UAA soccer 2021

[PaulNewman]

Smiling brightly indeed! Go Bears! Love this league.

You should.  Good to very good top to bottom.  Very little separation between teams.  CWRU may turn out to be the weakest and they're good. 

Great start for your Bears.

And many of us are not used to seeing a nationally competitive NYU side....look out...the Violets are coming.

[blue_jays]

Emory comes from behind to pull off a shocking upset over Chicago, 2-1.

Wouldn't call it shocking or an upset. This is a balanced league where anyone can beat anyone, especially this year. UChicago and Emory owned the top 2 scoring defenses in the nation heading into this matchup. Emory was at home and nationally ranked. The manner in which UChicago lost might have been a bit surprising, but this is the 3rd time in 4 games they've been beaten in the final 2 minutes of a game.

[deiscanton]

Emory comes from behind to pull off a shocking upset over Chicago, 2-1.

Wouldn't call it shocking or an upset. This is a balanced league where anyone can beat anyone, especially this year. UChicago and Emory owned the top 2 scoring defenses in the nation heading into this matchup. Emory was at home and nationally ranked. The manner in which UChicago lost might have been a bit surprising, but this is the 3rd time in 4 games they've been beaten in the final 2 minutes of a game.

D3soccer.com would certainly call it a slight upset.  D3soccer.com's most recent top 25 poll coming into the weekend had Chicago at #18 and Emory at #23.... The United Soccer Coaches poll had Chicago at RV and Emory at #18...

Are you not calling it a slight upset at least when the Chicago defense was able to hold Emory without a shot on target in the first 80 minutes of the match in Atlanta?  The Emory play-by-play person certainly was not thinking that the Eagles were going to get an equalizer, much less win the game with 10 minutes left.  I watched the final minutes of that game, and it certainly seemed like an upset to me.  Your context on how Chicago was losing games in that same manner as yesterday in the past 4 matches provides some perspective, but the commenter on the Emory stream certainly did not mention that with 10 minutes left yesterday that Emory still had a chance given Chicago's recent performances in the final minutes of a match....

I whipped around 3 of the 4 streams as Rochester's stream is back behind a paywall subscription again, and Charlie Scruton's brace for Emory in the final 10 minutes certainly is, in my opinion, the big moment of the weekend on the UAA men's soccer slate.

Why did this strike me as the moment of the weekend?  First of all, the Eagles had scored only 6 goals in non-conference play coming into yesterday.  Emory was getting most of their wins by 1-0 scorelines, with the only exception being a 2-1 victory over Oglethorpe.  No Emory player prior to yesterday had scored a brace this season.  Charile Scruton's brace yesterday put him in the lead among players on the Emory team with 2 goals scored  Prior to yesterday, Charile Scruton (a defender, BTW) had never scored a collegiate goal, and he had only played 10 games in the 2018 and 2019 seasons for Emory prior to this season.  Scruton took a career high 5 shots in the win vs Emory yesterday-- 3 of which were on target, leading to the brace.   Emory had mostly been getting their wins by playing great defense with the story prior to today that the winner of the match would be the team who scored first (which Chicago did yesterday).  I certainly thought that Chicago winning with a final scoreline of 1-0 would have been the most likely scoreline at the 80 minute mark yesterday given the quality of the defenses....

Also, I do not use United Soccer Coaches poll as a primary national ranking poll given the methodology until this year that United Soccer Coaches first ranks teams on a regional basis and then gives the top 2 or 3 teams in each region automatic top 25 rankings.  So their poll had Emory at #18 and Chicago RV prior to today?  I did not pay much attention to that....  Emory and Chicago being great defensive teams?  That I can give credit, and I certainly can think that it is an upset given the defenses of the teams that Emory was able to come from behind yesterday....

In my book, even though COVID-19 killed off a season, Chicago came in to this season as the reigning Association champion, and would have been the slight favorite to repeat, unless proven otherwise....

[deiscanton]

Standings through MatchDay #1

1.)  NYU-- 3 points, +3 goal differential (#9 D3soccer.com Top 25 Week 4 poll) (#11 in the United Soccer coaches Top 25 poll #3) (Leader in the UAA AQ race)

2.)  Wash U-- 3 points, +2 goal differential (#20 D3soccer.com Top 25 Week 4 poll) (RV in the United Soccer Coaches poll)

3.)  Emory-- 3 points,  +1 goal differential (#23 D3soccer.com Top 25 Week 4 poll) (#18 in the United Soccer Coaches poll)

T-4.)  Carnegie Mellon, 1 point, 0 goal differential (RV D3 soccer.com Top 25 Week 4 poll)

T-4.)  Brandeis, 1 point, 0 goal differential

6.)  Chicago-- 0 points, -1 goal differential (#18 D3soccer.com Top 25 Week 4 poll) (RV in the United Soccer Coaches poll)

7.) Rochester-- 0 points, -2 goal differential (#11 D3Soccer.com Top 25 Week 4 poll) (#17 United Soccer Coaches poll)

8.)  CWRU-- 0 points, -3 goal differential

[blue_jays]

Emory comes from behind to pull off a shocking upset over Chicago, 2-1.

Wouldn't call it shocking or an upset. This is a balanced league where anyone can beat anyone, especially this year. UChicago and Emory owned the top 2 scoring defenses in the nation heading into this matchup. Emory was at home and nationally ranked. The manner in which UChicago lost might have been a bit surprising, but this is the 3rd time in 4 games they've been beaten in the final 2 minutes of a game.

D3soccer.com would certainly call it a slight upset.  D3soccer.com's most recent top 25 poll coming into the weekend had Chicago at #18 and Emory at #23.... The United Soccer Coaches poll had Chicago at RV and Emory at #18...

Are you not calling it a slight upset at least when the Chicago defense was able to hold Emory without a shot on target in the first 80 minutes of the match in Atlanta?  The Emory play-by-play person certainly was not thinking that the Eagles were going to get an equalizer, much less win the game with 10 minutes left.  I watched the final minutes of that game, and it certainly seemed like an upset to me.  Your context on how Chicago was losing games in that same manner as yesterday in the past 4 matches provides some perspective, but the commenter on the Emory stream certainly did not mention that with 10 minutes left yesterday that Emory still had a chance given Chicago's recent performances in the final minutes of a match....

I whipped around 3 of the 4 streams as Rochester's stream is back behind a paywall subscription again, and Charlie Scruton's brace for Emory in the final 10 minutes certainly is, in my opinion, the big moment of the weekend on the UAA men's soccer slate.

Why did this strike me as the moment of the weekend?  First of all, the Eagles had scored only 6 goals in non-conference play coming into yesterday.  Emory was getting most of their wins by 1-0 scorelines, with the only exception being a 2-1 victory over Oglethorpe.  No Emory player prior to yesterday had scored a brace this season.  Charile Scruton's brace yesterday put him in the lead among players on the Emory team with 2 goals scored  Prior to yesterday, Charile Scruton (a defender, BTW) had never scored a collegiate goal, and he had only played 10 games in the 2018 and 2019 seasons for Emory prior to this season.  Scruton took a career high 5 shots in the win vs Emory yesterday-- 3 of which were on target, leading to the brace.   Emory had mostly been getting their wins by playing great defense with the story prior to today that the winner of the match would be the team who scored first (which Chicago did yesterday).  I certainly thought that Chicago winning with a final scoreline of 1-0 would have been the most likely scoreline at the 80 minute mark yesterday given the quality of the defenses....

Also, I do not use United Soccer Coaches poll as a primary national ranking poll given the methodology until this year that United Soccer Coaches first ranks teams on a regional basis and then gives the top 2 or 3 teams in each region automatic top 25 rankings.  So their poll had Emory at #18 and Chicago RV prior to today?  I did not pay much attention to that....  Emory and Chicago being great defensive teams?  That I can give credit, and I certainly can think that it is an upset given the defenses of the teams that Emory was able to come from behind yesterday....

In my book, even though COVID-19 killed off a season, Chicago came in to this season as the reigning Association champion, and would have been the slight favorite to repeat, unless proven otherwise....

Again, it's not an upset when there are two equal teams facing off. There's no appreciable difference between them in the polls (which isn't an accurate metric anyway). These were the 2 best defensive teams in the nation and Emory was playing at home, which is an intrinsic advantage.
If the Emory commentator didn't mention UChicago's struggles in the final minutes of games, that's on them for not doing research. Again, this is the 3rd time in 4 games they've been beaten in the final 90 seconds. If the game ended after 80 minutes, the Maroons would be undefeated this year. Unfortunately for them, it's a 90 minute game. I'm sure Emory was excited they won dramatically, but that's the UAA. Anyone can beat anyone, especially this year. This looks to be the most parity in years.
The reason you're focusing on this as an "upset" is you're putting too much weight on past performance. It's been nearly 2 years since teams played, so past performance holds no weight anymore. Lopez, Koh, Capotosto, Lich, Katsimpalis, all those guys are long gone. This is a brand new group, with a bunch of dudes in their lineup who never played collegiate soccer before Sept. 1 this year. Their talent is undeniable if you watch their games, but they still have to turn into a cohesive unit that learns how to finish. The offense simply doesn't score enough, and it's hard to figure why, other than youth/inexperience.

[deiscanton]

Just a reminder about the schedule this weekend for UAA Men's Soccer--

Today-- Saturday, October 9, 2021

1.)  CWRU at Brandeis-- 1:30 PM Eastern-- Brandeis Homecoming Day

2.)  Carnegie Mellon at NYU-- 1:30 PM Eastern

3.)  Rochester at Chicago-- 1:30 PM Central/2:30 PM Eastern

Tomorrow-- Sunday, October 10, 2021

4.)  Emory at Wash U-- 1:30 PM Central/2:30 PM Eastern (This soccer match is being played on Sunday, as Wash U  football is hosting Illinois Wesleyan today (Sat. Oct. 9) in a CCIW football match.)

[SimpleCoach]

Just a reminder about the schedule this weekend for UAA Men's Soccer--

Today-- Saturday, October 9, 2021

1.)  CWRU at Brandeis-- 1:30 PM Eastern-- Brandeis Homecoming Day

2.)  Carnegie Mellon at NYU-- 1:30 PM Eastern

3.)  Rochester at Chicago-- 1:30 PM Central/2:30 PM Eastern

Tomorrow-- Sunday, October 10, 2021

4.)  Emory at Wash U-- 1:30 PM Central/2:30 PM Eastern (This soccer match is being played on Sunday, as Wash U  football is hosting Illinois Wesleyan today (Sat. Oct. 9) in a CCIW football match.)

These all look like great, great games.  Hopefully I will be able to do my thing for all four of them.

[deiscanton]

One advantage of Chicago playing on 2 soccer pitches-- The women's game vs Rochester is now in the second period of extra time, but the men's match will start shortly at 1:30 PM Central/2:30 PM Eastern on the other pitch.  Today, the women are playing on the grass pitch which shares space with the softball field, while the men are playing on the turf pitch which shares space with the football stadium.  Both fields are considered to be Stagg Field because they are in the same complex.

(Both pitches are available because Chicago's football team is on the road today at Monmouth, IL in Midwest Conference play.)

[WUPHF]

Upset alert: if the live stats are correct, Carnegie Mellon and NYU are tied 1-1 in the second.

[deiscanton]

Upset alert: if the live stats are correct, Carnegie Mellon and NYU are tied 1-1 in the second.

The live stats are indeed correct.  NYU got the equalizer in the second half.  Carnegie Mellon scored the first half goal on a penalty kick.  I also have the live video stream on.

Josh Baugh scored for the Tartans in the 19th minute on a penalty kick goal.

Alex Rosarova-Illa scored the equalizer for NYU in the 64th minute.

We are heading to extra time-- It is 1-1 after regulation.

[deiscanton]

First final is in the books--

Case Western Reserve University defeats Brandeis, 2-0, on Brandeis Homecoming Day.

Jacob Hall with a brace for the Spartans-- His goals came in the 26th and 89th minute.

Total shots in favor of CWRU, 15-9.

Shots on goal in favor of CWRU, 7-3.

Brandeis had the advantage on corner kicks, 8-4.

Brandeis committed 16 fouls to CWRU's 10 fouls committed.  Each team got a yellow card.

Each team got called offside once.

CWRU improves to 3 points and -1 goal differential.  Brandeis stays at 1 point and has a -2 goal differential.

[deiscanton]

I just saw some fighting break out between NYU and Carnegie Mellon late in the first extra time period. 

The ref is only giving out another yellow card, but the situation seems to cry out for at least one red card for fighting.  I don't know why the referee let this fighting go.  This would not be tolerated in the professional ranks.

The fracas broke out in the 97th minute, and the end result is that one yellow card was given to a Carnegie Mellon player, while another yellow card was given to the Carnegie Mellon bench.  Fouls were called on both CMU and NYU for shoving.  No punches were thrown, but a fan like myself watching this would have asked for more than just 2 separate yellow cards on this play.

[deiscanton]

Golden goal scored by NYU's Nathan Bennett 40 seconds into the second extra time period--101st minute.

Final score-- NYU 2, Carnegie Mellon 1 after extra time.

NYU goalkeeper Luca Mancuso got a red card at the end of the match.  That means that he cannot play in the next game.  This victory for NYU may end up a costly one, but Mancuso would only have to sit out Tuesday's non-conference match under NCAA rules.

Final stats:

Total shots in favor of NYU, 21-6.

Shots on goal in favor of NYU, 4-2.

Carnegie Mellon with the edge on corner kicks, 9-7.

NYU committed 13 fouls to Carnegie Mellon's 8.

Carnegie Mellon got booked with 3 yellow cards, while NYU got booked with 1 yellow and 1 red card.  The red card was shown to the NYU goalkeeper at the end of the match, which means that he will have to sit out Tuesday's game vs Mt. St. Vincent.  Update-- Luca Mancuso,  the NYU goalkeeper got a yellow card in the 19th minute, and the red card was because he was booked for the second time in the match, but as a result, he cannot play in Tuesday's NYU non-conference game vs Mt. St. Vincent.  Mancuso only gets a 1 game suspension because it is his first red card of the season.  If Mancuso gets another red this season, he will have to sit out 2 consecutive games, and so on.

Carnegie Mellon was called offside 4 times, while NYU was not called for offside.

NYU improves to 6 points after 2 matches with a +4 goal differential, whiile Carnegie Mellon stays at 1 point with a -1 goal differential.

[deiscanton]

Rochester and Chicago end regulation tied at 0-0 on the turf pitch at the Stagg Field complex, and are headed to extra time.

[deiscanton]

Golden goal scored by Chicago's Maina Ngobia from 30 yards hitting into the right side of the net on his first shot of the match-- 1st collegiate goal for Maina Ngobia-- 95th minute.

Final score after extra time:  Chicago 1, Rochester 0

Total shots in favor of Chicago, 15-4

Shots on goal in favor of Chicago, 6-0.

Chicago with the edge on corner kicks, 7-0.

No offsides called.

Rochester committed 18 fouls to Chicago's 10.

Rochester booked with 3 yellow cards, while Chicago did not get booked.

Chicago improves to 3 points with a 0 goal differential, while Rochester stays at 0 points with a -3 goal differential.