2022 D3 Men's Soccer National Perspective

[camosfan]

Earlier I said a player to watch was NYU's Arkan Tahsildaroglu #9, well against Chicago he did not disappoint.  The only other thing that would have completed his day would have been a goal.  Congrats Arkan and NYU on a great game with a man down.

Amazing, the last year of club he missed 75% of the season playing high school basketball!

[PaulNewman]

Earlier I said a player to watch was NYU's Arkan Tahsildaroglu #9, well against Chicago he did not disappoint.  The only other thing that would have completed his day would have been a goal.  Congrats Arkan and NYU on a great game with a man down.

Amazing, the last year of club he missed 75% of the season playing high school basketball!

What's amazing?  That he missed some club action, or that he played high school basketball?

[camosfan]

that he did not focus more on soccer.

[deutschfan]

Should we focus a tad on the fact that the only two sides in D3 men's soccer coached by women played a great and even match to celebrate the occasion.  I believe this is the first time two women head coaches have faced off against one another in the UAA.  You historians can fill us in on the last time in D3 men's soccer history that this has happened.  That being said hats off to Coach Sitch and Coach Wyant.

[PaulNewman]

Should we focus a tad on the fact that the only two sides in D3 men's soccer coached by women played a great and even match to celebrate the occasion.  I believe this is the first time two women head coaches have faced off against one another in the UAA.  You historians can fill us in on the last time in D3 men's soccer history that this has happened.  That being said hats off to Coach Sitch and Coach Wyant.

This!

Some are acting like Chicago's season is over.  I am sure they don't care one bit whether they are ranked #1 or #2 or #5.  But good on Messiah Nation if it makes them happy.  The Falcons have got my all-important vote this week.

[deutschfan]

I don't vote but Chicago is going to be in Greensboro. They are sooo composed.  Being a man up in the first half their composure led to complacency figuring that the goal(s) would come.  They won't make that mistake again.  They have a long bus ride to Brandeis to talk about it with lunch in Old Saybrook. 

[camosfan]

I don't vote but Chicago is going to be in Greensboro. They are sooo composed.  Being a man up in the first half their composure led to complacency figuring that the goal(s) would come.  They won't make that mistake again.  They have a long bus ride to Brandeis to talk about it with lunch in Old Saybrook.

They are in Virgina this year!

[SimpleCoach]

Should we focus a tad on the fact that the only two sides in D3 men's soccer coached by women played a great and even match to celebrate the occasion.  I believe this is the first time two women head coaches have faced off against one another in the UAA.  You historians can fill us in on the last time in D3 men's soccer history that this has happened.  That being said hats off to Coach Sitch and Coach Wyant.

I get it.  But will say this, I think the way to honor them is to treat them like the excellent coaches that they are.   

SC.

[PaulNewman]

Not a big ticket item, esp in the midst of two probable NESCAC PK shootouts....but my boys from Emerson went on the road to New London and came away with a big 1-0 victory over Coast Guard.

[Another Mom]

W&L back on form, 3-0 at halftime. Guilford player is sent off so they're down one man.

[Another Mom]

And game over, 7-0.

[Chargers96]

Big upset in the ODAC -- Hampden-Sydney takes down Lynchburg 1-0. 

[PaulNewman]

If I understand it correctly whoever ends up ranked this week will count even if a team falls out the 4th week (which we'll see AFTER the selections).

So as a hypothetical, Denison holds the last spot in Region VII currently.  If they are still ranked Weds and OWU beats Denison that would count as a ranked win even if Denison dropped out for week four.  That level of detail is important because, again, using this example, OWU only has one ranked win (versus Denison), and if they don't get AQ a second ranked win could be huge.  If Denison is not ranked this week and loses to OWU they won't be ranked in week three or four, leaving OWU with zero ranked wins (barring some other team they beat getting ranked that isn't ranked now and I don't see where that would come from).

[PaulNewman]

To add one last wrinkle, I think I read, probably from Cristan Shirk, that the cmtes have leeway to judge higher ranked wins as superior to wins over teams ranked in the last couple of spots (which makes sense).  So there could be scenarios where two teams both have two ranked wins but one of the teams has wins over higher ranked teams.  If this is incorrect, someone please correct me.

[PaulNewman]

For whoever might be interested, Kenyon and Wabash are playing a NCAC semi TODAY at 2:00 and not tomorrow, as the women's team is playing tomorrow.  Other semi with Denison @ OWU remains scheduled for tomorrow night (Weds) at 7:00.