UAA 2018

Mr.Right · October 06, 2018, 12:50:19 PM

Brandeis gives CMU a golden opportunity with 10 minutes left off a questionable foul call by the ref right at the top of the box. CMU kid hits a beauty that clangs off the post and out of bounds...Brandeis playing with fire here as CMU has really turned up the heat...Good finish

blooter442 · October 06, 2018, 01:06:27 PM

Monster win for Brandeis. They rode their luck at times but perhaps that's the Judges' luck starting to even itself out. They were all over CMU in the first half and Casey's goal was a banger. CMU came back in the second hard but the Judges get a huge win.

Quote from: Mr.Right on October 06, 2018, 12:26:41 PM
As predicted Brandeis is in a 4-2-3-1 but when they lose the ball they are collapsing into a 4-5-1 with their wide players pinching in tight.

The Tufts scheme.

Quote from: Mr.Right on October 06, 2018, 11:42:09 AM
Brandeis at CMU looks to be a very even and entertaining game as it is 0-0 with about 10 minutes left in the 1st Half...Ref has some serious rabbit ears as he gives Margolis a Yellow Card for complaining about a potential hand ball in the box. Actually, it was either Assistant Coach Adam Batista or Zach Abdu-Glass who was complaining that led to the Yellow Card...Good game though

It was Batista I think who prompted the yellow but Margolis asked the ref why it merited a yellow. That's the first time I've ever heard him talk to a ref, and I have to say -- given that he also brandished a yellow in the second half to the CMU coaching staff -- he is a bit sensitive.

Mr.Right · October 06, 2018, 01:10:42 PM

Brandeis holds on to a 1-0 Win at CMU. Great effort by both teams frankly but Brandeis buried their chance and CMU did not. Good ranked Win for Brandeis and a solid 1-0-1 start in the UAA. Brandeis now has 6 days off to prepare for the biggest weekend of their season next Friday/Sunday with Home matches v UR and Emory. This Win should give them a nice confidence boost heading into that weekend but they cannot let up as they are 6-4-1. Jeez those losses v Gordon and at WPI are absolute killers as they should have seen out a Draw at WPI and v Gordon. Had they done that they would have been a more respectable 6-2-3 but now they have to keep digging out of this early season hole. CMU has now not defeated Brandeis in 6 years which again is amazing to me as you would figure in such a tight league they would have snuck a Win in somewhere.

Mr.Right · October 06, 2018, 01:13:32 PM

I will say I like the competitiveness of CMU's #14 Jacob Moskowitz who was PISSED that they lost that game. He worked hard all game and you got to love it when players hate to lose. That is what makes good teams great.

WUPHF · October 06, 2018, 04:13:21 PM

NYU defeats Case Western Reserve 3-0 on the road. Holy moly!

Chicago over Emory 2-0 on the road.

Buck O. · October 07, 2018, 11:37:38 AM

Quote from: Mr.Right on October 06, 2018, 12:26:41 PM
As predicted Brandeis is in a 4-2-3-1 but when they lose the ball they are collapsing into a 4-5-1 with their wide players pinching in tight. I like the tactics to keep this lead...CMU bench/Head Coach gets a Yellow Card for yelling at the ref. The ref is definitely a bit sensitive but CMU bench is a bit of a disgrace with all the yelling/complaining. IIRC there is no love lost between these two Coaching staffs as a couple years ago I believe there was a ton of back and forth between the Coaching staffs in a match at Brandeis.

Yeah, it was at last year's game. There was a scuffle following a foul in the second half, and although I didn't notice it at the time, there was some sort of an issue in the post-game that I think you're referring to.

WUPHF · October 07, 2018, 12:15:07 PM

Rochester paywalls soccer games too.

Washington University leads No. 6 2-0 early in the second half thanks to Ryan and Will Sproule. The Bears are outshooting the Yellowjackets 8-4 (5-1 shots on frame).

WUPHF · October 07, 2018, 12:26:39 PM

And, just like that Rochester ties it up with two goals within five minutes. 2-2 in Rochester.

Mr.Right · October 08, 2018, 02:02:44 PM

We should have a better idea this weekend after each team plays two more games on if anyone can bring Chicago back to the pack. Even if Case and CMU can get Draws at Home v Chicago it would give EVERYONE a chance at the title except maybe Emory who must Win 2 Games this weekend at NYU and at Brandeis...That might be a tough ask for Emory as their game at NYU might draw some fans because NYU is giving away as much free pizza and a free t-shirt to everyone who attends. Not sure how it works these days but when I was in school I was a sucker for free pizza...Speaking of NYU they are finally bring in some players as most of their contribution is coming from Frosh and Soph at least in attack. Frosh Oliver Kleban leads the team with 5 Goals and Junior Owen Smith has 4 Goals and 4 Assists(including the GW'er at Case). Louis Meeks is another Frosh really producing this year. The 5'6 duo of Maxi Rodriguez and Sergio Monton are also contributing and they are led in net by 6'2 Senior GK Grant Engel. With Emory and UR coming into town on the weekend we will be able to see if NYU can show they are for real.

WUPHF · October 08, 2018, 04:35:20 PM

It is possible to find free pizza at WUSTL almost every day of the week and yet it still brings them in. Hey free pizza. Does NYU have to bus students (or do students have to take the bus or train) to games?

WUPHF · October 09, 2018, 03:33:08 PM

The 5-4-1 Washington University Bears are ranked No. 23

Case Western Reserve lost to NYU and moved up in the rankings.

blooter442 · October 09, 2018, 03:38:22 PM

Quote from: WUPHF on October 09, 2018, 03:33:08 PM
The 5-4-1 Washington University Bears are ranked No. 23

Case Western Reserve lost to NYU and moved up in the rankings.

Hm. With WashU, I mean, after losing their first four, they have been unbeaten in 5 of their last 7, including a seismic win over Emory and a credible draw at Rochester, but I still find that interesting. With Case, I figure that's a product of other teams losing (and getting bumped down more than the Spartans).

WUPHF · October 09, 2018, 03:59:57 PM

The other teams losing theory surely explains the rise of both teams.

This is going to be an exciting weekend with games on both Friday and Sunday. Chicago and Washington University traveling to Case and Carnegie. Rochester and Emory traveling to NYU and Brandeis.

Flying Weasel · October 09, 2018, 08:33:09 PM

Well, even though the USC is not still putting the regional #1's in the top eight spots, then the regional #2's in spots 9 thru 16, followed by the regional #3's, and lastly a one lucky regional #4, they do still take three teams from each region and a fourth from one region. Therefore, WashU's national ranking is due to its being #3 in the Central region. Now that begs the question, how did they manage a #3 rankings in the Central region? They were #6 last week and then go winless (a loss and a tie) and somehow, now 5-4-1, jump to #3, moving ahead of North Park (7-2-0) who won their only game. Go figure?!?

blooter442 · October 09, 2018, 08:37:54 PM

Quote from: Flying Weasel on October 09, 2018, 08:33:09 PM
Well, even though the USC is not still putting the regional #1's in the top eight spots, then the regional #2's in spots 9 thru 16, followed by the regional #3's, and lastly a one lucky regional #4, they do still take three teams from each region and a fourth from one region. Therefore, WashU's national ranking is due to its being #3 in the Central region. Now that begs the question, how did they manage a #3 rankings in the Central region? They were #6 last week and then go winless (a loss and a tie) and somehow, now 5-4-1, jump to #3, moving ahead of North Park (7-2-0) who won their only game. Go figure?!?

My initial thought was that perhaps it was like when Thomas College got into the USC rankings in 2015 (in all likelihood) because someone meant to put in Thomas More...maybe this was a similar situation with WashU and Mary Washington?