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As for a rematch in the playoffs, obviously A LOT has changed since 2019 but as the linked articles states it is a rule that we can't play each other in the first round. With that in mind I remind everyone that a much better looking Trinity plays Berry this upcoming weekend in what could be a battle for the top prize in the SAA and could save the NCAA some money if they could bus one of the potential trio of Texas schools to the other in the first round.

https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/10/football-playoffs-welcome-change


Edit: Looks like Wally beat me to the punch but either way the comment about Trinity stands, and I think Hendrix may be less than 500 miles from Belton but I am not sure.

Hendrix has not looked great this fall but a lot of that depends on whether HPU is legit.  Should know more about them after they play unbeaten Centre this week.  But Google says it's 477 miles from Conway to Belton - not the official NCAA mileage but should be enough of a fudge factor that it would be within their bus limits.

Trinity has done very well against soft opponents (Macalester 1-2 and TLU 1-3 after losing at Sul Ross).  Berry will be a good test of whether or not they will challenge for the SAA title, but they also have to play at Birmingham-Southern (3-0 with a monster RB Shufford averaging 166 yards/game only playing 2-3 quarters in three blowout wins) and a Centre team that will possibly be undefeated when they come to town in a couple of weeks. 

Centre slips past Trine, 14-7, to remain undefeated.

#3 Trinity (TX) defeats #4 Colorado College in Colorado Springs for the first time in 7 attempts, 25-20, 25-10, 25-13.  The visiting Tigers hit .355 (.522 in the second set) while limiting their opponents to .114 (and -.067 in the second).

Glad you enjoyed.  A little unusual for both teams in that Colorado’s most dangerous scorer was out the entire game, Trinity didn’t start either their best striker or defensive mid (both came in later in the game).  Trinity also playing their backup keeper who has not seen much action.  Second half was all Trinity and ended 6-2 in the home side’s favor.  This was not a SCAC match so both teams doing things they won’t when it counts.

Rule (the kid with two goals off headers) doesn’t usually play that far forward.  Glad to see him get his first points on the season.

I suggest 5-1 Colorado College at #4 Trinity (TX) for your viewing pleasure, SC (7:30 PM CDT Friday).  TU and CC are rivals in a number of sports - not a lot of love lost on the pitch.  If you're interested you can find the broadcast here.  If you join early there won't be any audio - there's only commentary while the games are in progress so it's radio silence before the match and during halftime.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on September 22, 2021, 11:40:23 am

I don't applaud or smite as a rule, but, because you identified that there are not one but two hills called "Round Top" and you named the hero who spotted and held the high ground on July 1, 1863, you sorely tempted me to give you a +1.

@Gregory Sager.  Your post alone is reward enough.

Having no reservations about karma, I gave you a point.

The D3soccer.com poll is back!

https://d3soccer.com/top25/women/2021/week3

D3soccer.com Women's Top 25, Week 3
Through games of Sunday, September 19, 2021

#   School (1st Pl. Votes)   Record   Pts.   Prev.
1   TCNJ (14)   6-0-0   956   —
2   Chicago (3)   7-0-0   831   —
3   Johns Hopkins (1)   4-0-1   823   —
4   Chris. Newport (1)   5-0-0   790   —
5   Washington U.   5-0-1   754   —
6   Trinity (Texas) (2)   5-0-0   739   —
7   Messiah   4-1-1   707   —
8   MIT (1)   7-0-1   671   —
9   Misericordia   6-0-0   613   —
10   William Smith   4-1-1   545   —
11   Emory   6-0-1   500   —
12   Centre   6-1-1   475   —
13   McDaniel   6-0-0   464   —
14   Amherst   4-1-0   428   —
15   Case Western Res.   6-0-0   427   —
16   Wesleyan   4-0-0   412   —
17   Pomona-Pitzer   4-0-1   366   —
18   Loras   7-0-1   362   —
19   Carnegie Mellon   6-1-0   358   —
20   Tufts   3-1-0   345   —
21   Wartburg   6-1-1   332   —
22   Pacific Lutheran   6-0-0   304   —
23   Hamilton   3-0-1   177   —
24   Middlebury   5-1-0   156   —
25   Puget Sound   5-0-1   131   —

Receiving Votes: Dickinson 121, Brandeis 95, Scranton 95, Southwestern 91, Washington and Lee 88, Kalamazoo 67, Denison 61, Franklin and Marshall 61, Cal Lutheran 51, Roanoke 50, Hanover 48, RIT 46, Calvin 34, Texas-Dallas 29, Western Connecticut 23, UW-Oshkosh 23, Rutgers-Newark 23, St. Catherine 19, Geneseo State 17, UW-La Crosse 17, Central 15, St. Lawrence 13, Clark 10, Ohio Northern 6, Otterbein 6, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 6, Stockton 6, Gettysburg 6