2023 NCAA Tournament

[stlawus]

Catholic left Oneonta's striker completely unmarked on a cross and then gave up too much space in the middle of the final third for the 2nd.  Catholic's goal was almost identical to Oneonta's first goal.

[D-Three Fan]

ONU Polar Bears win in PKs over Lynchburg. Messiah tomorrow.

[SierraFD3soccer]

F&M v Conn OT

[Kuiper]

Trinity - UTD to PKs

[Bucket]

PKs will decide it in Lancaster. Sylvester has been huge in this scenario many times for the Camels.

[EnmoreCat]

Franklin & Marshall 1 Connecticut College 1 Camels Advance

This was a game where the teams looked pretty evenly matched to me.  I assessed the ECPCC (EnmoreCat Proper Chance Count), 5-4 in favour of Conn for the 90 minutes, but it is of course, goals that count and after normal time it was 1-1.  I liked the commentator's choice of phrasing in the final minute when things got a little tasty and, "exchange of pleasantries" was definitely a good way to describe what was taking place.

In extra time (I find it hard to call it "OT" as that also stands for "Operating Thetan") the ECPCC had it as 2-1 to F&M and I was impressed with the defensive scrambling from both sides at a stage of the game where the bodies must feel heavy.  Complete respect to everyone who took a penalty, they are ultra stressful situations.  Ultimately, this is what it took to separate two teams that as I mentioned at the outset, were evenly matched.   

Foul Count: F&M 13  Conn 6 (so it's not just a NESCAC thing? – this is an Australian humour attempt – apologies if it failed)

[Kuiper]

Trinity - UTD to PKs

Trinity win on PKs (9-8). 

Controversially, UTD's GK took the 9th penalty kick and and it was the only save for Trinity's GK.  That was all they needed as Chen Adjei hit the winner.  The odd thing is that Adjei, the SCAC Offensive Player of the Year, was scheduled to go 10th.  He hit a panenka, too to win it.

[paclassic89]

Foul Count: F&M 13  Conn 6 (so it's not just a NESCAC thing? – this is an Australian humour attempt – apologies if it failed)

F&M is the Amherst of the Centennial so the foul discrepancy makes sense

[SierraFD3soccer]

Good game by Conn. Made all their PKS and their keeper saved one. Had a nice goal after F&Ms keeper couldn't cover it up. F&M couldn't capitalize on their good chances.  It is what it is.

Best of luck to Conn.

[Another Mom]

Why does the ncaa bracket show F&M advancing then?

[dacac]

Why does the ncaa bracket show F&M advancing then?

anti-nescac bias

[PaulNewman]

Fantastic game between F&M and Conn.  I thought F&M did enough to win and did not look inferior to Conn in the least.  Tough to go down 1-0 off a bad giveaway.  Credit to Conn for remaining steady and handling the pressure of having to go second in PKs and the Camels matched F&M kick after kick.  The Kaliebe kid is a heckuva player.  Conn escapes Lancaster after an OT game and a PKs game...and are very much alive and a threat going forward.

[Falconer]

Why does the ncaa bracket show F&M advancing then?

anti-nescac bias

anti-d3 soccer bias. I had (like PN) also noticed that other major error, showing Lynchburg leading ONU 1-0 when it was precisely the other way around. Something tells me, if this were Georgia vs Alabama in football rather than futbol, that type of error would never stand.

[Falconer]

Fantastic game between F&M and Conn.  I thought F&M did enough to win and did not look inferior to Conn in the least.  Tough to go down 1-0 off a bad giveaway.  Credit to Conn for remaining steady and handling the pressure of having to go second in PKs and the Camels matched F&M kick after kick.  The Kaliebe kid is a heckuva player.  Conn escapes Lancaster after an OT game and a PKs game...and are very much alive and a threat going forward.

Kudos to F&M for doing their best to make the world safer for democracy.* Too bad they fell short. That giveaway was huge, but Conn was not the better team--only the winners in PKs.

* = elimating NESCACs   

[EnmoreCat]

Gotta say Falconer, if I was a fish, you would have had me in your boat a few times already today