NESCAC

[College Soccer Observer]

If they are smart, they move all the games to Wednesday.  Silly to have important games impacted by those weather conditions when there is an alternative available.

[PaulNewman]

If they are smart, they move all the games to Wednesday.  Silly to have important games impacted by those weather conditions when there is an alternative available.

Agreed.  Imo almost zero chance games get played unless they are outside of the worst of the storm.  Can't play in those conditions and with possibility of downed power lines, flooding, flying debris, etc.

[deiscanton]

If they are smart, they move all the games to Wednesday.  Silly to have important games impacted by those weather conditions when there is an alternative available.

Agreed.  Imo almost zero chance games get played unless they are outside of the worst of the storm.  Can't play in those conditions and with possibility of downed power lines, flooding, flying debris, etc.

I agree as well-- a postponement of NESCAC games to Wednesday or Thursday would not affect the start of the NESCAC tournament; although a postponement of games Tuesday would affect the start of the conference tournament in another New England DIII conference (The CCC's tournament is supposed to start Thursday with the #7/#8 game to see who would advance to play their #2 seed this weekend.)

[PaulNewman]

Posted more detail in the national thread but suffice it to say the NESCAC (and other Northeastern/New England conferences) are gonna have to do some re-arranging and may have to get creative.  Can't imagine there will be games played tomorrow or Weds, and don't see how grass fields would be playable by Thursday.  And then more substantial rain and wind forecast for the weekend.

[College Soccer Observer]

Midd at Williams shifted to 7:30 tomorrow on the turf field at Williams.

[deiscanton]

Midd at Williams shifted to 7:30 tomorrow on the turf field at Williams.

According to information on the Northeast Sports Network website, which is providing live steaming video from all five NESCAC gamesites this round for both the NESCAC men's and women's soccer games--

As of this morning, the Middlebury at Williams women's game is scheduled for 3 PM Eastern today (Oct 26), while the men's game would be played on the same turf field at 7:30 PM Eastern tonight-- according to Northeast Sports Network.

Middlebury tried to schedule the men's soccer game at Williams so that it would have been played last night, but that was unsuccessful.
In Williamstown, MA today, some heavy rain.  The gamesite is far from the center of the bombing low pressure system, which is expected to bomb over the 40 north/70 west benchmark.  Unlike Amherst, Williamstown is not under a flood watch.  Gusts in northwest MA expected to remain no higher than 30 mph.

The hurricane force gusts (75 mph plus) are expected to be over the Plymouth, MA area; Cape Cod (MA); the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket;  the MA South Coast area of Fall River and New Bedford; as well as Newport, RI and the Narragansett Bay area. including Block Island.  A High Wind Warning for gusts up to 60 mph is in effect for the Boston area as well as the I-95 Boston/Providence corridor.  A Wind Advisory is in effect for Providence, RI.

As far as NESCAC gamesites where advisories, weather watches and warnings from the storm are in effect:

Middletown, CT-- Flash Flood Watch and a Wind Advisory is in effect.

Amherst, MA-- Flood Watch

Williamstown, MA-- no watches or warnings currently in effect.

Brunswick, ME-- Wind Advisory is in effect Tuesday evening (Game is scheduled for 3 PM Eastern this afternoon as of press time.)

Lewiston, ME-- No watches or warnings currently in effect.

[Mr.Right]

Are we sure that "flying debris" might not have helped a team or two today?


Do u know Midd wanted to play last night and it was shot down by league or team?

It is barely raining here in Williamstown and its like 10mph wind...why would you decide to take a turf team off grass and put them on your own turf field?

[deiscanton]

Are we sure that "flying debris" might not have helped a team or two today?


Do u know Midd wanted to play last night and it was shot down by league or team?

It is barely raining here in Williamstown and its like 10mph wind...why would you decide to take a turf team off grass and put them on your own turf field?

I looked at the Middlebury men's soccer website this morning before it got changed, and under Middlebury's schedule, I thought that I saw Monday Oct. 25 at 7:30 PM as the start time for the game before they changed it to Tuesday Oct. 26.

Also, I believe that there was significant rain yesterday in Williamstown, and colleges usually switch their soccer games if there is significant rain to move soccer games from the natural grass to the field turf for player safety.

As far as your last comment, (speaking of a rival league) you should have told that to the University of Chicago women's soccer team (who usually plays home games on the natural grass on the Stagg Field Complex-- but played a turf team (Brandeis) on the Stagg turf field a few weeks ago and suffered their first loss of the season to Brandeis (due to rain)....   (I can laugh at this comment because I know that Brandeis has never beaten Williams in women's soccer.... )

[PaulNewman]

Welp...hanging out here in Quincy, MA right on the coast and not even raining and mildly breezy.  I did offer caveats about my credentials and that games would be unlikely unless outside the worst of the storm.  So far there is no storm so maybe all of the NESCACs get played as the only one today on the coast in at Bowdoin and I suppose they'll get that in before the heavy rain and wind begins.

[deiscanton]

There is a temporary stoppage of play in the 22nd minute of the first half in the Tufts at Bowdoin men's game due to an injury to one of the referees.....  Tufts 0, Bowdoin 0 is the score at the stoppage.

Both teams are at their benches until the injured official gets taped up....

The game has resumed play with the back-up official assigned to watch the benches at the start of the match switching places with the injured official....

It is really "raining buckets" down in Brunswick, Maine right now.  I can see the rain on my Roku TV...

[PaulNewman]

What the heck is that dog doing behind the Bowdoin net?  And why do parents bring dogs to soccer games?  At the Tufts-Amh game some guy brought his dog right up into the bleachers.

[deiscanton]

Bowdoin 1, Tufts 0 in the 39th minute.

Bowdoin goal scored by Alan Casey, assist by Ryan Houseman.

Game tied at 1-1 in the 43rd minute.

Tufts equalizer scored by Calvin Aroh.

Game tied 1-1 at the half.

[Hopkins92]

Haven't been able to catch a Tufts game, so thought I'd check in on this:

* - Center ref had to come out with an injury. No real big deal, just doesn't happen very often.

* - It is absolutely pouring buckets. Almost the entire first half. Miserable conditions, but the field appears to be holding up well.

* - I'd like to hear the Tufts keeper talk about that first Bowdoin goal. Came from what looked to be the very top right corner of the box, not hit especially hard. But it came through some traffic. Wonder if he just lost, was flat-footed or both? Not a howler, by any stretch, but we goalies are a hyper- (and mostly self-) critical bunch.

*- Even in these conditions, Tufts just playing more of a style... with purpose. Really pushing it down their right flank. That's pretty much how they scored their goal. Nice, composed dribbling and then a pass across the top of the 18, one guy dummies and the other guy -- like on the training ground -- just laces the ball one time into the right corner. Text book.

Halftime 1-1

[SimpleCoach]

Haven't been able to catch a Tufts game, so thought I'd check in on this:

* - Center ref had to come out with an injury. No real big deal, just doesn't happen very often.

* - It is absolutely pouring buckets. Almost the entire first half. Miserable conditions, but the field appears to be holding up well.

* - I'd like to hear the Tufts keeper talk about that first Bowdoin goal. Came from what looked to be the very top right corner of the box, not hit especially hard. But it came through some traffic. Wonder if he just lost, was flat-footed or both? Not a howler, by any stretch, but we goalies are a hyper- (and mostly self-) critical bunch.

*- Even in these conditions, Tufts just playing more of a style... with purpose. Really pushing it down their right flank. That's pretty much how they scored their goal. Nice, composed dribbling and then a pass across the top of the 18, one guy dummies and the other guy -- like on the training ground -- just laces the ball one time into the right corner. Text book.

Halftime 1-1

@Hopkins92, you had me at the first three bullets.  And with the Keeper, yeah not sure if he was flat footed, or couldn't see.  Looked like he just reacted super late, although not sure he would have made the save regardless.  Pretty remarkable that the ball came from the angle it did, made it all the way to the side net, far post.  Thats a shot you won't even score in training ...

As far as Tufts looked, I thought Bowdoin looked a little better and wasn't impressed with Tufts.  The goal was definitely a great play.  As you said, text book.

[deiscanton]

I guess that the NSNSports.net commentator doing the Tufts v Bowdoin game did not get the update that the Middlebury v Williams men's match has been delayed to 7:30 PM Eastern tonight, as previously mentioned here....