2021 NCAA Tournament

[PaulNewman]

Hello again, rudy.  Definitely looking forward to the game and will be very surprised if it's not a tight with with either side having a good chance to take it.  Of course wish it was at a more neutral site, and wondering where Lords would have been placed without loss to Denison, but it is what it is...in my mind two of the top 6-7 contenders in the 2nd round.  That said, definitely some other huge 2nd round games today with Wash U-NP, Chicago-Otterbein, NYU-Conn, CNU-Rowan, JHU-JCU, Midd-F&M, etc.

One question before I try to go dark for a few hours lol....What is relationship between Mechanicsburg and Grantham....Mechanicsburg listed as tournament site but Messiah always referenced as in Grantham?

[blooter442]

Amherst goes 1-0 up in the 2nd minute. Giammattei takes a shot from the top of the 18, the 'keeper dove to save, but the rebound sat right up for Derby who made no mistake. I guess if we're being super critical we could say that the 'keeper didn't get the ball far enough out of danger, but tough to tell and the shot had some decent velocity on it so I'll give the benefit of the doubt.

One thing that has not changed over the years with the Mammoths is that they'll come out in the first 10 minutes really hard to try to get a goal. When it works and they get the jump, their high press — plus the fact that the opponent then has to come out — means that they can make it very lopsided very quickly if they get an advantage. Will be curious to see how the Beavers respond.

[blooter442]

2-0 Amherst, 3 minutes before halftime.

[paclassic89]

We've got a snow game in Ohio.  Where's the hi-vis ball?!

[Welcome2TheNJAC]

Hello everyone! Rowan Alumni here! Looking forward to the upcoming games today. Wondering if anyone who has seen Rowan and CNU play have any predictions for the game? My predictions today look like:

Messiah>Kenyon
Emory>Hanover
John Carrol> John Hopkins
F&M> Middlebury
SUNY> Kean
Tufts> Stevens
Wash College> Montclair
Redlands> Luthern
Conn College> NYU

[blooter442]

3-0 Amherst off a corner scrum. Guy biked the ball back into the mix after it was punched away, header on goal, rebound slammed home. 2 rebounds today for the Mammoths and that looks like game over.

To the Beavers' credit, it was a 1-0 game for most of the first half, but that second just before the interval seemed like the dagger.

[blooter442]

Messiah gets the jump on Kenyon from the spot. The Lords carried the early play but the Falcons broke quick, there was a great block by a Kenyon defender but the ball wasn't cleared and seemed like a sure foul. Do have to say the Messiah commentator said that they scored with "16:44 left in the first quarter."

[Falconer]

To answer a question above: Messiah is located in the village of Grantham, and the post office (in space renter from the university) still displays that name. Several years ago however the post office officially dictated that Grantham would be part of Mechanicsburg. No one who's lived here longer than ten years ever calls it mechanicsburg. 

[blooter442]

Messiah is somehow still ahead, Kenyon throwing the kitchen sink at them with around 30 left. Lords doing everything but their final ball/decision making letting them down and somehow the Falcons survive.

[blooter442]

And the dam breaks, Martinez knocks home the equalizer after a blocked shot. 1-1 with 25 left and no less than Kenyon deserves.

[Buck O.]

WashU goes down to defeat, losing 3-1 to NPU.  I'm sure that Mr. Sager will post a complete write-up later, but the turning point was early in the second half, as NP got two early goals followed by Nolan Wolf being sent off due to a second yellow, taking the Bears down to 10 men.  Wolfie got jobbed, but NPU was the better team on the day and deserved the victory.

[blooter442]

Whoooooooey...Kenyon heads one off the underside of the bar, straight down on the line and somehow stays out.

[paclassic89]

The Messiah commentators are so stressed out lol

[blooter442]

WOW, 2-1 Messiah completely against the run of play. A minute after the Messiah 'keeper makes an unbelievable save, the Falcons go the other way and get what seems to be the winner on the counter. Heartbreak for the Lords who deserved so much more, but that's the game.

[blooter442]

Kenyon hits the post with around 5 seconds left and Messiah get it away. Lady luck was with the Falcons – who bent but did not break – today.