2018 Season - National Perspective

[4samuy]

Yeah. Pretty impressive 4 straight on the road for Chicago (southwestern,trinity, Benedictine and north park) and still games with Wheaton, Loras and Calvin before UAA play.

[jknezek]

Emory is susceptible to defensive lapses. W&L just about had them in Atlanta last week do to those lapses. They need to tighten up in the back if they want to contend at that Final 4 level.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Calvin beats ONU 9-2 

[D3soccerwatcher]

Hope College beats ONU 1-0.  Moves to 3-0 on the season.

Hopefully Hope is for real.  Would be fantastic for Calvin to get pressured a little more in regular season and for that rivalry to get hot again.

Hope College beat Millikin 3-0 yesterday.  Moves to 4-0 on the season.

[cmackowiakSGSN]

Attacking midfielder Dolph Hegewisch has been a creative force for Salisbury University since stepping on their field two years ago. This year though he had to discover a new way to aid his team toward their main goal.

https://thesuflyer.com/2018/09/10/hegewisch-takes-on-new-role-with-su-midfield/

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

When do Top 25 polls come out? This week? Will post my own thoughts of the early season here today or tomorrow 

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

MAF Top 25 (9/10)
1. Chicago (3-0-1)
2. Messiah (3-0-1)
3. Calvin (4-0-0)
4. Lynchburg (4-0-0)
5. Mary Washington (5-0-0)
6. Amherst (2-0-0)
7. Tufts (2-0-0)
8. F&M (4-0-0)
9. St. Joe's (Maine) (5-0-0)
10. Emory (4-0-0)
11. Trinity (2-0-1)
12. St. Thomas (4-0-0)
13. OWU (3-0-0)
14. Rochester (3-0-0)
15. Loras (2-0-0)
16. Kenyon (3-0-1)
17. St. Lawrence (3-0-1)
18. CMU (3-0-1)
19. Hopkins (4-1-0)
20. Stevens (4-1-0)
21. St Marys (Md) (3-0-2)
22. Cortland St (2-0-2)
23. Wheaton (Ill) (1-0-1)
24. Hope (4-0-0)
25.  Luther (5-0-0)
RV: Dickinson, Lycoming, Centre, Clarkson, TCNJ, St. Norbert, Occidental, WPI, Buff St, DePauw, Capital, RIT, Hamilton, CT College, Williams, Ithaca, William Patterson

[4samuy]

Not sure.  Did see current Massey Ratings are out and had the same top 10,11 or so, just in different spots other than Rochester who I think was in the top ten.

[OldNed]

United Soccer Coaches rankings are out: https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d3/united-soccer-coaches


RANK   SCHOOL   PREV.   W-L-T
1   Messiah   1   3-0-1
2   Chicago   3   3-0-1
3   Tufts   5   2-0-0
4   St. Thomas   6   4-0-0
5   Calvin   7   3-0-0
6   Rochester   9   3-0-0
7   Emory   8   4-0-0
8   Kenyon   22   3-0-1
9   Trinity (Texas)   17   2-0-1
10   Amherst   10   2-0-0
11   Lynchburg   21   4-0-0
12   North Park   NR   2-1-0
13   Franklin & Marshall   NR   4-0-0
14   Carnegie Mellon   NR   3-0-1
15   Mary Hardin-Baylor   16   4-0-0
16   SUNY Cortland   23   2-0-2
17   Saint Joseph's College (Maine)   25   5-0-0
18   Luther   NR   5-0-0
19   Mary Washington   NR   5-0-0
20   St. Lawrence   NR   3-0-1
21   Johns Hopkins   13   4-1-0
22   Capital   NR   2-1-0
23   St. Norbert   NR   4-0-0
24   Claremont-Mudd-Scripps   NR   3-0-0
25   Ohio Wesleyan   NR   3-0-0
Also receiving votes: Lycoming, College of New Jersey, Hope, Connecticut College , Redlands, Otterbein

[blooter442]

14   Carnegie Mellon   NR   3-0-1

Must've been that 10-0 win on Sunday. sarcasm

Emory is susceptible to defensive lapses. W&L just about had them in Atlanta last week do to those lapses. They need to tighten up in the back if they want to contend at that Final 4 level.

Wow. I didn't notice that Emory's OT win over W&L was 5-4. They have been impressive so far this season, and no doubt they get it done offensively, but 4 goals conceded will be a bit concerning (then again, top teams Trinity (TX) and Chicago played to a 3-3 draw). They've got a lot of good players, though I think Khattab is the best by a stretch, and will be a marked man.

[Mr.Right]

Attacking midfielder Dolph Hegewisch has been a creative force for Salisbury University since stepping on their field two years ago. This year though he had to discover a new way to aid his team toward their main goal.

https://thesuflyer.com/2018/09/10/hegewisch-takes-on-new-role-with-su-midfield/

As it seems you are a Salisbury fan I do have a couple questions. Is it just me or has Salisbury really dropped off since Gerry Dibartolo's departure after the 2015 season? IIRC they lost to Tufts in the NCAA's that year. Point is they were a constant in the NCAA's and winning their league along with York(PA) and they have been under .500 the past 2 years. This year has been a good start but they have not really played anyone yet. I know Salisbury is a Lax school but I also know that Dibartolo made Men's Soccer a force in that region. Maryland is just a hotbed of soccer talent and am curious if the new Head Coach is taking longer to assimilate or if he is not getting the same type of talent into the program?

[Domino1195]

MAF Top 25 (9/10)
1. Chicago (3-0-1)
2. Messiah (3-0-1)
3. Calvin (4-0-0)
4. Lynchburg (4-0-0)
5. Mary Washington (5-0-0)
6. Amherst (2-0-0)
7. Tufts (2-0-0)
8. F&M (4-0-0)
9. St. Joe's (Maine) (5-0-0)
10. Emory (4-0-0)
11. Trinity (2-0-1)
12. St. Thomas (4-0-0)
13. OWU (3-0-0)
14. Rochester (3-0-0)
15. Loras (2-0-0)
16. Kenyon (3-0-1)
17. St. Lawrence (3-0-1)
18. CMU (3-0-1)
19. Hopkins (4-1-0)
20. Stevens (4-1-0)
21. St Marys (Md) (3-0-2)
22. Cortland St (2-0-2)
23. Wheaton (Ill) (1-0-1)
24. Hope (4-0-0)
25.  Luther (5-0-0)
RV: Dickinson, Lycoming, Centre, Clarkson, TCNJ, St. Norbert, Occidental, WPI, Buff St, DePauw, Capital, RIT, Hamilton, CT College, Williams, Ithaca, William Patterson

Otterbein drops out completely ? Transylvania road win, Oberlin appears to be in trouble. Going to
the Thomas More game tonight. We shall see

[Flying Weasel]

Am seeing that correctly.  Texas Lutheran is beating Trinity (Tx.) 3-1 midway through the second half!  Twice as many shots (15 to 8), half on frame (SOG 7-1).

[blooter442]

Am seeing that correctly.  Texas Lutheran is beating Trinity (Tx.) 3-1 midway through the second half!  Twice as many shots (15 to 8), half on frame (SOG 7-1).

That appears to be correct, but looks like it was postponed at 61:59.

https://portal.stretchinternet.com/tlu/stats.htm?eventId=471896&streamType=video

[Flying Weasel]

From the play-by-play: Game declared no contest with 26:56 to play. lightning delay with 26:56 to play

That's a shame for Texas Lutheran.