2014 D3 Season: National Perspective

[Mr.Right]

You should get the Messiah boys to do both games with their video.......   Maybe the SID can be persuaded

[Sherlock Holmes]

I don't think they did PBP for their own game, so I doubt they did it for the game they didn't play in. But I could be remembering a different pod.

[wingtips2]

Say what you want about the foul but you are dead wrong when you say Berry had no intention other than to clear it. Lynchburg found themselves pressing for that 2nd goal and left themselves a little exposed in the back. Jake realized this and quickly played the ball deep hoping to take advantage. I don't think he was expecting to have an assist on that play but he was looking to counter. Was it a foul? Let's just say I would have called it if I were a referee. But please don't let that non-call tarnish some other very good performances. A call did not go their way but Lynchburg had every opportunity to win this game in the final minutes or in overtime.

Really?  You're trying to claim he intentionally played the ball into the box?
The only intentional action on the play was him getting to the ball before the Lynchburg player.  If it had shanked out of touch he would have been happy.

[wingtips2]

Elite 8 Predictions:

Trinity TX
Wartburg
CNU
OWU
Tufts
Messiah
Oneonta
Amherst

F&M
Brandeis
Wartburg
Trinity
Messiah
Muhlenberg
Kenyon
CNU

[lastguyoffthebench]

Did anyone on the forum watch Trinity vs CNU earlier in the year?   They posted a busted link and we were robbed of a quality game...

I've decided on watching:

Oneonta St vs F&M and Tufts vs Mules.  I assume I'll be able to watch Messiah again, so I want to see how they will match up against their potential opponent.  I'll be able to then catch the OWU-Kenyon OT.   After that I DON'T want to watch Amherst vs. Brandeis, so CNU vs Whitworth is my back-up plan for 1:30 game.

[Mr.Right]

Have to remember that Muhlenberg's stream is awful and if the regular season is any indication of Oneonta stream we could all be in trouble. At least we know Kenyon pod will have good video with a really annoying announcer that must be muted. All these factors could sway which game I watch.

[WarhawkFan]

Haha....That might be the best game of the weekend. I am rooting for Trinity TX to win it all. This brings me to another Poll question...

If your team has already been eliminated who would you like to see be the NCAA D3 Champion

Gotta say I'm pulling for Wheaton (IL).  I said it earlier but they play soccer the way soccer should be played: technical passing/movement, individual skill mixed in with great teamwork, anticipating not reacting, hard in for tackles but not dirty.  I like to see that style rewarded with results, plus it'll make me feel a little better about being knocked out by them.

[lastguyoffthebench]

When CNU is on-point, they are tough to beat.  I think they are similar to Wheaton in terms of style and skill.

[Ron Boerger]

Haha....That might be the best game of the weekend. I am rooting for Trinity TX to win it all. This brings me to another Poll question...

If your team has already been eliminated who would you like to see be the NCAA D3 Champion

You may be the only person in the country not associated with Trinity rooting for us :-)  welcome to the bandwagon, there's plenty of room ...

When CNU is on-point, they are tough to beat.  I think they are similar to Wheaton in terms of style and skill.

Still trying to figure out how Trinity put five goals on 'em...

[Mr.Right]

I really respect Paul McGinlay as a coach and person. Trinity over the years have really been unlucky in the NCAA tournament and I want to see them in it until the end

[CentennialFan]

I am picking the upset of the year on Saturday with Cortland coming out on top in a much closer than anticipated match against Messiah...

F&M
Brandeis
Wartburg
Trinity
Cortland
Muhlenberg
Kenyon
CNU

[Mr.Right]

Since you picked Cortland and seem to be the only one to pick this upset..Give us totals on shots, corners, SOG, fouls. etc?  I have a hunch Messiah might stumble but not until the Final 4 possibly Elite 8.

[oldonionbag]

Interesting stats for the Tufts/Muhlenberg game from the Tufts preview:

"Both teams have given up a mere 11 goals this entire season. Offensively things aren't that much different.  The Jumbos have scored 39 goals this season, the Mules 40." 

Pretty evenly matched if we're going off statistics. This is gonna be a great one!

[Golden_Fan]

Just for kicks, I'm gonna say Oneonta and Cortland both make it to the final.

Has 2 teams from the same conference ever made it to the NCAA final before?

[Flying Weasel]

You should get the Messiah boys to do both games with their video.......   Maybe the SID can be persuaded

Messiah has separate men's and women's play-by-play/commentary teams.  In the past, Messiah has done a radio webcast for the travelling team (men or women) and streaming video (with audio) for the hosting team (men or women). 

But more to your suggestion, the men's broadcast team has for some away tournament games done play-by-play/commentary for the streaming video feed of the host school (for the Messiah game that the host school was only going to stream without audio since they weren't playing in that game).  I'll have to ask if something is in the works.