2016 NCAA Tournament

[blooter442]

This Tufts/ UMB game hasn't even started and I can't stand their play by play guy.... Too many "Uh's" and can't pronounce names! Yikes!!!!!

He's not great, but the color guy is even worse!

[KICKIN95]

Come on Amherst, you have a $2.2 Billion with a "B" endowment fund and you can't afford HD cameras for your soccer program?  So far the match is a table tennis match, hopefully they settle down and start stringing togethe some nice passes.

[Mr.Right]

Amherst v Brandeis game so far is very choppy as expected. They will not allow Brandeis to possess as they press and close very fast. Amherst does not want to possess so do no expect passes being strung together. One Note....Brandeis is fouling to much early and they just cannot give Amherst all these set pieces as that their bread and butter.

[Mr.Right]

Brandeis with a 1-0 lead on a superb move by Vieira down the flank and great service for the goal...I believe it was Jastremski who finished.

[blooter442]

Nice run by Ajayi, he is definitely a livewire down the side. Is he a back or a winger? I remember seeing him just playing hoofball last year but it seems like he is playing out wide more today.

Amherst definitely shading it in the opening stages, but the Judges' increase team size has them at least competitive. Vieira the catalyst on this field for the Judges as he was last year against Trinity (TX) in a 2-0 loss.

As I write this Vieira gets down the right side, sends a ball in, Amherst fails to clear and the ball gets put home. Jastremski gets the credit for the goal, although all that I saw was that it ended up going in.

[blooter442]

Worst thing that Brandeis can do is sit in, I think they have to get another if they have any hope of getting a result. Even then it might not be enough - we saw Amherst come back from 2-0 down against Wesleyan. Regardless, this early goal has to have messed up the Amherst game plan, and I will be curious to see how they respond.

[blooter442]

Elsewhere, looks like UMASS-Boston has showed up to play against Tufts. Can't stand the Tufts color guy and my Wi-Fi is only good enough to support one stream - the Brandeis-Amherst stream - so I am just watching that, but see that UMB is outshooting Tufts 6-1. Whether that translates to goals, who knows, but I don't think UMB has any illusions of going home without putting up a fight (Pun fully intended sorry, sorry, had to, couldn't resist). Seriously, though, UMB more than holding its own, at least as far as the stats go.

[Mr.Right]

Yes they are...Tufts looks VERY FLAT so far...Almost like all they needed to do was show and win but to be honest I am watching Amherst v Brandeis and listening to Tufts v UMB.

[blooter442]

Woodhouse in the Brandeis goal has dealt well with the inevitable barrage of high balls into the box. Owen has done the same for Amherst, and I must say I didn't think he could have done anything about the goal.

[Mr.Right]

Brandeis holding their own and more v Amherst 1st Half. They have looked the better team but they have had a few questionable giveaway's by their backs but Amherst has not converted on them. They must be more cautious with short square balls in the back v Amherst because of Martin and Hlionmaz.


NOTE:  Rumor has it this quite possibly will be the final year for Mike Coven at Brandeis. Not 100% sure but I have heard this from a couple different people. A final 4 would be a great way to go out but I am jumping ahead of myself...

[blooter442]

NOTE:  Rumor has it this quite possibly will be the final year for Mike Coven at Brandeis. Not 100% sure but I have heard this from a couple different people. A final 4 would be a great way to go out but I am jumping ahead of myself...

Obviously a rumor, but I can see it. Coven has had an illustrious career and Margolis has been waiting in the wings and has been running the tactics for the most part from what I know.

[Mr.Right]

Orozco finishes a nice cross and heads it past Brandeis GK Woodhouse who had no chance...1-1

[blooter442]

Orozco finishes a nice cross and heads it past Brandeis GK Woodhouse who had no chance...1-1

Finely poised. I said that I thought Brandeis needed a second goal...wonder if they will keep going forward for the winner. I would suspect so, but I would imagine that Amherst might have the advantage if the game goes to PKs with Owen being a PK specialist.

[blooter442]

Amherst appealing for a handball in the box. Looked like it might have been one to me but nothing given. Judges perhaps lucky to get away with one there.

[blooter442]

Elsewhere, Tufts finally breaks the deadlock against UMB and Redlands up 1-0 on Chicago in the first half. Tufts started slowly but has grown into the game, but I think that - at least based on their flat start today - Trinity or Kenyon could give them a stern test tomorrow.