NCAA North Region

[gustiefan04]

I guess we'll find out how UWW can fare on Friday then. Division I transfers rarely hurt a team so I'm sure Stanko should add a different dynamic to the team that's been missing.

Word has it Stanko was only at Loyola because of his father being a professor/administrator and costing the program 0 money... he was brought in under the old coach who was fired. His stats were very forgettable in one year despite his size. Could be a stud or could have been a D3 type all along. Guess we'll find out soon enough.

His dad does work at Loyola. Not sure of the circumstances surounding his inclusion in the team there however. Tough to judge by his Freshman year stats...Was listed as a Defender at Loyola - so not exactly put in positions to score/assist as much - plus very few freshman see immdiate, impact type minutes at the D1 level...

I'm sure he will make a fine D3 player. I believe he also intends to play Baseketball at UWW.

[casualfan]

They both played youth club and U23 with Strikers Fox Valley SC. McCoy and Freshman GK Lucatoro from UWW also played with Strikers. I'd imagine Lucatoro won't see many minutes this year, as UWW has a Sr. Keeper this year, but Chris is very talented. Definitely a great pick up for the Warhawks.

That makes sense as they're from the Tri-Cities area. Just by googling Lucatorto, you can tell he's had some accolades throughout his high school and club careers. Could be a great pickup for when Rohde graduates. To be honest, if Lucatorto is as talented as it seems, it may be smart for UWW to get him some time this year to see how he does. From the few games I saw, Rohde did not show much for me, giving up a few soft goals imo. Maybe it's the expectations that come with him as a Division I transfer, but I expected more from him at UWW.

[Durantula]

The first regional rankings came out and St. Johns is ranked number 4. What did they do to deserve this? Weren't they a pretty average team last year besides doing well in the MIAC tourney?

[KnightRider23]

St. John's were a decent team last year. Finished 4th in the MIAC and then upset GAC in the MIAC semi-finals only to lose to Carleton in the final 2-0. Maybe the fact that they won their opening two games while the teams below them either only played once or lost? Tough to really take any value from a ranking like this so early in the season...

[Gotberg]

St. John's were a decent team last year. Finished 4th in the MIAC and then upset GAC in the MIAC semi-finals only to lose to Carleton in the final 2-0. Maybe the fact that they won their opening two games while the teams below them either only played once or lost? Tough to really take any value from a ranking like this so early in the season...

St. John's plays North Park on Saturday.  North Park appears to be a better than last year so should be a good barometer check for St. John's - and North Park for that matter.

[tjcummingsfan]

I didn't watch it, but from the stats, it looks like North Park really poured it on St. John's.  NP won 3-0.  NP had 17 shots to St John's 4. 

[casualfan]

Interesting week in the North Region..

1   Loras College 4-1-0 Wins @ Carrol and against Carleton, Loss against St. Thomas
2   Wartburg 3-1-0 Win @ Fontebonne, Loss @ Webster
3   University Of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3-1-0 Win against WI Lutheran, Loss against St. Scholastica
4   Saint John's University 3-1-0 Win over Beloit, Loss to North Park (Both @ Concordia-Wisconsin)
5   Luther College 4-0-0 Wins @ Augsburg and @ Waldorf
6   Gustavus Adolphus College    3-2-0 Wins @ Bethany Lutheran & @ Pacific Lutheran, Loss at Puget Sound
7   University of St. Thomas 3-1-0 Wins against Lake Forest and @ Loras
8   University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2-1-0 Win against Edgewood
9   Carleton College 2-2-0 Win against Rockford, Loss @ Loras
10   St. Olaf College   3-0-0 Wins against Knox and against Minnesota-Morris

Others:
St. Scholastica 2-1-0 Win @ UW-Oshkosh
St. Norbert 3-0-0 Wins @ Concordia-Wisconsin & @ Edgewood
UW-Superior 3-1-0 Wins @ Concordia-Moorhead & against Simpson


Hard to believe that Loras drops a game at home, but it's early and the Duhawks should still be #1 in the region due to the other top 3 teams dropping games. Wartburg picks up a BAD loss to Webster. Could St. Scholastica be a contender in the North or is UWO not quite up there? I could see Carleton dropping out of the regional rankings and St. Scholastica jumping in. Maybe St. Norbert tied for 10th with someone.

Key games to look out for this week are:

9/10 CSS @ Carleton
9/12 CSS @ GAC
9/12 St. Norbert @ Carthage
9/13 UST @ UWS
9/13 Loras @ St. Olaf
9/13 Wartburg @ St. Johns
9/14 UWO @ GAC
9/14 Loras @ St. Johns

[lastguyoffthebench]

Loras could get bumped by St. Thomas (although dominated statisically).    Luther, being 4-0, will bump up over St. Johns...    Wartburg will get the benefit of the doubt and still be 25 or RV.

[Ambush004]

Loras fired up about the loss and try to take it out and recover this weekend but frustrations will come again to a solid St. Olaf side. 

Loras 1 OT
St. Olaf 1

PS I hope this doesn't happen but I've been there

[Durantula]

funny story for north regioners to make fun of. Dominican player who received red card for fighting with Wartburg player in last years ncaa first round game transferred to Carthage and played in first two games. Carthage then had to forfeit those two games. Carthage AD received email about the player but didn't think it was important haha. That really puts a damper on their chances at an at large bid

[KICKIN95]

WOW, I bet the coach is happy with both of these guys!    Maybe the school needs a compliance director to help out the AD.

[Durantula]

crazy week in the north, no idea what the regional rankings will look like after this weekend. St Norbert continues to be undefeated with an easy schedule besides an impressive carthage win, wartburg falling to carthage and then coming back the next day to stomp number one ranked st thomas who also lost to carthage today, loras squeaking by teams this week after giving up early leads and then tying oshkosh who went 0-2-1 on the week, luther barely gets by carleton and still has had a fairly easy schedule.

My nervous and very unsure predictions

Luther
Loras
St Norbert
Wartburg
St thomas
Gustavus
St scholastica
St Olaf
Superior
Simpson??? (since they just beat whitewater today haha last one is up for grabs idk)

[lastguyoffthebench]

Luther College
Loras College
St. Norbert College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Wartburg
St. Thomas
St. Olaf
CSS

[Durantula]

It's always interesting to me how much SOS matters. St. Norbert plummets to 10th in the region after two ties even though still undefeated. Wartburg jumps Luther after their head to head win even though that is Luther's first loss.

Huge game tomorrow when Wartburg takes on #5 in the region St. Olaf. If Wartburg wins I predict three teams from the IIAC go to the NCAA tourney while only only the conference champ goes from the MIAC.

[MidwestAficionado]

It's always interesting to me how much SOS matters. St. Norbert plummets to 10th in the region after two ties even though still undefeated.

Other than their win over Carthage, who have they beaten of any note?

UW Platteville is 4-5-3, Concordia Wisconsin is 3-8-1, and even Carthage is 5-6... to then go and tie two lowly mWC teams, they don't deserve to be ranked much higher. Although the plummet all the way to 10 is much, its not too far off.