2015 D3 Season: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

[Ommadawn]

And I recalled correctly...Case was up by a goal twice in TMC game, and lost in OT on a Juniet goal.

From what I saw of the Case-TMC game, Case carried play in both regulation and OT, and did not try to sit on either of their leads.  One hopes they might learn from tonight's encounter.

[casualfan]

MSOE goes down 1-0 to Aurora. Andryks shut down for the most part.

Former Central power Dominican takes 70 minutes to score against lowly Rockford and only finishes 2-0. Despite a 7-2-2 record with a 4-0-1 record in conference, the Stars may seem to have fallen off from their dominant teams in the past.

MSOE @ Dominican this Saturday should tell more.

[Wisco21]

In full disclosure, I've learned that, just like in the movies, "the bad guy" isn't dead when you think he's dead....like when you open the shower curtain and he's magically standing there with a menacing, blood-curdling laugh right at you.

TennesseJed, exactly how much of that hootie-hoo did you give to NCAC?? 

[Gregory Sager]

Wheaton and UW-Oshkosh end in a scoreless draw up in the Bib Overalls Capital of the World.

[jknezek]

Washington & Lee, coached by Penn grad (I think) and former state coaching director in Mass and MIT coach, very quietly at 5-0 in the ODAC.  When was last time W&L made the tournament?  Definitely going to check out the Generals vs Messiah this weekend.  Roger Mudd I'm sure is pleased.

W&L is getting better. Big hill to climb with Lynchburg and they weren't great in their headline OOC games. Tying Berry was good, but losing badly to Stockton and tight to Catholic didn't help. They have a huge week plus upcoming. As it is my alma mater, I'll be interested in how they do at Messiah. Not quite the Messiah we are used to, but still a measuring stick game for sure. Then they are off to Lynchburg Wednesday followed by away at RMC. That's three road games, two of them headline opponents. I'm guessing they will need to win the ODAC to earn a bid as even going undefeated from here on out won't give them but 2 good wins.

The last time they made the tourney was 2000 with a win over Frostburg before losing to CNU.

[TennesseeJed]

In full disclosure, I've learned that, just like in the movies, "the bad guy" isn't dead when you think he's dead....like when you open the shower curtain and he's magically standing there with a menacing, blood-curdling laugh right at you.

TennesseJed, exactly how much of that hootie-hoo did you give to NCAC?? 

I just lead the horse to water...   

[Domino1195]

Oberlin 1 Case 1 2nd OT Final

Not a good result for Case.  Good result for Oberlin and will give them confidence when they play Kenyon, OWU, Denison.  Honestly felt Oberlin did enough to win.

I have a lot of respect for Oberlin coach who even when they don't have the firepower always try to play possession soccer.  I'm more impressed because coach (Blake New) was a D1 GK by trade (and I believe played in the the professional indoor league). 

And I recalled correctly...Case was up by a goal twice in TMC game, and lost in OT on a Juniet goal.

I did post about Oberlin a week or so ago - they are one of the better possession teams I've seen first hand.  Their top two lines stay connected and seem to know where each other are - also making good runs without the ball.  The back line was their weakest link - also using a freshman goalkeeper. Again, their conference schedule is brutal as they play most of the key games on the road.

Probably a shame for the NCAC but this conference has several quality teams this year, only 4 make it into the post season tournament.  Each match over the next three weeks will be super critical.  I may logging a few miles on my car, running around the state of Ohio . . .

[TennesseeJed]

Oberlin 1 Case 1 2nd OT Final

Not a good result for Case.  Good result for Oberlin and will give them confidence when they play Kenyon, OWU, Denison.  Honestly felt Oberlin did enough to win.

I have a lot of respect for Oberlin coach who even when they don't have the firepower always try to play possession soccer.  I'm more impressed because coach (Blake New) was a D1 GK by trade (and I believe played in the the professional indoor league). 

And I recalled correctly...Case was up by a goal twice in TMC game, and lost in OT on a Juniet goal.

I did post about Oberlin a week or so ago - they are one of the better possession teams I've seen first hand.  Their top two lines stay connected and seem to know where each other are - also making good runs without the ball.  The back line was their weakest link - also using a freshman goalkeeper. Again, their conference schedule is brutal as they play most of the key games on the road.

Probably a shame for the NCAC but this conference has several quality teams this year, only 4 make it into the post season tournament.  Each match over the next three weeks will be super critical.  I may logging a few miles on my car, running around the state of Ohio . . .

There's gonna be some (hopefully) great games in Ohio over the next 3-4 weeks.  Wishing I was close enough to do those car rides myself...

I definitely would have given Case the edge in this game, particularly at home, but I unfortunately couldn't watch it last night.  Hoping I can see some film somewhere.  If anyone is aware of a reply link, pls post one.  Nice draw for Oberlin.  Not a strong wind for Case heading into Brandeis game on Sunday, even though they will have the hfa, again. 

[backyarddawg]

3-0 Haverford...That's 10 goals on this field in 2 years...At 8-3-1 Camden's resume has serious holes as they cannot get to 5 losses.

Was anyone at the game to see if the score reflected this result or heard anything about this game? 

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

I watched the live stats. Box score seemed even throughout but obviously the scoreboard was not.

[Christan Shirk]

http://www.d3soccer.com/columns/christan-shirk/2015/Year-Nine

I think we should all give a shout out to Jim Matson and Christian Shirk for providing an excellent place for Division III soccer fans to talk, blog, read interesting articles, and for the fun rankings and other statistics that they provide!!

Thanks guys for all your efforts, 
BTW over at D3 hoopsl Pat Coleman, Gordon Mann and Dave McHugh conducted a fund raising drive that I think proved relatively successful, providing much needed fund to maintain the site.  I am sure the D3 soccer family would be just as supportive!

You're welcome, ECSU Alum.  We appreciate the acknowledgement.  And perhaps we'll have to look into the fund raising idea.  I did not realize the D3sports network had done that (I'm too busy to get onto their sites very often).

[lastguyoffthebench]

I watched the live stats. Box score seemed even throughout but obviously the scoreboard was not.

Wasn't there, but RUC CB got a RC vs Kean in the previous game.   Two restart goals and hit the crossbar when down 1-0 before half.    They led in shots 9-5 at half and only 2 or 3 fouls.

No wins vs ranked for Camden, so MSU and Stockton games are huge

[NEPAFAN]

http://www.d3soccer.com/columns/christan-shirk/2015/Year-Nine

I think we should all give a shout out to Jim Matson and Christian Shirk for providing an excellent place for Division III soccer fans to talk, blog, read interesting articles, and for the fun rankings and other statistics that they provide!!

Thanks guys for all your efforts, 
BTW over at D3 hoopsl Pat Coleman, Gordon Mann and Dave McHugh conducted a fund raising drive that I think proved relatively successful, providing much needed fund to maintain the site.  I am sure the D3 soccer family would be just as supportive!

You're welcome, ECSU Alum.  We appreciate the acknowledgement.  And perhaps we'll have to look into the fund raising idea.  I did not realize the D3sports network had done that (I'm too busy to get onto their sites very often).

I apologize if this has been covered, but why the spilt from the d3 family of sites and yet the board is located with all the other sports' boards?

[Christan Shirk]

I apologize if this has been covered, but why the spilt from the d3 family of sites and yet the board is located with all the other sports' boards?

As to the split from the D3sports network, I think I'll just repeat the statement I made at the outset of last season and leave it at that.

I am pleased to let you know that D3soccer.com is gearing up for the new 2014 season and plans to be an active site again this year.  We do have some resources and manpower issues that, without going into details, is what precipitated the departure from the D3sports.com network.  It was an amicable parting of ways and a disappointment to both sides. The D3sports network has set and met high standards of excellence and has established a very strong "brand".  We at D3soccer.com respect and admire the network's collective success as well as that of the individual sport sites and all the work that goes into it.

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Regarding the message board, after the split from the D3sports network, we did not set-up our own message board.  Prior to this season we ever so briefly discussed doing so, but I strongly felt that was unnecessary and potentially detrimental.  First, we have our hands full enough without adding yet another thing to administer and maintain, even if message boards are relatively low maintenance. And, second, I did not want to splinter the on-line D-III soccer community between multiple message boards.  We saw that happen a decade ago when the short-lived D3kicks website was introduced with its own message board and there was an exodus from the original D3 Soccer Message Board by (disgruntled?) Midwest fans and some other geographical pockets like New England, if my foggy memory has any reliability.  A D-III soccer fan that wanted to learn about and/or discuss all the different regions, basically had to spend time on two different message boards, the original one for Mid-Atlantic, Metro, and South discussions and the D3kicks one for Midwest and New England discussions.  That was a shame.  The on-line D-III soccer community isn't big enough to effectively support two message boards, in my opinion, and as a fan myself I'd rather have one board to be able to keep up on the whole nation.

I certainly do not see any reason to remove the links to this D3sports message board from D3soccer.com unless/until we have our own message board.  We have no reason to want to prevent D-III soccer fans from finding each other on-line just because it would happen on a message board we can't take credit for. So, as a service to the visitors to D3soccer.com and all the posters already on this message board, we continue providing links to this message board so the on-line community can grow all in one place.

[ECSUalum]

http://www.d3soccer.com/columns/christan-shirk/2015/Year-Nine

I think we should all give a shout out to Jim Matson and Christian Shirk for providing an excellent place for Division III soccer fans to talk, blog, read interesting articles, and for the fun rankings and other statistics that they provide!!

Thanks guys for all your efforts, 
BTW over at D3 hoopsl Pat Coleman, Gordon Mann and Dave McHugh conducted a fund raising drive that I think proved relatively successful, providing much needed fund to maintain the site.  I am sure the D3 soccer family would be just as supportive!

CHristian,
My financial advisor went to Bucknell U, but due to his strong religious faith sent ALL his kids to Messiah, and they all loved it there!!  Keep up the good work and I'll be rooting for Messiah to come on strong toward the end of the season!!

You're welcome, ECSU Alum.  We appreciate the acknowledgement.  And perhaps we'll have to look into the fund raising idea.  I did not realize the D3sports network had done that (I'm too busy to get onto their sites very often).