2014 D3 Season: National Perspective

[KICKIN95]

4 chances inside the 6 and nothing to show fir loras

[Mr.Right]

Loras 3rd and final chance was a clean header but the striker headed it right at the goalie. That was the best chance out of the 3

[Mr.Right]

After seeing Loras coaches and players the past few years in San Antonio after losses its a real good bet they are all going to be off their rocker crazy drunk in a matter of hours. Coaches included. Hey they know how to live it up in Iowa. Congrats on a great season to Loras as I know they had some injuries this year

[KICKIN95]

That header was their 5th chance inside the 6 in the 2nd half.  2 were inside 3yds. Trinity definitely better side the first 30 of the 2nd half. Why loras player didn't go down after beating his guy in the box and getting tripped is a mystery.  Very entertaining game, so many missed opps. Good luck to the remaining teams.

[Mr.Right]

Loras was still working their ass off. That is one video where I feel like I did not get the full feel of being at the game as you could tell the players were much faster and working harder in live action. That stream felt a little like slow motion.

[D3soccerwatcher]

Trinity looked exhausted after the game.  Wheaton rested their starters in the second half, plus they have a a few more hours recovery time and they get to sleep in their own beds tonight.  I think that is a slight advantage going into the game tomorrow for Wheaton.

[KICKIN95]

Trinity adjusted well and played off targets and off the ball movement.  Loras just couldn't find their rythym. 
I was with the coaches in San Antonio last two seasons and I don't recall any of them off their rocker drunk.

[Mr.Right]

Really....maybe not 2013 as much but 2012 Loras coaches and players were bombed...No big deal it is totally justified

[Mr.Right]

Sometimes it can do a team some harm winning an easy game like that in the 1st game. The first 15 minutes of tomorrow's game should be a good indicator of that

[KICKIN95]

Really....maybe not 2013 as much but 2012 Loras coaches and players were bombed...No big deal it is totally justified

Maybe because I don't remember much from 2012 either 

[lastguyoffthebench]

Mr. Right's D3 Conference Rankings

1. Nescac
2. UAA
3. NJAC
4. Centennial
5. IIAC
6. Liberty League
7. MIAC
8. NCAC
9. Capital
10. Sunyac
11.MIAA
12.Newmac

The Centennial was 5-2 vs NJAC this year. That's the only qualm I have with this list.

I'd still go:

1. NESCAC
2. UAA
3. NJAC
4. Centennial (Haverford was 3-2 vs NJAC teams seeded 2 through 6, but top to bottom NJAC still wins).
5. Liberty
6. IIAC/NCAC/CAC
9. MIAC/CCIW

Centennial getting 3 teams in and most likely what should have been 4 isn't really an indicator of this because the South Atlantic region is much stronger....

My regional tiers would be:

New England, South Atlantic, Great Lakes
Mid-Atlantic, North, East
Central, West

[lastguyoffthebench]

Bennett says:

1      NESCAC
2      UAA
3      New Jersey
4      Centennial
5      Liberty League
6      Iowa
7      Minnesota
8      Wisconsin
9      CCIW

[WarhawkFan]

After watching both games tonight, I really don't have much to add from what I said last week.  Wheaton (IL) is a fantastic team, and if they keep up how they've been playing it's going to take a Messiah-like performance to stop their run.  Both of their games have looked like pretty routine wins when in reality they were playing quality opponents.  It'll be interesting to see how Trinity starts out the game tomorrow, but I see Wheaton coming out and getting another solid win.  I'm thinking a 3-1 scoreline, Wheaton going up 2-0, Trinity getting one back, and then Wheaton getting a late 3rd goal with Trinity pushed up.

[Domino1195]

Be careful heading out to Kenyon today, NCAC. Maybe you're already there - I'm going to wait and see if it warms up to melt the ice on the roadways.

[PaulNewman]

May be a delay.