Big Dance 2022 - Let's Go!

[PaulNewman]

Shaw(Shah?) on Calvin's right wing is a terror and a problem for the opposition. Nightmare trying to defend him 1v1.

Kadin Shaban.  Transfer from Michigan State

I think he meant Schau...but noted.

[Kuiper]

One of the few times I've seen a corner kick play like that involving a pass on the ground, a dummy, and a one-time shot to the top corner of the goal work out.  CMU's defense was awful on that one, with multiple players biting on the dummy and no one covering the player behind him, but the Calvin players executed it to perfection.  Calvin up 3-0 with a few minutes left in the first half.  CMU's coach might have to break out the same speech that Greenville's coach gave at half time v. Kenyon.

We had moderate success on the turf, which obviously helped settle the ball.

We also had a guy that sold the dummy better than anyone I've seen since. Good enough he often dummied his own team.

It's a play that's in just about every coach's playbook on corner kicks and everyone practice it.  Turf definitely helps increase the chances because it's a long pass to execute on the ground.  Usually, either a defender disrupts it before it gets to the first striker because it's too slow or too obvious, a defender is in position to disrupt or block the second striker's shot, or the second striker can't handle the one-time shot and skies it or it gets blocked simply because of the mass of bodies in his way.  A decent % of the time, it leads to a counterattack because a defender intercepts it at the top of the box and is off and running.  Like in golf, though, it's that one sweet shot that works that keeps coaches coming back to it.

[Hopkins92]

Shaw(Shah?) on Calvin's right wing is a terror and a problem for the opposition. Nightmare trying to defend him 1v1.

Kadin Shaban.  Transfer from Michigan State

I think he meant Schau...but noted.

The guy that was being a terror in the 1st half seemed to be coming from the right flank. Not familiar enough with Calvin to know if Schau is the type to float out there, or if the announcer just made a mistake or just misheard it. Shaban definitely is a wide player.

[Hopkins92]

Tell you what, tomorrow's game is must see TV... Calvin doesn't mess around going forward. Clinical finishing.

4-0... get the bench-bench in there coach.

[Kuiper]

"Parallel  park the bus boys, let's try to get out of here somewhat respectable".

CMU didn't take that approach and it's now 4-0 Calvin on a well-worked attack down the right flank that leads to a cross from the end-line to the head of a Calvin attacker for the goal.

[Maine Soccer Fan]

Tell you what, tomorrow's game is must see TV... Calvin doesn't mess around going forward. Clinical finishing.

4-0... get the bench-bench in there coach.

Last year Kenyon had Messiah in the 2nd round, this year Calvin. Aside from being home, they can't catch a break.

[PaulNewman]

Shaw(Shah?) on Calvin's right wing is a terror and a problem for the opposition. Nightmare trying to defend him 1v1.

Kadin Shaban.  Transfer from Michigan State

I think he meant Schau...but noted.

The guy that was being a terror in the 1st half seemed to be coming from the right flank. Not familiar enough with Calvin to know if Schau is the type to float out there, or if the announcer just made a mistake or just misheard it. Shaban definitely is a wide player.

OK, so maybe you were talking about Shaban.  "Shaw" sounded a lot like Schau haha...and Schau (2nd goal that he basically roofed from six yards out) is also one of their very best players.  But of course they've got really good players all over the pitch.

[calvin_grad]

Shaw(Shah?) on Calvin's right wing is a terror and a problem for the opposition. Nightmare trying to defend him 1v1.

Kadin Shaban.  Transfer from Michigan State

I think he meant Schau...but noted.

Yep, in going back to this, I'm sure that is probably who he meant.  Chris Schau - led the team in goals with 12.  He usually plays up top.  Shaban plays on the right wing.

[Coach Jeff]

BTW can we talk about umbrellas obstructing the view of the live feed?! 

I am just thankful that we didn't have to PAYWALL to see these games.  If it would've been at U of R well that is a different story.  Let's go Calvin

[PaulNewman]

Tell you what, tomorrow's game is must see TV... Calvin doesn't mess around going forward. Clinical finishing.

4-0... get the bench-bench in there coach.

Last year Kenyon had Messiah in the 2nd round, this year Calvin. Aside from being home, they can't catch a break.

Yup, last year felt a little more understandable after Kenyon lost to Denison and sat behind JCU in the RR because of an opening day H2H loss.  But this year Kenyon was #1 in the region 3 straight weeks including after the OWU game.  This has more to do with Calvin almost never being at the top of their RR because of SoS but the Knights clearly a one of the top teams in the country.  We tend to forget about them once they hit conference play but their record in NCAA play speaks for itself.

[Hopkins92]

With that said, this is a weird 3-0 score line. Tartans aren't playing poorly by any stretch of the imagination. Calving has been filthy on set pieces and super efficient on offense. CMU has shown some pretty nice passing and spacing. They certainly haven't thrown in the the towel, which is probably going to lead to another Knights goal.

Credit to Carnegie for not parking the bus...

[Coach Jeff]

Looks like Coach Souders found a weakness in CMU's defense.  Attacking down the right side often and with great results.  Hope Kenyon is watching and make adjustments from their play today or it may be another second round exit for the OWLS.

[Kuiper]

With that said, this is a weird 3-0 score line. Tartans aren't playing poorly by any stretch of the imagination. Calving has been filthy on set pieces and super efficient on offense. CMU has shown some pretty nice passing and spacing. They certainly haven't thrown in the the towel, which is probably going to lead to another Knights goal.

Credit to Carnegie for not parking the bus...

5-0 now with freshman Ryu getting a brace off the counterattack goal.  Both Kenyon and Calvin's starters will be as well-rested as you can be playing games two days in a row.

[Flying Weasel]

5-0 to Calvin and the PbP man kindly says that Carnegie Mellon's chances of staying alive are dwindling.  Mmmm, you don't say!

[PaulNewman]

What I don't understand as Calvin crushes a UAA team (showing they didn't belong in the tournament) is how they lost to Albion and then played Albion again and only won 3-2.

I wouldn't say CMU should have parked the bus, but they needed to be the team playing like Calvin did in the 1st half....absorb pressure for long stretches...Calvin very intentionally almost parked the bus to draw CMU in.