2015 Mid Atlantic Region

[Flying Weasel]

Finally, looked at the Rowan highlights from the game. I was curious to see if the shot for the second goal knuckled or dipped because live and on instant reply it appeared Weaver may have been fooled by it, and the Rowan video certainly makes it look like the shot made a turn in mid-flight. Unless that's an illusion, I'm not sure it's fair to be too harsh on Weaver.

[Mr.Right]

Ok I will back off for now but you can count on me tuning into the Messiah live feed vs Misericordia at 7pm. This will be my 1st Messiah game this year so maybe I can get a better feel for what is going on. Actually, I saw the 2nd half of the York match and did not notice any issues with Messiah's keeper, in fact he made one pretty good save

[PaulNewman]

CMU against Messiah was really all about 1 player...William Webb.

Other than Webb, CMU is a good, not great team.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Box score has it wrong then because it says Bell started the game. Either way poor performance by the keepers. Doubt Misericordia will get a shot after losing 7-1 to Camden. Might wanna wait to watch the Etown game as that will be a high paced back and forth game.

[backyarddawg]

This seems to be the first year the CC is not dominating the Mid-Atlantic region.  It is nice to see Eastern, Lyco, Alvernia and some other teams starting to get the respect.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Yes I agree. They probably deserved more recognition last year but hopefully it pays off for them this year. Long way to go yet.

[Flying Weasel]

Box score has it wrong then because it says Bell started the game. Either way poor performance by the keepers. Doubt Misericordia will get a shot after losing 7-1 to Camden. Might wanna wait to watch the Etown game as that will be a high paced back and forth game.

http://gomessiah.com/boxscore.aspx?path=msoc&id=4365#individual-stats - look at list of starters, list of substitutes

http://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/msoc/2015-16/boxscores/20150905_k61t.xml - look for the asterisk indicating starter

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Yes my mistake. I saw that Bell got the loss when I skimmed over it. Thanks for pointing that out. Still doesn't change the fact that both keepers played poorly to put it nicely.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

The game I tuned into tonight was Lycoming at UR. Lycoming and Rochester drew 0-0. An impressive performance by Lycoming and a good result for a young team on the road. They out shot Rochester 15-9. Lycoming had 14 corner kicks. Rochester had 0 corner kicks. Lycoming with the better of the possession throughout the game and was the more dangerous and dominit team start to finish. Had a couple sitters that didn't go their way. Didn't give up any threatening chances defensively. One of the most physical games I have seen in a while. Rochester still a good side but look down from previous years. Would not want to play either team come tournament time. I can see both making a push  in NCAA's this year.

Messiah takes down Misericordia 4-1.

Eastern takes down Albrigt 4-1.

Gettysburg with a nice 2-0 win over Muhlenberg.

Alvernia drops a tough game to Desales 2-1.

Kings bounces back with a 1-0 win vs a solid Hood team. Demich missed a PK in the 83rd minute for Hood.

Drew beats Manhatanville 1-0.

Etown over Juniata 4-1.

York falls to Salisbury 2-0. Tough start to the season for the Spartans.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Regional Ranking Predictions:

1. F&M 9-0
2. Eastern 8-0-1
3. Gettysburg 7-0-1
T4. Elizabethtown 7-1-1
T4. Lycoming 7-1-1
6. Drew 7-1-1
7. Messiah 5-2-1
8. Dickinson 5-2-1
9. Cabrini 6-1-2
10. Merchant Marine 7-2

Dropping Out: Kings 7-2

[lastguyoffthebench]

Surprised with the DSU-Alvernia result...

With Dickinson drawing vs Ursinus, I'd have them below Cabrini.   King's might still be ranked with Alfred at 6-1-2.

Agree with every slot 1-7, except I'd have Lyco #5 (not tied with E-town, although I like your prediction).
8. Cabrini
9. Dickinson
10. King's
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11.  Merchant Marine

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Yes very surprised by the Desales/Alvernia result.

The tie vs Ursinus might haunt Dickinson. That's an extremely poor result.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Rank   School   Prev.   W-L-T
1   Franklin & Marshall College
DA Stevenson University 1-0; DA Washington College (Md.) 1-0;   1   9-0-0
2   Eastern University
DA Salisbury University 1-0; DA Albright College 4-1;   2   8-0-1
3   Gettysburg College
DH Marymount University 2-1; DA Muhlenberg College 2-0;   4   7-0-1
4   Elizabethtown College
TA Alvernia University 0-0; DA Juniata College 4-1;   5   7-1-1
5   Lycoming College
DA Mount Aloysius College 2-0; TA University of Rochester 0-0;   6   7-1-1
6   Drew University
LA The College of New Jersey 1-3; DH Manhattanville College 1-0;   3   7-1-1
7   Messiah College
DA York College (Pa.) 1-0; DH Misericordia University 4-1;   7   5-2-1
8   Cabrini College
DA Albright College 3-2;   10   5-1-2
9   Dickinson College
DA University Of Mary Washington 3-1; TA Ursinus College 2-2;   9   5-2-1
10   United States Merchant Marine Academy
DH New York University 4-1; DA Goucher College 2-0;   NR   7-2-0

[D3soccerwatcher]

With all the rain in the forecast, several mid-atlantic match-ups could be postponed through the weekend.

Game to watch tomorrow:

Messiah @ Elizabethtown.  This is one of the great D3 rivalries.  This could be a defining moment for both teams this season.  I believe Etown has a grass field, so if this game is played tomorrow, field conditions could play a considerable role.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Games were postponed all throughout the region yesterday for all sports. Today won't be much better for teams that have grass fields. If anything it might be worse. It has been raining since yesterday morning all throughout PA and isn't set to stop until this afternoon. Will be interested to see how that affects the style of play for both teams in regards to traction, slipping, skipping of shots and passes, etc.