NESCAC

[SoccerMom_5]

If D3 quality has regressed...and I don't think there's much evidence that D1 quality has dramatically increased...does this mean that most of the better high school age soccer players are committing to professional careers?  Or is the overall quality of U.S. youth soccer in a general decline?  Just trying to follow the logic here...

Some of that is happening, though.  Of the very top boys players from my club: one is with UE Cornella in Spain, one is in the MLS residency program, and two have been at Bradenton 'til recently. Those are kids we would have seen playing in college and now we may not see them.

[Mr.Right]

Jesus anyone bother to do any editing over in Nescac offices? Some of these selections are released with the wrong schools.

Tough year to be voting but on first glance I would take the 2nd Team All-Nescac ALL DAY against 1st Team All Nescac in a match.

No one from Amherst capable of making either team? The beat goes on for Nescac coaches taking their dislike of Serpone and Amherst out on its players. I must say this is a bit ridiculous. Bowdoin gets 5 PLAYERS on both teams and Amherst 0 when Amherst absolutely wiped their boots of Bowdoin in the first game of the season. Oh well I am sure that was on the Lord Jeff bulletin board this week.

[SoccerMom_5]

Jesus anyone bother to do any editing over in Nescac offices? Some of these selections are released with the wrong schools.

Tough year to be voting but on first glance I would take the 2nd Team All-Nescac ALL DAY against 1st Team All Nescac in a match.

No one from Amherst capable of making either team? The beat goes on for Nescac coaches taking their dislike of Serpone and Amherst out on its players. I must say this is a bit ridiculous. Bowdoin gets 5 PLAYERS on both teams and Amherst 0 when Amherst absolutely wiped their boots of Bowdoin in the first game of the season. Oh well I am sure that was on the Lord Jeff bulletin board this week.

I only saw a little piece of the game, but, I do recall that
Amherst won 1-0, which was scored on a PK. 

And somone talked to a former coach at the game who said that Serpone said that he thougjt they were lucky to get that, and that he thought Bowdoin was the better team that day.

[truenorth]

I will confirm that I was the poster who talked with Mike Healy (former Bowdoin assistant coach, a retired attorney, a varsity soccer and lacrosse player for Brown in the 60s,  and a huge supporter of college soccer) who had previously talked with Justin Serpone about the Amherst vs. Bowdoin game. 

I will say this about Serpone.  In his very first year at Amherst he recruited my son (and many others), was aggressive, and adopted the positioning that he was recruiting D1 caliber players for the rapidly rising D3 program at Amherst.  He was a bit of a rooster, but also somewhat amusing.

That said, he has built a sustained high-level program at Amherst.  Although he's controversial to the refs and non-Amherst spectators with his histrionics at games, the word is that he is generally well liked by his alumni players and current players.  My son ended up opting for Bowdoin, but Serpone would say positive things about my son and other players he knew on opposing teams if they did something notable during the course of a game vs. Amherst.

Amherst is certainly high enough quality to have warranted having several players named to the all-NESCAC teams.  That does not mean that the players named from schools other than Amherst were not deserving.

[Mr.Right]

Amherst lineup changes a bit v Salem State.. Hope Gund is out and it looks to be the other Frosh Stone getting the nod. NO Nguyen or McMillian?

[Mr.Right]

20 minutes in and Amherst and Salem State knotted at 0-0. I have not seen any dangerous chances for either team yet and the flow of the game is predictably not good. Salem State has a couple weapons but their backs keep playing square balls on the ground that eventually will become problematic. As typing Hlinomaz gets tripped in the box which looked to be a legit call but a real clumsy play by the Salem State defender. Hlinomaz' speed was the difference in that play. 1-0 Amherst

[Mr.Right]

1-0 Amherst Halftime. Amherst does not look like a National Title Contender in this game but have enough to dispatch Salem State. Salem State has had one decent look on goal but that is it. Still a 1 goal game so anything can happen but I am not sure how Salem State can get a goal in this one.

[Mr.Right]

The hill gets bigger..Salem State gets a Red Card for something off camera..Down to 10 men..

[Mr.Right]

Salem State against all odds has drawn even with Amherst 1-1...10 men and maybe 3 SOG all game...

[Mr.Right]

Salem State player hits another gear down the sidelines and burns Ajayi and just a horrible effort by Amherst Cohen to tackle and the kid buries it in the back of the net...Tough Angle and possibly Stone should have gotten that but it was 1v1 on the GK.

[Mr.Right]

Salem State player gets in again on goal 1v1 same angle but Stone with a big save...Amherst really needs to WAKE UP...They are not running hard and not tackling

[Mr.Right]

Amherst putting a mass amount of pressure on Salem State now..Where was this all game? Why did Serpone change his line-up so much? #4 Nguyen and McMillian on now and making things happen BUT where were they earlier.#5 Johnson does not start and when does play he is not flipping his throws until Salem State draws even? questionable stuff

[blooter442]

Amherst putting a mass amount of pressure on Salem State now..Where was this all game? Why did Serpone change his line-up so much? #4 Nguyen and McMillian on now and making things happen BUT where were they earlier.#5 Johnson does not start and when does play he is not flipping his throws until Salem State draws even? questionable stuff

Aside from flip-throws, how is Johnson as a player? I must admit not having a great read on him despite watching a lot of Derby/his compatriots up top.

[Jump4Joy]

Pressure finally pops it. Now need to manage the game.

[Mr.Right]

Amherst scores on a corner kick as no one touched it..Salem State GK really mucks that up big time. Horrific mistake...Amherst lucks out but man they did not look ready today. 2-1 Amherst