlake S, CA
Anderson Gardner, F, Spire FC/University S, OH
Keagan Harder, F, Intercontinental FA of New England/Rivers S, MA
Charles Johnson, D, Boston Bolts SC/Rivers S, MA
Quinn Pappendick, M, Boston Bolts SC/Noble and Greenough S, MA
Tiger Xie, G, Power FC/Upper Canada C, China/Canada ('27)

Trinity
Graham Buchanan, D, STA/Taft S, NJ/CT
Chris Connelly, F, Hingham HS, MA
Michael Desmond, D, transfer from Franklin & Marshall C (Division III)
Sam Duncanson, D, transfer from Le Moyne C (Division II→I)
Sebastian Miller, M, New England Surf SC/Bridgton A, MA/ME
Nadeem Rizk, F, Intercontinental FA of New England/Bridgton A, MA/ME
Felix Schmidt, G, transfer from NJIT (Division III)
Wangchen Sherpa, M, Cedar Stars A/Little Red S House & Elisabeth Irwin HS, NY
Collin Spiro, D, Masconomet Regional HS, MA
Ian Spiro, M, transfer from St. John's U (Division I)
Dieder Wagner, D, Seacoast United SC/Phillips A Exeter, NH
Charlie Young, M/F, Choate Rosemary Hall, IL/CT

Tufts
Addison Bergin, D, AC Connecticut/Woodstock A, CT
Griffin Bone, D, Intercontinental FA of New England/Rivers S, MA
Ellis Denby, M, Phillips A Andover, MA
Zach Garber, D, Cedar Stars A (NJ)/Jericho HS, NY
Chris Glenney, D, Pennsylvania Classics AC/State College Area HS, PA
Will Nicholas, M/F, Santa Monica Surf SC/Crossroads S, CA
Ryan Rizvi, D, Downtown United SC/Packer Collegiate I, NJ/NY
Thomas Yanez, M, PDA/Pingry S, NJ

Wesleyan
Sam Adiutori, G, RNY FC, NY
Gabriel Gonzales Davidian, D, Met Oval A/BASIS Independent Manhattan, NY
Patrick Gallagher, M, Taft S, England/CT
Alexander Hayward, G, Marin FC/Marin A, CA
Nolan Jacobi, M, Connecticut Rush/Taft S, CT
Joseph Kwon, M, Lonestar SC/Bowie HS, TX
John Senn-McNally, D, Intercontinental FA of New England/Northfield Mount Hermon S, MA
Calder Truesdale, F, Greenwich Country Day S, CT
Davis Wilmot, M, RNY FC, NY

Williams
Alex Bethencourt Bohoyo, F, LA Surf SC/Mira Costa HS, CA
Benjamin Brown, D/F, Hotchkiss S, NY/CT
Chase Caires, D, Seacoast United SC/Chelmsford HS, MA
Ali Coleman, F, NEFC/Noble and Greenough S, MA
Kai Darrell, G, Deerfield A, NY/MA
Lorcan Mitchell, F, Intercontinental FA of New England/Loomis Chaffee S, MA
Luda Ruta, F/M, Blau Weiss Gottschee/Horace Mann S, NY


REPORTED OUTGOING TRANSFERS FOR 2024

Colby
Eduardo Casanova, F, transfer to Middlebury C (Division III)
Myles Culley, M, transfer to Davidson C (Division I)

[northman]

Note that Liam Rorke has apparently committed to both Bates and Bowdoin...

[Viking]

Note that Liam Rorke has apparently committed to both Bates and Bowdoin...

Eek! My error, no one else's. Sorry. He's a Bates recruit; I will remove from the Bowdoin listing.

Rorke has had a pan-New England journey. He was a Conn commit at one point after his Tabor career, but then took a PG year at Phillips Academy Andover (a decision that was documented last summer in a New England Soccer Journal story, see link below) before committing to Bates.

https://www.nesoccerjournal.com/nepsac-boys-why-a-postgrad-year-at-phillips-andover-is-right-for-liam-rorke/

[smoova]

Middlebury
Tiger Xie, G, Power FC/Upper Canada C, China/Canada (Feb?)

I believe Xie is a current Midd student who will graduate in Feb 2027 (Class of 2026.5) and is being elevated from the club team.

[northman]

Note that Liam Rorke has apparently committed to both Bates and Bowdoin...

Eek! My error, no one else's. Sorry. He's a Bates recruit; I will remove from the Bowdoin listing.

Rorke has had a pan-New England journey. He was a Conn commit at one point after his Tabor career, but then took a PG year at Phillips Academy Andover (a decision that was documented last summer in a New England Soccer Journal story, see link below) before committing to Bates.

https://www.nesoccerjournal.com/nepsac-boys-why-a-postgrad-year-at-phillips-andover-is-right-for-liam-rorke/

No worries.  Interesting that he's trading Conn for Bates.  Conn has a more established program, but Ben Brewster...the new coach at Bates...played with my son at Bowdoin, is a great guy, and I think he has what it takes to do a great job at Bates.

[Kuiper]

Former Conn College GK AJ Marcucci was loaned from the New York Red Bulls to Finnish club IF Gnistan for the remainder of the year.

https://x.com/tombogert/status/1814099019402014918

Sources: New York Red Bulls GK AJ Marcucci is joining Finnish club IF Gnistan on loan for the rest of the year.

Marcucci, 24, will continue developing with gametime abroad. He has progressed thru RBNY system since being selected in 2021 MLS SuperDraft, making 54 apps for RBNY II

[Kuiper]

Former Conn College GK AJ Marcucci was loaned from the New York Red Bulls to Finnish club IF Gnistan for the remainder of the year.

https://x.com/tombogert/status/1814099019402014918

Sources: New York Red Bulls GK AJ Marcucci is joining Finnish club IF Gnistan on loan for the rest of the year.

Marcucci, 24, will continue developing with gametime abroad. He has progressed thru RBNY system since being selected in 2021 MLS SuperDraft, making 54 apps for RBNY II

I don't read Finnish, but I think they are impressed by Marcucci.  Double save on a PK in what is probably one of his first games with the team.

https://x.com/IFGnistan1924/status/1815431489774891336

[quicksilver]

With June here and the list of 2024 reported recruits and transfers on the previous page getting cluttered with all the red-coded edits since late March, I'm posting an updated list.

Thanks to teams sharing official posts welcoming new recruits and transfers, it's significantly more accurate than earlier versions, but that doesn't mean it should be trusted any more than you'd trust any compilation that's based primarily on news media reports, internet listings, and social media posts. And that's not the only factor that should make folks cautious about trusting this type of compilation. Here's another: A staple of Division III athletics culture is the incoming student who exists in the gray zone between "officially acknowledged recruit with a (semi-)guaranteed roster spot" and "walk-on." Many of them are likely to make 2024 rosters. As we should expect, some of those students are on this list, some aren't.

Updates since this morning in red.

Please share additions and corrections!


REPORTED INCOMING NESCAC CLASS OF 2024 RECRUITS AND TRANSFERS

 . . .
Bowdoin
Arthur Dos Santos, F, Intercontinental FA of New England/Rivers S, MA
Andrew Markham, M, Lamorinda SC/Berkeley HS, CA
Liam Myers, D, Chicago FC United/New Trier HS, IL
Alexander Nicholas, F/M, Bethesda SC/St. John's College HS, MD
Jonathan Perez, G, Hopkins S, CT
Adam Prince, M, Intercontinental FA of New England/Rivers S, MA
 . . .

One more for Bowdoin:

Masai Gordon, D, Landon School, MD

[Kuiper]

Wesleyan has posted its 2024 Roster

Here are a few observations:

- 32 on the roster, compared with 30 last season

- Jersey numbers are always interesting me, not for the numbers themselves, but what they signify. What does it mean when a player's jersey number changes from year to year?  If the coach assigns the number, does that mean a player has been promoted/demoted if they've moved to a higher/lower number? Or does it mean players have to return their jersey every year and it means the kid outgrew the number jersey he wore last year?  If the players choose their jersey number, do they choose the number that corresponds with their desired position/status (e.g., 10), whether or not the coach agrees?  Or do they end up with a higher number because it corresponds with their favorite player (whether or not that player plays soccer)?  In a club, I've seen a fair number of kids choose 23 over the years and I wondered were they fans of Jordan or LeBron in basketball or Beckham in soccer (who reportedly chose the number because of Jordan). 

All of that is a long-winded way of saying I wonder why GK Mathis Blanc moved from jersey number "0" in 2023, which is a typical GK jersey number, to jersey number 30.  Is he a fan of Messi, who has worn #30 at various points in his career? Or perhaps, based on his name, he is French and a fan of Ligue 1, where I believe #30 historically could only be worn by a GK (and perhaps he is honoring a hero or relative).  It's possible that Josh Nadison's starts the last three games of the season indicated a change in the pecking order, but he was already #1, so it wouldn't have been necessary to change Mathis' number.  Perhaps he grew though and needed a new jersey or he is buddies with the freshman who took his old number (and is also from Northern California).  Way too much introspection for an observation that started with thinking Blanc was no longer on the roster when I didn't see him at the top and then finding him on the bottom of the roster!

- 9 freshman join the team

- They return most of their offensive contributors from last year "(which isn't saying much for a team that scored 13 goals last season), including 2nd team All-NESCAC F Lucas Ruehlemann, but they lose an important part of the defense with D Evan O'Brien not returning