2015 D3 Season: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

[ECSUalum]

Cooper Diambrosio comes through again with 36 sec left in regulation to defeat UMass Boston 2-1 in Boston!  Eastern played a bit like they did vs Gordon in the first half anf conceded a goal to Mohammed Kenawy, however played much better in the second half with more possession and more pressure.  UMB got very physical, (2 yellows and (one red at 25 sec remaining)), and it backfired on them as with 35 sec left they foul for the umpteenth time allowing a throw in into the box where DeAmbrosio nudged it past a sprawled out Rosales.  UMB also missed a PK on a questionable foul on DaSilva in the box!!!  GK Ryan Murphy gets man of the match as he made 3 or 4 heroic lightning quick saves off of drives by Kenewy et al, including the PK .
The play by play guy for UMBoston was ridiculous in how one sided he called the game, both goals being "fortunate" for ECSU.  I guess the arrogance extended to the announcer tonight.
Congrats to the Warriors for hanging tough, a bit like the Boys in Green did vs Germany a couple days ago




SHOTS                    1  2   TOTAL
Eastern Conn. St.     2  9     11
Mass.-Boston           7 11    18

SAVES                   1   2  TOTAL
Eastern Conn. St.    4   6    10
Mass.-Boston          2   5      7

CORNER KICKS      1   2  TOTAL
Eastern Conn. St.   0   1    1
Mass.-Boston         2   1    3
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FOULS                 1  2 TOTAL
Eastern Conn. St. 7  5  12
Mass.-Boston       7 13 20

The ball into the box was a free kick by the way. Played relatively quickly catching UMB slightly off guard.

Anyways, I think UMB can play better soccer but they're a bit arrogant and play a bit dirty as well. Always coming in after the tackle or shouldering from behind on head balls. Once Eastern got their equalizer they upped the pressure. Devitos game plan was to play over the top and hope for a break their way. If not that the he wanted the ball sprayed out to the wings and cross it in back post. Pretty simple, and turned out to be effective tonight because they could only put a few passes together at a time and only around midfield. There was hardly any combination play from Eastern around the box.

Sandy, you are correct re the last play!  Below see UMB write-up and highlight video
http://www.beaconsathletics.com/sports/m-soccer/2015-16/releases/20151010uo6b5e

[PaulNewman]

Barber Shop Trash Talk:  key games across the country


Beginning with the nation's top league, Tufts and Middlebury started the day off in a NESCAC showdown in Medford, MA.  Today at least Tufts was the superior side, earning a well-deserved 1-0 win on a nice, clean finish from Majumder.  Fortunes can turn rapidly in D3 soccer, and just when we were about to pencil in Middlebury as a lock for a NCAA bid they now face the risk of back-to-back losses as tomorrow finds the Panthers on the road against an in-form Wesleyan squad that dominated Colby start to finish in a 3-0 win.  The Wesleyan-Middlebury game looms as one of the pivotal NESCAC clashes of the season.  Amherst was deadlocked with Hamilton at the half but came out and blitzed the Continentals in the second stanza 3-0.  Conn Coll remained in serious contention with a solid if less than spectacular 1-0 verdict over Bates.  And as our correspondent FourMoreYears (great name btw!) informed us earlier today Trinity bested Bowdoin in dramatic fashion, again getting a late OT winner inside the final minute of play with a clutch tally from Savonen.  Williams was on the road for an out-of-conference nightcap tilt with suddenly floundering RPI, and the Ephs pulled out a huge 1-0 win.  We'll have to see if Williams can use the momentum from this one to go on a tear that might make the Ephs relevant come November.  Loved the Ephs uniforms which looked stylish compared to the usual, boring NESCAC kits.

Is any team in the country hotter than Haverford?  Coming off the 'Fords impressive win over Rutgers-Camden Haverford importantly consolidated that win by earning a solid 2-1 victory over a surging Dickinson side.  The F&M offense finally showed some dominance in a 5-0 shellacking of McDaniel.  The Haverford vs F&M showdown is setting up to be one of the games of the year and may foreshadow another meeting in the Centennial playoffs.  Johns Hopkins edged Ursinus 3-2 and Gettysburg appears to be on the fade, picking up another loss, this time away at Swarthmore.

Just to make sure I don't forget them, there were a pair of double OT games of import in the Commonwealth Coast Conference, with 5-0 in-conference Endicott getting by Curry and Wentworth coming off the win over WPI to sneak past Nichols.

Speaking of WPI, just when we were singing their praises and playing Amherst into OT, the Engineers have now dropped a pair, losing to Springfield on the road 2-1.  MIT scored a critical NEWMAC victory by coming from behind to nip Wheaton in OT.

The ECSU vs UMass-Boston game was much anticipated, and a late PK miss by the Beacons gave ECSU an opportunity to nab a winner in the last minute, something they managed to do earlier in the year.  Perhaps the difference was ECSU having just a tad more experience in big, tense affairs, and UMass-Boston will need to keep the implosion meter in check moving forward.

It was a crazy day in the NCAC as TennesseeJed detailed earlier.  Denison fell from the unbeaten ranks with a surprising and potentially very damaging loss away at Allegheny, as the Gators, with only 3 total wins on the season find themselves in second place in the NCAC with a 2-0-1 ledger.  Oberlin also will turn in tonight with regrets, outplaying Wabash at home but walking away with a 1-0 loss.  The win by the Little Giants keeps their hopes alive of snagging the last NCAC playoff slot, and now Denison's trip to Crawfordsville mid-week could go a long way in determining each squad's fortunes (and Denison has Kenyon away after that).  Speaking of Kenyon, the Lords were sluggish at Wooster, ended the 1st half at 0-0, found themselves down 1-0 3 minutes into the 2nd half, and then finally got on track for 6 straight goals.  DePauw remained unblemished in conference play and sits top of the table in the NCAC, but Hiram provided resistance as the Tigers did not score until the 77th minute in a 1-0 game.  And here comes OWU.  The Battling Bishops are hitting stride and were inhospitable hosts to Wittenburg in a 6-0 slaughter-rule contest.

In the NJAC, Montclair flexed its muscle in a major match-up away at Rowan, taking a 2-1 victory.  Kean suffered a costly slip in a 1-0 double OT loss to William Paterson.  And Rutgers-Camden regrouped with a very comfortable conquest of Ramapo.  Stockton and Rutgers-Newark ended 0-0.

If you didn't look at the scoreline you would think Messiah is Messiah...dominating possession and beautiful combination play, but the Falcons are still struggling in the final 3rd.  They finally got the winner in OT for a deserved win over valiant Washington & Lee.  The Messiah video production is first-rate, with excellent video, replays, and very astute and mostly fair commentary (wasn't always the case) aided by some guy named Flying Weasel.

We should rename the UAA "0-0 2nd OT".  As I'm typing and watching Mexico go all Messiah on the good 'ol USA as Chicarito finishes, Chicago and Rochester are 1-1 in the 109th minute.  Emory scored late to take a vital 1-0 win over Wash U.  We'll have to see how much this missed chance to assert themselves hurts Wash U, already coming off a draw with Rochester.  And yes, Chicago and UR end 1-1.  CMU survived NYU 1-0.  And tomorrow brings a UAA clash between Case and Brandeis that is bigger for Case than the Judges.

In the East region, there were a few results that may reverberate for a while.  SLU lost to Hobart on an OT PK.  Skidmore grabbed a key Liberty win 1-0 away at Vassar.  Union smacked Bard 6-1. Plattsburgh earned a major, signature victory over Oneonta.  Brockport nipped Geneseo 1-0. 

In the late night headliner, Loras has disposed of rival Wartburg 2-0.

In other games of interest, Christopher Newport was held 0-0 by Frostburg, Virginia Wesleyan and Lynchburg drew, Maryville squeaked by NC Wesleyan in double OT, Lycoming only managed a tie with Arcadia, Drew beat Catholic, Stevens topped Alfred 2-1, Whitworht remained unbeaten with a win over Whitman, Dominican took the conference collision with MSOE, Macalester remained unbeaten with a come from behind win over St Thomas, and Eastern eased past Misericordia 2-0.

Thomas (ME) walloped Green Mountain by two touchdowns, 15-1.

Don't forget some great battles tomorrow, including Middlebury-Wesleyan, Brandeis-Case Western, and Colorado College-Trinity (TX).

Time to focus on the 2nd half of this Mexico-USA donnybrook.

[blooter442]

Excellent edition of Barber Shop Trash Talk. Looking forward to next week's edition  (But first, Bradley doing his best Monil Patel impression and almost curling a corner in on its own.)

[backyarddawg]

Hottest team in the country?

This is a huge week for a lot of teams.

[lastguyoffthebench]

Had Oneonta St converted the PK today, I'd have said they were one of the hottest.

I've been saying it for a while, Haverford is going to be that Centennial team that reaches a final 4 in the near future.   Just good results vs an incredibly ridiculous schedule... Wouldn't shock me if they moved up to 3rd in Massey ratings behind Amherst n MSU

Kean is off the pot and will cool down as I can see them losing Atleast 3 of their last 5;
10/14         at Montclair State * •    7:00 PM   LS.    LOSS
10/17    vs. Rutgers-Newark * •    7:00 PM   LS V. DRAW
10/21    vs. Rowan * •    7:30 PM   LS V.                 LOSS (draw at best)
10/24    at Stockton * •    2:00 PM   LS V.      LOSS
10/28    vs. Ramapo * •                               WIN

[lastguyoffthebench]

Hood's Drew Demich scores 18th on the season vs Albright at 109:58;


strike found the NCAA's leading goal scorer, who chested the ball, headed it and then booted it home for the win.

Talk about composure... Any video on this one?

[ECSUalum]

Excellent edition of Barber Shop Trash Talk. Looking forward to next week's edition  (But first, Bradley doing his best Monil Patel impression and almost curling a corner in on its own.)

I'll second that!! +k

[Jim Matson]

Barber Shop Trash Talk:  key games across the country
In other games of interest, Christopher Newport was held 0-0 by Frostburg, Virginia Wesleyan and Lynchburg drew, Maryville squeaked by NC Wesleyan in double OT, Lycoming only managed a tie with Arcadia, Drew beat Catholic, Stevens topped Alfred 2-1, Whitworht remained unbeaten with a win over Whitman, Dominican took the conference collision with MSOE, Macalester remained unbeaten with a come from behind win over St Thomas, and Eastern eased past Misericordia 2-0.

Thomas (ME) walloped Green Mountain by two touchdowns, 15-1.

Don't forget some great battles tomorrow, including Middlebury-Wesleyan, Brandeis-Case Western, and Colorado College-Trinity (TX).

Time to focus on the 2nd half of this Mexico-USA donnybrook.

Excellent!

[Mr.Right]

That Thomas coach should be slammed for beating Green Mountain 15-1. Someone should remind him that this is not D1 Football where your winning score helps your ranking. If ever there was anything to necessitate more meetings for a D4, Green Mountain is it.

[Nutmeg]

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Barber Shop Trash Talk:  key games across the country


Beginning with the nation's top league, Tufts and Middlebury started the day off in a NESCAC showdown in Medford, MA.  Today at least Tufts was the superior side, earning a well-deserved 1-0 win on a nice, clean finish from Majumder.  Fortunes can turn rapidly in D3 soccer, and just when we were about to pencil in Middlebury as a lock for a NCAA bid they now face the risk of back-to-back losses as tomorrow finds the Panthers on the road against an in-form Wesleyan squad that dominated Colby start to finish in a 3-0 win.  The Wesleyan-Middlebury game looms as one of the pivotal NESCAC clashes of the season.  Amherst was deadlocked with Hamilton at the half but came out and blitzed the Continentals in the second stanza 3-0.  Conn Coll remained in serious contention with a solid if less than spectacular 1-0 verdict over Bates.  And as our correspondent FourMoreYears (great name btw!) informed us earlier today Trinity bested Bowdoin in dramatic fashion, again getting a late OT winner inside the final minute of play with a clutch tally from Savonen.  Williams was on the road for an out-of-conference nightcap tilt with suddenly floundering RPI, and the Ephs pulled out a huge 1-0 win.  We'll have to see if Williams can use the momentum from this one to go on a tear that might make the Ephs relevant come November.  Loved the Ephs uniforms which looked stylish compared to the usual, boring NESCAC kits.

Is any team in the country hotter than Haverford?  Coming off the 'Fords impressive win over Rutgers-Camden Haverford importantly consolidated that win by earning a solid 2-1 victory over a surging Dickinson side.  The F&M offense finally showed some dominance in a 5-0 shellacking of McDaniel.  The Haverford vs F&M showdown is setting up to be one of the games of the year and may foreshadow another meeting in the Centennial playoffs.  Johns Hopkins edged Ursinus 3-2 and Gettysburg appears to be on the fade, picking up another loss, this time away at Swarthmore.

Just to make sure I don't forget them, there were a pair of double OT games of import in the Commonwealth Coast Conference, with 5-0 in-conference Endicott getting by Curry and Wentworth coming off the win over WPI to sneak past Nichols.

Speaking of WPI, just when we were singing their praises and playing Amherst into OT, the Engineers have now dropped a pair, losing to Springfield on the road 2-1.  MIT scored a critical NEWMAC victory by coming from behind to nip Wheaton in OT.

The ECSU vs UMass-Boston game was much anticipated, and a late PK miss by the Beacons gave ECSU an opportunity to nab a winner in the last minute, something they managed to do earlier in the year.  Perhaps the difference was ECSU having just a tad more experience in big, tense affairs, and UMass-Boston will need to keep the implosion meter in check moving forward.

It was a crazy day in the NCAC as TennesseeJed detailed earlier.  Denison fell from the unbeaten ranks with a surprising and potentially very damaging loss away at Allegheny, as the Gators, with only 3 total wins on the season find themselves in second place in the NCAC with a 2-0-1 ledger.  Oberlin also will turn in tonight with regrets, outplaying Wabash at home but walking away with a 1-0 loss.  The win by the Little Giants keeps their hopes alive of snagging the last NCAC playoff slot, and now Denison's trip to Crawfordsville mid-week could go a long way in determining each squad's fortunes (and Denison has Kenyon away after that).  Speaking of Kenyon, the Lords were sluggish at Wooster, ended the 1st half at 0-0, found themselves down 1-0 3 minutes into the 2nd half, and then finally got on track for 6 straight goals.  DePauw remained unblemished in conference play and sits top of the table in the NCAC, but Hiram provided resistance as the Tigers did not score until the 77th minute in a 1-0 game.  And here comes OWU.  The Battling Bishops are hitting stride and were inhospitable hosts to Wittenburg in a 6-0 slaughter-rule contest.

In the NJAC, Montclair flexed its muscle in a major match-up away at Rowan, taking a 2-1 victory.  Kean suffered a costly slip in a 1-0 double OT loss to William Paterson.  And Rutgers-Camden regrouped with a very comfortable conquest of Ramapo.  Stockton and Rutgers-Newark ended 0-0.

If you didn't look at the scoreline you would think Messiah is Messiah...dominating possession and beautiful combination play, but the Falcons are still struggling in the final 3rd.  They finally got the winner in OT for a deserved win over valiant Washington & Lee.  The Messiah video production is first-rate, with excellent video, replays, and very astute and mostly fair commentary (wasn't always the case) aided by some guy named Flying Weasel.

We should rename the UAA "0-0 2nd OT".  As I'm typing and watching Mexico go all Messiah on the good 'ol USA as Chicarito finishes, Chicago and Rochester are 1-1 in the 109th minute.  Emory scored late to take a vital 1-0 win over Wash U.  We'll have to see how much this missed chance to assert themselves hurts Wash U, already coming off a draw with Rochester.  And yes, Chicago and UR end 1-1.  CMU survived NYU 1-0.  And tomorrow brings a UAA clash between Case and Brandeis that is bigger for Case than the Judges.

In the East region, there were a few results that may reverberate for a while.  SLU lost to Hobart on an OT PK.  Skidmore grabbed a key Liberty win 1-0 away at Vassar.  Union smacked Bard 6-1. Plattsburgh earned a major, signature victory over Oneonta.  Brockport nipped Geneseo 1-0. 

In the late night headliner, Loras has disposed of rival Wartburg 2-0.

In other games of interest, Christopher Newport was held 0-0 by Frostburg, Virginia Wesleyan and Lynchburg drew, Maryville squeaked by NC Wesleyan in double OT, Lycoming only managed a tie with Arcadia, Drew beat Catholic, Stevens topped Alfred 2-1, Whitworht remained unbeaten with a win over Whitman, Dominican took the conference collision with MSOE, Macalester remained unbeaten with a come from behind win over St Thomas, and Eastern eased past Misericordia 2-0.

Thomas (ME) walloped Green Mountain by two touchdowns, 15-1.

Don't forget some great battles tomorrow, including Middlebury-Wesleyan, Brandeis-Case Western, and Colorado College-Trinity (TX).

Time to focus on the 2nd half of this Mexico-USA donnybrook.

[PaulNewman]

That Thomas coach should be slammed for beating Green Mountain 15-1. Someone should remind him that this is not D1 Football where your winning score helps your ranking. If ever there was anything to necessitate more meetings for a D4, Green Mountain is it.

Agree.  That's why I included that game.  Is Midd even scheduling Green Mtn almost as bad?  Play a preseason scrimmage if you must.

[jknezek]

I will admit I did thoroughly enjoy Messiah's video/audio production. Very well done and enjoyable to listen to. Congrats FW. First time I've had cause to listen in. Hoping that was the front half of a home/home and you guys will travel to Lex next year. It's a beautiful place to play a game and most of the construction in the athletic field area should be finished by then.

[PaulNewman]

Wow.  Trinity video looked incredible until they changed to different camera angle.

Check that.  Video has a HD 720 option.  Click on that if you don't get it automatically. Love the field level angle.

[PaulNewman]

Beautiful soccer complex at Trinity (TX).

[ECSUalum]

That Thomas coach should be slammed for beating Green Mountain 15-1. Someone should remind him that this is not D1 Football where your winning score helps your ranking. If ever there was anything to necessitate more meetings for a D4, Green Mountain is it.

107 GA vs 6 GF in 11 games @ Green Mountain!!!  Maybe the GMC should take the program to club or something, yikes, , If I was the coach there, I would not want to see my kids getting beaten up every week like this, what is the purpose?