2014 D3 Season: National Perspective

[Mr.Right]

nice deserving PK win for Calvin..

[KnightFalcon]

Mr.Right, the better field totally favors Calvin in this one.....against OWU not so much.

So if Wheaton or Calvin are in Final 4 it will be Fri/Sat?

Final four has always been Fri/Sat for as far back as I can remember ...I think they need to set those dates months if not years in advance

[Mr.Right]

Emory v Berry very even game and getting chippy as Berry looking for a goal to get level

[wchandy22]

So have any sectionals been on Fri/Sat in recent years or not?

Yes . . . every sectional which has featured either Calvin or Wheaton (IL) have been played on FRI and SAT.  All other sectionals have been played on SAT and SUN.

I know I'm beating a dead horse but OWU has done it and there's no religious affiliation. The 2011 sectional was Friday/Saturday. But Hope was in that sectional so maybe that was the reason.

That sectional was probably played on FRI/SAT because of Hope.  I am not familiar with their Sunday policy as they are not as frequent a tournament team as Calvin and Wheaton.  It was not because of Ohio Wesleyan, however.  They played Washington that year in the 2nd round on a Sunday and played Rose-Hulman last year on a Sunday.  So it must be Hope that has the no-Sunday restriction.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Berry ties it up at Emory with just over two minutes left to go off a corner kick. Teams now headed to OT.

[Mr.Right]

Berry completes the comeback and they looked the better side for the 2nd half. Missed the goal as I was doing something else..Any details??

UAA starting off shaky again...last guy we could be 1-1 on upset picks...

[Cheesehead Henry]

Corner kick. Ball went far post, header uncontested. Poor marking, really.

[Mr.Right]

Poor defending on set pieces has become a real theme this year in most regions. Ball watching and zoning do not help either

[Sherlock Holmes]

Looked like Emory was content to sit back and defend a bit too much over the final 20 minutes. However, I thought Berry was fortunate to get away with a couple late fouls under a minute to go that might've given Emory a dangerous free kick with time winding down. Should be a fun OT!

[Mr.Right]

Berry have the more dangerous chances and really should of finished Emory off halfway thru the OT. Does Emory even know their season is on the line tonight? They look disinterested

[Sherlock Holmes]

They really do. Couldn't believe it when I saw that Berry player run through their midfield and defense uncontested. Keeper made a great save on that to (momentarily) save their bacon.

[Mr.Right]

I am sorry but Emory might pull this off but they look anemic offensively. The SOS for these UAA teams look to be inflated by maybe .050 points.

[Mr.Right]

Sherlock this game has PK's written all over it.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. Emory has picked it up quite a bit in the last few minutes, but I don't see anyone breaking through. And just as I'm typing that, I hear screaming - what happened?

[oldonionbag]

Well if there was ever any doubt about SOS inflation for the UAA...