NESCAC

[blooter442]

Incredible defensive save by a Tufts defender. Messiah attacker had beat Greenwood to his right post but the back cleared it off the line when it looked like it was in. Great play.

[nescac1]

Congrats to the Jumbos for stunning the D3soccer world.  Hopefully this will permanently put to rest the ridiculous "debate" from earlier in the fall from those who claimed that NESCAC, despite placing a team in the Final Four just about every year, is not one of the elite D3 soccer conferences ... great day for NESCAC soccer with Williams also advancing in women's soccer. 

[Jump4Joy]

Great day for NESCAC. Congrats to Tufts.

[Jump4Joy]

LaPaz, of course I am. Stating the obvious.

[jumpshot]

Tufts gets an early goal and stuns Messiah 1-0! An earlier poster made a wish that the Jumbos' strength of schedule would be an asset, and that may well have played an important part. Having seen Messiah play this year and numerous times in the past, I assure you that, as good as the program is in recruiting and coaching, opponents such as Gettysburg, Catholic, Widener, Albright, Hood, York, etc., clearly do not constitute rigorous preparation for tournament play. Perhaps it made more of a difference this time than in other years.

[Corazon]

How bout them 'Bo's!

[Jump4Joy]

My point about ncaa performances wasn't that williams hasn't gone farther (didn't I say they did?). My point was that amherst has not been poor as JumpShot claimed in what can only be read as hyperbole.

[Mr.Right]

You backhanded Williams on your way to praising Amherst. Amherst has nothing to stand on vs Williams in NCAA's.

[Mr.Right]

It has nothing to do with SOS...Messiah was not ready to play today and Tufts took advantage

[dacac]

How did Tufts score? I missed it by a few minutes.

[Jump4Joy]

Mr Right, in a move to keep la paz, I'm not going to get into a pissing contest with you. It's just costing me karma points because you can smite with your 600+ posts, while I cannot. 

So, oh righteous one, do you agree with JumpShot that Amherst has been "poor" in its NCAA record. Wouldn't that put NESCAC under scrutiny as a potentially weak conference, given that Amherst and Williams have finer NCAA performance records than all other 'CAC teams in recent memory? Don't you agree that NESCAC is one of the strongest leagues in D3? If NESCAC is one of the strongest leagues in D3, and if Amherst has one of the most notable post-season records along with Williams, then don't you agree with me that Amherst's ncaa record is rather good and not "poor" per JumpShot?

[Mr.Right]

I never said Amherst has a poor NCAA record. You attack on every point and are way to sensitive. Do not backhand if you cannot take the heat

[Jump4Joy]

Yes, you never said Amherst has a poor record. I'm looking for common ground here and a disagreement with JumpShot. Is that a yes?

[Nutmeg]

If Tufts is going to have a puncher's chance tomorrow they must weather the initial shock to the system in the first 15-18 minutes.  If they can get through that unscathed while adjusting to a speed of play they will not have seen over the past 2 years then their chances go up significantly...not necessarily to win but to at least have a shot.  Task #1 is to convince Messiah that they are in a game.  As talented as Tufts is there likely will not be one position on the field where they have an advantage...and it's like that for every team.

NCAC, watched the Tufts game. Yes they outplayed Tufts in the first half but not the second. Tufts had several players as fast. Messiah is the best organized and passing team I've seen. Kayne's settling of the ball and blast from 25 was a great gol. Tufts won the war and had great heart. You can give me a negative karma mark again but you have to give Tufts credit

[Nutmeg]

Can anyone who attended the game give a first hand account?