2015 D3 Season: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

[Mr.Right]

That Tufts v Brandeis match will be a battle as I posted before Brandeis has 10 days off until that match. Tufts has two tough Nescac games this week-end before the match. It will be a great matchup and I will preview it next week but Tufts certainly has the advantage because they will be playing on Kraft field which is grass. The grass has always slowed the "DICE" down a bit in past years.

[Letthekidsplay59]

I was wrong.

Don't take it too hard, Swibbles. Like the great Carl Jung once said, "The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong." You talk sense, not nonsense.

[PaulNewman]

With 30 min to go....Austin Juniet (TMC) 2 Centre 0

[PaulNewman]

A little brawling (literally) going on over there in Kentucky.  Already has been 1 red card.  More coming?

[PaulNewman]

Yep, 2 more reds.  Centre down to 9 men and TMC with 10.  One of Centre's primary strikers out for Kenyon game.

[PaulNewman]

TMC @ OWU will be an interesting one.  TMC can be very chippy.  They seem to thrive on some extracurricular action, and some of their fans love to get into the match, so to speak.  I noticed the game is scheduled for 2:00, which seems odd as OWU usually plays at night, but probably good to limit the tailgating hours for the visitors from Crestview Hills.  Also an important game for BOTH teams.

EIGHT cards total in the Centre-TMC game, 4 for each team, ALL in the 2nd half, with 3 reds.

[PaulNewman]

How ridiculous are these pay-for-view schools??  Thought I would check in on Trinity (TX) vs Univ Dallas since it is 0-0 getting late, and see I'd have to pay $7.99 to watch.

Meanwhile, the Little Giants of Wabash extremely quietly are 7-0.  Decent wins last 2 games over Rose Hulman and Hanover.

[Flying Weasel]

On D3soccer.com, the new "Standings" drop-down menu includes a link to a list of undefeated teams.  Currently there are 42 undefeated men's teams, 25 of which are perfect.

[PaulNewman]

Univ Dallas 1 Trinity (TX) 0  Final

[Flying Weasel]

OK, make that 41 undefeated men's teams, 24 perfect.

[PaulNewman]

OK, make that 41 undefeated men's teams, 24 perfect.

Not to mention that there goes the D3soccer.com #1 team in the country!

[PaulNewman]

Out of the unblemished, best chance to run the table in the regular season?

Franklin & Marshall, Whitworth

Decent chances?

UMass-Boston or ECSU (they play 10/10 and UM-B has Wentworth on 9/22 and @Babson on 10/7)

GAC

Montclair if they can get by Oneonta tomorrow (and Oneonta needs that game)

Nebraska Wesleyan might have a good shot but only if they can beat Wartburg tomorrow

[lastguyoffthebench]

Not unblemished, but CNU could go unbeaten.

If by chance MSU stays perfect, they could be #1 (unlikely) by the time they play Rutgers-Camden...

When was the last time a team hosted two #1s in the same season? Ever?

[PaulNewman]

Not unblemished, but CNU could go unbeaten.

If by chance MSU stays perfect, they could be #1 (unlikely) by the time they play Rutgers-Camden...

When was the last time a team hosted two #1s in the same season? Ever?

If they manage to get by Oneonta tomorrow MSU has an excellent chance to be unblemished going into the Camden game.

NCAC Top 5

1) Loras
2) F&M
3) Tufts
4) Whitworth
5) Montclair

[lastguyoffthebench]

In regards to Ryan's comments on CNU dominating the box score; game was even in terms of shots until Camden got a red card late in the game.    CNU outshot them 9-1 in OT, with both teams missing one quality chance.