NESCAC

[Mr.Right]

Williams and Hamilton about ready to kickoff and Williams again sits the Frosh Oberg and has the same lineup they did against Middlebury.  I am guessing LB Ranieri, CB's Dory and Macdonald and RB Mathew in midfield Bardong holds with Boardman and Fleischer who attacks up top Gass, Felito and Hirsch...Fabricant, Petrik and Oberg get the sack and I am guessing Andreou is still injured.

Hamilton does have some changes as I am not sure who the RB will be because I do not see Milnarek in the lineup. Sheehan, Eckels and Donovan are the other backs. Schmidt is still out up top so they must have Wood and maybe the Frosh Wetzel up there or maybe Plump?

[Bobcat1]

It's starting to feel like the Mules post-season run back in March with their Men's hockey team.  You have to give them a tremendous amount of credit. Very well executed game plan today. They will be ready to go tomorrow.

Also, my gut tells me someone from NESCAC is going to SLU next weekend, especially if Babson wins today.  Could be Amherst, Midd, or possibly even Williams if they win the conference title. A Colby win tomorrow and I would expect they stay in New England.

[Mr.Right]

Tough windy conditions at Amherst as Williams and Hamilton are scoreless with about 15 minutes left into the 1st Half...Pretty uneventful game but Hamilton is trying to keep the ball on the carpet but have probably given the ball away about 20 times this Half. They need to settle down and relax as these giveaway's will eventually come back to bite you.

[Mr.Right]

Williams and Hamilton 0-0 Halftime and neither team with any real dangerous chances. I will say Hamilton has surprisingly dominated possession but their final pass has been lacking and they have been giving the ball away at will. Williams is basically sleepwalking and do not look very good at all. They really need a shot of adrenaline 2nd Half because they look uninterested but all that being said Hamilton has had about 8 corners and done nothing. At some point you have to finish these chances because Williams is very capable of scoring out of nowhere...Winner get Colby...

[Mr.Right]

Wind is just a major factor in this Williams v Hamilton match as 2nd Half has been all Williams and with Hamilton all the possession 1st Half I am guessing the wind is coming from north to south and at Williams back this Half.

[Mr.Right]

Williams takes a 1-0 lead over Hamilton with about 14 minutes left off a nice serve into the box and a fantastic finish by striker Demian Gass. Nice header but he got free from Eckels I believe. Let's see if Hamilton can find a game tying goal but they have had problems scoring all year so I am not sure they can.

[Mr.Right]

Williams Senior Eric Hirsch clinches the game with his second goal in as many games and gives Williams a 2-0 lead and that will punch Williams ticket back to the Nescac Championship for the first time since 2013. They have not won a Nescac Championship since 2009. Williams is now 10-5-2 with a 5-3-1 RvR and a .590 SOS....That is the perfect example of a bubble team in 2018. If the committee favors RvR Williams should get a bid but if they are looking at 7 blemishes they might be in trouble. Right now Williams is squarely on the bubble so it would be nice to see them win the Nescac Championship but Colby really has the winds at their back and it should be an interesting Nescac Final tomorrow. I am guessing it will be on the turf because I think if you play the Semi's on the turf you need to play the Final on the turf. Also, I doubt Amherst would be to keen on seeing Williams and Colby rip up their wet grass field tomorrow. I will say Midd is in trouble now IMO and Amherst or Babson with their losses today I think one of them will be heading on the road in the NCAA 1st/2nd Round.

[PaulNewman]

Congrats to Colby....great to see something super-positive happen for that program.  Advancing past Tufts and then Amherst on both of their home fields is impressive.  Congrats also to Williams, who is probably safe now, but can't take anything for granted so tomorrow should have the feel of a NCAA play-in game.

[NESCAC11]

Finals moved back to the grass today at Amherst.

[Mr.Right]

Keys to the game:

1. How does Colby do in the back to back's? Their depth is limited but Seabrook got some key minutes from his bench yesterday so they should be well rested but as I have said in the past big guys like Dickey/Clouse take alot longer to regenerate than the normal guys. Those are 2 key players for Colby.

2. Williams striker Demian Gass has only been back for 2 games but he is playing like a stud striker right now. 2 Goals in his 2 games back he will need to be marked tightly by probably Berolzheimer and Pugh.

3. Which team gets the bounces today?

[Mr.Right]

Williams is 10-5-2 BUT have a 5-3-1 RvR because of the generous ranking that Hamilton got this past week in New England. That could be the difference for them to get into the NCAA's. If Williams loses they would be 10-6-2 and that might be to many blemishes BUT you cannot ignore 5 ranked Wins. Bubble mania

[Mr.Right]

Exact same starters as yesterday for both teams.

[Mr.Right]

Exact same starters as yesterday for both teams.

I'm sorry actually two changes for Colby as Seabrook sacks Pereira who played very well yesterday for Ethan Fabricant up top. Not really a sacking because Pereira will be a charge for Colby off the bench. Also, a strange move but Berolzheimer who also played very well yesterday is not starting as Sullivan gets the nod. I do not like that move at all as Berolzheimer is a KEY player for Colby. Maybe he is injured?

[Mr.Right]

I gotta say Amherst has ruined its picturesque campus with some of these new buildings. This dorm on the hill might be one of the ugliest buildings and it replaced the old tennis courts but it was a nice view on the hill. Right now we have a man sitting solo on the hill just chillin with his coffee on a desk chair...

[Mr.Right]

0-0 Colby v Williams at the Half. Both teams kind of feeling it out and I would say kind of an uneventful but even 1st Half. Colby GK Dan Carlson just made a fantastic save before the Half off a long throw and header. Williams GK Schein made a nice save as well off a Colby David Howarth shot. These two teams played to a 110 minute 0-0 draw in the regular season and my gut say's we could be heading towards that again today unless one team can find an opening. Does not look like there is any wind today and perfect weather to play.