NESCAC

[PaulNewman]

Midd, PKs, 49th minute, Saint Louis...it's a thing now!

[SierraFD3soccer]

Midd, PKs, 49th minute, Saint Louis...it's a thing now!

Stupid foul. Maybe avoidable.

[Bucket]

Midd, PKs, 49th minute, Saint Louis...it's a thing now!

Stupid foul. Maybe avoidable.

Looked to be totally avoidable and reckless by Williams.

[SimpleCoach]

Mid scores ,a penalty!

Like watching Kramer v Kramer.

SC.

[camosfan]

Defender was lazy, he had a chance to get the ball before that foul!

[SKUD]

CONN 2
WES   2

78th min

[Bucket]

Panthers win, finishing the season at the top of the NESCAC table and earning the #1 seed for the tournament.

[Kuiper]

Wesleyan comes back from 2-0 down to tie Conn College 2-2.  Wesleyan actually looked more dangerous at times in the second half.  Silvester saved Conn in the dying seconds when a free header off a corner went low and Silvester got down to preserve the tie.

[camosfan]

local rivalry at its best!

[Yankeesoccerdad]

So If Amherst and Bowdoin win, Midd is1, Amherst is 2, Bowdoin is 3 and Conn is 4 . . .  .

[SierraFD3soccer]

So If Amherst and Bowdoin win, Midd is1, Amherst is 2, Bowdoin is 3 and Conn is 4 . . .  .

How about if Tufts wins and will be tied in points with Conn College, does Conn College fall to 5?  Saw that Conn tied Tufts. Depending on how Amherst and Bowdoin tie or lose (think not), Tufts could end up in 2nd or 3rd??

Fun times! A lot of drama.

[camosfan]

Williams plays Middlebury  Saturday, that is a certainty. Amherst likely plays Wesleyan.

Con plays Hamilton ,Tufts and Bowdoin  play someplace!

[Yankeesoccerdad]

So If Amherst and Bowdoin win, Midd is1, Amherst is 2, Bowdoin is 3 and Conn is 4 . . .  .

How about if Tufts wins and will be tied in points with Conn College, does Conn College fall to 5?  Saw that Conn tied Tufts. Depending on how Amherst and Bowdoin tie or lose (think not), Tufts could end up in 2nd or 3rd??

Fun times! A lot of drama.

If Tufts and Amherst win, Amherst is 2, Conn is 3 and Tufts is 4 on the basis of tiebreakers.  I think.  If Tufts wins tonight they get a home game against Bowdoin Saturday.

[smoova]

Does anyone know how Williams wound up with only two keepers (both seniors) on the roster?

[Kuiper]

Does anyone know how Williams wound up with only two keepers (both seniors) on the roster?

They had a sophomore last year - Justin Hartwig - who is no longer on the roster.  No idea what happened to him, but the attrition at Williams was discussed on the board earlier this fall (they had 30 total players on the roster last year, but have only 24 players this year).  I know they were out on the recruiting trail last spring talking with rising senior MLS Next GKs about the possibility of early playing time.  I didn't know it would be from Day 1.  It happens, though, especially when there are coaching transitions, but really it can happen anytime.  GKs get hurt or don't get playing time and lose patience (and sitting behind a strong GK like Diffley is going to make things look a little bleak for getting playing time).  Coaches who fail to manage their goalkeeper depth do so at their own peril. 

They can bridge the transition with the transfer portal, but it's not the easiest thing to get a transfer admitted to a place like Williams.  I just looked it up and there were 573 transfer applicants to Williams for the Fall of 2022 and only 17 were admitted (and 11 enrolled).