NESCAC

[1970s NESCAC Player]

Interesting....Tasker not playing due to illness? Kid better have mono because you should not be missing a game like this because you have the sniffles

Mono it is, as I was informed by one of the Tufts parents.  Third player this season for Tufts.

[1970s NESCAC Player]

No idea where Kulcsar is as it looks like the Frosh Aroh is holding

Kulcsar injured a hammy against St. Joe's.  Tried for a while today, but then came out and Aroh went the rest of the way.  Another freshman, Van Brewer, was arguably Tufts' best player.  That midfield is gonna be dynamite for the foreseeable future.

[1970s NESCAC Player]

I did not catch Hopkins 2 misses..Did Mieth save or did Hopkins miss?

Mieth saved kicker #2 for JHU, then the left back (#22) for JHU hit the left post with the third.

Deserved win for Tufts.  JHU was very lucky to get to penalties, as only Tufts' wastefulness allowed JHU to stay in the game.

[Mr.Right]

Interesting....Tasker not playing due to illness? Kid better have mono because you should not be missing a game like this because you have the sniffles

Mono it is, as I was informed by one of the Tufts parents.  Third player this season for Tufts.

lol...should have put 100 down on that...So he is done for the year

[Mr.Right]

No idea where Kulcsar is as it looks like the Frosh Aroh is holding

Kulcsar injured a hammy against St. Joe's.  Tried for a while today, but then came out and Aroh went the rest of the way.  Another freshman, Van Brewer, was arguably Tufts' best player.  That midfield is gonna be dynamite for the foreseeable future.

Yea I saw him go off against St.Joe's and had never seen him get subbed before..He is a big loss this time of year...Brandeis might be the first team to take advantage of it tomorrow. Aroh was holding today and is a big boy but a totally different player and only a Frosh so i expect more mistakes there.

Van Brewer is a technical player as I like his skill but as I said earlier he is Soft...IF YOU STICK that kid HARD once and I mean HARD you would totally take him out of his game as he would be looking up the rest of the game waiting for the next tackle...Brandeis would be wise to stick that kid right away

[Clotpoll]

Aroh is lost in space, positionally. Runs way too far forward in possession.

Van Brewer is excellent. You can't hit what you can't catch.

Brandeis is a great matchup for Tufts, though. Brandeis is ponderous and predictable on the ball.

[Mr.Right]

Both teams with the same lineups as yesterday...I am looking at the first 20 minutes for both teams.

[Hopkins92]

Thoroughly impressed by JHU.Ilove their one touch buildup, in-back-throughs, etc. etc. They seem like the better team today and are dominating possession. It is very difficult to break down tufts in the final third, though.

They are dominating possession but they are going nowhere fast as they are not generating many chances from all that possession. Tufts has had the better chances even though they are getting out possessed.

Halliday with an excellent opportunity on a set piece. he is very dangerous on set pieces but he hits it at the GK

That's Hopkins deal. Every moment they have the ball is a moment Tufts can't be dangerous with it. Possession is as much about controlling the game as it is creating chances.

I suppose but still with all that possession I would like to see more dangerous chances. They might have Tufts chasing a bit and wearing them down BUT Tufts has the physicality to win this on a set piece

This sums up Hopkins under this coach. I will say, they played the ball to the corners a lot more yesterday than they have in the past, and I think it helped them stretch Tufts a bit and they avoided coughing it up in the back (for the most part.)

They needed someone other than Younker to step up and take on a defender. They needed a moment of brilliance to beat a very organized D and it just never really game. I said in the other thread, I was waiting for Tufts to put their mark on the game and it just didn't happen. They had the better chances, but they (obviously) need to start putting the ball in the back of the net.

(Also, Hopkins needs to figure out PKs. Geezus. Btwn yesterday and Dickinson semis, they're like 2 for 10  or something.)

[Mr.Right]

Not sure what to make of this 1st Half..both teams playing not to lose instead of playing to win. Brandeis playing to slow in transition to break Tufts down and have failed to capitalize on a couple corners and set pieces. Tufts have had fewer chances than Brandeis this Half and all signs are pointing to another scoreless draw...Neither team has had any real dangerous chances..i wish both teams would utilize their skill more by taking guys on and playing fast 2 touch futbol as this stuff is starting to get real tedious...I have seen way to many Nescac games this year.

[NEsoccerfan]

I agree, mr. right. Unfortunately, tufts just imposes this boring pace on its opponents. I've seen nearly all of the Brandeis games this year, against many great opponents, and this is the least entertaining. Quite different from the great RUN game last week.

[Hopkins92]

Playoff soccer. Both teams are playing very tight, as you say. No one wants to make that crucial mistake...

[firstplaceloser]

Playoff soccer. Both teams are playing very tight, as you say. No one wants to make that crucial mistake...

you gotta risk it for the biscuit !

[Clotpoll]

Messiah should take Brandeis easily. Today's Tufts-Brandeis grapplethon just a poor representation of the game. Fitting for it to end on a GK's clearance error.

[blooter442]

Messiah should take Brandeis easily. Today's Tufts-Brandeis grapplethon just a poor representation of the game. Fitting for it to end on a GK's clearance error.

My allegiance nonwithstanding — and I would agree that the Falcons would be favored — I have to say your commentary makes you sound like a grump. Maybe that's not your intention, but it seems that every post is about how this team plays hoofball and that team is boring. A certain amount of stylistic observations (complaints) is understandable, and I make them as well, but I've not seen such frequency of pessimism.

[Brother Flounder]

Messiah should take Brandeis easily. Today's Tufts-Brandeis grapplethon just a poor representation of the game. Fitting for it to end on a GK's clearance error.

Congrats to Brandeis on the victory and to Tufts for a fine season.  Tufts did well this year. I agree the game was not too exciting.  The last 2 years, Tufts style has changed a bit.  Probably has to do with different personnel.  More long balls and goals from set pieces.... they were missing Tasker but not an excuse.

Regarding Brandeis vs. Messiah, they said that Messiah would easily beat Tufts in 2014 but The Giant Slayer goal by Tufts set them back 2 years.  Tufts was the underdog in all playoff games and easily beat every opponent except Messiah on its way to a championship in 2014. So, I don't count out the Judges and will be rooting for a win.

BLOOTS!