IIAC 2015

doolittledog · October 25, 2015, 08:27:14 AM

Tuesday will be fun. Always nice to see the conference title come down to the last game. Even better to see cross town rivals duking it out.

Homegrown Harry · October 26, 2015, 10:20:44 AM

Just saw Wartburg dropped another one over the weekend.
Looking back on their 6 loses, outscored 1-10.
Truley a Jekyl and Hyde team, score 2+ goals/game average on the weaker teams they defeated, but can't score on the majority of quality opponents.
I must say I'm a little surprised with this as they were pre-season top 20 as well as picked to win the conference along with Loras.
Loras has clearly separated, but again they are the DuHawks!!
As others have said on this topic, Loras getting ready to make a run.

KICKIN95 · October 27, 2015, 11:40:36 PM

Loras takes home another IIAC Crown with a 2-1 victory over UD on a cold and rainy Spartans pitch. The score and the stats show 2 different matches. Loras dominated shots and SOG as well as corners. The Duhawks walk through the conference undefeated with a 28-2 goal differential and 1 of those goals against was a PK when they were already up 5-0 on Luther. Let's hope they can continue through the IIAC Tourney with the same fire! Nice job lads! !

Cheesehead Henry · October 27, 2015, 11:58:22 PM

Looks like Simpson rolled over BV 7-0 tonight as well, in addition to Wartburg beating Luther 1-0. Shocker of the night (for me) would be Coe beating Central 1-0 to earn a spot in the conference tourney! This tourney is lining up to be a good-looking one!

Homegrown Harry · October 28, 2015, 08:45:59 AM

Wartburg shuffles their starting 11 and comes up with a win against a regionally-ranked opponent.
Waiting until the 86th minute to have a defender score on a cross from a sub.
Rematch with Simpson awaits (4th/5th seed).

Henry, I agree with the Coe ove Central, surprising result.

Here are my predictions:

Luther over Coe
Simpson and Wartburg is a push depending on which Wartburg team shows up, Simpson has been playing well and considering they are home, I go Simpson over Wartburg.

Luther over UD; Loras over Simpson
Suprise, surprise, Loras over UD, Loras gets the AQ and the only IIAC representation in the NCAA tourny (unfortanetly as UD, Luther and Wartburg all at some point in the season may have received an at large [in addition to Loras] but the season and teams have been too inconsistent).

doolittledog · November 04, 2015, 11:44:54 PM

Dubuque beats Luther 1-0
Loras beats Simpson 3-0

UD travels 0.7 miles over to Loras on Saturday for the tourney title.

Puerco Espin · November 05, 2015, 03:11:50 PM

Just announced ... Loras vs. ud on Friday night for the IIAC Tournament Championship. Kickoff at 7 p.m.

KICKIN95 · November 05, 2015, 04:07:46 PM

Quote from: Puerco Espin on November 05, 2015, 03:11:50 PM
Just announced ... Loras vs. ud on Friday night for the IIAC Tournament Championship. Kickoff at 7 p.m.

Why the change to Friday?

doolittledog · November 05, 2015, 04:11:34 PM

Quote from: KICKIN95 on November 05, 2015, 04:07:46 PM
Quote from: Puerco Espin on November 05, 2015, 03:11:50 PM
Just announced ... Loras vs. ud on Friday night for the IIAC Tournament Championship. Kickoff at 7 p.m.
Why the change to Friday?

Could the conference possibly want soccer to have their own day to crown a champion? If Dubuque beats Coe on Saturday they would be conference champs in football. Maybe the conference wanted both sports to have a day of celebration?

Puerco Espin · November 05, 2015, 04:23:08 PM

The change has to deal with Rothert coaching both sports and being able to be at both locations for the men's and women's championship matches.

Dubuquer · November 05, 2015, 05:05:59 PM

UD is appealing the change in schedule. IIAC conference call in an hour to vote.

Dubuquer · November 05, 2015, 08:17:51 PM

IIAC turns down UD's appeal. UD-Loras championship game will be Friday night in the Rock Bowl.

Puerco Espin · November 06, 2015, 03:31:30 AM

Curious as to what ud's case for appeal could have been ... missing class time couldn't have been an issue. Maybe something about moving the game up a day? But that wouldn't give one team an advantage over the other since they both played on Wednesday night.

Anyways......predictions?

2-0 Loras.
Duhawks march onto NCAA Tournament.

KICKIN95 · November 06, 2015, 03:07:28 PM

My prediction for the Championship match is Loras 3-1 UD. A sketchy PK will be given out to UD at some point in this match.

KICKIN95 · November 07, 2015, 12:53:21 AM

Loras over UD 1-0. Total domination by the Duhawks. This should have been a 5 or 6 to 0 match but Loras had trouble finishing some easy sitters and breakaways. 99% sure they will be hosting first round after tonight's win.