NCAA TOURNAMENT 2024

[Mr_November]

Dickinson 0-0 SMCM at the half. Dickinson with good chances but haven't been clinical.

[Hopkins92]

Hop 0-0 PSU-B at the half.

Hop with most of the possession but Behrend with a few nice chances on the counter (mostly, one sequence was a pretty traditional build out.)

Hopkins looked most dangerous when they brought on their subs. Probably a factor of bringing on some high energy guys along with starting to figure out how to break down Behrend's parked bus defense.

Hop needs to put some more of their shots on frame. They have the wind 2nd half, so I hope they launch a few from the top of the box. Behrend goalie has been pretty good, asked to make 2 or 3 stops in the first 45.

[Kuiper]

HALF:  Colorado College 1 - Pacific Lutheran 0

PLU's chances have picked up, including a shot that went off the crossbar, but CC has held firm.  Probably the key to scoring is doing it when Colorado College's star defender Curtis Hale goes up top on set plays or counter-pressing and scoring in transition.  All of that is easier said than done, though, because CC is so good holding possession. 

[Hopkins92]

Oh, from a production standpoint: THE ZOOMED IN SHOT SUCKS!!!!

Please, for the love of Yahweh, stop trying to get a tight shot of a soccer game, that's not how we want to watch it.

Dammit.

[eaglesoccerdad]

OWU up 1-0 7 minutes into game
Catholic had some positive play in final 3rd early but nothing to show

[Mr_November]

#13 for Messiah has a very smooth cruyff and pull-back move Works every time.

Camera man needs to zoom out so he stops getting faked out just as bad as Cortland's players down on the field.

[Kuiper]

PLU equalizes in the first 30 seconds with a great give and go goal by Trevor Thompson that hit the bottom of the crossbar and in.

Colorado College 1 - Pacific Lutheran 1

[CACDaddy]

Penn State Behrend looks like a new team coming out of the half. Pressing high and had a threatening chance off a set piece after what I thought was a pretty soft call. If the Blue Jays can break the press I'd expect them to finish a chance but second half has looked a little too even for the Blue Jay fans out there.

[Mr_November]

Messiah goal. Their target posted up nicely with back to goal and slotted a ball near post. It had been coming.

[NescacUltra]

Martinez extremely lucky to avoid a red for a silly kick out against a player on the ground. Very fortunate to only get a yellow there. Hamilton still ahead, but should be a player up as well. Hamilton player somehow also booked.

[Mr_November]

Dickinson up 1-0 off a scrappy free kick lobbed into box. Ball bobbled around a couple of times before it was headed goalward. Keeper maybe should have done better.

Interestingly, SMCM are playing a different keeper than in the first half.

[Kuiper]

Colorado College 2 - Pacific Lutheran 1

Colorado College retakes the lead on a great switch to the CC left back, who played a square ball to Jack Hilliard who beats PLU's Gaston at the near post.

Game is heating up.  PLU comes right back with a cross of its own to Thompson who forced the CC GK to make a great save

[Gregory Sager]

St. Olaf takes down Wartburg at Rolf Melby Field in southern Minnesota, 3-1.

[Kuiper]

Colorado College 3 - Pacific Lutheran 1 (82nd minute)

Jack Hilliard gets a brace off a feed from Teddy Opler to give CC what seems like a pretty insurmountable lead at this point, when CC is outshooting PLU 23-4 and 11-3 in shots on goal.

UPDATE Colorado College 3 - Pacific Lutheran 2 (88th minute)

Thompson gets a second goal on a great cross to him in the far left part of the box that he puts to the right side of the goal past the CC GK

[CACDaddy]

PSU Behrend survives a second half onslaught from the Blue Jays to salvage overtime. Jays had one off the post with about 6 mins to play. This game has no business going to PKs but if Behrend can hold off another 20 minutes they'll give themselves a legitimate shot at the upset.