Mid-Atlantic Region

[Hopkins92]

NEAC
(I think top 6 go? Just looking at the 2019 set-up. Everyone has a game in hand on #1)
PS Harrisburg - 21
St. Mary's - 15
Lan Bible - 11
PS Berks - 9
PS Abington - 8
Penn College - 6
Morrisville St. - 4
Wells - 3
Galludet - 3

The NEAC is now the United East Conference (UEC).  And they will only have a 4-team conference championship tournament this year according to their Men's and Women's Soccer Operating Code, page 4.

Thanks, FW. I was getting pulled into a work thing and just kind of gave up trying to figure all that out.

[Ejay]

Remaining games...

Centennial
(with 2 conf games to go, top 5 make playoffs)
JHU - 18 pts (Muhl/F&M - 17 pts combined)
F&M - 13 pts (Ursinus/JHU - 30 pts combined)
Bullets - 13 (Fords/Muhles - 16 pts combined)
Swat - 13 (Devils/Fords - 13 pts combined)
WashC -13 (McD/Devils - 4 pts combined)
Ursinus - 12 (F&M/McD - 16 pts combined)
Fords - 12 (Getty/Swat - 26 pts combined)


Landmark
(Top 4 qualify, 2 conf games left)
Catholic - 10 (Susq/Jun - 15 pts combined)
Drew - 10 (Etown/Morav - 11 pts combined)
Etown - 10 (Drew/Scran - 16 pts combined)
Susq. - 10 - (Cath/Gouch - 13 pts combined)
Scranton - 6 (Morav/Etown - 11 pts combined)
Juniata - 5  (Gouch/Cath - 13 pts combined)
Gooch - 3
Moravain - 1

MAC Commonwealth
(Top 5 qualify, Stevenson, and the teams with 6 points have a game in hand)
Messiah - 18 (Wid/Hood - 9 pts combined)
Stevenson - 12 (Alv/York/LVC - 27 pts combined)
Leb Valley - 12 (Hood/Stevenson - 15 pts combined)
Alvernia - 9 (Stevenson/Alb/Hood - 16 pts combined)
Eastern - 6 (York/Wide/Alb - 12 pts combined)
Widener - 6 (Mess/East/York - 30 pts combined)
York - 6 (East/Stevenson/Wide - 24 pts combined)
Hood - 3
Albright - 0

MAC Freedom
(Top 5, everyone has a game in hand over Arcadia)
Misericordia - 12 (FDU/DeS/King - 23 pts combined)
King's - 12 - (Arc/Lyc/Mis - 33 pts combined)
Arcadia - 12 (King/DelV - 12 pts combined)
Wilkes - 9 (Stev/DelV/DeS - 13 pts combined)
Lycoming - 9 (DeS/King/Stev - 25 pts combined)
DeSales - 7 (Lyc/Mis/Wilk - 30 pts combined)
Stevens - 6 (Wilk/FDU/Lyc - 22 pts combined)
FDU - Florham - 4
Del Valley - 0

[NEPAFAN]

Time for some new energy at Scranton, great facility a few  years old, women's soccer and field hockey excelling. Men's team plodding along with an anemic offense. This program can be better.

I haven't watched many of their matches closely. Are they missing anyone? It seems to me that they should be right there pushing for what is a very winnable Landmark title this year.

One that I am aware of left the team. Coach's wife is the women's coach. I wonder if that complicates things

[backheel18]

Time for some new energy at Scranton, great facility a few  years old, women's soccer and field hockey excelling. Men's team plodding along with an anemic offense. This program can be better.

I haven't watched many of their matches closely. Are they missing anyone? It seems to me that they should be right there pushing for what is a very winnable Landmark title this year.

One that I am aware of left the team. Coach's wife is the women's coach. I wonder if that complicates things

Not sure. Piv has always struck me as a good guy that runs a solid program. He has always been able to get a few game changer type players that have given him success to go a long with a solid team and fairly deep bench. Other coaches seem to really respect him.

The new facility is very nice, but I always wonder if sitting off campus hinders the atmosphere they could have. Plus, I miss the train rolling by at the old field, but I'm sure most coaches do not miss how narrow that pitch was.

Like I said, I think a number of teams could win the Landmark. Not sure I have seen anything out of any of them that shows they could win more than one game or so in the tournament when it comes time.

[Ejay]

Centennial
(with 2 conf games to go, top 5 make playoffs)
JHU - 18 pts (Muhl/F&M - 17 pts combined)
F&M - 13 pts (Ursinus/JHU - 30 pts combined)
Bullets - 13 (Fords/Muhles - 16 pts combined)
Swat - 13 (Devils/Fords - 13 pts combined)
WashC -13 (McD/Devils - 4 pts combined)
Ursinus - 12 (F&M/McD - 16 pts combined)
Fords - 12 (Getty/Swat - 26 pts combined)
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Haverford loses to Gettysburg and Ursinus loses to F&M...that's the season.  Still games to be played for seeding, but playoffs will include JHU, F&M, Bullets, Swarthmore, WashingtonC. 



Landmark
(Top 4 qualify, 2 conf games left)
Catholic - 10 (Susq/Jun - 15 pts combined)
Drew - 10 (Etown/Morav - 11 pts combined)
Etown - 10 (Drew/Scran - 16 pts combined)
Susq. - 10 - (Cath/Gouch - 13 pts combined)
Scranton - 6 (Morav/Etown - 11 pts combined)
Juniata - 5  (Gouch/Cath - 13 pts combined)
Gooch - 3
Moravain - 1
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Scranton loses to Moravian in OT and that's the ballgame.  Playoffs will include Catholic, Drew, Etown, Susquehanna.  Final seeding to TBD.



MAC Commonwealth
(Top 5 qualify, Stevenson, and the teams with 6 points have a game in hand)
Messiah - 18 (Wid/Hood - 9 pts combined)
Stevenson - 12 (Alv/York/LVC - 27 pts combined)
Leb Valley - 12 (Hood/Stevenson - 15 pts combined)
Alvernia - 9 (Stevenson/Alb/Hood - 16 pts combined)
Eastern - 6 (York/Wide/Alb - 12 pts combined)
Widener - 6 (Mess/East/York - 30 pts combined)
York - 6 (East/Stevenson/Wide - 24 pts combined)
Hood - 3
Albright - 0
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Still much to be determined, but huge 1-0 win for Alvernia over Stevenson, and York 2-0  over Eastern.  Updated Standings:
Messiah - 21 pts
LVC - 15 pts
Alvernia - 12 pts (Albright/Hood)
Stevenson - 12 pts (York/LVC)
York - 9 pts (Stevenson/Widener)
Eastern - 6 pts (Widener/Albright)
Widener - 6 pts  (Eastern/York)
Hood - 3 pts
Albright - 0 pts


MAC Freedom
(Top 5, everyone has a game in hand over Arcadia)
Misericordia - 12 (FDU/DeS/King - 23 pts combined)
King's - 12 - (Arc/Lyc/Mis - 33 pts combined)
Arcadia - 12 (King/DelV - 12 pts combined)
Wilkes - 9 (Stev/DelV/DeS - 13 pts combined)
Lycoming - 9 (DeS/King/Stev - 25 pts combined)
DeSales - 7 (Lyc/Mis/Wilk - 30 pts combined)
Stevens - 6 (Wilk/FDU/Lyc - 22 pts combined)
FDU - Florham - 4
Del Valley - 0
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Also a lot to be determined in the final week.
Arcadia - 15 pts (DelVal)
Misericordia - 12 pts (DeSales/Kings)
King's - 12 pts (Lycoming/Misericordia)
DeSales - 10 pts (Misericordia/Wilkes)
Wilkes - 9 pts (DelVal/DeSales)
Stevens - 9 pts (FDU/Lycoming)
Lycoming - 9 pts (Kings/Stevens)
FDU - 7 pts
DelVal - 0 pts

[NEPAFAN]

Time for some new energy at Scranton, great facility a few  years old, women's soccer and field hockey excelling. Men's team plodding along with an anemic offense. This program can be better.

I haven't watched many of their matches closely. Are they missing anyone? It seems to me that they should be right there pushing for what is a very winnable Landmark title this year.

One that I am aware of left the team. Coach's wife is the women's coach. I wonder if that complicates things

Not sure. Piv has always struck me as a good guy that runs a solid program. He has always been able to get a few game changer type players that have given him success to go a long with a solid team and fairly deep bench. Other coaches seem to really respect him.

The new facility is very nice, but I always wonder if sitting off campus hinders the atmosphere they could have. Plus, I miss the train rolling by at the old field, but I'm sure most coaches do not miss how narrow that pitch was.

Like I said, I think a number of teams could win the Landmark. Not sure I have seen anything out of any of them that shows they could win more than one game or so in the tournament when it comes time.

Appreciate the insight. Take away 4 goals scored against Marywood and the team has 6 goals on the season. Just wondering out loud, how good the program could be....

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

MAF Top 10 (Week 8)
1. Messiah (13-0-2)
2. F&M (12-2-1)
3. Leb Val (12-3-0)
4. Hopkins (11-2-2)
5. Swarthmore (10-3-2)
6. Gettysburg (10-3-2)
7. Wash College (10-4-1)
8. Misericordia (10-3-0)
9. Alvernia (11-4-0)
10. Eastern (8-5-3)

RV:
Stevens (8-6-1)
Catholic (8-5-2)
Etown (8-5-2)

Dropped Out:
Lycoming (7-6-3)
Ursinus (8-6-1)
Wilkes (10-6-0)
Haverford (7-8-1)

[Hopkins92]

Midweek Games of Note

Hood @ Messiah - Wed, 7p - https://gomessiah.com/watch/?Live=498&type=Live
LVC @ F&M - Tue, 7p - https://www.centennialconference.tv/godiplomats/
Hop - Idle
Swat - Idle
Catholic @ Bullets - Wed, 7p - https://www.centennialconference.tv/gettysburgbullets/
WashC - Idle
DeSales @ Misery - They are pointing to a YouTube channel. Need to check back on Game Day
Albright @ Alvernia - Wed, 7p - https://albrightathletics.com/sports/2017/8/16/webcasts.aspx
Widener @ Eastern  - Wed, 3p - https://team1sports.com/goeasterneagles/
Stevens @ FDU-F - Wed, 7p - https://fdudevils.com/watch/?Live=513&type=Live
Etown - Idle

[Hopkins92]

Obvious Point Alert!

That tilt up in Lancaster on Tuesday is a real doozy. Tough game to plant at this point in the season, right at the tail end of conference play.

[SimpleCoach]

Obvious Point Alert!

That tilt up in Lancaster on Tuesday is a real doozy. Tough game to plant at this point in the season, right at the tail end of conference play.

Not sure I can endure another Neanderthal Ballgame ...

[Falconer]

Falcons in total control at the half,4-0 vs Hood. Shots 19-1. Hood isn't having their best year, but even so they seem hapless in a flat 4-man defensive wall trying to create offsides calls. The Falcons are in high gear now, playing at a Final Four level as they have been most of the season—not something I can honestly say that often, but this year they are consistently dominant and always dangerous.

Good to see Kokolios finally back in the lineup. And, he has a goal tonight to boost his confidence. They need him up to speed for the tournament, esp since CM Luke Groothius suffered a season-ending injury early in the OT win over Eastern. I dare say, that injury may have been partly responsible for the result Eastern got. You don't just replace a Luke Groothius, one of the very best players in D3. But, this year's team is loaded with very experienced, talented players, and Luke Brautigam has stepped up magnificently to fill that role. He's a big-time player, like his brother (whose OT goal beat Brandeis in the Final Four in 2017). The loss of LG is still huge and could negatively impact the post-season, but Brautigam really has been a worthy replacement. Adam Cole is also back from injury, helping solidify the back line for what's next.

One game remains on the schedule: a rescheduled tilt with PSU-HBg on Friday. With heavy rain expected all day then, I won't be surprised if it can't be played. Given that the opponent is now ranked, it would be the perfect way to round out what has been an undefeated season so far. We'll see what happens.

[Hopkins92]

Bullets v. Bishops was a fun game. Bullets with a nice 2-1 win, but Catholic was a very game squad.

Messiah demolished Hood.
Alvernia 3-0 win to keep their season going.
As noted here and other threads, game of the day in this region was Eastern with a nice 3-2 win against a scrappy Pride (widener) squad. 2-0 went to 2-2 and then one of the prettier free-kick goals you'll see from the Eagles to ice it.

[paclassic89]

Nice win from Eastern but their season is over after York's win over Stevenson tonight.  The MACC tournament field is set going into the final gameday.  Still some jostling left for seeding but Messiah, Alvernia, LVC, York, and Stevenson have clinched spots.

[paclassic89]

Region V - Top 10 Regional Rankings - October 27, 2021

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Rank	School	D3 Record	D3 SOS	RPI	RvR	Overall Record	Prev Rank
1	Messiah	13-0-2	.58	.668	5-0-0	13-0-2	1
2	F&M	12-2-1	.581	.644	1-2-1	12-2-1	2
3	Washington College	10-4-1	.615	.636	3-3-1	10-4-1	4
4	Gettysburg	10-3-2	.588	.624	2-2-2	10-3-2	5
5	Alvernia	12-4-0	.578	.621	1-2-0	12-4-0	8
6	Johns Hopkins	11-2-2	.558	.619	4-1-0	11-2-2	6
7	Swarthmore	10-3-2	.577	.616	3-2-2	10-3-2	3
8	Lebanon Valley	12-3-0	.540	.605	2-3-0	12-3-0	9
9	Eastern	8-5-2	.606	.605	1-3-1	8-5-2	7
10	Stevenson	7-7-2	.594	.571	1-6-1	7-7-2	UR

*NOTE* This is an unofficial ranking using the RPI formula that is used for D1 sports.  It may give some insight into how the ranking committee factors in SoS and RvR when compared against the official NCAA rankings

[Hopkins92]

Messiah allows a goal against the run of play to PSU-H... 1-0 with about 15 left in 1st half.

Lions with the upset. 1-0...