The Big Dance

[Mr.Right]

1-1 Colby at MSU heading to OT.....Colby's 2 wingers #11 Rosenberg and #2 Kyle Douglas have played very well tonight. Both guys are really busting their ass up and down the field as they have to defend and attack. I have never seen Douglas work this hard as that is not his MO but he is tonight. He has burned MSU defensively a couple times tonight. MSU looks shaky on defense as I do not know how far they can go because they do not work all game especially defending. They have talent but you gotta want it as well. Their GK seems solid though. If I were Colby I would hang on for PK's as that is what got you here in the first place but MSU gives enough space so Colby can get a good look or two.

[Mr.Right]

WCONN gets an unbelievable goal with 30 seconds left to tie up the match at F&M. 1-1 heading to OT...WCONN has some kind of magic this year as they beat Keene ST by getting a game tying goal very late and then winning it in OT.

[blooter442]

WCONN gets an unbelievable goal with 30 seconds left to tie up the match at F&M.

[Falconer]

Also wonder how Groothoff got out of Maine....Colby could really use him right about now...

That's simple. First, he was never going to Colby or any other NESCAC. Had he stayed in New England (let alone Maine), he would have played D1, probably at New Hampshire or Brown. Second, his brother (so I hear from a friend who knows him) is having a wonderful time at Messiah, and not just on the soccer field. That counts a whole lot. Family happiness might even be the single biggest reason for the Falcon dynasty: one very talented brother has a great experience, and the others follow him. As in Robbins (3 so far), Thompson (4, two of whom were AAs), Cole (2 started today), Bender (2, and there is rumored to be one more possible Falcon in the pipeline who is already a D1 level player), Tassy (2 sons of a high level D1 player and coach who excelled at Messiah decades ago), Suessmuth (1 of them the all-time leading Falcon scorer), Woodworth (2, the first of whom led the Falcons to their first two titles) and just so many more I can't count them.

Incidentally, the Groothoff boys learned their soccer in California, not Maine. Not sure exactly how old they were when their family moved to Maine.

[Mr.Right]

Jeez WCONN is all over F&M...Allers almost won it for WCONN but a fantastic save by F&M GK...1-1 heading to 2OT


Colby scored a beautiful goal that was apparently offside...Takes guts for the AR to call that...

[Mr.Right]

Jesus....Colby #17 Fletcher has a SITTER...and he muffed it....should have been game over...WIDE OPEN...gotta score there...

[njf1003]

Looks like a West Conn own goal sends F&M through.

[blooter442]

Incidentally, the Groothoff boys learned their soccer in California, not Maine. Not sure exactly how old they were when their family moved to Maine.

Senior and sophomore. They have a sister, too, who is still in high school. I believe she scored a hat-trick in the state final last year (her team won 9-0, the most lopsided state final in Maine history).

https://www.pressherald.com/2015/09/14/groothoff-brothers-join-clippers-ship/

[Mr.Right]

F&M just shocks WCONN 2-1 in 2OT off a set piece. Kid hit it into the mixer and a WCONN defender headed it backwards into his own net. It was a great finish but wrong net...Tough way to end your season as WCONN was stunned....That was a serious performance by those WCONN Seniors this season and in that game as they proved they were for real. I expect WCONN to drop off in 2019 because they graduate about 3-4 of their best players. Nice season for WCONN.


Colby and MSU heading for PK's....Can Colby win 3 in a row or does their luck run out?

[blooter442]

Colby's last two kickers and Montclair's last all missed...MSU wins the shootout, but why was the celebration so delayed? I am guessing it has something to do with the ref picking up the ball after the last kick, he looked like he was asking his assistant if the GK stayed on his line.

[Ommadawn]

Colby and MSU heading for PK's....Can Colby win 3 in a row or does their luck run out?

The third time was not the charm, but a valiant battle by the Mules.

[PaulNewman]

Colby's last two kickers and Montclair's last all missed...MSU wins the shootout, but why was the celebration so delayed? I am guessing it has something to do with the ref picking up the ball after the last kick, he looked like he was asking his assistant if the GK stayed on his line.

I thought there was confusion about whether there was another round....

Phenomenal effort by Colby....They really needed to convert on that great chance to go up 2-0, but in truth they were under siege for much of the game....curious to see the shot totals.

[Mr.Right]

I must have lost count as I thought it was tied in PK's but one hell of an effort by Nescac's #8 seed Colby...They had a couple chances to win that game and just did not finish...The kid who had a sitter in 2OT absolutely killed them.....Great season though....Colby Frosh Fabricant who is from Jersey hits a clean header right at GK and then absolutely embarrasses himself by skying a PK 30 yards over the goal...Berolzheimer's PK was telegraphed as well...MSU was giving Colby so much space in the middle of the field that they are not used to getting in Nescac which helped them get some nice counters but also took them out of their compact 6 defending and Clouse killed them in midfield defending IMO. CB Pugh was just ok tonight but it was his mistake that MSU pounced on and scored in the 85th minute....Still a great effort by Colby tonight...That is one hell of a long bus ride home to think about that loss but they should be proud as their season lasted maybe 2 weeks longer than it usually does. I will say they graduate a ton so it might be hard to replicate this but at least they know and have the confidence to win.

[Mr.Right]

I do not think Colby was under seige for much of the game...MSU has more talent but Colby had about 5-6 good looks that they never would see in a Nescac game...Shots were 9-7 SOG for MSU which is the more important stat...29-17 Overall

[Mr.Right]

Looks like it doesn't matter that Rochester made the broadcast free since they are incapable of getting it to work in the first place.  Embarrassing.

I have it going.....