2023 D3 Men's Soccer National Perspective

[SierraFD3soccer]

W&L 0-0 at halftime. I am pretty disappointed in how they are playing.

Well, they picked it up with 2 goals, but as you saw gave up one.  Should be a good 30 min or so.

[SierraFD3soccer]

W&L 0-0 at halftime. I am pretty disappointed in how they are playing.

Well, they picked it up with 2 goals, but as you saw gave up one.  Should be a good 30 min or so.

Oops 2-2, oh well.

[Another Mom]

And it ends 3-3. I thought Otterbein was the better team. Disappointed in the lack of W&L possession and pressure. Though glad there were a variety of players who scored.

[SierraFD3soccer]

W&L 0-0 at halftime. I am pretty disappointed in how they are playing.

Well, they picked it up with 2 goals, but as you saw gave up one.  Should be a good 30 min or so.

Oops 2-2, oh well.

Well at least it was not a loss which it clearly could have been.  Up 3-2 off of an amazing goal from the outside to giving up a tough one. Otterbein had a few more chances to score.  Can't remember the last time W&L was up 2-0 and not win.  Just part of the journey and a lot of soccer to play.  Didn't think over 5 games they would only have 1 win.

[PaulNewman]

I haven't watched a lot of W&L yet, but they are very similar to Kenyon I think....as both lost a handful (or more) of 3-4 year starters half of whom were AAs and POYs in their conferences.  Both will get better, but I doubt this is a year either make deep runs.  And the opponents have aspirations too.  Otterbein is a legitimate program and will challenge JCU and ONU.

[PaulNewman]

Wow.  North Central crushed Rose Hulman 5-0.  I considered that a sleeper upset special.  Another team proving to be no fluke although the overall schedule has been soft thus far.  GAC is another.

Don't look now but Willamette is 0-4 as Emory moves to 2-0-2. 

Rowan spots Haverford a 2 goal lead to draw 2-2.  Box score says 81 persons attended.  How in the world does someone come up with a number like that?

[EnmoreCat]

Wow.  North Central crushed Rose Hulman 5-0.  I considered that a sleeper upset special.  Another team proving to be no fluke although the overall schedule has been soft thus far.  GAC is another.

Don't look now but Willamette is 0-4 as Emory moves to 2-0-2. 

Rowan spots Haverford a 2 goal lead to draw 2-2.  Box score says 81 persons attended.  How in the world does someone come up with a number like that?

Carefully

[camosfan]

Paid attendance,went to a game there last year ,you pay to attend.

[Kuiper]

Paid attendance,went to a game there last year ,you pay to attend.

I don't know if Haverford charges for attendance, but there are attendance numbers like that throughout D3 for games that are definitely not ticketed.  Pomona-Pitzer beat Linfield College today 3-2 and the box score lists attendance of 126.  Below is a link to a clip from the game (you have to sit through a 30 sec ad to get the clip).  Most fans just are on the hill scattered behind the goal, although there are probably some on the small stands behind the benches and scattered in other places around the field.  You just park on the street and walk onto the field.  Either someone counts everyone or they make it up.

https://youtu.be/xjOvgzMI_Xo

[PaulNewman]

Paid attendance,went to a game there last year ,you pay to attend.

I don't know if Haverford charges for attendance, but there are attendance numbers like that throughout D3 for games that are definitely not ticketed.  Pomona-Pitzer beat Linfield College today 3-2 and the box score lists attendance of 126.  Below is a link to a clip from the game (you have to sit through a 30 sec ad to get the clip).  Most fans just are on the hill scattered behind the goal, although there are probably some on the small stands behind the benches and scattered in other places around the field.  You just park on the street and walk onto the field.  Either someone counts everyone or they make it up.

https://youtu.be/xjOvgzMI_Xo

Thank you.  I know I've been to a bunch of D3 games where you didn't pay if not a NCAA tourney game.  And even then when I've paid for the latter, I'm not sure anyone was counting.

A quick check revealed Kenyon having 208 today, Berry had 84 vs Wabash, ONU had 152 for Calvin, and then there are the even number ones where seems like maybe someone makes an approximation....Fitchburg said 50 for UMass-B game, Oneonta says 200 today, and Willamette cites 200 for Emory.

When I hyped UMass-Boston like maybe yesterday I didn't realize they lost to Fitchburg St 3-2 with Fitchburg junior transfer from Bridgewater State University Elijah Kalombo enjoying a hat trick.  Fitchburg was 1-14-1 last year.  UMass-Boston did best Union in Schenectady today 3-2.

Over/under on the next Fitchburg mention on the site?

[PitchSidePat]

Wil be very curious to get some detailed color on the OWU 2-1 win over St Olaf.  Guerra scored a nice one around the 84th minute.  St Olaf is good and tough...went down 1-0 inside of 2 minutes which is always brutal...and then played with 10 men for 65 minutes.

Kenyon eeks out a 1-0 win over Hanover which the Panthers easily could have taken by the same score.  The Owls had far more of the ball and won the stats but Hanover had its opportunities.  No matter....desperately needed win for Kenyon.

Random stuff....I missed that Emerson beat Bates a couple of days ago...good win for a team that lost its coach.  Bates loses to Bowdoin tonight 1-0.

Emory gets by Pac Lutheran 2-1 in the PNW.

Babson just leveled with Montclair 1-1 under 10 left.

Calvin nips ONU in what the stats suggest was a very even game.  Calvin just knows how to win.

Ohio Wesleyan struck early on a well executed counter attack and seemed to continue that pressure until the red card. Subsequently St. Olaf's level increased after going down to 10 men, eventually leading to a well placed free kick goal to tie the game. Playing somewhat of a 3-3-3, the Ole's continued to put the pressure on OWU thanks to individual moments from #8 and #10. Against the run of play, the full strength Bishop's finished off another cross and finish, this time Guerra on the receiving end after assisting the first. Big win for the Bishops after a tough opening weekend in Michigan.

[PaulNewman]

^^^^Thanks, welcome, and great screen name.

[Fitz@615]

Have not see the official attendance, but Messiah had at least 1600+ at the game Friday night.

[Kuiper]

Have not see the official attendance, but Messiah had at least 1600+ at the game Friday night.

According to the box score, attendance Friday was 1,653.

https://gomessiah.com/sports/mens-soccer/stats/2023/suny-brockport/boxscore/10973

On Saturday night, however, attendance was "only" 977 (which would be more than most places).  I guess some people have different priorities for how to spend their Saturday nights!

https://gomessiah.com/sports/mens-soccer/stats/2023/suny-brockport/boxscore/10973

[Gregory Sager]

Wow.  North Central crushed Rose Hulman 5-0.  I considered that a sleeper upset special.

I don't. Soft schedule or not (and I've gone on at length in the past on the CCIW board about Enzo Fuschino's propensity to fill the Cardinals larder with cupcakes), NCC returned pretty much everybody of note from what was an outstanding team last season, although their outstanding veteran goalkeeper Sid Marquardt has yet to play thus far (I presume he's injured, although not a word regarding his absence has come out of Naperville). The Cardinals will be very dangerous this season.

Rose-Hulman, whom I've seen previously, didn't strike me as a world-beater.