NESCAC

[Mr.Right]

Midd defeats Conn 1-0. Tell me if this sounds familiar, 2 minutes in Midd scores off a long throw. Conn had about 4-5 really good chances to score but could not finish. I thought they were the better team today and deserved something from that game. Midd's ace in goal Sydor had a fantastic game and cut off some good scoring chances for Conn. For Conn I saw 3 suspect things. 1. Like last year, I am not a big fan of Conn's keeper he is a weak link for them. 2. Gikandi at Left back had a disasterous game as he must have given the ball away 5 times in the 2nd half and 3. Besides Devlin and Patch who is going to step up and get them goals? I saw 2 good frosh on the field for Conn. Good result for Midd w/o their frosh

[Nutmeg]

Midd defeats Conn 1-0. Tell me if this sounds familiar, 2 minutes in Midd scores off a long throw. Conn had about 4-5 really good chances to score but could not finish. I thought they were the better team today and deserved something from that game. Midd's ace in goal Sydor had a fantastic game and cut off some good scoring chances for Conn. For Conn I saw 3 suspect things. 1. Like last year, I am not a big fan of Conn's keeper he is a weak link for them. 2. Gikandi at Left back had a disasterous game as he must have given the ball away 5 times in the 2nd half and 3. Besides Devlin and Patch who is going to step up and get them goals? I saw 2 good frosh on the field for Conn. Good result for Midd w/o their frosh

Right, I would have thought Middlebury would at least score 2-3 goals....

[Mr.Right]

Midd did not look dynamic in attack. As usual they were very dangerous on their multiple long throws(where the goal came from) and set pieces. However, they are strong up the middle as their backbone starting with Sydor is very good. They will be tough to break down

[Mr.Right]

Wesleyan comes from behind to defeat Haverford 2-1 in 2OT. Wes tied it in the 88th minute and Chiris Kafina got the gamewinner in OT. From what I saw of the game it was a great college soccer game. Up and down see-saw action with both teams attacking well. I was impressed by Haverford's style as they just "go for it" and atttack which obviously leaves them open on the counter. That is the way college soccer should be played. I will most definitely be watching more of their games this year. They took a usually conservative "slug it out" Wesleyan side and made them play their style. If only some more teams in Nescac would play like that. Wesleyan adapted fine and were absolutely playing some attractive futbol also. Excellent win for Wesleyan and they can enjoy that 4 hour bus ride back to CT. That win might come in handy in November.

[letsGOswans!]

Mr. Right, are you sure you were watching the right game? Definitely smell a bias towards Midd.

1. Conn's defense and keeper weren't tested all game. How could you get a reading on a keepe who didn't even have to make a real save?

2. Disastrous game? What type of game did all the other outside defenders have when they surely gave away the ball more than a few times? Gikandi is definitely one of the better defenders on the ball in this league.

3. Yes, Conn's Leon looked particularly impressive. Would have liked to see Middlebury's freshman play.

Midd defeats Conn 1-0. Tell me if this sounds familiar, 2 minutes in Midd scores off a long throw. Conn had about 4-5 really good chances to score but could not finish. I thought they were the better team today and deserved something from that game. Midd's ace in goal Sydor had a fantastic game and cut off some good scoring chances for Conn. For Conn I saw 3 suspect things. 1. Like last year, I am not a big fan of Conn's keeper he is a weak link for them. 2. Gikandi at Left back had a disasterous game as he must have given the ball away 5 times in the 2nd half and 3. Besides Devlin and Patch who is going to step up and get them goals? I saw 2 good frosh on the field for Conn. Good result for Midd w/o their frosh

[Mr.Right]

I was watching the right game. No bias towards Midd I said Conn should of tucked away the chances they had but they didn't. Midd looked rather sluggish going forward as they sometimes can but they took advantage of what they do best. SET PIECES. SYdor came up with some good saves and thwarted Conn's chances. Conn's keeper is very average at best. Just a fact. In the 2nd half, Giknadi gave the ball away about 5 times that Midd picked off but did nothing with. Gikandi is NOT one of the better defenders in the league. I thought Conn had some good possession going forward and were trying to play futbol a bit. They were not whacking it as much as they have in the past. Let's agree to disagree sometimes 2 people can watch the same game and come away with different perspectives.

[Mr.Right]

Williams beats Trinity 2-0. 1st half Williams came out like gangbusters and could of had 3-4 goals if not for some nice saves and clearances from Vogel and I believe Malcolm Joseph. Williams just had to much firepower attacking. With Rashid, Moutenot,Young and Sisco that is a very solid attacking 4. Sisco had a nice header in the first half. Trinity was not w/o their own chances in the 1st half and Savonen could have finished 1 or 2. The 2nd half was A BIT DIFFERENT. Williams came out very sluggish and really created NOTHING until Rashid's goal. Trinity put the pressure on early in the 2nd half but just could not break thru and eventually died out by the 70th minute. Trinity will have a chance to grab that #8 seed if they come to play every game and can plot a few goals in league play.

[Mr.Right]

I did not see Bates v Hamilton but the stats tell the story. 11 total shots and 5 SOG all game for BOTH teams combined. That must have been an ugly game. However, great win for Bates and it makes that bus ride much more enjoyable. We knew Hamilton lost a ton of seniors last year on a very average team but this has the possibility of getting really UGLY. Does anyone see 2 wins on their schedule this year?

[Mr.Right]

I did not catch any of the Amherst v Bowdoin game. Maybe Corazon can fill us in? Or someone else?

[Bucket]

I was watching the right game. No bias towards Midd I said Conn should of tucked away the chances they had but they didn't. Midd looked rather sluggish going forward as they sometimes can but they took advantage of what they do best. SET PIECES. SYdor came up with some good saves and thwarted Conn's chances. Conn's keeper is very average at best. Just a fact. In the 2nd half, Giknadi gave the ball away about 5 times that Midd picked off but did nothing with. Gikandi is NOT one of the better defenders in the league. I thought Conn had some good possession going forward and were trying to play futbol a bit. They were not whacking it as much as they have in the past. Let's agree to disagree sometimes 2 people can watch the same game and come away with different perspectives.

Yeah, I was at the game, and I have found Mr. Right's observations to have been spot on.

[Nutmeg]

I was at most of the Tufts v Colby game. Tufts won 2-0. Not a pretty game. Colby clogged up the middle and Tufts goals came from a cross and corner....tufts scored the goals early and thus had many substitutions in the game. Goals from Majumber and Brown....

[PaulNewman]

Nutmeg, given all the various predictions on Colby vs Tufts, can you give us a little more on this one?  Did Colby look better, weaker, or the same as last year?  Any players stand out? 

[Nutmeg]

Nutmeg, given all the various predictions on Colby vs Tufts, can you give us a little more on this one?  Did Colby look better, weaker, or the same as last year?  Any players stand out?

Based oh this game, and remember they are playin a very good team, they may have issues scoring. I think they play aggressive defense. The game didn't have a good flow. A lot of out of bounds balls. And since tufts had a good lead early, they subbed in many players, which also slowed the game. I don't know if the game is a good indicator of how Colby will be. The Tufts usuals played pretty good. Patel and the holding midfielder Holiday looked pretty good. Greenwood wasn't tested. But Colby hit the post once

[amh63]

Nothing to post on the Amherst 1-0 win over Bowdoin at Amherst.  Amherst won on a goal late in the game....0-0 in the first half.   Seems the NSN broadcast broke down for me online.
After watching a fine video cast in the women's game....something may have happened..wet weather??
Was looking forward to the match...since Amherst lost to the Polar Bears in the CAC title game last season...on PKs.

[OldCardinal]

Another observation about Colby.  They have a guy with a very long throw and clearly looked to use that a lot against Tufts.  They have a ton of freshmen, some of whom look decent but there's no way to have much continuity with that many new faces.  Also, I thought Brown on Tufts looked extremely dangerous.  Tufts looked really good (no surprise) in the first 30 minutes.