NESCAC

[FourMoreYears]

Jeez well we need a accurate SCORE of the Conn v Bowdoin game..

Very annoying that they don't have the score on the graphics on the broadcast ...

[FourMoreYears]

Bowdoin College website shows Conn College winning 1-0.

[Mr.Right]

1-0 Conn...

Also, looks like Midd score 2 quick goals to take a 2-1 lead over bates

[blooter442]

Correction: Williams is now 2-4-1 at home, not 1-4-1. Still, to be under .500 at home for a program with that legacy is surprising.

Last year, I was very surprised that Williams didn't go on a run and miraculously make NCAAs. There were elements of miracle about their 2012 and 2013 Final Four runs, and I thought that if nothing else they would find a way to get back to NCAAs. It would be ridiculous to suggest that the players last year didn't care - especially considering it was Russo's last year in charge - but this year has definitely been one of transition and perhaps the players don't have the same winning mentality that the program used to possess. That said, I still think Sullivan will come good - he's too good of a coach not to, and I think they've shown excellence in bursts this year.

[Bucket]

Conn v Bowdoin 0-0 at the HALF...This game will be a massive battle in the 2nd Half..I think I will watch this one unless Wesleyan can snag a tying goal against Amherst, which I am not expecting...

Midd always plays down to their competition..Came out sleeping more than likely..Anyone see the goal or who scored?  That could be one to watch also although it could be an UGLY one

Midd's bad habit this year has been conceding early goals. It's happened in at least five or six games. Against the better teams, like Amherst, the margin for error is so slim that such a slip up can be disastrous as this year's 1-0 result showed (with the goal coming in the opening few minutes). Against Hamilton, Trinity, Wesleyan, and now Bates, Midd has fallen down early 1-0 only to come back and take the lead in the second half.

It's not a way you want to be playing heading in to November. At the same time, I do like the resilience it shows to be able to battle back time and again. You just don't want to be in that position against an Amherst-quality team.

[Bucket]

Conrad from Glaser, Conrad's second of the day. 3-1 Midd w/12:00 remaining.

[Mr.Right]

STUPID foul by Conn gives Bowdoin a set piece about 25ft out and Bowdoin buries it...Andrew Jones buries a 25ft bullet into Conn's goal to keeper's left...GK should have been hedging in that direction but he looked frozen on his line....1-1

[Bucket]

O'Grady now. 4-1 Middlebury.

[Mr.Right]

Of course while I was posting Bowdoin scores again Connor Keefe and I MISSED it...2-1 Bowdoin about 10-15 minutes left....Conn's NCAA chances slipping bigtime.

[FourMoreYears]

as of October 24th

1.   9-0-0   24 pts   Amherst             at Trinity
2.   6-2-1   19 pts   Middlebury          home Williams
3.   5-2-2   17 pts   Tufts                  home Bowdoin
4.   4-4-1   13 pts   Conn College       home Wesleyan
4.   4-4-1   13 pts   Williams             at Middlebury
6.   3-3-3   12 pts   Bowdoin               at Tufts
7.   3-5-1   10 pts   Trinity                 home Amherst
8.   3-5-1   10 pts   Wesleyan            at Conn College

9.   3-7-0   09 pts   Hamilton             season done
10. 2-5-2   08 pts   Bates                   at Colby
11. 1-6-2   05 pts   Colby                   home Bates

Remaining Games:

Tuesday
3:00pm   Wesleyan at Conn College

Wednesday
2:30pm   Williams at Middlebury
2:30pm   Bowdoin at Tufts
3:00pm   Amherst at Trinity
8:00pm   Bates at Colby

Clinched A Playoff Spot
Amherst (#1), Middlebury (#2 or #3), Tufts (#2 or #3), Conn College, Williams, Bowdoin

Out of Playoffs
Colby, Hamilton

Three For Two Spots
Trinity =
In with a win over Amherst
In with a tie with Amherst
In with a loss to Amherst and either a Wesleyan loss OR a Bates loss or tie

Wesleyan =
In with a win over Conn College
In with a tie with Conn College
In with a loss to Conn College and a Bates loss or tie

Bates =
In with a win over Colby AND a loss by EITHER Trinity and Wesleyan

I think I got it right. :-)

[Mr.Right]

This could be the 1st time in 16 years that Williams is not a Top 4 seed with a Home game.

This could be the 1st time in 16 years Conn gets a Top 4 Seed with a home game.

Everyone will want to avoid the #8 seed but the one team I would give a chance to is Wesleyan even though they did not show up today. Wheeler will come up with an extremely defensive strategy against Amherst again and as long as he can get superb Goalkeeping(which is a HUGE IF) then they would have a shot..Amherst would destroy Bates. Serpone has owned Trinity since he arrived and I suspect theywill win on Wednesday but at some point Trinity will get a Win against them just when you count them out. Trinity has enough athleticism and talent and a few guys who can score to upset a top team like Midd or Tufts. They are just sometimes so unorganized and not on the same page that they can also get hammered...Wait and see time..


Amherst unless they lose in the 1st round of Nescac Playoffs has locked up the #1 seed, hosting to the final 4 and the 1st round bye.

[Jump4Joy]

This just in: Amherst 5, Wes 0.
No noise?

[blooter442]

This just in: Amherst 5, Wes 0.
No noise?

What? That they've blown out their last seven opponents 20-0? They'll in all likelihood go to the #1 spot this week? NPL = NESCAC POY?

I think we've already said everything that's say-able about Amherst. When the playoffs start, I'm guessing there will be more Lord Jeffs-related noise.

[Jump4Joy]

Midd's bad habit this year has been conceding early goals. It's happened in at least five or six games. Against the better teams, like Amherst, the margin for error is so slim that such a slip up can be disastrous as this year's 1-0 result showed (with the goal coming in the opening few minutes). Against Hamilton, Trinity, Wesleyan, and now Bates, Midd has fallen down early 1-0 only to come back and take the lead in the second half.

It's not a way you want to be playing heading in to November. At the same time, I do like the resilience it shows to be able to battle back time and again. You just don't want to be in that position against an Amherst-quality team.

Bucket, do you see Midd's early lapses a function of GK focus or moreso a starting XI focus?

[Bucket]

Midd's bad habit this year has been conceding early goals. It's happened in at least five or six games. Against the better teams, like Amherst, the margin for error is so slim that such a slip up can be disastrous as this year's 1-0 result showed (with the goal coming in the opening few minutes). Against Hamilton, Trinity, Wesleyan, and now Bates, Midd has fallen down early 1-0 only to come back and take the lead in the second half.

It's not a way you want to be playing heading in to November. At the same time, I do like the resilience it shows to be able to battle back time and again. You just don't want to be in that position against an Amherst-quality team.

Bucket, do you see Midd's early lapses a function of GK focus or moreso a starting XI focus?

I'm really not sure...Sydor is such an intense guy on the field and such a good keeper, I have a hard time believing he's not totally zeroed in at the start of each match. And at the same time, I certainly don't get the sense that the starting XI begins games complacent. It's a head scratcher, to be sure. It could be one of those things where the XI are so aware of this, that they're actually *too* tense at the start of matches?

This is totally armchair psychology here...I really don't have an answer.