Nice Article About JCU's (now graduate) midfielder....http://jcusports.com/news/2014/7/29/WSOC_0729140202.aspx (http://jcusports.com/news/2014/7/29/WSOC_0729140202.aspx)
Great honor and great young woman... certainly a source of pride for your Blue Flashes! Hope they have a great year.... except when they play Capital of course!
Any predictions for 2014 CN?
I don't see anyone challenging your Crusaders for the top spot this year. I always think Otterbein is a threat. After that, it could be anyone.
Thoughts?
http://www.oac.org/sports/wsoc/2014-15/NSCAA_Preseason_Poll (http://www.oac.org/sports/wsoc/2014-15/NSCAA_Preseason_Poll)
First, Congratulations Crusaders!
On the other hand, I think it is a little insulting. Capital made it to the semi-finals last year. I watched most of those games. Washington University had trouble solving Maggie Donellen in the first half, but in the second half Capital played some great ball. The pre-season polls always favor the "insiders", but Capital has had a nice program for a number of years now. I think they deserved to be ranked higher.
Thank you for your kind words WOAC. I think the preseason polls normally do favor the usual suspects, so, in a way I think Capital might be finally making some inroads after earning 5 NCAA Tournament wins in the past three years. However, the last three years are hardly enough to put Capital in the conversation with the heavyweights.
That said the OAC is going to be very interesting this year. Otterbein probably has the inside track based on the number of players they are returning and the fact they have the head start of a foreign trip. They also have a couple transfers who should strengthen the attack. But, the rest of the conference, Crusaders included, have some talent on paper but not a great deal that is battle tested. I imagine the same pack (Capital, ONU, JCU & BW) will be trying to see if their youngsters can compete with the Cardinals experience... we will just have to see how it plays out!
I guess there wasn't a coach's poll this year. Here is the link to the OAC pre-season conference prediction based on last year's standings......
http://www.oac.org/sports/wsoc/2014-15/releases/2014_Soccer_poll.pdf (http://www.oac.org/sports/wsoc/2014-15/releases/2014_Soccer_poll.pdf)
Difficult conditions for the Crusaders this weekend but the young squad showed some grit. Two games in 24 hours with the second coming against a fresh team is a big undertaking. Add to that the fact the Crusaders witnessed a horrific crash involving an Amish buggy and a mini van, which included fatalities, just ten miles from their game, and then had to focus on the task at hand vs a rested team and the wins are sound. Looks like the youngsters might be OK this season (six freshman started).
Your Blue Flash had a crazy weekend it appears.... was the Centre game just something weird and the Transy game more like what they expected?
CN, that is a horrible story. So sorry to hear about the accident on the team's travels.
Sounds like the Crusaders are off to a good start though.
The Streaks had their ups and downs this weekend. A lot of young players in the line up. Centre looks very, very good this year. Today the team settled down and got a quality win.
John Carroll always starts off slow, so its hard to gauge the significance of the Centre game. Let's just say, it will be a long year if there are a lot of those! But, give the ladies credit, they pulled it together today and salvaged the weekend.
The JCU schedule strikes me as weird this year. They have games stacked up a few days apart and then over a week off during the season. Hard to tell how that will impact them.
ONU was the only other OAC winner today. Otterbein plays tomorrow.
JCU looked rough today.
They held on for two long regulation halves after being badly out-shot and out played.
Then, in overtime, like a prize fighter who has "hung around too long", they suddenly came to life and had the better of the opportunities (if not possession).
However, with only 1:23 to go in the second overtime, the Gators slashed through the JCU defense who stood motionless and in shock. The shot rolled slowly into the net ending the game.
The JCU keeper was excellent again today. Hopefully, this is JCU's usual slow start and the pieces come together for them.
Rough weekend for the OAC. Allegheny marched through the conference like Sherman marched through Georgia. It wasn't exactly a great weekend for the conference teams that played other opponents as well. Here's hoping things get better this week!!!
JCU is off this weekend. Anyone have any thoughts or insights on the OAC matchups for this week?
This week was another snap shot of a conference that is not quite at the level we would like the OAC to be. Our Crusaders are still struggling to find an identity and personality and across the board the rest of the conference fell short. Seems like heading into the conference games there will be alot of similar teams and it will just depend on who is hot at the end of the year.
You know, Muskingum has raced out to a 5-0-1 record. They're kind of a dark horse. I agree that the conference seems a little out of sync to start the season, but all of the "big" teams are still in the hunt. Unlike other years, I don't think we'll see any dominant teams and it may lead to an interesting month of October.
Like you, I was hoping we'd see the conference progress again this year. I think there were a number of talented young women in the OAC over the last few years and it made the conference better than the limited recognition it received. Unfortunately, this season looks like a step back. Its early though.
JCU has been slow to start the last few years. They play Hiram this week, which usually is a trap game for them. If they want to be good they have to beat Hiram, but Hiram always has a pretty decent side. They play Case Western in a few weeks. If they could play with Case it might be a sign that they are coming to life. Case has beaten them 3 of the last 4 years. Last year's loss to Case was the low point of the JCU season and started their improbable come back.
At the very least, there seems to be a lot of parity in the conference. It may make for interesting conference play, even if there is only one team going through to the dance.
Kind of quiet here lately. I have to say the JCU schedule doesn't help. They've had huge swatches of down-time the last few weeks. They play Wooster tomorrow. After an up and down start they seemed to be getting some consistency and have balanced goal scoring from some young players as well as the veteran forward. This game might be a litmus test of their quality as we close in on conference play.
The Blue Streaks pulled a little bit of an upset over Wooster tonight. 2 to 0. Wooster was a little unlucky getting an "onw goal" on a mis-hit clearing shot in the early minutes of the contest. They carried the play for most of the first half. However, the Blue Streaks put in a strong performance in the second half and scored on a great shot by Akerly. Their next test is a large one: cross town rival Case Western. We'll see if the ascent continues or if the next one pulls them back to earth. After a really bad opening weekend at Transylvania, the Streaks have slowly put some consistent performances together. Not sure if they are talented as in the past, but they have been playing smart defense and have just enough offense to win recently.
Mike has done a great job since he got there helping them improve throughout the year. Case was a good team and it was a fun scrimmage to watch at Capital during preseason. Should be a good test.
The Crusaders are pretty clear now where they stand after facing #4 Carnegie Mellon (0-1) and #5 Emory (1-3). Players on the field are capable of competing but simply have not seen the consistency in goal that they need to be successful on a bigger scale. That said, it still may be enough in the OAC this year with struggles all around against better teams. On the good side though the OAC seems to be winning over the softer teams so that is encouraging that although down a bit we are not sliding too far.
One week to go and we will see what matters!
He has.
The Streaks held CWRU to a scoreless draw yesterday evening. At points they seemed to be hanging on for dear life. However, in the overtime they came to life. They almost scored one in during the closing minutes of the game. Case has always given them fits, so not a bad result. Following up on your comments Crusader, I would say Mike has really done a good job of putting his team in a position to win this year. They may not be as talented as in the past, but they seem stout on defense and their keeper is keeping balls out of the net.
Conference play starts this weekend
Here are my predictions/guesses:
JCU at Ohio Northern. JCU hasn't looked great, but has been stingy on defense. ONU has not been up to form. However, they recently upset Thomas More. I think it will be low scoring, probably 1 to 0 in favor of ONU. The earlier ONU scores the more likely they will win. If they let the Streaks hang around, anything can happen.
Wilmington (Ohio) v. Marietta 1:00 PM - Wilmington 3, Marietta 0. Coach Blasius continues the rebuilding at Marietta. Her team is off to a slow start, but perhaps she bring them on in the regular season. Wilmington is always feisty. I think its Wilmington on Saturday.
Baldwin Wallace v. Muskingum 3:30 PM- BW is down and Muskingum is up. Muskingum hasn't faced top ranked opponents, but 7-1-1 has to count for something. BW is better than their record though. I say 2-2.
Mount Union v. Capital 4:00 PM -This may prove to be a serious match up. Mount Union has had a relatively easy schedule, but still is impressive at 7-2. Last season, MU started to look good at the end of the season. The question is whether they will be able to take the next step. Capital is down this year, but is always well coached and is almost a guaranteed contender. Let's say Crusaders 3, MU 2.
Sunday - Red Card Cancer Game
Heidelberg Otterbein - Otterbein will prove to be too much for Heidelberg. Otterbein 3, Heidelberg 1.
Anyone else want to take a shot at predicting Saturday's games?
Hard to argue with your reasoning, but, here you go!
JCU v ONU - Tie or JCU 1-0.... they just seem to have ONU number?
WIlmington wins
BW Wins
Otterbein Wins
... as for the Crusaders not sure if they are "down" losing to #3 Carnegie Mellon 1-0 and #4 Emory 3-1 in GA for 2 of their three losses? But, it will be interesting to see how all the young players Cap is counting on handle the OAC opener with high expectations... Going to Cap win........ but no idea on score!
As I said... JCU seems to have ONU number... 1-0 win at ONU. BW won as expected, huge upset with Marietta knocking off Wilmington... still expect Otterbein to win this evening.
In terms of the Crusaders it was a dominating performance! Allowed a total of 6 shots for the game and kept the ball for probably 70 minutes of the game. If they had not missed two sitters the score would have been even worse!
Interesting first week when you see ONU & Wilmington at the bottom of the OAC standings!
Watched the JCU-ONU game and it was probably the best Blue Streak performance this year. The score could have been higher. They hit one off the post and had one slow-rolling toward the net to be stopped. They controlled the shorts and possession, which they hadn't done earlier. It was an encouraging game.
Also caught a bit of the Capital Game. The Crusaders looked very good. I guess their strategy of playing top opponents in September is paying dividends. They looked very, very good from what I saw.
Coach B got a big upset win for Marietta. It was their first of the season! What a time to get a win!
I agree with you Crusader, I think it will be Otterbein tonight.
WOAC... what happened to the Streaks last night? 3-1 is a surprising score considering how well they have been playing? Was Otterbein that good, the Streaks just off or a combination of both? Details!
Hi CN, First, great win for the Crusaders last night. Do you have a game report for that contest?
Truthfully, I haven't been completely sold on the Streaks this year. Their W/L was pretty good, but they seem to be missing some key pieces. First, they still have talent up top and in net, and some good younger players, but lack the depth of the last few years. I think that may be true across the conference and perhaps much of Division 3 this season.
That being said, I'm not seeing the hustle and grittiness that has been their trademark since I've watched the program. Its no secret that JCU likes to build an attack through their passing game. Otterbein was aggressively attacking their horizontal passing game which required the Streaks to adjust. One way to adjust would be to come back to the ball, which the players refused to do. They gave up on alot of 50/50 balls. They didn't look for vertical passes. Pass accuracy was poor. The first half was hard to watch.
In the second half, they looked better. They actually drew even with Otterbein for a while. However, they didn't close down the Otterbein attack. Otterbein is pretty good attacking from wide and had some beautiful crosses last night. They actually rang two balls off the metal; one of those might have been a goal, but was not called by the AR.
One interesting thing about Otterbein, which is always well coached, is that they only committed 3 or 4 players to the attack. Their back line never ventured into the attacking third. At times there were huge gaps between the attacking players and the Otterbein defenders. Normally, I would think that would be a sign of an ill prepared team, but their attack is very good. It makes it very hard for a team to have a quick counter because they never committed their defenders high.
The Streaks go to Wilmington next, which may be a test of character. Hopefully, they get a little fired up for this one.
Finally, JCU has always struggled with Otterbein. They haven't beaten them since 2002! We usually rely on Capital to eliminate them from the playoffs for us!
Muskingum was a typical game played on that tiny field! Final stats showed Musk with 0 shots on goal and a very generous 6 shots for the game. But, to their credit they compacted what little space was there and the Crusaders had a hard time breaking through. That is the difficulty this time faces as it is better overall but has lost the one single go to player.
I hear you about Otterbein having JCU number. Seems like JCU has ONU's number and ONU has Caps number.... the entire conference is rather bland this year so it will be a day to day process I am fairly sure. The one who makes the least mistakes will probably be playing come November!
Marietta earns a tie with JCU... They really wanted this one and caught the Streaks napping! It must really hurt for the Streaks. In an extremely tight Division to tie the last place team is tantamount to a loss. Further, the Streaks now run into the teeth of their schedule: @BW, Capital and @Mount Union. Hard to see them winning any of those based on their recent performance, which has shown a lack of heart. Marietta consistently beat JCU to the ball. Undoubtedly, they wanted revenge for last year's drubbing...A lot of personal battles being fought out there today.
On a related note, Cap lost to ONU... That surprised me because the Crusaders seemed to be hitting their stride. Any thoughts on the game CN? Looks like the Polar Bears scored early and hung on. Crusaders had a 9-1 shot advantage in the second frame.
BW, who didn't look like much at the start of the year stands at 5-0 in conference play. Very impressive. They've always been one of the top teams, but have not had a breakthrough year recently. This may be it. Streaks better not be sleep walking in that match.
Speaking of the JCU v. BW match, hope the OAC puts their best officiating crew on the game. Too often, that game gets out of hand. Last year the JCU captain took a helicopter spin face first into the turf. Both teams will be chippy in that game. The crowd gets rowdy. That's one that should be called closely to start. Otherwise, they'll be handing out cards.
Was a bit surprised by the Marietta v JCU score .... one goal could have been a fluke, but, two goals and a 2-0 lead is a quandary!
In terms of ONU it was one of those games where Cap made a mistake early and then no matter how hard they tried could not find a way to goal. ONU only passed half field in possession a hand full of times the entire second half, but, Capitals attack has struggled lately. Full credit to ONU for managing the game.
In terms of BW they've done well to start but have not played a single one of the better teams. So, we will see where they lay after the next two weeks. That said, Cap needs to win out and have BW beat Otterbein (only real obstacle left for them) if they hope to have home field in the tournament.
Another tie for the Streaks...This time against B-W. Given the dominance of B-W in possession and shots, JCU will be happy with the result. They played with more heart tonight, but the passing wasn't crisp. Look for that to improve if they have any hope against Capital or Mount Union. I'd call the Streaks underdogs in both matchups.
Wilmington almost, almost, almost upset Otterbein tonight. They lost in double overtime 2 -1. They outshot Otterbein 10 to 5.
The Streaks and Crusaders are both in must win situations on Saturday night... not to mention BW & Otterbein will be battling for the opportunity to be in the drivers seat for #1 seed.... should be high drama all around!
That horrific tie against Marietta is going to end up costing the Streaks I fear. I don't think Saturday's game will even be close. I predict Cap. 4, JCU 0. They don't have the talent to match the Crusaders. If they don't play with maximum grittiness for 90 minutes the game will be over quickly.
As for Mt. Union and B-W, I have no guess on that one. That could go either way.
The Streaks would drop significantly with a loss to Cap. I think their playoff chances will rest on the results of their game versus Mt. Union.
As usual, I was way off the mark. The Blue Streaks beat Capital with less than a minute to go in the second overtime period. It was one of the most exciting contests I've been to in a long time. Capital was a technically superior team for much of the game. They slashed huge gashes into the JCU defense at times. Their set pieces were magnificent. The first set piece that resulted in a goal for the Crusaders is something I will remember for a long time. It was beautifully executed.
Unfortunately for the Crusaders (and to the benefit of my Streaks) they couldn't finish. Sometimes it was keeper McDonald making a great save. Sometimes it was a defender stepping it at the last second, and sometimes it was just an errant shot.
The Streaks, who were held to their defending third for much of the game, would generate offense at opportune times. The team that never showed up for the Marietta game and was seriously uneven against B-W played with the grittiness they'd been lacking.
I still think that the Crusaders have more depth and talent. I suspect we'll test that hypothesis in a few weeks.
Otterbein beat B-W tonight. That gives them a big edge in home field for the playoffs.
Fair assessment of the game for sure WOAC... that has been the difficulty for this young Capital team all year. They are talented, but, with the loss of Murray, a freshman forward and another returning striker they simply have struggled to put the ball away on a regular basis.
With the loss it appears the Streaks will be hosting the Crusaders again next Tuesday in the first round of the tournament... provided they do not fall to the #6 seed. Going to be a difficult road for Capital this time around, but, it is similar to 2011 when they had to go on the road to defeat #1 Otterbein in the semi-final before besting the streaks in the final.
Mike always does a good job preparing his kids and it was a gritty senior led effort for sure. After falling by a combined 8-2 scoreline in the OAC finals to the Crusaders I am sure that game had a little extra significance to that group of seniors!
Oh well... time for the silly season to begin.. here come the playoffs!
With the season winding down lets hear some predictions for the seatings of the conference tournament. Except for the Cards getting the number one seed the next five are wide open. What are your thoughts?
Hi Cardfan!
First, Congratulations to Otterbein. They always have an excellent team.
This is what the standings are presently:
Otterbein 6-0-1
Baldwin Wallace 5-1-1
Ohio Northern 5-2-0
John Carroll 4-1-2
Capital 4-2-1
Mount Union 4-3-0
All of the other teams are mathematically eliminated, so these are your 6 playoff teams.
The bottom three teams in this group are virtually deadlocked.
The games that look important to me are Ohio Northern hosting B-W on Wedneday. A win by the Polar Bears makes them second seed. John Carroll plays Mount Union. If JCU loses it swaps spots with MU. If they beat MU and ONU wins then the Blue Streaks end up in third and ONU gets second. It gets tricky for B-W. Capital has Heidelberg and should win.
That brings us to Saturday. BW plays at Capital. That game is going to mean a lot for seeding. It could move Capital as high as number 3 and drop BW down to 5th.
Otterbein plays Mount Union on Saturday. Technically, if the Cards lost their last two games they could lose the first seed if B-W wins their last two games. I don't see that happening. Their game on Saturday should be a walk through. That is a testament to the season they've played. The last weekend in the OAC usually determines conference champ. I don't see that happening this year. However, if the Cards let the subs play on Saturday, MU might get the win and jump up in the seedings.
So here my predictions (realizing they are pure speculation at this point)
Otterbein
ONU
JCU
Capital
MU
B-W
I am not picking on B-W. I think they have the hardest remaining schedule at ONU and at Capital. Those are both tough places to play. If they win one of those two games they will be seeded second or third.
I think ONU is quality and perhaps the biggest threat to unseat the Cards in the playoffs. Capital is always a very dangerous squad.
Finally, with home field advantage throughout, Otterbein will be tough to beat. The grass field is a challenge for visiting teams.
I'd be interested in knowing anyone else's thoughts. I am horrible at the math involved. I am basing my analysis on who seems to have a hot hand right now...
PS....If the Blue Streaks had beaten instead of tied Marietta they would still be in the hunt for first seed. That game was an expensive lesson for JCU....Hopefully, they keep that in mind while they close out the season.
They no long play on the grass in the back, they have new turf in the stadium, I think that's part of the reason they are playing so well. I would not consider the old field an advantage in any way.
Home field is always an advantage in my book...even in DIII soccer!
I think your Cards should win the conference playoffs this year. Certainly didn't mean to detract from their skills. How do you see the playoff picture?
My real wild card is B-W. The results of their two games will make a big difference in the standings.
1 Seed Otterbein
2 Seed ONU
3 Seed BW
4 Seed JCU
5 Seed Capital
6 Seed Mt. Union
3 v 6 BW over Mt.Union
4 v 5 Cap over JCU
Semi #1 Ott v Cap
Semi #2 ONU v BW
Final Cap v ONU
Tournament winner: ONU
Just my prediction based on how things shook out today
CN thanks for putting the Streaks 4th, but I think they drop below MU now. I think the tie tonight between ONU and B-W means that Otterbein can rest their starters Saturday. It wouldn't surprise me to see MU win that one. I put JCU 5th or 6th now.
This is where the conference stands as of today.
Otterbein 7-0-1
Baldwin Wallace 5-1-2
Capital 5-2-1
Ohio Northern 5-2-1
Mount Union 5-3-0
John Carroll 4-2-2
Saturday's Matchups.
Women's Soccer
Baldwin Wallace at Capital 11:00 AM
Ohio Northern at Marietta 11:00 AM
John Carroll at Muskingum 7:00 PM
Mount Union at Otterbein 7:00 PM
BW at Capital. Let's pick Captial.
ONU at Marietta . We'll pick ONU.
JCU at Muskingham. Pick JCU
Mt. Union at Otterbein. That's the tough one. Let's pick Mt. Union because Otterbein doesn't need to win to get top seed.
The standings under that scenario
Otterbein 7-1-1
Ohio Northern 6-2-1
Capital 6-2-1
Mount Union 6-3-0
John Carroll 5-2-2
Baldwin Wallace 5-2-2
Per the OAC rules:
Two-team Ties. If two teams tie for a position and one beats the other during the
regular season, that team receives the higher seed. If the two teams tied during the
regular season, compare each tied team's record against the team occupying the
highest position in the standings and continue down through the standings until one
team gains the advantage, thereby drawing the higher seed.
ONU hold the tiebreaker over Capital because they beat them in the regular season.
JCU and B-W tied during the regular season. Then we go to the top of the standings and compare each teams record versus that team. Otterbein beat B-W and JCU. JCU beat ONU. ONU tied B-W. Therefore JCU is fifth seed.
Finally, let's now assume Otterbein decides they want an undefeated season and goes all out v. Mount Union. They beat Mount Union. Now the records are:
Otterbein 8-0-1
Ohio Northern 6-2-1
Capital 6-2-1
John Carroll 5-2-2
Baldwin Wallace 5-2-2
Mount Union 5-4-0
Under scenario 1:
Ott and ONU get byes.
Cap hosts BW
Mt. Union hosts JCU
Under scenario 2:
Ott and ONU get byes.
Cap host Mt. Union
JCU hosts B-W
JCU's dream scenario to the finals is to win in the first round of the playoffs and pray for a matchup against ONU in the second round. ONU is such a great team and extremely well coached, but of those top two teams they are the one that the Streaks match up best with.
How is my math? Any flaws in the logic? Let me know! WOAC
Sound effort tonight in a really dominant performance by the Crusaders. Other than giving up a 55 yard free kick goal that was aided by 20mph winds there was not really much of a threat posed by BW. Cap had a goal called back early on a really suspect off side call, but, eventually their consistent attacking pressure broke down BW. Don't think W even had a shot in the 2nd half while Capital earned 9 corner kicks.
So, although Cap and ONU tie for 2nd they will drop to the #3 seed with their hiccup a few games ago. Tough road appears to have JCU coming to see Capital on Tuesday in what will surely be a bit of a grudge match with that loss costing Capital the by and #2 seed. Then the winner will head to Ada on Thursday.
Looks like Mt. Union at BW and JCU at Cap Tuesday
Hoping that it will be Cap at ONU on Thursday with BW at Otterbein
If Cap can avenge their only two losses of the year in the OAC they will see Otterbein in the final meaning they would face the three teams who gave them blemishes this year in conference play! If BW can overcome Ott the Crusaders could actually host a final if they won on Tuesday and Thursday.
Now it really begins with the only spot in the NCAA for the OAC this year on the line!
OAC PLAYOFFS:
First Round -Tuesday, November 4 (Game times TBA)
No. 6 John Carroll (4-2-3) at No. 3 Capital 6-2-1 - 2:00
No. 5 Mount Union (5-4-0) at No. 4 Baldwin Wallace (5-2-2) - 7:00
Second Round -Thursday, November 6 (Game times TBA)
Winner of #4/5 game at No. 1 Otterbein (8-0-1)
Winner of #3/6 game at No. 2 Ohio Northern (6-2-1)
Finals - Saturday, November 8 (at highest remaining seed) LIVE WEB STREAM
I think it will be Cap and B-W advancing. Cap then goes to ONU and B-W goes to Ott.
Ott. beats B-W. ONU v. Cap is anyone's guess.
Good luck to everyone!
From the opening whistle the Crusaders played with a dominance not seen all year. JCU struggled just to get ball over midfield in possession and if it weren't for the post and some good goalkeeping this one would have been over as soon as it started.
Congratulations to the seniors and coaching staff at JCU... great job this season.
Congrats to Capital on a strong win. They definitely were the more talented team. Didn't see the game live, but watched it later. Don't know if I agree 100% that it was "dominance" because the game did go to overtime, but they clearly were the better team overall and deserved the win. The JCU keeper has been great all year and deserves conference honors.
An interesting weekend ahead. I just don't see B-W beating Ott. So its going to be the Crusaders or the Bears in the final against Otterbein.
Capital and BW both take care of business. Otterbein had been living on borrowed time recently so it is not a huge surprise. Not to mention they only sub a few players and some of those got hurt, so, not being a deep team hurts.
Looks like Cap will host BW on Sunday because of Homecoming at Cap on Saturday. Should be an interesting match up to see who still has their legs!
Belated congratulations to Capital on a fine season. Go make the OAC proud! We're rooting for another deep run and some overdue respect!
Thanks WOAC! Unfortunately we still are not in the good old boys favor as we got zero respect with regard to the brackets. Sent to Messiah for opening Pod shows we still have a long way to go. We will do our best and let the chips fall where they will!
I have faith!
I think the Crusaders match up nicely versus Gettysburg. After that, anything can happen!
Capital v. Messiah tomorrow.
Capital won today on PKs. It was looking bleak for a while. The Gettysburg Keeper was extremely tall and looked good in net. The Bullets went ahead on the third kick when Capital missed. However, Gettysburg shot the next PK to the keeper and lofted the one after that. Cap connected on the next two and won in the sixth round.
Good luck facing number 2 in the nation!
Congrats to Capital on a hard fought victory and good luck tomorrow against Messiah!
Not a great showing today by Cap, but, it was good enough. Although they had more shots on goal than Gettysburg the Bullets probably came the closest to ending it in regulation!
Hopefully the Cap side that ran BW off the field in the OAC final will show up tomorrow... if so it will be a fun game... if not... it will be a long day!