NESCAC 2014

[Becks]

Williams has posted its season preview.  In addition to the two upperclass players who, as Becks noted, have apparently left the program, the preview notes that two other players (both solid contributors in the past) are out with injuries this season, and I assume then won't be on the final roster.  If one or two frosh end up not making the varsity squad, that puts the roster down to a more manageable size, although there will still be some tough battles for playing time, particularly at the attacking positions (most of the players who graduated or will not be on the roster this season are defensive players).

Williams "final" roster has also been posted. http://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/wsoc/2014-15/roster Still 30 players listed, but if (as the season preview article suggests) Levin and Morss are out for the season, Williams might continue to list them on the website roster but not include them on their official NESCAC/NCAA roster, so even though they list 30 players, only 28 are eligible to play this year. The big question -- will poor Dani Sim ever get a number? Of course, since she is a Sim, maybe she is just a virtual team member?

[Becks]

Middlebury's roster is posted at http://athletics.middlebury.edu/sports/wsoc/2014-15/roster. However, the roster is not yet connected to the roster link on their home page, so not really official yet. 25 players listed, including all expected returning players. Newcomers consist of 5 frosh and 1 senior (presumably moving up from the B team).

[Becks]

Almost forgot that actual games are starting this week. Here are my picks for this week's games. All but one of the NESCAC teams are at home and should win anywhere from fairly comfortably (Conn) to blowout potential (Bates, Trinity, Middlebury). The one challenging matchup is Wesleyan at UMass-Boston, which should be very close, with an edge to UMass.

Tue, Sept 2:
Bates v St Joe's Maine (@ Bates) - Bates last played St Joes in 2010. They only beat them 2-1 but outshot them 36-7. Bates' preseason Bennett Rank is 126, while St Joes is 272. With Bates at home, Bennettrank predicts that Bates will win by 4. That may be a bit much, but should be a comfortable win for Bates.

Wed, Sept 3:
Wesleyan v UMass Boston (@ UMass Boston) - The teams have never played each other. Wesleyan's Bennett Rank is 59 and UMass-Boston's is 74. With the game at Boston, Bennettrank makes Wesleyan a 1-goal underdog. That makes some sense. Should be very evenly matched, with a tie or 1-goal by either team win likely. Edge to UMass Boston since they are playing at home and have already played a game (0-0 tie with Babson).

Trinity v St Joe's CT (@ Trinity) - If these teams have played each other before, it was a long time ago. Trinity's Bennettrank is 24, while St Joes is 202. Bennettrank makes St Joes a 4-goal underdog. Should be an easy win for Trinity.

Thu, Sept 4:
Middlebury v Castleton State (@ Middlebury) - These teams last met in the first round of the 2012 NCAA tournament. Middlebury won 3-1 and outshot Castleton 23-7. Bennettrank has this game about as lopsided as they come, with Middlebury ranked 6 and Castleton 232 and a 4-goal underdog. Should be an easy win for Middlebury.

Fri, Sept 5:
Conn v Albertus Magnus(@ Conn) - Fat Albert tied Conn 0-0 last year, although Conn outshot them 14-8. Bennettrank has Conn at 129 and Albertus Magnus at 209, with Conn favored to win by 2 goals at home. That sounds about right. A win but tighter than for Bates, Trinity and Middlebury.

[Becks]

Looks like today is the day for posting rosters:

Bates: http://athletics.bates.edu/sports/wsoc/2014-15/roster Roster of 29(!). 3 expected returning players are not listed: 1 backup keeper and 2 regular subs. New players consist of 11 frosh(!), as well as a new soph and a new senior. 4 keepers on the roster.

Colby: http://www.colby.edu/athletics/sport/womens-soccer/?view=roster Roster of 24. 3 expected returning players are not listed: 1 regular sub and 2 players who didn't get much playing time. New players consist of 7 frosh and a junior.

Conn: http://camelathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2014-15/roster Roster of 26. 10(!) expected returning players are not listed: both keepers from last year, 1 regular starter, 2 regular subs, and 5 players who didn't get much playing time. New players consist of 9 frosh and a soph keeper (the only keeper on the roster(!)).

Trinity: http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsoc/2014-15/roster Roster of 28. 7 expected returning players are not listed: 2 backup keepers, 1 regular sub, 3 player who didn't get much playing time and, most shockingly, Abby Lake, their top league goal scorer(!). New players consist of 10 frosh and 1 soph defender transfer from Union.

[Becks]

Trinity has posted their season preview: http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsoc/2014-15/releases/Women-s_Soccer_21415

[Becks]

Williams "final" roster has also been posted. http://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/wsoc/2014-15/roster Still 30 players listed, but if (as the season preview article suggests) Levin and Morss are out for the season, Williams might continue to list them on the website roster but not include them on their official NESCAC/NCAA roster, so even though they list 30 players, only 28 are eligible to play this year. The big question -- will poor Dani Sim ever get a number? Of course, since she is a Sim, maybe she is just a virtual team member?

Apparently that wasn't Williams' final roster after all. A new final roster has been posted that is down to 26 players: http://ephsports.williams.edu/sports/wsoc/2014-15/roster Levin is not listed but Morss is, the number of frosh has gone from 9 down to 5, and Sim has a roster number (21).

Amherst, Bowdoin and Tufts are the only 3 who don't seem to have posted their final their rosters yet.

[Becks]

Result from Tues, Sept 2:

Bates 2-0 St Joe's Maine - Bates win comfortably, as expected, but by less than the 4-goal margin that Bennettrank predicted. Bates outshot SJ by 13-5, but the result suggests that there has been no dramatic increase so far in the potency of the rather anemic Bates offense. In their last encounter in 2010, Bates had outshot SJ by 36-6 and SJ had lost its first 2 games this year by 4-1 to U of NE (outshot 19/6) and 5-0 to Wheaton (MA) (outshot 26-11).

[Becks]

I'm going back to making this a frosh-only incoming class list. Now updated for Bates' and Williams' final rosters. I couldn't find a club affiliation for a number of the Bates frosh. Interesting that 2 players who had been listed as Williams recruits did not end up on the final roster.

Amherst - Hannah Guzzi - Southborough, MA - GPS-Massachusetts (formerly MPS Renegades)
Amherst - Delancey King - Braintree, MA - Scorpions SC ECNL U18 - MF
Amherst - Meredith Manley - Potttown, PA - Penn Fusion ECNL U18 - M
Amherst - Alison Neveu - Thousand Oaks, CA - Real So Cal ECNL U18 - M
Bates - Caroline Andy - Concord, NH - Seacoast Express United U18 - M
Bates - Hannah Behringer - Old Lyme, CT - Southeast SC U18 - D/M
Bates - Emma Goff - Winchester, MA - GPS/MPS Lady Knights U18? - D
Bates - Ainsley Jamieson - Scarborough, MA - [? possibly none; lax player] - D/M
Bates - Lindsey Landwehrle - Stowe, VT - ? - F
Bates - Libby Malasky - Dedham, MA - ? - F
Bates - Sarah McCarthy - Rockville Center, NY - East Meadow SC Dynamite NPL U18 - GK
Bates - Amanda Paine - Moultonborough, NH - ? - GK
Bates - Brigid Quinn - Santa Fe, NM - ? - M
Bates - Julia Rosen - Springfield, MA - ? - F
Bates -  Allegra Sacco - Medway, MA - New England FC Elite U18 - GK
Bowdoin - Rachel Stout - Lakeville, MN - Shattuck-St Mary’s Sabres U18 - GK
Conn - Aimee Manderlink - Ridgefield, CT - Yankee Utd U18
Conn - Michelle Medina - CT - Oakwood SC U18
Conn - Nicole Medina - CT - Oakwood SC U18
Hamilton - Amanda Becker - Chappaqua, NY - New York Rush Patriots 96 - F
Hamilton - Rosalie Campbell - New York, NY - ISA - D
Hamilton - Rachel Cooley - Branchburg, NJ - ? - GK
Hamilton - Emily Dumont - N Andover, MA - ? - GK
Hamilton - Katja Dunlap - Arlington, MA - Fusion FC - F/M
Hamilton - Katie Kreider - Boxford, MA - Aztec - F
Hamilton - Darby Philbrick - Alexandria, VA - Alexandria SA Freedom - F
Hamilton - Kate Whiston - Rye, NY - FC Westchester Elite 96 - F[/b]
Trinity - Alexa Barbaresi - CA - West Coast FC - D
Trinity - Maddie Snyder - Montclair, NJ - Match Fit ECNL U18 - M
Tufts  - Chandler Quintin - MA - Scorpions SC ECNL U18 - MF
Tufts - Emily Wilson - GPS-Milan (formerly Milan Boston)
Wesleyan - Samantha Ashley - New Canaan, CT - Connecticut FC ECNL U18 - M
Wesleyan - Meghan Cunningham - Washington, DC - formerly on VSA Heat Blue U17 - M
Wesleyan - Ellie Dempsey - Stamford, CT - Connecticut FC ECNL U18 - M
Wesleyan - Meghan Hanan - Sammamish, WA - ISC/Arsenal? Crossfire? - GK
Wesleyan - Elise Waller - Dallas, TX - Dallas Texans Red North '96 - M
Williams - Natasha Albaneze - Northport, NY - East Meadow SC ECNL U18 - F
Williams - Evan Gancedo - Pasenda, CA - LA Premier FC U18 - M
Williams - Hanna Kaeser - Pelham, NY - Connecticut FC ECNL U18 - MF
Williams - Lucy Putnam - Los Angeles, CA - Real SoCal ECNLU17 - M
Williams - Dani Sim - Bel Air, MD - Seacoast United U18 - B

[2xfaux]

If every conference had a Becks there would peace in the world.  Absolutely amazing stuff.  I think Wes wins it all this year.  Good luck.

[Becks]

Results from Wed, Sept 3:

Wesleyan 0-1 UMass Boston - Close game as expected. UMB narrowly outshot Wes 11-9. Difference was sun in the eyes of the Wes defenders in the 2d half and UMB's Krista Lebin (2x Little East POY and 32-goal scorer in 2013).

Trinity 5-0 St Joe's CT - Easy win for Trinity as expected. Trinity totally dominated and outshot SJ 28-2.

[Becks]

Bowdoin has finally posted a 2014 roster that includes frosh. http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/wsoc/2014-15/roster 25 on the roster. 4 expected returning players are not listed: Krausse (a backup keeper who started 3 league games), Phillips (a forward who was a regular sub and scored 1 league goal), Norman (a regular starter in midfield), and Tidona (who played in only 2 games). New players consist of 7 frosh.

[Becks]

Result from Thu, Sept 4:

Middlebury 3-0 Castleton - Easy win for Mid as expected. Curiously, they outshot Castleton 23-7, exactly like the last time they played them 2 years ago.

[amh63]

Amherst preview is up.  Senior led team.  Preseason roster is posted.  Seems to be some changes coming...all new players have numbers except for one.

[Becks]

Amherst preview is up.  Senior led team.  Preseason roster is posted.  Seems to be some changes coming...all new players have numbers except for one.

The player without a number now has one. Looks like the Amherst roster looks set. https://www.amherst.edu/athletics/teams/fall/soccer-w/roster 23 on the roster, down from 28 last year. 3 expected returning players not listed: Atkins and Kelty (who both got minimal playing time last year) and Maggie Belnap (7 league starts and 2 league goals last year). New players consist of 4 frosh and 1 soph.

[Becks]

Tufts season preview has been posted: http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/wsoc/2014-15/releases/Preview

And the 2014 roster has also been posted: http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/sports/wsoc/2014-15/roster Only 19 on the roster, down from 23 last year. 3 expected returning players are not listed: Brandman and Safai (who both got minimal playing time last year) and Katie Coyle (who had played in all 10 league games and started 2 of them). New players consist of 4 frosh and 1 soph keeper.