IIAC 2013

[Madhatter5]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they did away with that 3 or 4 years ago.

[Madhatter5]

Does anyone know the record of IIAC vs MIAC this year? With Luther winning over MAC the thought came to mind.

[KICKIN95]

Does anyone know the record of IIAC vs MIAC this year? With Luther winning over MAC the thought came to mind.

I have it as the IIAC holding a huge advantage at 14-6-2 against the once mighty MIAC!  Are the tides turning for the Northerners?

[GarbageGoals33]

Saints Johns certainly didn't help things out going 0-3 vs. IIAC opposition.

11 of the MIAC losses come from Bethel, MAC, SMU, SJU, Hamline, and Concordia.  Long story short, the IIAC pounded the MIAC bottom feeders + SJU (who is somehow in a position to make the MIAC playoffs).  Wartburg is the surprise team of the region this year.  They have been outplayed in numerous games and have found a way to get a result.  I would say that Wartburg is certainly helping the IIAC's case this season (as Luther did a few seasons ago).

[Madhatter5]

Long story short, the IIAC pounded the MIAC bottom feeders + SJU

Looks like a Saturday job for me to compare the loses and wins of the quality teams to see what the record of IIAC vs MIAC of those reaching the playoffs.

Either way, no need for the top North teams to play each other and hurt the chances of more north teams making the tourny.

[GarbageGoals33]

Wartburg went 6-0-2 vs. the MIAC this year which is impressive.  Wartburg were outshot in 5 of the 8 games and were outshot 116-103 in all games.  Wartburg outshot Hamline (+13), Saint Johns (+7), and Bethel (+8), which means they were outshot by 41 shots total in their other 5 games.  The opposition had 45 corners in 8 games in comparison to Wartburgs 27.  Wartburg outscored the MIAC opposition 15-5.  I guess you could say that Wartburg made the most of their opportunities while the MIAC teams squandered their chances.

[ldahoSoccer]

Wartburg went 6-0-2 vs. the MIAC this year which is impressive.  Wartburg were outshot in 5 of the 8 games and were outshot 116-103 in all games.  Wartburg outshot Hamline (+13), Saint Johns (+7), and Bethel (+8), which means they were outshot by 41 shots total in their other 5 games.  The opposition had 45 corners in 8 games in comparison to Wartburgs 27.  Wartburg outscored the MIAC opposition 15-5.  I guess you could say that Wartburg made the most of their opportunities while the MIAC teams squandered their chances.

I said this was going to be a down year for the MIAC at the beginning, and GG threw a fit about it. 

[GarbageGoals33]

Down year in the MIAC = 3 teams in the NCAA regional rankings with a 4th team likely just outside of the top 7 in the region.

[Wormburner]

Anyone got a direct line to the feed for the Loras Match??  Duhawks.com is down right now...

[KICKIN95]

Just witnessed the worst refed match in over 10 years.  The center actually boasted about how he normally only does D1 matches. He was not only inconsistent,  but waved off 3 textbook PK situations with 1 being a red card situation.  The other thing that happened in this match that I don't recall witnessing is Loras hitting the post or crossbar no less than 8 times.

[Puerco Espin]

I'm sure they're glad to have Coe on Senior Day. Allows Rothert to flush his bench completely and even bring up some reserves players. I think it's safe to say that things would have been better with a larger difference in the scoresheet, but a win is a win.

[KICKIN95]

The 3-0 win isn't any big deal for a couple reasons.  The first is that a 3-0 win is a drubbing no matter who you beat, Loras outshot them 27-3 and had 10 SOG to Coe's 0!  The did ring the bar about 8 times and because it was senior day Rothert put in 19 subs.  It was great to see the parents' smiles as their kids took the on the main squad.  I didn't realize how many seniors there were that played on the Reserves, I think that's a testament to the Loras program as a whole if you have that many kids that stick around for 4 years and never see the pitch with the 1st team.  You must love either the program, the coaches, or both.  It doesn't hurt that the Reserves are literally better that many schools 1st teams.  I know that is a bold statement, but all you need to do is look at their results over the last 5 season ,59-2-10 against some decent teams.  Okay, back to the 2nd reason 3-0 isn't a big deal, 3 goals is the maximum amount of goals you can accumulate for goal differential in conference play criteria.  Now we just need to have Luther play spoiler to Wartburg and the DuHawks are in control with home field advantage for the Conference Tourney.

[Puerco Espin]

Do we go as far to wear Luther blue on Tuesday night?

[Wormburner]

Do we go as far to wear Luther blue on Tuesday night?

I bought a horned Viking helmet for the game!!

[Ambush004]

Even if the Norse lose to Wartburg tomorrow, I can see Wartburgs luck running out in the IIAC tournament with an upset coming from Simpson, UD, or Luther.  I think Loras will host the IIAC finals.