UAA 2018

[PaulNewman]

Wow.  CWRU in OT over UR.....CMU 2-0 over Emory.

[Mr.Right]

Case defeats UR 3-2 in OT.....Brandeis had a real chance here to climb the standings but they need to clean this stuff up and find 2 Goals.

[PaulNewman]

Emory close to 0-5-0 and should be well on their way to host a 1st/2nd Rnd Pod

LOL...+k

[Gregory Sager]

It honestly depends, but I know one approach if you are Washington University or Chicago and your Friday game is against Rochester and your Sunday game is against Emory...

You fly to Atlanta, then fly direct to Rochester, spend the night, play, then fly direct back to Atlanta, play, then back home.

Thank you!  I actually know my cities pretty well and had a kid go to Rochester and there almost never we're direct flights from Boston.  In my experience, Buffalo, while much bigger, also doesn't have a ton of direct flights from many big cities.  Surprised to hear there is a direct from Atlanta.

P.S.  And in fact, there's not a huge difference between the 2nd and 3rd largest cities in NY State......260kish versus 210kish.

There is a big difference between their respective airports in terms of passenger enplanements, though.

[Gregory Sager]

Chciago leads NYU at the half, 1-0, on a Sam Drablos strike in the 32nd minute.

[tjcummingsfan]

And it could (should?) be 1-1, I thought that was a clear penalty that the ref missed when the U of C goalkeeper took down the NYU player.   

[PaulNewman]

It honestly depends, but I know one approach if you are Washington University or Chicago and your Friday game is against Rochester and your Sunday game is against Emory...

You fly to Atlanta, then fly direct to Rochester, spend the night, play, then fly direct back to Atlanta, play, then back home.

Thank you!  I actually know my cities pretty well and had a kid go to Rochester and there almost never we're direct flights from Boston.  In my experience, Buffalo, while much bigger, also doesn't have a ton of direct flights from many big cities.  Surprised to hear there is a direct from Atlanta.

P.S.  And in fact, there's not a huge difference between the 2nd and 3rd largest cities in NY State......260kish versus 210kish.

There is a big difference between their respective airports in terms of passenger enplanements, though.

Yeah, I was very aware of Buffalo and had mentioned Buffalo several times.  Already knew Buffalo's airport is bigger.  More flights doesn't mean more directs and Buffalo isn't direct by definition since there's still a bus ride.  At any rate, I was really interested in what teams actually have been doing so was looking to hear from UAA folks who actually know.  Brandeis might go to Buffalo because there's no direct to Rochester, whereas others might not be able to avoid a connector or can get directs into Rochester.

[Gregory Sager]

I wasn't talking about direct flights. I was simply pointing out that the difference in size between the two cities is not the same thing as the difference in size and capacity between their respective airports.

Anyway, Chicago comes away with the 1-0 win. The Maroons dominated play, probably to nobody's surprise, and definitely had the better chances -- although I was impressed by the recovering ability of the Violets' defenders.

[WUPHF]

Not that anyone cares, but Atlanta definitely had a direct flight to Rochester.  That flight may have been dropped.

Washington University defeats Brandeis 2-0.

That Ryan Sproule goal is definitely worth a look: https://twitter.com/i/status/1055957879310704640

[Gregory Sager]

The Chicago press box obviously looked at a replay and reversed the goal call. It's now credited to Adeosun, with Drablos getting the assist.

[Gregory Sager]

That Ryan Sproule goal is definitely worth a look: https://twitter.com/i/status/1055957879310704640

That's a pretty goal by Sproule. Terrible play by the 'deis keeper, though. He let himself drift past the post and and had half of his body along the side of the net when Sproule struck the ball.

[NEsoccerfan]

That Ryan Sproule goal is definitely worth a look: https://twitter.com/i/status/1055957879310704640

That's a pretty goal by Sproule. Terrible play by the 'deis keeper, though. He let himself drift past the post and and had half of his body along the side of the net when Sproule struck the ball.

Story of the season for Brandeis. Both keepers have been shaky at best in their decision making all year. That positioning was similar to Irwin's positioning on the first goal that Amherst scored. It doesn't help that they are both quite undersized. Based on what I've seen, I'm shocked that Irwin was recruited by Rutgers.

Goes to show how critical having a solid goalkeeper is. IMO if Woodhouse was still in net Brandeis would be tourney bound.

[WUPHF]

It entirely possible that the Brandeis keeper could not see the kick.

He is in position to make the save.

I have to think the keeper makes the save if he is not buzzed by No. 15. 

[Gregory Sager]

I definitely agree that Cohen might not have seen Sproule's shot cleanly as a result of #15 Walter running through his field of vision. But, as both Mr. Right and NEsoccerfan pointed out, that was clearly bad positioning by Cohen. He could've made the save, as you said, but he made it much harder on himself by drifting past the post. It not only forced him to reverse his momentum while simultaneously falling to the turf to attempt to block Sproule's wormburner, but it left half of his body effectively useless, as his right foot was planted well along the side of the net.

I don't want what I'm saying to take anything away from Sproule, who did a fantastic job of making a really difficult shot strike paydirt. That goal will be featured numerous times on the Wash U season highlight reel at the team banquet, I'm sure. But that was also poor goalkeeping by Cohen.

[Mr.Right]

It entirely possible that the Brandeis keeper could not see the kick.

He is in position to make the save.

I have to think the keeper makes the save if he is not buzzed by No. 15.

It is HIS JOB to see everything he can and be aware of what is going on around him. Basically, he needs to anticipate what is going to happen before it happens like every other player on the field. He is at fault for horrible positioning, I think I used the word "sucked" to describe his positioning last night. The goal was his fault but it was a fantastic thru ball and it looks like Gans should have closed the kid before he played it and Walter could have read the run before Sproule went. Walter also could have gotten his foot on the ball to tackle Sproule before the shot went off. It was a hell of a balancing act for Sproule but he is a fantastic player.


As NEsoccerfan stated Brandeis has had WAY to many GK'ing blunders all year that have cost them games. I would have started Irwin which I said before kickoff. He is not a great GK but more reliable than Cohen IMO and I am guessing has his teammates confidence more than Cohen does and that is more important than you think. I would tend to agree that Woodhouse would have gotten them into the NCAA's but I do not think they would have gone to far as there is blame to go around everywhere. Brandeis midfield defensively is piss poor right now as Glass does fine but Gans is an attacking midfielder not a holder. I love Alex Walter's toughness and courage but I think he makes to many mental mistakes for a CB and I would like to see him holding. The other issue is some injuries as while I am not the biggest fan of Hennessy he is a decent player and has not played in a couple games. DePietto has been injured for the past 2 years as he has not played since the Babson game and they miss him big time. Brandeis losses DePietto to graduation along with Andrew Allen,Josh Handler and Miskin. Reserve player Devan Casey is also gone but that is it so Margolis should be able to rebound next season without a problem as the past 2 years the graduation losses have been to much to handle this season. His biggest priority is to bring in a GK. Then he needs some grit especially in midfield and up top. A goalscorer would be nice as well but returning players will be improved and should score goals in 2019. You talk about Irwin and Rutgers well Nardizzi was gettin heavy minutes and starting some games for D1 UNCW so I have no answers for his lack of production against UAA teams as he has not scored a Goal in UAA play. He did hit a rocket v Amherst and his a very technical player but I would like to see him put his body out there and really get his nose in the middle of things. Also, compared to Brandeis striker of the past few years he does not work. He needs to be busting his ass up top all game not just here an there. Think about say a Zach Viera who wasn't as technical as Nardizzi but pressed and worked his ass off all game and would find goals sometimes out of nothing.  I guess I am just used to Brandeis strikers and everyone on their teams in the past to be scrappers and workers. I also took for granted how many solid GK'ers they have had in the past as this year is not even comparable.

Interestingly, Brandeis is 7-7-2 and 90% sure they are finished so how do they come out and play at Chicago? Do they give max effort? Or do they throw in the towel? Does Margolis give his young guns a run to get them some experience? Or do way see the same system with the same players? I will say that Brandeis is 90% done because I am not sure they are definitely finished. If they happened to defeat Chicago and NYU they would finish 9-7-2 BUT have a RvR of 6-5-1 which is UNREAL and a SOS of probably close to .675-.680 which is thru the roof. 6 Ranked Wins is very impressive and if folks are still giving Emory a good chance at 0-5-0 in the UAA then certainly if Brandeis finished with 2 Wins at Chicago and at NYU they will be on the bubble. 9-7-2 records are usually not good enough unless you are in the ACC in D1 but who knows. Either way I do not think Brandeis can Win these next 2 games the way they are playing right now but they have the talent to do it if they play together and FOCUS.