UAA 2015

Mr.Right · October 03, 2015, 01:12:04 PM

Someone needed to start this..This league is way to important not to have its own topic

Mr.Right · October 03, 2015, 01:13:20 PM

Brandeis v CMU......3 minutes in Brandeis scores off a long throw that bounced around and was finished nicely as the CMU GK was somewhat shielded from seeing the ball.

Brandeis came out pumped up and have started well

Flying Weasel · October 03, 2015, 01:34:42 PM

AA Conor Lanahan with a headed goal to double Brandeis' advantage in the 19th minute. Off a free kick I believe.

(Messiah's loss to Carnegie Mellon looking worse all the time, but for those of use who saw that game, it's not a surprise that CMU isn't a Top 10 or even Top 25 team.)

blooter442 · October 03, 2015, 02:08:59 PM

Quote from: Flying Weasel on October 03, 2015, 01:34:42 PM
AA Conor Lanahan with a headed goal to double Brandeis' advantage in the 19th minute. Off a free kick I believe.

(Messiah's loss to Carnegie Mellon looking worse all the time, but for those of use who saw that game, it's not a surprise that CMU isn't a Top 10 or even Top 25 team.)

It was actually a direct free kick into the top right corner from the left wing! Probably 35 yards out. Wind definitely helped but it was a great shot. Lanahan shares free kick duties with Ocel. I had predicted that he might take a shot because of the wind, sure enough he did.

3-0 is probably a bit harsh on CMU. They hit the post right after Brandeis scored the first, and while the Judges are definitely deserving of the lead Carnegie has been in this game more than the score line suggests.

Flying Weasel · October 03, 2015, 02:20:38 PM

Stand corrected on the goal by Lanahan. Was reading live stats and mis-associated an header attempt just prior.

PaulNewman · October 03, 2015, 02:21:44 PM

Quote from: blooter442 on October 03, 2015, 02:08:59 PM
Quote from: Flying Weasel on October 03, 2015, 01:34:42 PM
AA Conor Lanahan with a headed goal to double Brandeis' advantage in the 19th minute. Off a free kick I believe.

(Messiah's loss to Carnegie Mellon looking worse all the time, but for those of use who saw that game, it's not a surprise that CMU isn't a Top 10 or even Top 25 team.)

It was actually a direct free kick into the top right corner from the left wing! Probably 35 yards out. Wind definitely helped but it was a great shot. Lanahan shares free kick duties with Ocel. I had predicted that he might take a shot because of the wind, sure enough he did.

3-0 is probably a bit harsh on CMU. They hit the post right after Brandeis scored the first, and while the Judges are definitely deserving of the lead Carnegie has been in this game more than the score line suggests.

Yeah the stats look pretty even. Blooter, I'm sure you'll give us a full report after the game. Enjoy your game!

blooter442 · October 03, 2015, 04:04:26 PM

Judges beat the Tartans 4-2 in a wild game.

Brandeis got on the board three minutes in, I actually missed the goal, apparently finished off by Vieira. Carnegie hit the post right after, before Brandeis got a second inside 20 minutes. Lanahan hit a free kick from the left wing right into the top right corner. Great shot, but I'm guessing the wind played a factor. Third came before half, finished a nice through ball. Great team goal.

About halfway through the second half, Carnegie player goes down and the ambulance comes. The incident happened right after Brandeis had hacked the ball away. Still not clear what happened, I'm guessing there was a collision off the ball. Either way, game stopped for about 20 minutes while the ambulance came, I think they thought there was a neck issue but thankfully it appears that the guy will be OK. Anyway, there was a PK awarded, which confused all of the Brandeis fans because there was no award when the incident happened. My guess is the refs thought it had to have been a foul off the ball, and so awarded the PK after the ambulance left. CMU scored to make it 3-1.

Brandeis goes down the other end, has a shot cleared off the line, and then scores about 10 minutes later through a nice header from Berg. Carnegie got one back in the last five minutes, highball in the wind wasn't dealt with by Woodhouse, looks to have been a possible foul on the keeper, but either way Carnegie put it home to make it 4-2. Judges won't have been happy giving up two goals, especially from a PK and a fluky high ball, but beating a Carnegie team who has scored nearly 3 times the number of goals as Brandeis and has some big wins this season means that Brandeis would have definitely taken a 4-2 win before kickoff. The last two times Brandeis beat Carnegie were both in overtime, so to score four past them and get it done in regulation was definitely a plus.

Lynch and J. Ocel were excellent for Brandeis, as well as Hernandez. Both goalkeepers looked a little shaky, although I think the wind had something to do with that. Woodhouse made several good saves, and I think that the highball that he mishandled had more to do with the wind than anything. I really liked Friedlander from Carnegie, very dynamic and good and retaining the ball. Lockwood was good too, I like his fight and he made some good plays too. Was surprised that Webb didn't play more, he was on in the first half but I don't think I saw him the whole second-half.

blooter442 · October 03, 2015, 05:09:58 PM

Elsewhere, Case with an impressive 4-1 win at NYU. The Spartans haven't been super competitive since Vinny Bell graduated, but they have really started well this year. Was disappointed they didn't get to play Kenyon, I think that would have been a great litmus test for both teams. For NYU, giving up four goals at home is disappointing, and I believe they scored first but I'm not certain.

Emory takes it in 2OT at Chicago. The Eagles have rebounded well after a poor start. Even last year, I felt that Chicago was a bit overrated, even though they won the UAA last year (5-0-2 conf. record) and impressively gave up just one conf. goal, as they lost five non-conference games to so-so competition before bowing out in the 2nd round to Wartburg. This year, the Maroons started well but definitely got lucky in their first few games, and then got hammered at home by Loras 4-0, which I think showed them they still have a long ways to go.

Tomorrow, WashU hosts Rochester. WashU with a good win at Wheaton (IL) earlier this year, and are sitting at 6-1-2. To their credit, Rochester seems to get results when they need to - Oneonta and Brandeis last year - but I think the Yellowjackets could be looking from the outside in at NCAAs this year, they've not played particularly well and already have three losses. Losing A. Swanger was big for them. Could see this one end in a score draw.

Mid-Atlantic Fan · October 04, 2015, 07:11:21 PM

Big result for Rochester on the road drawing Wash. U 1-1. Fairly even game. UR needed a result and got one.

jaybird44 · October 04, 2015, 07:19:45 PM

Tough defensive struggle. Wash-U caught a break early when a header by Patrice Douge for a goal was disallowed in the first half due to a foul. But, the Bears couldn't take advantage of it...allowed a goal in the 43rd minute to give Rochester a 1-0 halftime lead (Andrew Greenway).

Wash-U looked good to start the 2nd half, and Marc VandenBerg scored in the 57th minut to tie the game. In the 2nd OT, Wash-U pushed defenders upfield to try and get the game-winner, to no avail.

A tie is not a bad thing now, but a team can't afford to collect too many and leave points on the table. Wash-U has a tough 4-game road trip coming up: Wednesday at Westminster, and UAA games against Emory, NYU, and Brandeis in the next two weekends. That might determine whether the Bears can be in the UAA championship mix.

DagarmanSpartan · October 05, 2015, 12:55:47 AM

Good start to UAA play by Case.

While Kenyon would indeed have been a good litmus test, I believe that the upcoming match against 7-3 Oberlin will also provide a good metric as to the team's strength.

Mr.Right · October 05, 2015, 12:21:38 PM

Quote from: Mid-Atlantic Fan on October 04, 2015, 07:11:21 PM
Big result for Rochester on the road drawing Wash. U 1-1. Fairly even game. UR needed a result and got one.

U of R needs more results at this point. Ties are not going to cut it and they really need some Wins in the UAA to get a chance at a Pool C.

Mr.Right · October 05, 2015, 12:36:28 PM

Brandeis v MIT mid-week is a very important game for MIT. They are 8-1-0 against weak competition and I have not seen them play this year but if they get a result v Brandeis they will be taken very seriously for a Pool C. At this point the NEWMAC is a one bid league with WPI having an outside chance at a Pool C if they do not win the NEWMAC tournament. I will be tuning into this game for sure

Mid-Atlantic Fan · October 05, 2015, 01:54:31 PM

Quote from: Mr.Right on October 05, 2015, 12:21:38 PM
Quote from: Mid-Atlantic Fan on October 04, 2015, 07:11:21 PM
Big result for Rochester on the road drawing Wash. U 1-1. Fairly even game. UR needed a result and got one.

U of R needs more results at this point. Ties are not going to cut it and they really need some Wins in the UAA to get a chance at a Pool C.

Agreed. But seems they are on the rise. Anytime you can go on the road and draw an 8-1-0 conference foe, who was ranked #14 in the latest poll btw, is a great result no matter what caliber team you are. Don't understand how that's anything but a good result?

TennesseeJed · October 05, 2015, 02:03:23 PM

Quote from: DagarmanSpartan on October 05, 2015, 12:55:47 AM
Good start to UAA play by Case.

While Kenyon would indeed have been a good litmus test, I also believe that the upcoming match against 7-3 Oberlin will also provide a good metric as to the team's strength.

Agree w/ you DagarmanSpartan. Case is looking great this year, and as a Kenyon fan, I'd have loved to see them play as well. Think it would have been a great match up and litmus test for both teams. Disappointed that the game didn't go off as planned and highly doubt that it's gonna get rescheduled at this point. Will be watching the CW vs. Oberlin and Brandeis games for sure. Good luck to the Spartans on both matches. Love to see them in the hunt this year.