UAA 2017

[Ommadawn]

I like the WashU commentator. Fairly objective and relateable and does a good job of keeping viewers interested in a game that is still scoreless.

Agreed.  Good camera work, too, and a super clear picture.

[blooter442]

On the whole, Rochester has probably had the better chances, but WashU has looked more and more dangerous, particularly late in the second half. Now in OT.

[blooter442]

Agreed.  Good camera work, too, and a super clear picture.

Did you hear the interaction re: a potential NCAA record for corner kicks in a match? (There is none, but the announcer joked they want to lay claim to it.) Pretty funny that someone looked it up.

[blooter442]

WashU looks to be very good on the counter. Some pace down the sides pluce the size of Sproule in the middle makes them an intimidating outfit to defend against.

[blooter442]

Rochester wins it in the 2nd OT. A long ball that wasn't dealt with by the WashU defense, forcing the freshman backup GK to come out to try to chest it. WashU defender couldn't clear it, ball got tapped to Rouin who finished. Perhaps a bit of inexperience showing on that play from the GK, but it wasn't an easy situation, and he certainly wasn't helped by his teammates who left him out cold.

[Ommadawn]

Not a lot of possession in this game.  Rochester seemed pretty lumpy, particularly in the second half.  For a 2OT game in warm weather, the pace was pretty frantic throughout.  Wash U definitely seemed to carry play toward the end of the second half and in the OT periods.

[Ommadawn]

Agreed.  Good camera work, too, and a super clear picture.

Did you hear the interaction re: a potential NCAA record for corner kicks in a match? (There is none, but the announcer joked they want to lay claim to it.) Pretty funny that someone looked it up.

I think the announcer has been at it a few years, and it's cool that he had an associate scouring the NCAA record book during the webcast.

[blooter442]

Not a lot of possession in this game.  Rochester seemed pretty lumpy, particularly in the second half.  For a 2OT game in warm weather, the pace was pretty frantic throughout.  Wash U definitely seemed to carry play toward the end of the second half and in the OT periods.

Yup, and it seemed pretty fitting it was decided by a defensive breakdown. I think Rochester is very athletic and can put together things in spurts, but their play does seem a bit frantic at times. Also I think they tend to come out hard but fade a bit towards the end, as happened today. As far as WashU goes, they just lacked a bit of composure in the final third -- I'd say Rochester had the better of the opportunities throughout the game but WashU had an extensive series of chances late in regulation that could have been put away with better finishing.

[blooter442]

Earlier this week, I said that Rochester didn't have any stars offensively. After looking closer at their team stats, I realized that I was wrong: Rouin leads the team with 8 goals and is 2nd in the UAA in that category, so he has definitely stepped up in the goalscoring department for the Yellowjackets.

Those are definitely good numbers, and a drastic improvement over 2 goals last year. However, 6 of those 8 have been against teams below .500 -- 3 against 3-5-2 RIT, 2 against 3-7-1 Alfred, and 1 against a Misericordia side that is 0-12-1. I am not suggesting he is a flat-track bully, but I am curious as to whether he can keep up his goalscoring form as UR gets further into its UAA schedule. (He did get the winner against WashU in 2OT, so there's that.)

As for Rochester, they have looked decent, even if not as talented as in years past. The Buffalo State loss didn't look good at the time, but given the Bengals' season thus far (most recently a win over Cortland State) it doesn't look as bad now, although a 4-1 thumping at home against Chicago definitely would have raised some questions. I thought they might struggle with the losses of Ben Swanger and Greblick, but 7-2-2 isn't bad at all. Then again, last year I thought they were a bit overrated in the early part of the year despite going 7-0-1, and that proved to be as they went 2-3-2 in the UAA and got hammered 3-0 by Vassar in October, so I'll be curious to see where they finish up. Brandeis has beaten them the last two years, including winning the UAA at Rochester in 2015, but I have no doubt UR will come out fired up and be out for revenge. Should be a good battle.

[Shooter McGavin]

How many teams will be coming out of the UAA this year? 4? 5? 3?

Most likely: Chicago, Brandeis, Emory, CMU

Maybe: Rochester

Stretch: Wash U, NYU

Out: Case Western

[Mr.Right]

I have seen Brandeis about 4 times and I caught CMU when they played at Brandeis this past weekend. I really need to catch Chicago and Emory. These Friday night games tomorrow will give me that chance. Once I see more of these teams I can predict a little better. Am I correct or will the UR game v Brandeis tomorrow be pay to watch? Hope not.

Brandeis has a very tough trip here at UR and at Emory..If I remember correctly these 2 games really tripped them up in 2013 when they lost both of them and went from #2 in New England to i think #5. I think they are playing some really great futbol as of late and really looked good at home v MIT and CMU as I caught both those games. 1st Half v CMU was really well played but the 2nd half CMU showed why they are a good team. Brandeis was holding on a bit but they did not concede and have not conceded in the league yet.

I am surprised that CMU is on the road again this weekend at Chicago and Wash U....I am going to watch that game at Chicago tomorrow night as that could be the game of the night. My guess is CMU will not come out flat as they did at Brandeis and if they play like they did in the 2nd Half they will have a good chance to steal that game. I said it last weekend but CMU does not have more than a win or 2 v a refionally ranked team IMO...Maybe Redlands..and the draw with JCU is helpful but they are going to need a BIG victory for their resume and if you look at their schedule this is really the only game to give them that chance unless Wash U turns it around fast.

I will be shocked if UR is regionally ranked as their SOS like Bloots said looks to be waaay down this year. If they lose to Brandeis they will be 7-3-2 with a SOS of about I would guess .545-.555. If they get ranked in the East that will raise some eyebrows. Has anyone seen them play this year? will they sit in v Brandeis? or will they play them straight up?

The other team to catch is Emory as I enjoy their home stream as it has a nice perfect angle to watch futbol..At least it used to...That win over Chicago gives them what CMU will be looking for. Other than that I do not see much but at 9-2-0 and if they go 1-0-1 this weekend v NYU and Brandeis they are going to be in very good shape..

Wash U has lost 3 in a row and their schedule does not get any easier. You have to figure Case is going to snag a win or 2 in the UAA and with the best SOS in the country even with a 5-5-1 record they are not out of the conversation yet especially with that huge win over Lycoming. Maybe the 5 they posted on NYU will get them going and from reading on here it sounds like they blew a 2-0 lead v Oberlin but maybe they are starting to come around getting goals

[blooter442]

I have seen Brandeis about 4 times and I caught CMU when they played at Brandeis this past weekend. I really need to catch Chicago and Emory. These Friday night games tomorrow will give me that chance. Once I see more of these teams I can predict a little better. Am I correct or will the UR game v Brandeis tomorrow be pay to watch? Hope not.

Brandeis has a very tough trip here at UR and at Emory..If I remember correctly these 2 games really tripped them up in 2013 when they lost both of them and went from #2 in New England to i think #5. I think they are playing some really great futbol as of late and really looked good at home v MIT and CMU as I caught both those games. 1st Half v CMU was really well played but the 2nd half CMU showed why they are a good team. Brandeis was holding on a bit but they did not concede and have not conceded in the league yet.

I am surprised that CMU is on the road again this weekend at Chicago and Wash U....I am going to watch that game at Chicago tomorrow night as that could be the game of the night. My guess is CMU will not come out flat as they did at Brandeis and if they play like they did in the 2nd Half they will have a good chance to steal that game. I said it last weekend but CMU does not have more than a win or 2 v a refionally ranked team IMO...Maybe Redlands..and the draw with JCU is helpful but they are going to need a BIG victory for their resume and if you look at their schedule this is really the only game to give them that chance unless Wash U turns it around fast.

I will be shocked if UR is regionally ranked as their SOS like Bloots said looks to be waaay down this year. If they lose to Brandeis they will be 7-3-2 with a SOS of about I would guess .545-.555. If they get ranked in the East that will raise some eyebrows. Has anyone seen them play this year? will they sit in v Brandeis? or will they play them straight up?

The other team to catch is Emory as I enjoy their home stream as it has a nice perfect angle to watch futbol..At least it used to...That win over Chicago gives them what CMU will be looking for. Other than that I do not see much but at 9-2-0 and if they go 1-0-1 this weekend v NYU and Brandeis they are going to be in very good shape..

Wash U has lost 3 in a row and their schedule does not get any easier. You have to figure Case is going to snag a win or 2 in the UAA and with the best SOS in the country even with a 5-5-1 record they are not out of the conversation yet especially with that huge win over Lycoming. Maybe the 5 they posted on NYU will get them going and from reading on here it sounds like they blew a 2-0 lead v Oberlin but maybe they are starting to come around getting goals

Great stuff, Mr.Right. You are correct that Brandeis lost in 2013 to UR and Emory, although UR was at home. However, they did beat both Emory and Rochester on the road to win the UAA in 2015, and I'll admit I was pretty sure they'd go 0-2 during that trip, so what do I know? I'm guessing UR plays Brandeis straight up, particularly at home -- what I respect about Rochester is that they are athletic and fight for everything and also that they don't seem like a "park the bus" type of team (that said, the latter could also be their downfall against stronger opposition -- I feel like they are the type who tends to come out guns blazing no matter the opposition, which can be costly). As for Emory, curious to see how they play, particularly after an impressive result last weekend.

[blooter442]

I am not suggesting he is a flat-track bully, but I am curious as to whether he can keep up his goalscoring form as UR gets further into its UAA schedule. (He did get the winner against WashU in 2OT, so there's that.)

Just like that, Rouin scores again for Rochester. Fair enough answer! That's 2 in 2 UAA games and 9 on the season. A good total for the year and there's still half of October left.

[blooter442]

As an aside, I refuse to pay to watch Rochester's stream (out of principle, after I paid two years ago and Brandeis won the UAA title there, but I didn't get to see the game because apparently ad blockers invalidate the player -- something I only found out after). Regardless, Rochester seems to be dominating stats-wise -- 7-1 shots, 2-0 SOG.

If Brandeis can get into halftime only one goal adrift, I think they'd be happy with that given the strength of the UR performance thus far. Perhaps this performance is Judgement for poking the Yellowjacket nest two years in a row (terrible pun, don't you dare laugh at that).

[Mr.Right]

Yea I was looking forward to watching Brandeis to see how they would play but am not paying that fee either.