Mid-Atlantic Region 2016

[Shooter McGavin]

... I'd put Arcadia at 10th, LVC at 11th, Hood at 12th, Drew at 13th

Massey has:

1 Messiah
2 Etown
3 Haverford
4 F&M
5 Scranton
6 Lycoming
7 Eastern
8 Gettysburg

Hero Sports has:

1. Haveford (4)
2. F&M (6)
3. Messiah (17)
4. Lycoming (21)
5. Etown (29)
6. Dickinson (37)
7. Gettysburg (66)
8. Hopkins (74)
9. Eastern (75)
10. Scranton (83)

() equal the national ranking

Keep in mind this poll also has Rowan slotted at #18 currently....

Clearly Dickinson shouldn't be there but the top 5 could shape up that way near the end...

[NEPAFAN]

... I'd put Arcadia at 10th, LVC at 11th, Hood at 12th, Drew at 13th

Massey has:

1 Messiah
2 Etown
3 Haverford
4 F&M
5 Scranton
6 Lycoming
7 Eastern
8 Gettysburg

Hero Sports has:

1. Haveford (4)
2. F&M (6)
3. Messiah (17)
4. Lycoming (21)
5. Etown (29)
6. Dickinson (37)
7. Gettysburg (66)
8. Hopkins (74)
9. Eastern (75)
10. Scranton (83)

() equal the national ranking

Keep in mind this poll also has Rowan slotted at #18 currently....

Clearly Dickinson shouldn't be there but the top 5 could shape up that way near the end...

I would throw this out with the trash.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Some thoughts and notables heading into the week...

We won't know how good Etown really is until the end of the month when they face Messiah and Scranton back to back, but we will get a taste if they are real or fake after their match-up with F&M on 9/14 (Wednesday).

Scranton has some tough tests remaining and one of which is this weekend when they visit Lycoming. The remaining tests for the Royals are @Lycoming, vs Etown, vs Dickinson, vs Haverford.

Lots of hype that Messiah is back but are they? We will find out if the Falcons can restore their national prominence starting this week when they travel to Gettysburg on 9/14 (Wednesday). Remaining tests for the Falcons are vs York, Etown, @Wash.&Lee, and a conference showdown with Lycoming. 

A team tested right out of the gates got off to a rough start, but Lycoming has battled back after two 1 goal losses to top 10 foes Rowan and @F&M. They survived the weekend at Eastern and Haverford with 1-1 and 2-2 ties. A bit of resilience was needed though after trailing the Fords 2-0 with 10 minutes to play. 2 late goals may have saved their season. With all that being said there are some opportunities left to boost the resume with games upcoming vs Scranton, Case Western Reserve, @Messiah and @Oneonta St. It doesn't get any easier for the Warriors.

A nice tie this weekend while being dominated by Lycoming has the Eagles feeling good about the upcoming schedule. Two remaining tests are Salisbury and rival Cabrini. If the Eagles get those two games they will be in great shape come conference play.

Arguably the  best team in he region is off to a 3-0-2 start. F&M already has signature results with beating Lycoming and tying York, but Etown, Rowan, Stevens and conference all await the Diplomats.

Haverford has been a bit shaky to start with a tough 1 goal loss at Brandeis and squandering a 2 goal lead at home vs Lycoming with 10 minutes to play. The results will sting but they are in a good spot before heading to face Stevens this week (9/14). This game is bigger than most recognize and all eyes will be on the Fords come Wednesday night. With that said, Camden and Scranton still remain amidst the conference slate.

Gettysburg will have their moment to shine this week as they travel to Messiah...a must watch game in this region. Can the Bullets pull off the upset? Or are the Falcons ready to play spoiler to the doubters that still loom?


Other notable clashes this week include Hopkins vs York and Scranton vs Misericordia (Master vs Apprentice)


Should be a fun week around the region!

[rudy]

Some thoughts and notables heading into the week...

We won't know how good Etown really is until the end of the month when they face Messiah and Scranton back to back, but we will get a taste if they are real or fake after their match-up with F&M on 9/14 (Wednesday).

Scranton has some tough tests remaining and one of which is this weekend when they visit Lycoming. The remaining tests for the Royals are @Lycoming, vs Etown, vs Dickinson, vs Haverford.

Lots of hype that Messiah is back but are they? We will find out if the Falcons can restore their national prominence starting this week when they travel to Gettysburg on 9/14 (Wednesday). Remaining tests for the Falcons are vs York, Etown, @Wash.&Lee, and a conference showdown with Lycoming. 

A team tested right out of the gates got off to a rough start, but Lycoming has battled back after two 1 goal losses to top 10 foes Rowan and @F&M. They survived the weekend at Eastern and Haverford with 1-1 and 2-2 ties. A bit of resilience was needed though after trailing the Fords 2-0 with 10 minutes to play. 2 late goals may have saved their season. With all that being said there are some opportunities left to boost the resume with games upcoming vs Scranton, Case Western Reserve, @Messiah and @Oneonta St. It doesn't get any easier for the Warriors.

A nice tie this weekend while being dominated by Lycoming has the Eagles feeling good about the upcoming schedule. Two remaining tests are Salisbury and rival Cabrini. If the Eagles get those two games they will be in great shape come conference play.

Arguably the  best team in he region is off to a 3-0-2 start. F&M already has signature results with beating Lycoming and tying York, but Etown, Rowan, Stevens and conference all await the Diplomats.

Haverford has been a bit shaky to start with a tough 1 goal loss at Brandeis and squandering a 2 goal lead at home vs Lycoming with 10 minutes to play. The results will sting but they are in a good spot before heading to face Stevens this week (9/14). This game is bigger than most recognize and all eyes will be on the Fords come Wednesday night. With that said, Camden and Scranton still remain amidst the conference slate.

Gettysburg will have their moment to shine this week as they travel to Messiah...a must watch game in this region. Can the Bullets pull off the upset? Or are the Falcons ready to play spoiler to the doubters that still loom?


Other notable clashes this week include Hopkins vs York and Scranton vs Misericordia (Master vs Apprentice)


Should be a fun week around the region!

Nice summary. Gettysburg hosts Messiah though..not at Messiah.  That should help Gettysburg a bit. I also think that F&M showed some flaws by tying a pretty weak Oglethorpe team. Not sure what happened in that game. You are right that this week's games will give us more data to see where all the teams stand in the region.  End of September we will have an even clearer picture!

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Thanks Rudy! And my mistake on the Messiah/Gettysburg match. Must have misread the schedule for that one 

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

http://d3soccer.com/top25/men/2016/week2

Etown (8)
F&M (11)
Fords (19)
Scranton (21)
Messiah (23)
Lyco (RV-27)
Eastern (RV-8)

[NEPAFAN]

http://d3soccer.com/top25/men/2016/week2

Etown (8)
F&M (11)
Fords (19)
Scranton (21)
Messiah (23)
Lyco (RV-27)
Eastern (RV-8)

Scranton Lyco should be interesting on Saturday; Scranton got smoked last year.

[rudy]

http://d3soccer.com/top25/men/2016/week2

Etown (8)
F&M (11)
Fords (19)
Scranton (21)
Messiah (23)
Lyco (RV-27)
Eastern (RV-8)

Scranton Lyco should be interesting on Saturday; Scranton got smoked last year.

Yeah I'm going to try to watch some of that game online. Thanks for the heads up on this matchup!

[LupoSPQR]

Obviously I understand that the Messiah hype train is going to be super high for a team that won so many National Championships in such a little amount of time.  But... I'm the type of guy that needs the sniff test... if I can watch them play... and they are good... then I'm going to say they are good.

Now from the looks of the scoreboard everyday on D3 soccer the majority of the big schools have live video of their games.  However, Messiah's schedule says that one of their games will have video... so onto my question... Is everyone that is ranking Messiah traveling out to Harrisburg and then south on route 15 to watch these games? or do they stream games live?

[rudy]

Obviously I understand that the Messiah hype train is going to be super high for a team that won so many National Championships in such a little amount of time.  But... I'm the type of guy that needs the sniff test... if I can watch them play... and they are good... then I'm going to say they are good.

Now from the looks of the scoreboard everyday on D3 soccer the majority of the big schools have live video of their games.  However, Messiah's schedule says that one of their games will have video... so onto my question... Is everyone that is ranking Messiah traveling out to Harrisburg and then south on route 15 to watch these games? or do they stream games live?

All their games have been live streamed this year. Home games they stream and away games the opposing teams stream. I watched 3 online and they do seem to be clicking more each game. Watch Gettysburg game this Wed if you can

[lastguyoffthebench]

I've been impressed with #3 Alejos and #13 Bender on Messiah.  I'm not a Messiah supporter, but I can say they are much better this year than 2015 (so far)...   

NSCAA rankings "should" come out today...   It was always around 1PM on Tuesday.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Messiah has a great live feed with good commentators. One of the best in the region if you ask me. I always enjoy watching a Messiah match online. From what I have seen they are better than last season but I am waiting to see what happens vs some stronger opponents starting this week.

[NEPAFAN]

what is wrong with Dickinson this year?

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DIII_MEN/web/rankings/ncaa/diii_men.aspx

[2xfaux]

Did I read that right?  Messiah got no votes at all?