NESCAC

[Mr.Right]

WOW....Colby defeats Amherst 2-1 in 2OT...What a great win for that program...Again Colby's #11 Rosenberg causing Amherst backs problems all day..He gets by his defender and the opportunity was finished by Aoyama...Nice calm composed finish by Aoyama..Right before that Aoyama sent a beautiful thru ball to #5 Berolzheimer who played an equally nice ball to Rosenberg but it was blocked BUT while Amherst Frosh Long Thrower #5 Johnson is caught ball watching for a split second and Rosenberg beat him to the ball and then beat him to feed Aoyama. GAME BALL to #11 Rosenberg as he worked his butt off. Honorable mention to Aoyama as he played very well today and showed why he is one of the more skilled players in the league..Great game to watch as both teams played well today..

[Mr.Right]

Amherst is now 0-1-2 in 3 Road games this year with Trinity and Bates still to be played. Only 6 road games this season. They still have a good enough resume and 3 quality wins to snag a Pool C but the margin is closing. At 6-2-2 they have 2 cupcakes in their non conference left which will only hurt their SOS and OWP and a road tilt at Trinity plus a home game against Wesleyan.



In other games:

Bates and Tufts are 0-0 and Williams at Wesleyan is 1-1 both about 10 minutes into the 2nd Half

[1970s NESCAC Player]

Can't remember when, if ever, Colby last beat Amherst.  Congrats to the team and Coach Seabrook.  Program looks like it's slowly climbing out of the depths.  More work ahead this week with Bowdoin and Hamilton away.

+k to Mr. Right for his excellent reporting on this game.

[blooter442]

Can't remember when, if ever, Colby last beat Amherst.  Congrats to the team and Coach Seabrook.  Program looks like it's slowly climbing out of the depths.  More work ahead this week with Bowdoin and Hamilton away.

+k to Mr. Right for his excellent reporting on this game.

Congrats on the result! Me neither, but that is an excellent win and I agree Colby is climbing.

[NESCAC11]

Williams' inability to finish may come back to haunt them today. They dominated first half but were lost in the final third. Second half has Wesleyan carrying the play and getting a few corners.

[Mr.Right]

Yes that is a monster win for Colby and they are playing like one of the better teams in Nescac right now. The program 1970s Nescac Player is more than climbing out of the depths, they are a team that NO ONE will want to face in the Nescac Quarters and if they continue to play like they did today they will find themselves in the Top 4 and hosting. You are correct 2 HUGE games this week at Bowdoin and at Hamilton. Hamilton is another team that no one will want to face as they are a hot team right now.

[NESCAC11]

Williams and Wesleyan headed to OT

[Mr.Right]

Williams' inability to finish may come back to haunt them today. They dominated first half but were lost in the final third. Second half has Wesleyan carrying the play and getting a few corners.

Martinez-Paiz is causing Williams problems defensively. Wesleyan scored what looked to be a goal but the linesman called offside on a close play. Wesleyan just does not have much talent surrounding Martinez-Paiz. Frankly, it is a waste of his talent. Wesleyan besides the offside goal has had nothing very dangerous until the end of the half. Williams just cannot finish. They have had i would guess 10 corners with fantastic service but nothing to show for it...As I type the game is getting stretched and you can feel a goal coming in OT

[Mr.Right]

Tufts sneaks by Bates in the 84th minute. I did not catch the game. Maybe the Nescac Tournament is looking to be in Medfa for the 1st time?

[1970s NESCAC Player]

Yes that is a monster win for Colby and they are playing like one of the better teams in Nescac right now. The program 1970s Nescac Player is more than climbing out of the depths, they are a team that NO ONE will want to face in the Nescac Quarters and if they continue to play like they did today they will find themselves in the Top 4 and hosting. You are correct 2 HUGE games this week at Bowdoin and at Hamilton. Hamilton is another team that no one will want to face as they are a hot team right now.

Since both my son and I played for Colby, and as I am intimately familiar with the program's struggles the last 20 years or so, I am guarding against over-optimism!    However, I do recognize that the program has turned a corner this fall.

[Mr.Right]

Williams at Wesleyan finishes 1-1...Williams looked better today but just cannot finish. Wesleyan has a hard time besides Martinez-Paiz to create dangerous chances. Neither team could afford a draw today but especially Wesleyan as they need to win games now if they want to make the Nescac Playoffs.

[NESCAC11]

Williams' inability to finish may come back to haunt them today. They dominated first half but were lost in the final third. Second half has Wesleyan carrying the play and getting a few corners.

Martinez-Paiz is causing Williams problems defensively. Wesleyan scored what looked to be a goal but the linesman called offside on a close play. Wesleyan just does not have much talent surrounding Martinez-Paiz. Frankly, it is a waste of his talent. Wesleyan besides the offside goal has had nothing very dangerous until the end of the half. Williams just cannot finish. They have had i would guess 10 corners with fantastic service but nothing to show for it...As I type the game is getting stretched and you can feel a goal coming in OT

Williams gets 1 point from the tie and falls to 9th place in nescac.

[1970s NESCAC Player]

Williams' inability to finish may come back to haunt them today. They dominated first half but were lost in the final third. Second half has Wesleyan carrying the play and getting a few corners.

Martinez-Paiz is causing Williams problems defensively. Wesleyan scored what looked to be a goal but the linesman called offside on a close play. Wesleyan just does not have much talent surrounding Martinez-Paiz. Frankly, it is a waste of his talent. Wesleyan besides the offside goal has had nothing very dangerous until the end of the half. Williams just cannot finish. They have had i would guess 10 corners with fantastic service but nothing to show for it...As I type the game is getting stretched and you can feel a goal coming in OT

Williams gets 1 point from the tie and falls to 9th place in nescac.

Actually, with the tie, Williams is on 10 points and tied for 7th with Hamilton.

[Brother Flounder]

Can't remember when, if ever, Colby last beat Amherst.  Congrats to the team and Coach Seabrook.  Program looks like it's slowly climbing out of the depths.  More work ahead this week with Bowdoin and Hamilton away.

+k to Mr. Right for his excellent reporting on this game.

Ditto...great reporting...and great win!

[Mr.Right]

Interesting at the bottom of Nescac..Trinity is eliminated today, Bates can be eliminated tomorrow if they do not beat Amherst and Wesleyan would need to win their final 2 games and get a TON of help...No chance as it looks like Trinity, Wesleyan and Bates are done in a week and a half. Looks like the sixth straight year that Stu Flaherty at Bates has not even made the tournament. He is 0 for 6 since taking over in 2012. His Nescac record updated is 9-37-11..OUCH...That is not good....Yes I realize the challenges of recruiting to Bates BUT some of their other sports do quite well like lax...9-37-11....Well maybe he can take solace in what Seabrook is doing at Colby and try to replicate what he did by getting 1 huge class in and working with them. I actually have praised Bates this year as they are better than they have been in the past but they still are not getting results plus they lose some key seniors like Merchant next year.