NESCAC

[NESCAC_Soccer_Fan]

Anyone know the tiebreak rules for NESCAC seeding? Wouldn't surprise me to see the likes of Bowdoin and Middlebury tied on points and am curious on how it all shakes out.

[camosfan]

go to NESCAC site.

[hiyasoccer]

I ran the scenarios in my head and I am pretty sure Bowdoin has already clinched the #1 seed on record against top 4 (regardless of literal top 4) but if people know better feel free to fact check me on that.

[Hopkins92]

One caveat this year is that some of the usual suspects may NEED that NESCAC quarterfinal win to get a bid.  A couple of times, including the first title year of 2014, Tufts really had to sweat out whether they'd get a bid after a quarterfinal loss.  And teams like Conn, Wesleyan, Williams, and Hamilton may need to get to the NESCAC final.

I definitely agree with you PN

Absolutely. There have been a few times in the last 8 or so years where the NESCAC frontrunners clearly didn't need a QF win on any level to get a hosting slot.

This is not one of those years.

[Mr.Right]

The 3 Games I watched over the wknd-

Wes at Bowdoin- Bowdoin gives up its first Goal in seven Games but defeats Wes 2-1 on a fantastic finish by the Frosh #35 Tyler Huck. Highlights of the two Bowdoin Goals are here.... https://youtu.be/NW7St1VO4Dk  . Bowdoin celebrated 10 Seniors on Senior Day, but it was Wesleyan who scored first on a nice finish by the Frosh #24 Will Geballe. Only 2 minutes later Wesleyan gave up an inexcusable equalizer. Bowdoin's #11 Ronaldo Cabral scored from outside the box on a shot that Wes GK #0 Liam Devanny got screened on with a dummy header. Wes outplayed Bowdoin in the 2nd half but did not get many dangerous chances out of it. When Wes #10 Ruehlemann got moved centrally in the 2nd Half he had about three straight beautiful thru balls to release different teammate's in on goal and none could find a shot on target. Bowdoin GK #1 Webber, LB #7 Brown, LCB #6 Selig, RCB #3 Reid and RB #13 Steinberg plus #8 Juantorena holding did a really solid job defensively for a full 90 jamming Wes up once it hit the final 3rd. This Game has a real chance of getting replayed as #1 v #8 on Saturday.

Midd at Tufts- This Game was a tale of two halves. I thought the first 20-25 minutes were evenly matched with Midd really playing some good futbol the final 20 minutes of the 1st Half. 2nd Half was controlled by Tufts. Tufts #8 Woovin Shin was the first substitute of the Game only about 12 minutes in and immediately hit a set piece crack that beat the Midd wall and GK #33 Ryan Grady. The Goal helped Shin win Nescac POW and Tufts made it stand up. This Game was about 18 to 18 play with two of the very best GK's in the league matching save for save when the chances did happen to come. Both GK's Grady for Midd and #1 Lauta for Tufts played fantastic especially in the north goal with a blinding October sun starting to set. Both showed courage and toughness, and both made a couple great saves.

Bates at Conn- Conn celebrated 8 Senior's on their Senior Day by defeating Bates 4-1 on Freeman Field. I thought Bates hung tough first half and #24 Szwarcewicz hit a nice set piece to get Bates within a Goal early in the 2nd Half, but it was not enough as again Conn played well. They had #14 Djerdjaj up top getting the first Goal off a nice corner won by #35 Pigoda and hit by #6 Horvath Diano. Conn had #25 Yeonas and #35 Pigoda Centrally in midfield 1st half with #28 Pinyochon holding. Pigoda then moved to RB in the 2nd Half. #24 Kelesoglu and #5 Cerezo played well at CB and Conn just had too much depth for Bates even with the injuries they do have. Still, if Colby defeats Bates, then Conn will need at least a Point against a desperate Wesleyan side on Tuesday or their season could come crashing to an end in less than 24 hours.

Opportunities:
Endicott Men's Soccer taking on the big boys of the ACC. Outshot 30-1 but I am sure they were running hard and even got a Goal out of it.

https://youtu.be/5b_DJ9H6TEg

Randoms:

Nescac Friday Feature--Big fan of the Friday Feature. Big Fan.  Riley Nichols , Trinity Field hockey as she shows brains and heart.

https://nescac.com/news/2022/9/27/nescac-friday-feature-riley-nichols-trinity-field-hockey.aspx

[maineman]

Once they start the NESCAC tourney, if tied after 90, they must first go to 2 10 minute OTs with NO golden goal.  Then a shootout if still tied.  If you win in the OT does the NCAA still consider it a tie for their rankings?  Also, would a shootout win or loss go as a tie as far as the NCAA is concerned?

[oacalum]

A win or a loss in OT count as a win or loss. A win in a shootout is viewed as just a tiebreaker, and any team that ends with a shootout counts as a tie.

[camosfan]

Likely standing after today:
Bowdoin
Middlebury
Amherst
Hamilton
Tufts
Williams
Conn Col
Wesleyan

[Yankeesoccerdad]

Likely standing after today:
Bowdoin
Middlebury
Amherst
Hamilton
Tufts
Williams
Conn Col
Wesleyan

If Williams beats Midd today (possible) and Amherst beats Trinity tomorrow (likely), then Midd, Amherst and Williams end in a three way tie at 17 points and Hamilton slips to 5th seed in the playoffs.

[PaulNewman]

Curious which game today NESCAC folks view as the most compelling (aside from personal interest in a particular team).

2:30 -- Williams @ Midd

3:00 -- Wesleyan @ Conn Coll

3:00 -- Bates @ Colby

6:00 -- Bowdoin @ Tufts

I'm picking Wes @ Conn...Wesleyan imo needs two wins or at the very least to go 1-0-1 in the next two (and then maybe at least a PK loss after) to keep any Pool C hopes alive and Conn may need at least a draw just to make the NESCAC tourney before even worrying about a Pool C.  Fortunately or unfortunately, Conn won't have the benefit of knowing exactly what they need (nod to other thread!!!) since Colby is playing at the same time (but the Camels have to go for the win here both to make the conf tourney and to keep alive their own Pool C hopes).

[camosfan]

Conn v Wesleyan is a big game for both teams .

[northman]

I agree with you on the relative importance of Conn v Wesleyan.  The other games, although interesting in their own right, are not as impactful.

[Kuiper]

Conn v Wesleyan is a big game for both teams .

Conn's 2022 season may be coming down to the wire here.  Down 2-1 with about 15 minutes to go.

Incidentally, anyone know why Wesleyan's normal keeper Liam Devanney did not start this game?  Maybe it was mentioned in the broadcast, but I missed most of the game.  His backup, Mathis Blanc, is a good GK from a Northern California MLS next club, but he's a freshman who has played 34 minutes all season.  Pretty big game to get your first start of your college career.

[PaulNewman]

I wonder what happened to the 3:00 start.  Thx for the alert.

[PaulNewman]

Wow.  So everything shifts to Colby.....and Bates.  Colby needs all 3 points, right?