UAA 2015

[Mr.Right]

Great Header but where were Case defenders. That was a free header

[TennesseeJed]

Great guess by Woodhouse but that was unstoppable...I haven't seen a ref lose control like this since my days in middle school

I know I'm biased, but as an observer of both games, this pales in comparison to the reffing Kenyon vs. DePauw game...that was, hands down, one of the worst officiated games I've seen in many years...

[PaulNewman]

Good effort by Case Western but just not quite enough to beat Brandeis.  The Judges are very physical.  Will need to be careful about giving up PKs with their physicality inside the box, but that style, along with very solid technical abilities, should serve them well if they can reach Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games again.

[blooter442]

I didn't see the second half, as I was up flying – I'm working towards my pilot's license – but it sounded pretty chippy given that there were a mass of yellow cards and a PK for Case. Also, did I read correctly that there was a yellow for the coach?

[PaulNewman]

Yes, Case coach got a yellow.  Apparently a Brandeis player did a two-handed clear shove to take a Case player down, announcer went crazy (well, crazier), and the coach lost his mind.  For about a 10-15 minute the ref really lost control with at least several calls going against Case.  Things settled down and the ref finally awarded a PK to Case, and then either Hernandez and/or Vieira went off and earned another yellow.  A Case player apparently (perhaps the one shoved earlier) earned a red at the end of the game.  I thought Lanahan got away with a couple of rough plays in the box, but in the end Case never looked like they actually were going to win the game and they would have been fortunate to get a draw.  Brandeis looks really battle-tested and determined.  When was the last a team went through the UAA unbeaten.  They get a chance for a couple of big home wins next weekend with Chicago and Wash U coming to Beantown.

[blooter442]

Oomf. Good win for the Judges, but that's really a shame for both teams. For Brandeis, they need to sort their discipline issues out - they have, in the past, not been physical enough, and while I think they've addressed that area by having a bigger and more athletic lineup, it's important to remember that physicality is one thing and recklessness is another. I know that UAA games are tight, tense affairs that can often become chippy, but I can bet that Coven won't have been happy with that.

[PaulNewman]

Chris Cvecko for Case is an excellent player.  Talented forward on the smaller side with good pace and can dance his way into dangerous spots.  Going to add him to the players to watch thread.

I know this isn't a NESCAC thread, but comparing forwards I saw more of Conrad's value today for Midd, but how many of his goals are off headers and/or set pieces?  I prefer the forwards like Cvecko who can be creative, get through 2 or 3 defenders, and still finish.

[blooter442]

I prefer the forwards like Cvecko who can be creative, get through 2 or 3 defenders, and still finish.

Agreed. This reminds me of the "Suarez vs. van Persie" debate - while the two were relatively even for a while IMHO, Suarez's creativity, vision, and finishing ability has made him a superior player to van Persie, who is a great finisher but requires others to create chances for him.

I have little sympathy for strikers who "don't get service" - while it is frustrating (as was the case with Conrad yesterday), I think the more impressive forwards are the ones who can make their own chances and finish, and not rely entirely on other people to make chances happen.

[blooter442]

Next weekend should be really interesting, mostly because it will be the first weekend of UAA back-to-back fixtures - Friday PM and Sunday AM/early PM. That means good matchups, as always, but any team that goes 110 mins on Friday night might find itself tired come early Sunday. Brandeis and Emory are the only teams that are two-for-two so far, but the conference is still wide open at this point. Will make for great theater come November if it stays like this.

[NERevs127]

Here are the rankings for UAA Pick'Em

TenneeseeJed: 2
NERevs127: 2
Mid-Atlantic Fan: 1
Mr. Right: 1
NCAC New England: 1

Time to heat things up with the first Double-Header UAA weekend of the year!

[NERevs127]

UAA Pick'Em - 1st Double Header Weekend Edition (home team listed first)

Friday 10/16
Brandeis 2-0 Chicago
Carnegie 2-1 Rochester
NYU 0-2 Wash U
Case 2-1 OT Emory

Sunday 10/18
Brandeis 1-0 Wash U
Carnegie 1-1 Emory
NYU 0-1 Chicago
Case 0-1 Rochester - Upset Pick on tired legs for Case

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Friday 10/16
Brandeis 2-1 Chicago
Carnegie 1-1 Rochester
NYU 1-3 Wash U
Case 2-2 Emory

Sunday 10/18
Brandeis 1-0 Wash U
Carnegie 2-0 Emory
NYU 0-2 Chicago
Case 1-2 Rochester

[Mr.Right]

Friday 10/16
Brandeis 0-0 Chicago
Carnegie 0-0 Rochester
NYU 0-1 Wash U
Case 1-0 Emory

Sunday 10/18
Brandeis 1-0 Wash U
Carnegie 1-0 Emory
NYU 0-1 Chicago
Case 1-0 Rochester

[lastguyoffthebench]

Friday 10/16
Brandeis 0-0 Chicago
Carnegie 0-0 Rochester
NYU 0-0 Wash U
Case 0-0 Emory

Sunday 10/18
Brandeis 0-0 Wash U
Carnegie 0-0 Emory
NYU 0-0 Chicago
Case 0-0 Rochester

[Mr.Right]

LOL....UAA a great league but like Nescac I found it hard to find goals also.