2018 Season - National Perspective

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 10:12:23 AM

Well you can see for yourself what happened in these highlights for MSU and the lowlights for Ramapo....

The first 3 Goals look to be defensive breakdowns and poor GK'ing...4th Goal was a beauty and the 5th was a PK. MSU with a huge statement game and I forgot what a nice stream they have. They will be hosting a pod or two. Ramapo needs to really clean up their defense and I am hoping the GK just had a bad game because if that is how he plays normally Ramapo will be exiting the NCAA's rather quickly. Ramapo will still be a NCAA Pool C.

https://montclairathletics.com/news/2018/11/2/champions-no-7-mens-soccer-claims-njac-title.aspx

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 10:15:24 AM

BTW looking at MSU's non-conference schedule besides Oneonta and Messiah they played maybe 6 cupcakes spread between their NJAC schedule and Messiah and Oneonta. That is a joke compared to some of the other NJAC's but I have noticed in recent years that more and more NJAC teams are playing 1 or 2 very solid non-conference matches and then scheduling about 5-6 cupcakes. Kean might be the worst offender of them all.

Ommadawn · November 03, 2018, 01:03:49 PM

In a game with Pool C implications, SLU is playing a man down to Hobart with the game tied 2-2 heading into the first OT.

Ejay · November 03, 2018, 01:31:31 PM

Nice goal by SLU! Saints are in the final.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 01:34:55 PM

Quote from: Ommadawn on November 03, 2018, 01:03:49 PM
In a game with Pool C implications, SLU is playing a man down to Hobart with the game tied 2-2 heading into the first OT.

Who got the red? Straight Red r 2 Yellows?

Ommadawn · November 03, 2018, 01:50:32 PM

Quote from: Mr.Right on November 03, 2018, 01:34:55 PM
Quote from: Ommadawn on November 03, 2018, 01:03:49 PM
In a game with Pool C implications, SLU is playing a man down to Hobart with the game tied 2-2 heading into the first OT.

Who got the red? Straight Red r 2 Yellows?

With multiple screens going

, I was late to the play. But it was straight red for Crouse according to the play-by-play.

stlawus · November 03, 2018, 01:53:26 PM

It was a straight red card. Crouse was trying to connect on a cross and slid studs up into the keeper. On a normal day he probably wouldn't have slid like that but the slick field conditions propelled him Sol Campbell style right into the keeper. Unlucky but the right call.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 02:35:47 PM

Cortland losing 2-0 with 15 minutes left in 2nd Half to Brockport so there goes another Pool C.

Springfield and Babson 0-0 late 2nd Half.

Some good news for bubble teams is:

Mary Washington leading 1-0 in the 2nd Half on St.Mary's

Trinity TX defeated Texas Lutheran in OT in what I think was a Semi-Final.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 02:49:03 PM

Springfield defeats Babson in unbelievable fashion to secure their 2nd straight NEWMAC title and there goes another Pool C as Babson certainly will get a bid.

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 02:51:10 PM

Jeez...After just sneaking by Wabash midweek Kenyon rips apart OWU 4-0 to secure their NCAA berth and keep bubble teams alive. Jay Martin at OWU has to be over 70 years old and it might be time to get some new blood into the program. He does not seem like he wants to give up the reins though.

D3bandwagon · November 03, 2018, 02:51:25 PM

With so many Pool C bids who do you think will be the last four in and first four out? Do teams like Capital or Hope have a chance of squeezing in?

Mr.Right · November 03, 2018, 02:58:12 PM

Quote from: D3bandwagon on November 03, 2018, 02:51:25 PM
With so many Pool C bids who do you think will be the last four in and first four out? Do teams like Capital or Hope have a chance of squeezing in?

That cannot be answered realistically until tomorrow night as there are to many games still to be played with serious consequence.

PaulNewman · November 03, 2018, 04:16:18 PM

Pool Cs so far....

Tufts
CWRU
Cortland St
Rochester
Conn College
Johns Hopkins
Carnegie Mellon
Ramapo
NYU
Amherst
Babson
Haverford/F&M

That's 12....7 left....

Now what happens with John Carroll, Williams, Messiah, SLU, Trinity, Luther, North Park, Oglethorpe with AQs....Claremont-Mudd Scripps? Hope? St Thomas? Midd? Capital? Lycoming? Capital? GAC? Carleton? Rowan/Will Paterson? Dickinson? New Paltz/Oneonta?

TheGreenKnight920 · November 03, 2018, 05:03:20 PM

Previously unbeaten SNC falls 2-1 in conference final to Knox...I'm sure the committee would love to have some 5 loss UAA team in over them, which is an absolute shame and a real testament to how subjectivity in any selection process is utterly ridiculous when you have metrics other than SOS.

PaulNewman · November 03, 2018, 05:22:10 PM

Quote from: TheGreenKnight920 on November 03, 2018, 05:03:20 PM
Previously unbeaten SNC falls 2-1 in conference final to Knox...I'm sure the committee would love to have some 5 loss UAA team in over them, which is an absolute shame and a real testament to how subjectivity in any selection process is utterly ridiculous when you have metrics other than SOS.

Don't give up all hope just yet. SNC should get a decent SoS bump to maybe .535ish, and have RvR of 2-0, and if somehow Knox gets ranked (not sure of their SoS) but they now have several ranked wins and a good record as well, then SNC would have a RvR of 3-1. Their problem right now isn't the UAA teams. They need to jump GAC and another 1-2 ranked North teams.